The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-09

TO
ALAMEDA

So much of interest attaches to the
departure of the beloved old Alameda
that an attendance upon her regular
getaway is always productive of
sort of rejuvenating sensation. This
cannot be said of her arrival, from
the spectators standpoint, for her ar
rival is a hurried Decentralization,
sort of quick dumping of passengers
in a hustle to get home or to hotels
and all is over as soon as the gang
way has poured forth it's impatient
stream and Purser Smith has descend
ed to the wharf to tally the mail bags.
With the getaway, however, rom
ance stalks the stage enclosed by the
Oceanic wharf shed; the Hawaiian
band operates harmony melody and
moving music galore; tears are shed,
slowly at first and then in torrents;
goodbye kisses are emphatic and
irrespective of the rubbernecks who
watch like paid-admissions to a play.
Farewells are oft repeated; wreaths
of flowers are strung about the necks
of the departing, to be flung frenZied
| ly from the retreating decks back to
the hands of the givers who would
cherish them as souvenirs.
1t always happens and, of course,
| it occurred once more this morning
when the popular ferry was getting
out for. the Golden Gate-leaving the
| Gate of Paradise for the Gate of Gold.
Her hold was full of island produce.
but it is not her generally big freight
that concerns the crowd The con-
gregation that seeks the shelter of the
Oceanic wharf, goes not from any
commercial instinct, but for the very
delightful humanity of 1t all. 1t is
from just such an atmosphere of inti-
macy, affinity, sympathy, fellowship
and good comradeship, that the Ala
media has gained as did the Austria
liza before her gain, reputation as
"the family boat"
There is always a social closeness
aboard the Alameda that is not so
marked aboard the giants like the
Manchuria, Mongolia Korea and ST.
IBERIA.
Well when the Alameda got out to-
day, she took away forty cabin pas
sengers and about the same number
in the steerage.
Joel Cohen, the genial Joe who is
now a legislator, accompanied by his
handsome wife, was near the head OF
the printed passenger list, for alpha
betical reasons. He and his wife were
adorned profusely with the blossoms
that glorify Hawaii in spite of late
q fall or eager winter seasons. Joe
goes to the broad mainland perhaps
to fetch back company of players tc
please Honolulu audiences as Joe''
troupes have always entertained this
t community.
Charlie George, whom everybody
4 knows favorably, was a departure, too
t He says he's not coming back, bu
: that's an old saying that rarely comes
= true with folks who have stayed herr
e any length of time At least every
body who ever met George hopes h
o will return not too long a time from
n now.
r w, Kent, accompanied by wife an,
child, also went. Kent has made
= host of friends here and leave
aloha" for all. He goes again +
Chicago where he will drop many
good word. born of experience, 70
these islands.
Billy Langton got away after gettin
out the Christmas Paradise Of tn
| Pacific He took a load of the Christ
] mas Paradises with him for distribl
tion in Carnegie libraries and els'
I'd where for the promotion of islam
IN prestige in the tourist world. 1t
no rumored that Billy has ten thousar
n dollar printing plant purchase to NAL
back east for a hui which is int
- ested in the publication of a ne
. morning newspaper in this city. Ian
:, ton denies it, but then, as an ager
he is not at liberty to admit it.