The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-07
SECRETARY WOODS
WEEKLY. REPORT


The following Is the weekly report of
Secretary Wood To- thc Promotion Come
miltyg.
Honolulu February o. 1907
Chairman and Members off the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen while the steamer Nova-
dan did not bling us "a large mail, yet
among the letttrs We're some two or
three of most satisfactory nature
eyidenclug the realization of some Of
our plans.
The newly elected General Secretary
off the United Society of Christian En-
deavor who offices are i'm Boston, Mass.
writes under daote Of January 90, as
follows.
Your favor of January 2nd, is at
hand and I'm reply would say that we
shall be glad To make mention of the
trip To- Hawaii as one ofthe possibilities
I'm connection with the Seattle Conven-
ton. We have return limit on. our
railroad tickets to september 18TH,
which gives large opportunity for such
am excursion"
The General Passenger Agent of the
Union = aciic Railroad Company writes
under date of January "a:
Am In receipt of your letter Of
the 7th., and will be very glad indeed
Go bear the matter of trip to Hawaii
in mind on any advertising we may get
out i'm connection with Christiaon En-
deavor Convention"
From the information contained in
the foregoing letters and others, refer
red to in previous reports, it would
seem that Hawaii is going to receive
extended advertising i'm connection with
+ the Seattle Endeavor Convention.
We are now turning our attention to
the National Education Associaition,
which according to our last advices,
has finally decided to hold it's 1907 Con-
ventlon at Los Angeles.
A letter from the Department Of
/ Commerce and Labor, dated January
2-nd reads as follows:
Permit me to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 2nd inst,
and the accompanying framed copy
of "a chart showing the strategical posi-
ton of Hawaii which is of decided i'm
terest i'm connection with the work Of
this department"
A letter from Columbia. South Caro-
lima, states that the ladies of the Free
/ kindergarten Association of Columbia
I wish to get up an automobile show
and having heard so much of the Foral
| Parade, held in Honolulu last year, ask
that we send them as full information
about our annual festival as possible.
Miss Grace Tower writes that, q
couple of weeks since, she gave lee
ture or talk on Hawaiian Child Fife
before an audience of five hundred pco-
pie and has been requested to repeat it
before the Los Angeles Mothers Club
which promises an audience of from l.
900 to 1,5O0.
The Daily Democrat, Shelbyville, In
diana, of January 21st, gives column
to an interesting description Of "Ha-
wall Day with the Coterie Club" which
apparently reused great deal Of in
terest in our beautiful island resulting
i'm a request from the president of the
club for a generous supply Of our fold
ers to be distributed among their men,
bers, several Of whom are already plan
ming to visit Hawaii at the first con-
venient opportunity.
A letter from a prominent San Diego
business man states that an effort Is
being made to induce John d. Spreckels
to allow the steamer Alameda to call
at that port on some trip to Honolulu
Quite a large numer of San Diego peo-
pie being DESTROYS of making the trip
to Hawaii in this way, planning to re-
main in the islands from three to SIX
weeks.
Respectfully submitted,
H. p. WOOD.
Secretary.