The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
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was the principal topic OF discussion
at the meeting of the Promotion Com
mittee yeterday. Not much other bust
ness was done. the encouraging re-
ports from Los Angeles and the read
ing OF letters from those working W
the excursion at that end of the line
keeping the attention OF the commit
teemen to the one point. All of tht
letters told of the enthusiasm being
shown in the trip by the steamer loac
of people who were coming, and some
of the writer's asked that rooms a.
shore be engaged for them while they
were here, evidently having decided
that their steamer stateroom wouldn'
do for Honolulu.
| Mrs. Weatherred wrote concerning
the excursion party she is bringing tc
Hawaii this month. Among her par.
ty will be Miss Mary Adele Case, q
young vocalist of great promise, who
will probably give a song recital in
Honolulu during her visit. Mrs.
weatherred makes mention ALTO of en-
Quiet DTOIoS'd tASuisioh W AAhNois
from Victoria, to leave at the close of
the Alaska and Yukon Exposition.
r. G.. Lyster. cashier of the Aspen,
Colorado State Bank, who Is one of
Hawaiis greatest friends in the Noun
tain State, writes to the committee ex-
pressing his regret that he has to re-
main in the snow when he knows that
in Hawaii is summer. In default OF
being able to come he asks the COM
mittee to deliver an order for some
Hawaiian pineapples for him to be sent
to Aspen.
SEATTLE is HELPING.
The Secretary of the Seattle Cham
Der OF Commerce reported that theiI
delegation at Congress had been urged
to assist the Hawaiian delegation in
securing the necessary appropriations
for harbor improvements in Hawaii.
He also said he would be glad to speak
to the local representatives Of the
Christian Endeavor Society and ask
thci, to say few words about Hawaii
IN any matter they may be sending
out In connection with the coming con-
vention they are to hold in Seattle.
SECRETARY WOODS REPORT.
The regular report of Secretary
Wood, showing the work OF his office
for the week, was as follows:
II have to report that, since com.
mencing our work for the excursion
FROM Los Angeles, we nave kept Up
n regular correspondence with ca' h
member of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce Excursion Committee,
and other friends throughout Southern
California, sending hundreds of clip
pings from our local papers so as 10
keep up and increase interest and have
tried not to neglect any opportunity
that might serve to help out the gh'
dertaking, believing that as a direct
result of this excursion, the attrac-
lions of Hawaii will be brought d.
rectly to the attention of the tlpu-
sands of eastern people, who are &C,
customed to spending their winners in
Southern California, and have, at pres,
ent little or no knowledge of the pleasA
utes of a trip to Hawaii. ~
IT am convinced that the special Of,
forts the Committee is putting forh
in Los Angeles at the present time
for the remainder of the winter months
will obtain better results than could
be accomplished by the expenditure of
as many thousands east of the Rock
les as we shall spend hundreds in
Southern California.
I'VE are now sending out our adver-
Using matter to the Secretary of ev-
cry County Teachers Association and
to every member of the different Coun-
ty Boards of Examiners throughout
the State of Ohio. The Commissioner
of Public Schools for that State, hav-
ing at our request favored us with the
names and addresses of the parties
mentioned. We shall cover other
States in the same way as quickly as
we are able to do so.
by the last steamer from the Soith
we received a large number IT very in
teit sting photographs of New Zealand
sc"nory, which are now on view in our
rooms. Our arrangements for an ex.
charge of courtesies with the Tourist
Burtau of the New Zealand Govern
ment Is working most satisfactorily.
We keep their photographs ana liter
eture on our counter any they in return
handle our pamphlets in every one CT
their offices throughout New Zealand.
as well as In their Australian agencies:
During the past few months we have
perfected arrangements for thoroughly
covering Australia, New Zealand and
Canada, in addition to what is being
done on the mainland of the United
States, and hope soon to be able to ac-
complish more in China and japan. We
are already In correspondence with the
leading tourist agencies III those coun,
tries. and 1t gives me pleasure TO say
that greater interest is being taken
In travel to Hawaii than ever before
by the agents of the Pacific Mail and
Togo Kisen Kaisha Steamship Com
panies stationed in the far East.
THE work of the Committee Is grad
ually widening in Its scope; no avenue
Of publicity is Willingly neglected; evil
dences OF accomplishment are multi-
plying and there is every encourage
ment for the community to continue to
support the Committee in it's work.
Letters from Los Angeles by the
Hong Kong Maru state that there IL
the greatest enthusiasm over the pro.