Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
ALOHA 0E" FOR
HAWAIIAN GIRLS
ISLAND FAREWELL SONG
Visitors From Far Pacific Land Hear
Their Native Music as Steamship
Governor Takes Them on Their
Homeward Way-All Like Seattle

The Hawaiian girls sailed away
from Seattle yesterday and their de-
parture was as picturesque as the
girls themselves. II was a fitting eli
max to the weeks of entertainment
they have had in Seattle.
The steamship Governor sailed at
$50 O'Clock yesterday morning. and
in spite of an unreasonable hour for
late Sunday slCepers there was a very
large crowd on the wharf. most of
whom went to say farewell to the
island visitors. The girls gathered in
1; group on deck, and while the ves-
sci was made ready for departure
| they babe goodbye to more than Il
hundred Seattle friends, most of
whom. IL the truth be told. were
men
The lines We're cast OFF. the last
whistle of the bosn sounded the last
! ate ones hurried on board and the
! last belated leave-takers hurried to
shore. The gangplank was drawn in,
and slowly the big boat backed out of
her dock.
Then. Just as the vessel moved out,
eve Hawaiian singers. hidden in the
| crowd. began the song of farewell
that all lIawaiians love more than
| uny other, the song with which
friends part in the far Pacific islands.
Maidens Touched By Music
II was aloha De-" and Il mellow
tenor voice sang the verse, the whole
five Joining in the chorus. Two OF
the Hawaiian girls, at the sudden
sound of the familiar. endearing
words, broke down and cried. Miss
| Daisy Todd. the sweet little maid
from llilO, covered her face with her
handkerchief. The others seemed to
have hard work to keep from display.
ing the same amount of emotion. But
| in moment they We're smiling
again. and several Joined In the last
! chorus. They stood on the deck as
the vessel backed out into the stream
turned. and headed down Sound, wav.
ing to their friends of Seattle as
long as the flashing of handkerchief
| could be seen.
1t was just such leave-taking as
happens in the islands, when all Ho-
IOlulu goes down to the Pacific Mail
CT Oceanic dock. to watch the big
ocean liners head away for San Fran
cisco or to the Orient The five Hawaii
ans who made the farewell so pictur-
CsQue are singing in local cafe, un'
der the leadership of David Nape
one of the finest musicians the islands
| has ever produced and the composer
of large number of their best
known songs.
Treated Best in Seattle
| The nine Hawaiian girls and theiI
,haperone, Mrs. Edyth Tozier Wealth
erred, are very much pleased with
the reception given them by Seattle
All the girls say that they had 4
more pleasant time here than at any
other city they have visited.
And, in passing, for the benefit OF
some of the sentimental gentlemen
| who suCcumbed to the charms of the
dark-eyed island lassies, it may be
mentioned that the girls have adapt
ed the well-known song, Honey
boy" to words Of their own. Ant
this Is the way they sing 1t:
Honey Boy, ! hate to be a-leavinG
Honey Boy, you know my heart il
grieying,
As we go sailing, sailing DER thu
| sea,
Honey Boy, Honey Boy,
And If ever you should take notioI
To- come sailing, sailing Ger thu
| ocean,
| Honey, dear, never rear-I'll b,
| waiting, waiting
Waiting for you, Honey Boy.