The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-28

Angeles for some time past and who
is now for the first time visiting the
Islands, outlined to the members of
the Hawaii Promotion Committee at
its meeting yesterday her plans for
future lectures in the States. Mrs.
Headlee is making a very thorough
study of places and conditions here and
will go back to the mainland we'll pre-
pared to give excellent talks in the
interests of the Islands.
Among number of the features
which she has planned is a special
" Hawaii Day" every Saturday after
noon in the rooms of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, when delicious
Hawaiian pineapple will be served and
Mrs. Headlee viii make special efforts
to interest people in the Isles of the
Blessed. The pineapples which will be
served at these Saturday afternoon
sessions will be secured direct from the
Islands through the Hawaiian Pine
apple Association. Another feature
which Mrs Headlee plans is to secure
from one of the local curio dealers an
exhibit of eurios peculiar to the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Mrs. Headlee has outlined a lecture
for each day in the week, these to be
delivered in Los Angeles. They will be
illustrated, of course, with lantern
slides and moving pictures. Her first
lecture viii be entitled "a Trip Around
Oahu and will dwell on particularly
the places of interest which may be
visited by tourist who is making but
short stay in the Islands. She will
speak of the Pail trip, the Haleiwa
Hotel, Eva Plantation, and will give
particular attention to the show-places
of Honolulu.
+ The second lecture will be on the
trip to the other Islands of the group.
This will include all the Islands other
than Oahu.
In her third lecture Mrs. Headlee
will tell of the varied industries of
the Islands, and tell Of the opportuni-
ties to be found here. She will also
devote some time to the commercial
interests of the Islands. The fourth
lecture win be on the early history of
the Islands, leading up to the present
government In her fifth lecture, Mrs.
Headlee will tell of the churches,
schools, parks, sports and social life
of Hawaii
The sixth and last lecture will de-
scribe the volcanoes of Kilauea and
Haleakala. Mrs. Headlee leaves this
evening OH the Inter-Island steamer
| Claudine for Maui, and, before return
ing, will have visited all the Islands
| of the group and the showplaces. AS
soon as she returns, it is probable that
| arrangements will be made for her to
deliver lecture in the Opera House.
The Secretary's Report.
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: By thelast mail, Spe-
cial letters were sent out to all the
transpacifc steamship companies, as
we'll as to all the transcontinental
| railways. enclosing a list of the books
on Hawaii kept by our local book
stores, suggesting that more of these
volumes should find a place in the
libraries on board the steamers and
| limited trains.
| The following letter and articles
| from the Samoan Zeitung are of in
| terest.
APIA, Samoa, April oath, 1909.
| H. P. Wood, Esq, Secretary, Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
| Dear Mr. Wood: I beg to acknowl-
edge your interesting letter of March
| 10th also the enclosure of the
pamphlet in regard to your efforts
and mode of procedure.
| Have taken the liberty of copying
| part of the same in an article which
L enclose printed in the Samoan lei
| tung of April Gath.
Am trying to stir UP the people here
| to the Importance of following in your
| footsteps re the advertising ana plac-
ing before the public the beauties OF
| picturesque Samoa, I cannot tell
what the result may be, but if not
| successful it will not be for want OF
effort on my part.
Any assistance 1 may be able to
render will be a pleasure.
With kindest regards, 1 remain
Very sincerely yours,
| (Sfgned) MASON MITCHELL,
American Consul.
POSSIBILITIES OF SAMOA.
beg to call the attention of tbs
| "Verkehrsverein' society to the eff
forts of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee and some data relative Il
mode of procedure and results &C
complished by that body.
| The Samoan Islands rank second tt
none in the world in beauty and gen
eral interest of picturesque native life
To be sure they are handicapped a
the present time by the want of {
direct and regular line of steamer
to America the country that furniShe