The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10
MASCOTS Of
'R|GGER CLUB
Doings of Junior Members OF
the Sporting Seaside
Organization.

The Outrigger Club has adopted a
mascot-a pair of them, in fact. Every
day tiny Marie Brooke, of the Seaside
Hotel, trots over to help superintend
the Outrigger Club is putting up. Some
times she takes with her her tame
sparrow, and the two, the sparrow
perched contentedly on Marie's shout
der, watch the progress of the work.
Tame sparrows, by the way, have be-
come quite speciality of the Seaside
Hotel. Daily these intrusive little
birds perch on the chairs of the guests
at dinner, and noisily demand crumbs
of bread. One young sparrow has taken
a violent fancy TO fve-year-o Marie
Brooke, and follows her everywhere,
perching on the foot of her bed at
night and on the back of her chair at
table during meal hours.
Master Arthur Brown, the young son
of the Commissioner of Immigration,
who occupies one of the hotel cottages,
also has pet sparrow, a pert young
bird that followed him home one day
and almost pecked out the eye of
member of the family.
When Burton Holmes first visited the
Seaside and suggested the formation
of the Outrigger Club, he became
slave to little Marie, and declared that
she should become its mascot, and so
she has-and Marie, by the way, has
just written a very cute letter to her
moving picture admirer.
The Outrigger Club grounds in their
present state of building operations are,
of course, the frequent Longing place
of all the urchins of Waikiki Prince
David s little son and daughter, who
are the guests of Major Purdy, are
daily visitors, and spend much of their
time playing under the grass roofs of
the native Hawaiian houses.
Master Arthur Gilman is also a fire.
quent visitor. and has the honor of
placing in commission the first of the
fleet of outrigger canoes belonging to
club members.
Dr. Humphris bought a small canoe
the day ne paid his dues and became
member-but alas! the canoe leaked,
lacked coat of paint. and was di-
vorced from it's outrigger. DR.. Hum
phris can decline the splenus coli back
ward, but when young Gilman began
talking to him about putting on new
yakas and an anna, the Doctor dis
creetly said, DO SO, my boy, and you
are a partner in my boat
So for a week there was boiling of
pitch and tying of outriggers, then
Sunday the Doctor was taken out for
trial spin in the deep. He behaved
splendidly, so did the canoe, until the
little captain decided to give his part
ner-what is technically known among
the boys of Waikiki diploma, so he
suggested that the Doctor sit further
forward, selected big wave, and
down shot the canoe until she touched
coral. Then there was a half-mile
swim in to shore. Tom Sawyer
couldn't have managed the thing bet
ter himself, and the only fly in the
ointment to Master Arthur was the
fact that meanwhile his chum, Harold
Hustace, was doing the Joe Harper
act much to the delight of Ruth Soper,
who under his tutelage is learning to
ride the surfboard like a professional.
Ruth is the leader of little group of
Punahou schoolgirls who have taken
up surfing since the Outrigger Club
was formed, and insist that they will
have a club and clubhouse of their
onw if the boys club dues do not adj
nit girl members.
Ruths ambition is to stand on the
board and Harold is sure that she will
in two more lessons.
Little Margaret Center, the charm
ing fancy dancer, is another dainty
youngster who comes to the beach
frequently to take surfing lessons from
the club members. In fact, it will
not be long before quite a number of
young girls win be able to stand on
the board, something that has not been
seen at Waikiki for several years.
Crews are beginning to form for |
canoe practise, and the expert surf |
boarders are also beginning to prac- |
tise up the old stroke. Master Harold |
Hustace won the cup at the last surf
ing contest. but his brother Curtis, |
Atherton Gilman, Lane Webster and |
several newcomers in the field are |
among those named as possible win
ners of the first club contest.
Balls. dances, smokers and concerts
are already being discussed under the
open grass roofs of the Outrigger
Club, and Mrs. Arnold, who now pre-
sides over the destinies of the Seaside
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