The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-15
JUDGE STIMSON
REMEMBERS
He Thinks of Honolulu on the
Anniversary of Yacht
Race Finish.

Judge Edward c. Stimson, writer of
the following letter to Clarence Mac
farlane, owner of the yacht La Paloma.
was a guest, with Professor Alters, of
Capt. Tut of the Anemone in the
transpacific yacht race last year. Prof.
Alters, whose illness is referred TO
most sympathetically, was a classmate
of James \. Wilder of Honolulu:
June %, 1907.
My Dear Clarence: l trust that am
not taking too great a liberty in ad-
dressing you in this fashion; 1 am
moved to it this morning by the rec
election that one year ago today the
little Paloma joined US in Honolulu
harbor and by the memory of our most
enjoyable days in your society, and I'm
not strongly inclined to resist the temp
tation 10 send a word of greeting
across the distance. During the
months since our return these mem
cries have been most delightful. The
turquoise sea, the green fields, the bare
and rugged hills make a fitting setting
for the gracious and charming hospi
tally extended to US in your beautiful
islands, and I wonder that I have not
literally deluged you with letters in
my endeavOr to express something of
my keen appreciation of it all. But
my life is a fairly busy one. I have
known of Alters writing to you; and
so the days and weeks and months
have passed and have not even drawn
up a sheet of paper to begin letter
until now.
Our dear professor is very i'll. Last
month he came to Denver, bringing
with him some copies of the Anemones
log and he and I went to have him
overhauled by what he styles "a med
ical sharp" A very serious condition
of affairs was disclosed, and ever since
our friend has been confined to his
house, for much of the time to his bed
A tumor has formed about the aorta
He is very brave, as you would expect,
and also very patient. l have seen him
several times at his home and 1 shall
go again to Colorado Springs in a few
days Meanwhile I hear from Mrs
Alters frequently by telephone and
she reports that the somewhat severe
treatment which has been applied
seems to be effective and that his
strength is better than a month ago.
But his situation is critical. I do not
think he would wish much talk to be
made about his illness, but I know his
high regard (even affection) for you,
and so / have written as fully as I
have Whenever 1 sit by him, our talk
is sure to turn sooner Or later to our
last summers cruise. His fondness Tor
the sea and his delight in those we met
are almost pathetic. You in particular
fairly won his heart and your name is
often on our lips. Tut is in Puget
Sound with his family, on the Anem-
one. A letter received from him yes
terday tells me that they are about to
start north. He seems to be well and,
except for Alters Illness, happy For
myself, I am pegging away at my
work; and l fear my this years hOli-
day will be a brief one. I hope that
some day good fortune will send me
your way or you my way, for I would
not like to think that our paths should
not cross again.
Will you kindly present my regards
to Mrs. Macfarlane and to such other
of the Hawaiian people as shall do me
the honor to remember me? And will
you permit me to subscribe myself,
very sincerely your friend,
EDWARD C. STIMSON?