The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-09
Mr.. FAIRBANKS FINDS THE VOLCANO
ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Madame Pee Active When ex-Vice President
Caled---Visitor Had Good Time in Maui
Before Going to Hawaii.

and dumping it into the center. The
autos were stalled several times in
these quagmires.
The Visit to Maui.
Maui News.-On Saturday morning
the Claudine brought to Maui one of
the most distinguished. guests it has
ever been our pleasure to welcome to
our shores, in the person of Charles
Warren Fairbanks, who was until re-
Gently the Vice President of the United
States.
Mr.. Fairbanks is accompanied by
Governor w. F. Frear, who can keep
the trails warmer than any Governor
on the face of the earth at the present
writing.
The two were met at the wharf at
Kahului by Manager f. f. Baldwin of
the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar
Company, and Superintendent j. n. $.
Williams of the Kahului Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Williams invited the guests
to breakfast with him, which invitation
was gladly accepted.
At about nine o'clock the party was
called upon by Hon. Ell. P. Baldwin,
who took the guests to Puunene, where
the mill and the plantation were shown
Them Just before noon the party was
taken in charge by Manager H. A.
Baldwin, who took them to his home,
where lunch was served, after which
Ian automobile trip was enjoyed through
the plantation and pineapple district.
On Sunday morning the party at
tended the services at the Makawa0
foreign church, and then went to Malu-
hia, where lunch was served. In the
. evening the party went to Olinda,
where they stayed until shortly after
midnight, and then left for the great
crater of Haleakala
The trip to the top of the crater was
in charge of Customs Collector w. O.
Aiken of Kahului. On the return trip
!, the party was served with an excellent
luncheon by Mrs. w. O. Aiken.
Reception at Courthouse.
party arrived in Wailuku and went at
once to the courthouse, where the ladies
had tastefully decorated the courtroom
for the reception of the guests.
! The decorations consisted of Ameri-
can and Hawaiian flags tastefully
draped, green bamboo and maidenhair
ferns and other potted plants. In front
| of the judges bench was a Hawaiian
eoat-of-arms, plainly displaying the
once common Hawaiian motto, ~ mau
Ike ca o ka Alma i ka Pono. While
the motto is seldom seen now, its mean
ing is as true today as when it was ut
tered by its royal author
The reception committee consisted of
Judge and Mrs. A. N. Kepoikai, Mr..
and Mrs L. NJ Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs.
w. E Bal, Judge and Mrs. s. B. Kings
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. C E. Copeland Mr..
and Mrs. C. d. Lufkin, and Mrs. j. N.
X. Keola.
Judge Kingsbury Speaks.
Judge Kingsbury addressed the guests
in the following well-ehosen words:
Mr.. Fairbanks, have been asked
by our neighbors here in Waikiki to
say a few words of welcome to you
our distinguished guest. We all know
you as a former member of our great
National Congress, and of late as Vice
President of this nation-presiding over
the most dignified and powerful legis-
lative body on earth. To us, you are
especially and emphatieally among the
foremost representatives of our eoun-
try who have honored us with their
benefcent presence. We appreciate this
kindness and we are elated over this
distinguishing mark of your regard for
us and for our good.
We welcome you with joy; and
while we have no keys of city or island
to present you, we do have word of
greeting which is the sopen sesame
of our hearts. II is native Hawaiian
word now adopted by us all who are
citizens both of Hawaii and of the
United States. 1t is our beautiful and
expressive aloha We give it you
and you may take it with You through.
out your journey around the world, and
always. Regard, then, this aloha OF
Hawaii as cur hope for your happiness
forever.
My friends, do not need to fur.
Their introduce our guest, because for
years his position has been such that
| we could not look at the United States
and not see Charles Warren Fairbanks
Governor Frear, / need not say
welcome to you, for you are Hawaii
nor can | presume to introduce you to
your own.
/ And, gentlemen, I share the hone
be so kind as to recognize our high
regard by your words of interest ana
| Of wisdom -
Mr.. Fairbanks Reply.
/ In reply, Mr.. Fairbanks said in pari
as follows:
/ Judge Kingsbury, Ladies and Gen
tiemen: There is no more difficult task
than to properly express ones graft
tude. = After thanking the people fol-
their hearty welcome and good wishes
he said: 81 marvel that we are here
at all. | am not used to the saddle
and yet | have been in one since one
O'Clock this morning. I find that Gov
ernor Frear breaks the eight-hour day
law and has done so each day I have
been with him.
i Before coming here. I had heard
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