The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-19
CAME TO GET
INFORMATION
Congressman Scott Had Serious
Purpose in Visiting
Hawaii.


the committee on agriculture of the
house of representatives, Washington,
d. c., in a letter to the secretary of |
the promotion committee states that |
he had very serious purpose in view
in visiting the Hawaiian Islands with |
the congressional party this summer,
and he says he tried hard to acquire
as accurate information as possible. He
expresses the opinion that all of the
other members of the party were actu-
ated by the same spirit and he feels
quite sure that the interest of the Is
lands will have an earnest advocate
in every one of them.
Railroad Includes Hawaii
s. A. Hutchinson. manager of the
tour department of the Chicago, Union
Pacific and Northwestern railway
lines, at Chicago, writes to the promo
ton committee that personally con-
Quoted tours to California will be start
ed from Chicago on January is. Febru-
airy and February %, and, in con.
nection with these California tours
side trip will be made to Honolulu
II
sire to make the extra trip.
Flag Ready for New York.
Acting Secretary Cooper has pre-
pared for shipment a fine Hawaiian
flag for the Pulitzer building, known
generally as the "World Building,'
in New York. The flag will be used
by the superintendent for raising over
the building on all holidays celebrated
in the Hawaiian Islands. A list of
holidays prepared by the Governor will
accompany the flag.
Floral Parade Posters.
The floral parade posters designed
by Harry Mist in Germany, are being
posted over Europe. A letter from
the agent of the Great Central aud
Northern Railway, at Sheffield, Eng
land, to the promotion committee gives
information of the posters being placed
conspicuously by the railroad company.
He states that the poster is distinctly
original and attractive. He wishes a
lot of stickers for attaching to bun
dies of literature sent out from his
office.
Clark's Big Tour.
Frank c. Clark, head of the Clark =
tour company of New York, has writ
ten the promotion committee that on
cruise No. l of the S. S. Cleveland,
which is now en- route from New York
to the Orient and Honolulu via the
Suez Canal, there are $50 passengers.
A lot of Hawaiian literature, he SAYS,
will he placed aboard the YES eel Mt
Yokohama and Manila. Mr.. Clark IS
elder brother is in charge OF cruise
No. !, while Frank C. CLARK vii be
in charge of cruise No. 2, leaving San
Francisco for Honolulu and the Orient
in February, arriving here on Satur-
day, February u in the morning.
A large number of prominent Chris.
tian Endeavorers are on board, among
them being Father Clark, the Chris.
tan Endeavor leader, and these will be
entertained while in Honolulu by local
Christian Endeavorers. A meeting WIS
held at Central Union church Monday
night, and committees of entertain
ment will be named later.
1t has been proposed to hold big
Christian Endeavor rally when the
Cleveland is in port, to be led by
Father Clark. Whether Central Union
or Kawaiahao church will be used, or
whether the meeting will be conduct
ed in the open air, is question to be
settled later
Spokane Excursion Coming.
L. G. Monroe, secretary of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce. writes
that the proposed excursion to Honolu-
lu will not be as large as anticipated,
and possibly not more than fifty will
compose the party. This will neces.
state the party giving up the idea
of chartering special steamer, but
they will come on a regular passenger
boat
Excursion from Butte.
Mrs. Frances King Headlee, the pro.
motion committee representative in
Los Angeles, informs the committee
that Miss Mcneil OF Butte, Moutgua,
has inquired of her about an excur-
sion to Honolulu this winter, recruit.
ed in Butte. Mrs. Headlee has writ.
ten fully to Miss Mcneil in regard
Ia the attraction of tho IsIands