The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-07
ELKS EXCURSION

In the beginning, of course, it was
an Elk idea to make others happy
and get happy themselves. Next, in
the genesis of the big event was put
ting in charge some Elk peculiarly
qualified. You have only one guess
coming this time-Harry Easton.
The occasion referred to is the Hi
10 and Volcano excursion which had
flying start at $50 of the clock on
Friday afternoon last and terminal
ed, to the much more than satisfac-
ton of every one of the participants,
with the return to Honolulu of the
Inter-Island S. S. Mauna Kea, at nine
yesterday morning.
Over two hundred invitations had
been issued and Pilot Easton had GER
tificated the passengers, and to the
glory of the scheme be it said that
every person on the list turned up
and, moreover, there were no stow
Always.
The departure from the wharf at
the foot of Nuuanu street was spec
tacular. For the two hundred and
more passengers, there were some
sixteen hundred people on the wharf
to see them away. The Hawaiian
band discOursed in it's usual inimita-
bic style, Berger leading with all his
yigor. The spell of the sweet Ha-
waiian lei was not forgotten and
scores of the getaways were gener-
ously befiowered, as were many of
their friends, there to bid farewell.
For the most part the trip to Hilo,
the Crescent City being reached be-
fore 10 o'clock on Saturday morning,
was pleasantly smooth, though in the
channels and along the Hamakua
coast there were roughish periods
which induced numerous folks to
seek the good ships rail or at least
seclusion in their cabins or in corn
ers where they might be miserable
without interruption. In this connec-
ton it might not be amiss to sug-
gest, to people inclined to NAL de
mer, that they refrain from taking
up positions on the upper deck when
there are passengers seated near the
rail on the main deck But, there,
such incidents were chiefly noticeable,
because of their infrequency. All,
yes, another thing! Some gentlemen
should remember that other gentle
men, of good conscience, sometimes
would WOO sleep and are not in love
with being torn from their hunks, in
Joseph's cloakcolored pajamas, at
small hours in the morning, to make
political speeches, sing old college
songs and discuss topical subjects
with those wakeful ones who would
rather listen to the screwbeats of a
steamship bark to the waterswash
and count the stars than dream slum-
brous dreams. Jack Lucas says when
he wants to sleep he wants to sleep,
besides he is not looking for office
and hates talking politics. George
O'Neill believes that those who will
persist in arguing matters OF . state
craft should stay in the smoking
room and not camp outside a chaps
cabin door, incidentally entering by
said door to get him out to Join the
discussion. But, of necessity. there
had to be one or two such noble
martyrs to the cause of merriment
and most of those who wished sleep
found no difficulty in acquiring it.
In the Mauna Kea's handsome so
cial hall there was music and dane
ing, Miss Dinklage cleverly manipuiat-
ing the piano and such voices as
those belonging to Colonel C. j. Nc
Carthy, Charles Eakin and e. w.
Quinn being heard to advantage-on
deck, when the piano had quit. These
gentlemen, in Scotch and Irish bal
lads, were heartily applauded
1t was a delightful trip, generally
and specifically and those who made
up the joyous party will ever trea-
sure pleasant memories of the occa-
sion A grand panorama was spread
out for those on deck as the Mauna
Kea steamed along the Hawaii coast !;
a big crowd welcomed the boatload