The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-24
LONGWORTHs ARRIVE
IN SAN FRANCISCO

The Longworths, the Ohio Congress
| man and the eldest daughter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, returned to San Fran
cisco on the steamship Korea yester-
day from Honolulu. whittier they went
seven weeks ago for a pleasure trip,
which gave them five delightful weeks
in the Paradise of the Pacific"
BY a coincidence. Princess Alice"
as Mrs. Longworth was sometimes
called on her Oriental trip before her
| marriage, returned to California on
the same steamer with another Ameri-
can princess, a real one, Princess Alice
Kawananakoa OF Hawaii, the beautiful
young wife of Prince David. And an
the voyage up each Princess Alice
found something of charm and inter
esting companionship in the society of
the other.
AS a farewell to their new-made
friends In Honolulu, the Longwortfs
gave Dig afternoon at home in an
ancient grove of cocoanut palms, sur
rounding the cottage in which thew
MADE their home at the famous Wal
XXI Beach, a few miles from Honolulu
1t was a delightfully."- informal affair.
There were nearly 200 present. in
Guiding most of the Federal and Ter
rltorial officials. The guests recog-
nlzed 1t as a most generous way of
acknowledging the many little social
courtesies and Inequalities shown
congressman and Mrs. Longworth dur
ing their stay on the island. Mr.. and
MRS. Longworth expressed themselves
as delighted with their visit and prom
1sed to return two years hence.
In their apartmentskat the Fairmont
yesterday afternoon Congressman
Longworth, somewhat Drowned from
exposure to the tropical sun. spoke
of their experience on
the islands.
The conditions there, 1 should saw"
he remarked, "are very satisfactory
Mind You, I did not go there on q. |
pohucal mission, but simply for pleas |
ure. We participated in no social af-
talrs' except a reception given to Sec
rotary Straus. The other attentions
PAID US were mostly family hospitality
az the plantations during our trip over
Inc Islands. and that was very cordial /
ana delightful. We were on two of
the Islands only, most of our time be-
ing spent on the island of Oahu. on
WHICH honolulu is situated. We went
pretty much all over that island but
also took five days horseback
rip on the island of Maui, and went
Town INTO and rode round upon the
loor Of the crater of that gigantic ex-
met volcano. 1t is thirty miles around
ne INSIDE or 1t. Think of it; the whole
'lly Oh new York, the entire island
u Manhattan, could be placed in that
;fater. l rode in over a mountain and
Town shifting sandy incline into tbe
great valley that is the mouth of the
argest crater in the world.
some of the scenery I saw on the
stands was the finest that I have ever
ooked upon, immense picturesque wa
eflalfs several thousand feet in height. |
cliffs and precipices and
yer all the great beauty of tropical ;
kies' ana all about the wonderful
ropical vegetation.
nave never seen the Yosemite. but {
nave seen the Yellowstone, and Ha-
Vaiian scenery interested me most
we have absolutely no plans for opr {
resent stay in San Francisco, no So
lal aralrs whatever. Our present ]
lea is TO leave here next Sunday and s
o nome to Cincinnati by way of the {
ANITA re route, stopping at the Grand | 7
'anyon for day or two. Before we !
cave here I should like to go to the /
op of Mount Tamalpais"
Congressman Longworth manifested t
good deal of interest in and asked a t
umoer of questions about the jap I
hese situation. as he had not seen I
ae newspapers for many days. Hell O
$50 made many inquiries as to the !;
lbor riots in San Francisco. the nros- i
ects of the November election in the =
election of good-government officials. +
nd remarked that Funston is :,
aisy," when commenting on how the =
Iminutive General would put down >,
oting If turned loose with the Fed =
al troops.-Chronicle, Sept. Is.