The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-21
congressman
ON BIG ISLAND


HfLo. May i7.-Next Monday after.
noon the mpst important party OF viai.
tors who ever came 20 Hlio will arrive
on the steamer Claudine. after having
visited the other islends OF tho group
and the Kona side OF this island. They
constitute the men who more than all
others viii influence national iegisla-
tion for the Hawaiian islands for some
time to come, for the men In Congress
who have visited Hawaii and know the
Islands have always been the most in
fiuential In settling Hawaii's affairs,
and they have always been friendly to
her.
A majority of the visitors will be en-
tertained at private houses while In
Hilo. The Peacock house and Demos
themes hotel can OF course house some
of them. and the rest will be looked
after In the homes OF various citizens
who have offered to entertain them.
Among those who have placed parts of
their homes at the disposal of the COM
mtttee in charge are l.. Lyman, +. s..
Lyman A. James. II. Il. Elliot. John
A. Scott. w. II. Shipman, C. C. Ken
nedy, John Watt, II. N. Holmes, Carr
s. Smith, II. T. Moses, DIR. Henry
Hayes. Mrs. Weight. l.. Il. Richards.
w. I. Balding, A. Lindsay, Arthur
Richardson, Rev Curtis l.. Shields, J.
s. Canario, w. S. Wise, r. I. Lille,
A. Richley, Mrs. Hitchcock. t
On Monday evening a concert Is to
be given at Mooheau park, in charge
of Sheriff Keolanui who has arranged
for a fine musical program. The Lei
Mamo club, Kamehameha quartet. Wa
iakea club, Ponaha wal club and the
band will help out, the sheriff himself
will do some singing and Miss Kuulef
Hapai has consented to sing
According to the latest advices from
Secretary Atkinson some of the party
will want to land at Laupahoehoe and
drive overland to Hilo. 1t is quite
likely that considerable proportion
of the men in the party will do so.
They are anxious to see the county,
and the drive from Laupahoehoe to Hi
10 viii give them a good chance. Some
have expressed a wish to do some hunt
ing, of wild cattle or pigs, and they
may be given a chance somewhere
above Kilauea.
On Tuesday morning the visitors will
leave for the Volcano and arrive there
for lunch. During the afternoon they
will be taken to the crater. where they
can watch the cooking at the hot
cracks and have dinner at about five
Those who wish may stop till dark and
see the crater at night. On Wednes-
day the party will return to Hilo and
Thursday will be spent here. among the
events planned being an afternoon tea
for the ladies OF the party.
ITEMS.
Capt. Anderson, the well known ship
cisco. arrived on the last Enterprise
to visit his son, A. 7. Anderson, who
is engineer for the lighterage DEPART
ment of II. Hackfeld & Co. The cap
tain Is accompanied by his eldest mar
ried daughter. Mrs. ]. Duncan, and
will remain in Hilo about week or
so. taking in the volcano. Capt. An
derson lost heavily in the San Fran
cisco fire, but Is still able to do little
travelling. He would like to have his
son accompany him home. but although
Mr.. Anderson has resigned his position
with H. Hackfeld & Co.. he will stay
here for short time to install new
machinery in the tug Hilo. and will
then proceed to San Francisco.
Edward Madden and family came In
from Kukaiau last Saturday. Mrs.
Madden and children left Wednesday
on the Enterprise for the Coast. and
Mr. Madden will follow soon.
J. Pritchard, manager of the Hama
kua and Kohala Telephone and Tele-
graph company, left on the Enterprise,
taking his children to Canada, where
he will place them in school.
Hawaiian members of the Catholic
church are planning luau on July 4.
for the benefit of the church.