Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-16


As you will see by the papers,
there are great many ladies wives
of the officers. etc., of the Fleet.
understand that there will be in the
neighborhood of about one hundred
of these who will be in Honolulu
during the stay of the Fleet there,
and | have been told that 1t would
be an absolute shame If they were
neglected in our arrangements. One
of the disappointing features of the
entertainment in the Coast cities,
aside from San Francisco, has been
the fact that they have been over
looked. And there Is the other side
to II. also. Mr.. Hall told me that
the thing most commented upon by
the Fleet thus far was little Incl
, dent that happened in Los Angeles.
There. a prominent society woman,
of her own accord, at her own ex-
pense, and aside from the official re-
ceptlon arrangements, had prepared
a number of buttonhole butonaires,
and she herself presented these to
the enlisted men. This made an aw.
full hit. 1t must be remembered, al
so, that the enlisted men, during the
present cruise, have conducted them
selves in gentlemanly manner in
every respect. They have shown the
people of the world that 1t is an hon
or to belong to the United States
| Navy: and | have been told that they
appreciate very much, and do not in
the slightest abuse any attentions
which they may receive from good
women. | therefore strongly urge
that the ladies of the Hawaiian ISL
ands should have prominent part
in our arrangements; Mr.. Phe'an
told me last night at the banquet
that 1t was not necessary, but that
in San Francisco they had been put
on subcommittee with every pros
pect of success.
| Now, the ten or fifteen thousand
enlisted men (Which, by the way,
they should be called. instead of
sailors and jackics) are going down
to Honolulu with the idea of seeing
Hawaiian dances, going to luauH,
ETC., and the first thing they get
there they will be on the qui vive for
these thin =. If we can give them
in public, respectable way, under
supervision of the committees and
police, think we ought to do so.
/ am sending enclosed, an Official
program. l have subscribed to the
daily papers for period from April
18th to May 18th, and will now men
tion some of the features of enter
tainment which have proved success
I full. The Fleet should enter Homo.
lulu harbor in single file. The har-
Dor should be cleared for that pur-
be arranged for them We will have
sixteen war vessels, and, / think. 8
larger number of auxiliary craft
The minute the anchor is dropped
the Executive Committee should &c
aboard to extend the welcome of Ha
Iwaii to Admiral Sperry and his staff
who will be in charge. The next
thing in order is the Official call by
Sperry and staff upon the Governor
after which the Governor will re.
turn the call. Two banquets would
be required, II they are on the pro.
gram, as only half of the officers can
attend at a time. The way II was
arranged here the Governor of Cali.
fornia gave banquet which was
separate and apart from the ar,
rangements of the reception commit.
tee. He appointed his own commit.
tee, which looked after the whole
business. This might be done In
Hawaii.
One of the grandest features of til,
whole business would be to make ar
rangements to have ten or fifteeI
thousand leis made up and distribut
ed by the ladies of Hawaii.
In the way of sightseeing, separ
ate trips could be arranged for por
lions of the officers, and a portion o
the enlisted men, by Rapid Transit
buses and automobiles could TAX,
the officers to the Pail; special train
could be utilized to take such as de
sired to visit Oahu plantatlons; Dia
mond Head could be seen with bus
ses. Here, as you will notice by tn
Official program, automobile ride
were given to the officers. TWO bein