The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-05-15
CHIEF TAYLOR IS
BACK FROM COAST

! In the midst of magnificent enter.
! tainment on the California coast, the
men of the great American armada are
/ looking forward to the time when they
ready have they been talking, according
to the reports that tumbled over each
other along the route of the big fleet
where it has been dotted with points
| of entertainment, of the Hawaiian
Islands, of which they hear more as
| they draw closer.
Chief of Detectives A. P. Taylor
yesterday returned from his vacation
trip to the mainland He arrived in
the transport Sheridan, and left the
City of the uoiuen Gate just before
the great feet arrived. He mingled
with the big and little committees who
to make San Francisco g greeting to
the warships the greatest thing in the
history of California, and he thereby
gained much of value to the people
here in regard to entertaining the of
fcers and men of the navy when they
strike Honolulu in July.
81 discussed plans for the entertain
ment of the fleet with many of those
working on the San Francisco commit
tees,' said Chief Taylor last evening,
"and they advised that the Honolulu
entertainment should be as Hawaiian
as possible. There should be great
luaus, luau barbecues or barbecue luaus,
hula dances, and plenty of ordinary
dancing places oDen all the time and
available to all the men.
1.-THE men are looking forward to
the merry luau and the charming hula
dance, the kind frequently given here
in public exhibitions, and they will be
delighted if these things are arranged
for them, and disappointed if all that
they have heard of Honolulu's grace
ful dances and hospitality is not forth
coming. That s what the committees
in San Francisco seem to think, and l
guess they are right.
'In San Francisco they have estab-
lished naval clubs, and some such thing
might be gotten up here.
Large open spaces should be set
apart for tent areas, say the San Fran
ciscans.
"'Aala Park would be just the place
to be roped off and dotted with tents
and reserved for the entire use of the
enlisted men of the feet, where they
could indulge in athletics and make a
rendezvous, a headquarters.
"All the clubs of San Francisco are
open to officers, and doubtless the same
courtesy will be extended here. Trans
portation of special nature was ar
ranged on the Coast, and it was planned
when I left to send special cars
through the city for the use of the
jackies.
There will, of course, be plenty of
banquets and receptions for the officers.
but there will have to be arranged such
entertainment for the warrant officers
and for the enlisted men. And the
dances and other affairs gotten up for
the warrant officers, and others for the
men, will have to be duplicated, trip
hcated and quadruplicated, for all the
men will not be ashore at one time, and
one entertainment of any nature will
not cover the entertainment of the
fleet.
Committees to look after the en-
tertainment of the officers, others to
see to the pleasure of the warrant of
ficers, and still others to handle the
welcome to the men, il the San Fran
cisco Idea is followed, will have to be
appointed here. These distinctions
have been observed everywhere the
fleet has been entertained, and the same
thing will probably do well in Homo
lulu.
cat dances and other entertain
ments arranged Tor the men there should
be present to meet them prominent men
and women of the city. All through
California this was and is being done.
cit is suggested that some special
welcome be made with flowers. In
Southern Californian ports boats went
out and scattered roses on the waters
in which the warships rode. 1t would
be graceful greeting for boats to wei
come the fleet off this harbor with long
ropes of flowers, leis and other floral
offerings; strings of flowers might be
stretched from mast to mast on the
flagship or dummy floral tow lines from
some OF the vessels to special enter
tainers' launches would make a novel
spectdcle anu please the men of the
feet.
Liquor is not much thought of by
the San Francisco entertainers. that
is, to be served at functions arranged
for the fleet. If the men want liquor
they can get all they wish in the or
dinary way.
1T may be particularly emphasized
that the conduct of the men has been
exemplary, except at Santa Barbara.
where they wrecked a restaurant be-
cause they were overcharged, and the
sentiment of all the best people was
that it served the restaurant people
right. No overcharge should be toler-
ated and the raising of prices of any,
thing just because the sailors are COM