The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-13

day by the people of Kauai took place
about $ o'clock at the public han OF
Lihue. Here the delegation met sew
eral hundred of the Garden islands peo-
minent citizens, who impressed by every
word and action the sincere pleasure
and appreciation which they took in
the visit.
The hall had been beautifully de.
corated for the occasion and a band
stationed on the lawn played splendid
music at intervals during the evening.
Other music in the form of typical Ha-
waiian songs rendered by quartettes Of
young ladies and men, also much
pleased the members. In fact the mu-
sic in various forms which greeted them
at every point in their trip was never
failing source of delight, and the COM
PARSONS invariably made with music
Of similar occasions on the mainland
was not at all complimentary to the
musical ability of the people of the
States To those of the Hawaiians
| who have not been to the coast. this
praise may have seemed to have been
! highly colored by desire to please, on
the part of the visitors, but its sincerity
/ was recognized and appreciated by
/ those who have had the opportunity Of
comparing the musical talents Of the
two sections.
The address of welcome was given
| by Joseph Opii, on behalf of the ciu-
zens of Lihue and of Kauai in general,
and was responded to by Representative
Fitzgerald Mr. Fitzgerald in brief
address eloquently thanked the people
of Kauai and of Lihle for the warm
welcome which had been accorded
them. The impression made on his
mind-and he voiced the sentiments Of
his colleagues as well-he said had
been lasting. That Hawaii is part
and parcel of the American, everyone
has known in a mechanical sort of
way, but to them who have been en-
| tertained as the Territorys guests, the
bond between the islands and the main.
land must ever be very real thing,
and one which will never permit any
thing concerning the island to be con-
sidered lightly or without the most
! sympathetic understanding. He con.
cluded his address by, expressing for
| himself and the rest of the party, the
sincerest and most heartfelt aloha.
Representative Hamilton called Prince
Kuhio's name, and a storm of applause
greeted it, and as the popular Delegate
to Congress mounted the platform
and again as he was leaving it, the hall
rang with the chorus For He's jolly
Good Fellow" sung with a zest that
left no doubt that the Prince is po-
pular in Washington.
The Princes address was in Hawai-
! ian, and greatly pleased his listeners
He explained that the Washington deie-
| cation had been invited to Hawaii in
order that they might see for them
selves the beauties of the Paradise of
the Pacific, and at the same time learn
that it's people are good Americans,
and by meeting them learn TO under
stand their needs and appreciate, their
difficulties which will come up in one
form or the other in the future.
! Representative c. a. Rice the Ter
ritorial Financier and leader Of the
lower House of the last Legislature,
was called upon and made very short
ID H., ,f.I, h. he
hope which was only too evident in
fact, that the visitors had had a good
time, and would continue to have dur
ing the remainder of their visit. He
forgotten and the visitors had as much
pleasure out of their visit as the citi-
zens Of Kauai had had in entertaining
them.
Secretary Atkinson was called upon
and the few appropriate remarks made
by him met with the enthusiastic APP
plause and he was like Kuhio honored
with the Jolly Good Fellow song.
In spite of the fact that the party
without exception had eaten almost be-
yond their capacity at the luau a
short time before, they We're served
with wines and punches, and sherbert'
and creams, and cakes and some found
room for more.
A few minutes of dancing by some OF
the young people, after the formal re
, ception, and the party hurried to an
other plantation train and left Lhu'
about 10 o'clock decorated with leis ant
followed by the alohas Of their enter
tainers to board the Kinau at Hama
maulu, whittier the vessel had proceed
; ed after the party had left it at Eleele
Although the water was a little rougl
( the boarding was effected without grea
difficulty and the happy but tired part
were soon in their berths, and tn
I staunch ilittle vessel speeding ono
2 more toward Honolulu.
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