The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-21

this city regarding these places. These
viii probably be under the auspices of
the Hawaii Promotion Committee.
Secretary Woods weekly letter to
the members of the Promotion Com
mittee was as follows:
The Secretary's Address.
Honolulu, May 20, 1909.
Chairman and Members of the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: Within the past two
weeks we have received the following
additions to our library of directories:
Kansas City, Mo; Fargo, n. D.; Sa-
vannah, Ga; Mobile, Ala: Atlanta.
Ga; Jacksonville, Fla; Reno, New:
Buffalo, n. Y; Topeka, Kas.; Jersey
City, N. r.; Cheyenne. Wyo.; Astoria,
Ore; Idaho. New South Wales, New
Zealand. Rochester. N Y; Boulder,
Colo; Lewiston, Idaho, Worcester,
Mass; Hartford, Conn; Richmond,
Va; Camden, N. J.
The manager of the American
branch of Thos. Cook & Son, whose
office is at 245 Broadway, New York,
writes under date of May 5:
THE outlook for travel to the Pa
cific Coast, Alaska and Hawaii is very
good, particularly owing to the expo
sition to be held at Seattle, and there
is every prospect of very large sum.
| mer business"
| The following letter shows how thor
| oughly the Australian and New Yea
| land members of the Imperial Press
| Conference appreciated their reception
and entertainment in Honolulu:
Canadian-Australian Royal Mail
Line.
MAY 4. 1909.
III. p. Wood, Esq, Secretary, the Ha.
wall Promotion Committee, Homo.
/ lulu.
| Dear Sir: We have been asked by
| the Australian delegates to the Impe-
rial Press Conference who travelled or
board the r. NJ S. Mariana, to ex
| press to your committee our warn
| thanks for the cordial way you re
ceived US on our arrival at Honolulu
and the great hospitality you extend
| ed to us during our stay. All the
members of our party thoroughly en-
joyed the time spent at Honolulu ant
its wonderful charm and picturesque
ness, together with your great kind
ness, will long live in our memory
1--WE have the honor to remain
yours faithfully,
"R. KYFFIN THOMAS,
Chairman;
&c. w. KIRwAN.
"Hon. Sec"
Following out our plan to obtain a
| n0nph inform tinn raoScih1a
ing different celebrations similar t
, our annual Floral Parade, letters hav
been sent out to the secretaries O
every known enterprise of the kind.
The manager of the York ENGLAND
Pageant writes under date of Apr
20. promising to send us complete dat
concerning their pageant.
Mr.. F. A. Rolleston. secretary of TIL
Ponce de Leon celebration, write
from st. Augustine, Florida, unde
date of May 6, as follows:
Mr.. H. P. Wood Secretary, the Ha
wall Promotion Committee.
i Dear Sir: Yours of April 10 to han
a few. days ago and was gratified t
learn that the fame of our celehratio
4 had spread so far and interested yo
sufficiently to elicit a letter of inquir,
As we were getting out a souveni
! special, 1 decided to wait until it wa
I ready before replying, so l could sen
( by same mail.
| Il also received your souvenir pu1
LEGATION, which 1 appreciate very higl
! ly and thank you for. 1 trust yo
I will be pleased with the one of OF
celebration which 1 am sending. I a.
- also sending with it the program an
some advertising pamphlets we use
prior to the celebration. Our affair
entirely different from your entertain
\ ment, but the exchange of ideas ma
4 be profitable to us both, and I will l
pleased to furnish any information
connection with our recent event
you desire particulars not containe
in the publications. Your commit,
is entitled to congratulations for Il
Z beautiful floral parade which is :