The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-17
WELCOME TO
AAWALIANS
SEATTLE NEWSPAPERMAN FINDS
CHAPERoNE OF EXPOSITION
GIRLS TO BE DANGEROUS.

The Seattle Post -lntelligencer gives
five column picture or Mrs. w. }.
Cooper and the girls whom she took
to the Alaska-YuKon exposition in its
issue of June s. The article with the
cut says:
Hired from two days railway
journey, five young Hawaiian women
and their chaperoncs, who are to act
as hostesses in the Hawaiian building
at the exposition, arrived in Seattle
yesterday afternoon,
In the party were the Misses Miriam
Mundon, Pauline Evans, Waite Holt,
Frances Lawrence and Mrs. c. H.
Siemsen. They are all native Ha-
waiians Those of Caucasian blood in
the party were Mrs. w. j. Cooper,
wife of a newspaper man, and Miss
Frances Lawrence. Mr.. c. H. Stem
sen, who is clerk in the postal SER
vice in Hawaii accompanied the par
ty. He is a native Hawaiian.
I'VE haven't had time to form any
impressions of Seattle" said one of
the young women. 1--WE are thorough
ly tired out by the stormy voyage on
the Alameda. That six-day trip was
enough for all of Us for we quickly
succumbed to seasickness. After a
complete rest, when we are thorough
ly refreshed Wen start out to do all
the points of interest in this city. AS
suredly in such a city, without con-
sidering the exposition, there must be
no end of things to interest us, who
are all visitors to America for the
first time.''
AS the party passed through the
crowd at the gates of the station more
than one pair of eyes turned for a
second look at the trim looking girls
from the little island over the seas
Mrs Cooper and Miss Lawrence are
certainly anything but formidable
looking chaperones When told this,
Mrs. Cooper laughingly rejoined:
We'll, you never can tell. We are
along to see that no one 1irts with
any of our charges and no one is
going to- This last with an air OF
tinality that spells trouble for any
violator of the guardians rules.
The party were met at Union station
by Lloyd Childs, special government
agent with the Hawaiian exhibit, and
by w. j. Cooper, an Hawaiian news
paper man who is connected with the
Hawaiian publicity committee.
Mr.. Cooper was on hand to greet his
wife as soon as she alighted from the
train. He had arrived ON the Dix yes
terday morning, having been in charge
of some 300 tons of exhibits for the
Hawaiian building, which were on
board. The delay of the vessel was re-
GREETED as it left the Hawaiian exhi-
bit incomplete on opening day.
I'VE have large number of live col
ored fish on board, said Mr. Cooper.
''They weathered the trip finely. We
also brought III large amount of
furniture constructed of the native
koa wood or Hawaiian mahogany
Among the interesting things in the
exhibit which we will unload and get
out to the exposition tomorrow are a
couple of native 40-foot canoes"
Arrangements have been made fol-
the party to live at one of the Soro-
rity houses at the University. Anxious
for complete rest, the party went
there direct from the station.
Five illustrated lectures in the Ha.
waiian building at the exposition yes.
terday were largely attended.
Three were by E. C. Culver, a well.
known moving picture and biograpr
expert. His illustrated lectures were
on Yellowstone Park The Life o.
a Soldier" depicting scenes in the
United States army, and "In the Ma
Wy depicting the life of the Ameri
can marine.
Among the paintings in the Hawaii
an exhibit are three by d. Howard
Hitchcock, a native of the islands, anC
an artist whose work has been ex
hibited in the Salon, at Paris.
The other two We're Good Roads,
by M. o. Eldridge, and THE Paradis
of the Pacific" by E. A. f. Knudsen
the Hawaiian commissioner to the eX
position.