Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-03

fruit was served to our members, and
where we were much pleased with
the address given by Mr.. Higgins.
1t will. no doubt, interest you to
read clipping from the Chicago Eve
ming Post of September 9Th contain.
ing statement by Secretary Straus.
who stopped over here few hours
on his way from Honolulu while en-
route to visit President Roosevelt.
With best wishes, | remain,
Respectfully,
tSigned) WIN. A, GIBSON,
Acting Executive Secretary.
As you have noted in the local
papers, Mr.. BONNIE has finally COM
pleted his work in the East and is
now on his way to Honolulu, being
due to arrive here by the Siberia, the
! 9Th inst.
BY the last steamer from the
Orient we received letters from the
officials in charge of the American
Consulates at Newchwang, China;
Singapore, Straits Settlements; Bonn
Lay, India: acknowledging receipt vi
our different folders and stating shat
they had been placed on file where
they could be seen and consulted by
those visiting the Consulates.
Mrs. C. II. Miller writes that her
illustrated article on THE Import
ance of Quarantine in Hawaii in
reference to the Mainland" will APP
pear in Leslie's Weekly for Septem-
Ter goth.
While Secretary Straus was yet in
Hawaii we wrote to the editor of the
National Geographic Magazine, sug-
costing that upon his return they en-
deayor to secure special article
from the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor on the
position of Hawaii with reference to
the great development now going on
ia the Pacific. With our letter we
forwarded copy of the map of THE
Cross Roads of the Pacific" express.
ing the hope that this map might
be reproduced as an insert to go with
Secretary Straus' article.
The following letter In regard to
the matter was received by the Ko-
rea yesterday:
Washington, Sept. 10, 1907.
Mr.. II. p. Wood, Secretary, Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
Dear Sir:-I thank you for your
recent favor and admirable sugges-
tons regarding an article on Hawaii
from Secretary Straus, for which !
hope to arrange.
Yours very truly,
tSgd.) GILBERT II. GROSVENER,
Editor.
Regarding the party of Hawaiian
young ladies now touring the Coast,
acting under your instructions / took
up the matter of their reception aud
entertainment with different organi-
cations The following communica-
tion from the chairman of the Cali
fornia Promotion Committee indi-
Gates how our letters were received:
San Francisco, Sept. 16, 1907.
Mr.. II. p Wood, Secretary. The Ha-
wall Promotion Committee, Ho-
nolulu, Hawaii.
My Dear Mr.. Wood:-Following
receipt of your letter of the 23d of
August, steps were taken by this
committee to make some arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
young ladies therein referred to. |
have had representative of the
committee call on Mrs. Weatherred
and have got the itinerary of the
trip through California. am taxi
ing steps to advise all organizations
along the line of their coming and
have no doubt that they will be re-
ceived and welcomed wherever they
visit. At the request of the commit
tee the ladies of the California Club
escorted the party on a trip to Mt,
Tamalpais. They were entertained
at lunch at the Tavern. They also
took ride around the park and the
:ity in automobiles and called at the
headquarters of the California Pro-
motion Committee. Saturday after.