The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-01

Such was the formal resolution pass
ed yesterday by the members of thu
Congressional party, a short time be
fore the transport Sherman pulled out
carrying the guests of the Territory
back to the mainland. This resolu
tion, given to the Advertiser for trans
mission to the people of the Territory
fails to express at all adequately the
impressions that the visitors carry
away with them of the charms of Ha-
waii, OF the hospitality shown by her
people, of the immense latent resources
of the soil and of the material ad-
yances in industry and civilization she
has made, impressions individually ex-
pressed by the members of the party.
The aloha which the residents of
these ISL MS have grown to have for
the visitors was shown at the sailing
of the Sherman yesterday afternoon,
when it seemed that each one of the
hundreds gathered on the dock to
wave goodbye to the departing ones
was losing personal friends of long
standing. The different members of
the party, too, as they wrung the hands
of one after the other of those who
have been more intimately associated
with them during their too brief stay
here. expressed the warm affection they
had learned to feel for this land and
people and more than one of them
promised to return again to Hawaii as
soon as possible.
Each member of the party was load
ed with leis as he or she ascended the
gangplank, Senators Chillingworth and
Lane officiating as the lei bearers. The
transport g decks were crowded with
the ones anxious to see the very last
of their new found friends, kodaks
were swapping as the last pictures
were taken as souvenirs to keep in Ho- /,
nolulu or to be taken to homes through |
out the Union and the band, station
ed on the transport s main deck, mus |
icalIy babe the travellers Godspeed and |
a safe journey.
Just as the vessel left the dock, the
Congressman, grouped at the rail, gave
for Senator Chillingworth, three for
the ladies who had come to see them
off and three for the good people of
Honolulu. These cheers were answer
ed by those on the wharf, led by the
Delegate, who called for cheers for
the ladies and gentlemen of the Con-
gressional party, cheers which rang out
heartily.
AS the crowded vessel swung into the
stream, the last farewell came in three
long drawn out blasts from her whistle, +
while the japanese barge, from which
daylight fireworks were being sent up
in honor of the departing visitors,
swept alongside and volleyed last
tissue paper salute in answer.
Thus came to an end most pleas
mt episode in the history of the is
ands, the effects of which promise to
De lasting and greatly to the benefit
# the Territory.
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION.
Throughout the visit of the Con- =,
gressmen, in the speeches delivered by '
hem at different points in the islands |
md in the interviews given out for t
publication from time to time, it has 3
,een noticeable that nothing that can q
e construed in the way of definite :
romise has been made by any one n
f the members. On the contrary, :
ime and time again. the different i!
lembers of the party have declared 7
ubliely THAI ey have no promises to v
rake while III the islands. These diff +
erent members have individually made V
p their minds on many of the ques- h
ions presented to them, however, and