The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-12-07
An Early Welcome.

banzals should be full OF Vlgor ana
| friendliness.
An Early Welcome.
The Chiyo Maru arrived off port very
early and at half.past seven the local
chamber of commerce committee, Con-
sui General Uyeno and several Japa.
nese, together with Miss Crewes and
Miss Taylor, bearing leis, boarded the
liner at quarantine. The commissions
ers and the ladies of the party were
already on deck and an informal re-
ception was held in the social hall
where the visitors were decorated with
leis. On reaching the dock the party
was given musical welcome by the
Hawaiian band, which played, among
Other selections, the japanese national
air. At half-past eight the party left
the ship and was conveyed in autos
to the railroad station, where they
boarded a special train consisting of
two coaches and an observation car
leaving town shortly after nine o. clock
'Iney went directly to Wahiawa, where
they remained only ten minutes. The
train was taken out over the new rail
road trestle over the gulch, one hun
bred and fifty feet above the bottom
of the ditch
On the return to the city the trair
stopped at Eva mill, where the Wis
itors alighted and were met by Man
) ager Renton and his staff. The part
; was broken into smaller crowds an,
, under a guide, each section was con
: Quoted through the great mill, and tn
process of turning cane into sugar eX
planned in detail.
The train was sent back to town a
rapid rate and shortly before on
O'Clock the entire party arrived at tn
Young Hotel where luncheon wa
served in the mauka pavilion. 1t wa
i a buffet luncheon and quite informal
a number of town ladies', including
; Mrs. Walter Frear, Mrs Ernest Mott
Smith, Mrs. c. p. Rees, Mrs. G. T
Wilder, Mrs, John Waterhouse, Mrs. {
r Hedemann, Mrs. Alonzo Gartley an
! Mesdames Sheba, Mitamura, Motosn
{ &c, Takakuwa, Tokieda, Sega and Ha
$ ida, who had received the Japanes
r ladies of the party in the parlor, a,
n sisted in entertaining them at luncheon
i Members of the merchants' associatio
also joined with the chamber of con
merce committee in playing hosts,
which pleasant task they were ais
aided by Acting-Governor Mott-Smit
: British Consul Forster and II. p. Bale
win. During the luncheon Kaai's H;
waiian orchestra played many sele,
tions, each evoking rounds of applaus
8 from the visitors.
!, Morgan welcomed Them.
q j. F. Morgan, president of the chan
Der of commerce, made brief addre
@ of welcome to the commissioners While
!. was responded to by Baron Shibusaw
h whose remarks were interpreted by NJ
@ Midsuno, the japanese consul gener;
d at New York. Mr.. Shibusawa expires
ed thanks on behalf of the commission
ers to the chamber of commerce for i
hospitality in the eden of the p
G cific. ~ His concluding words were
poetic outburst of feeling Aor the II
d, waiians Islands. He said:
20 "To us who have viewed the glori
IT of the United States, this too bri
"a glimpse of Hawaii is as the adding
9 the flowers to the work of beautif
al embroidery. Hawaii, to us, is the pc
~ feet finishing touch of your great u
er ted States.'
is Acting Governor Mott-Smith pl
posed the toast "The Emperor of ia
am which was drunk standing, a
"A Baron Shibusawa called for toast
I'd the President of the United Stat
IA which was responded to with thu
es rousing banzais.
On Immediately following, B. Dol, one
n. the principal business men of Osal
of president of the Osaka Chamber
ms Commerce and president of the Osa
IT. Electric Lighting Company, arose n