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

at the Hilo wharf; there were thous-
ands at the races, football match and
wild west show in the Rainy City;
the train and stage rides to the Vol
cano House were interesting and en-
joyable; the reception at the unique
hotel on the rim of the worlds most
remarkable crater was warm and the
weather deliciously cool; there was
no rain during the time parties
journeyed to the pit Of Halemaumau
to see the fire wonder of the uni
verse; and, though the rain fell on
the homeward stretch from the era
ter caravansary to Glenwood and
thence to Hilo, the moisture served
but to increase the good spirits of
the holiday throng. Sunday in Hilo
was marked with charms in the forms
of music, baseball and sightseeing
Dick Armstrong was one of the
striking features of the grand stand
and vicinity in Hilo on the Glorious
Fourth, as was Jack Bergstrom.
o. F. Scott, purser of the Mauna
kea, for the special trip, was hon
ored by the sports management that
day by being taken into the starters
rig and consulted concerning several
important matters of technique. Scott.
by the way was a father, brother and
adviser to all the passengers, as all
good pursers should be.
President James A. Kennedy of the
lnter-lsland S. N. Co himself went
along on the excursion, personally
seeing that everything that could be
done, so far as within the power of
his company lay, was done for the
comfort and pleasure of the ten score
travellers. He lay upon a mattress
when bedtime arrived, not wishing to
cut out some passenger in the mat
ter of accommodations.
K. r. G.. Wallace, of the IL. S. N.
Co, accompanied the expedition in
the interests of the Inter-Island, his
talent in such matters serving to
good purpose.
Newspaperman F. b. Moore, of the
Bulletin was something of a hero
Saturday evening on account of his
encounter with Captain Carter of the
". S. S. Iroquois in the morning.
John Detor, managing the Union
Grill, was a passenger and his hand
in the task of reception at the Vol
cano House was much appreciated
John" of Grill fame in this city, was
a glad sight to Honolulu people at
the Volcano House.
Demosthenes Lycurgus, proprietor
OF the world famed hosiery, was put
to the test for accommodations, but
was not to be caught mapping. He
saw that all were fed and housed.
who wanted to be Toasted and bed
ded, and the volcano celery and other
delicacies were to the fore among the
fare provided, Open crate and stove
tres cheered those chilled by the
lowered temperature of that eleva-
ton and extra cots were ready for
the overflow. Dancing and cards
whiled the evening hours of those
OF the party who took the morning
train and stages to the Volcano
House and who visited the fiery pit
IN the afternoon. Many OF those who
took the night train spent the re-
naming hours, until after daylight at
the crater.
Harry Easton caused to be distri-
buted among the Mauna Kea passen-
gers large, neat envelopes containing
souvenir passenger lists, itineraries
and party Identification badges. Pas
senger lists and menu cards were
printed in the usual Elkine purple
and bore pictures of the S. S. Mauna
kea under steam and the design of
crossed national and b. p. o. e. flags,
surmounted by the Elks head be-
tween the horns of which appeared
the face of a clock noting the "ab.
sent brother meD'ory hour. IL
o'clock
The Mauna Kea made the trip to
Hilo in sixteen hours and back in
10 hours, Captain Freeman hustling
her along in good shape, considering