The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1909-09-18
Lahaina
Caps Climax
Visitors Entertained Under
Banyau Tree.
VOLUME XVI

lahalna mas again DecoIle ldiilooS
and it will be a long time before the
members of the Congressional party
and the residents of Lahaina will
cease praising the efforts OF the COM
mittees in charge of entertaining
our national visitors and all those
who assisted, for they certainly
showed what united effort can do in
the way of entertaining and pleas
ing.
At Olowalu large gathering OF
children with American flags in
their hands and the men and women
of that section cheered the Congress
men as they passed by in automo-
biles on their way to Lahaina from
Wailuku.
When in sight of Lahaina they
crossed under strings of flags and
bunting stretched across the street
and stopped at the Pioneer Hotel,
where the dust of the road was
cleaned off.
After spending about an hour
meeting the people of Lahaina the
Congressman were led to tables set
under the great banyan tree in the
court yard and on which was spread
bountiful dinner. Hawaiian music
was furnished by quintet club sta
toned ON a stage built high on the
limbs of the tree. This banyan tree
was planted in 1871 by Hon. W. O.
Smith, who was a member OF the
party accompanying the Congress
men on their tour.
The tree was pretty sight, decor
ated with myriads of electric lights
and many were the pleasant remarks
made by the Congressmen and their
wives.
The people of Lahaina district
were there to "A person, and each and
everyone felt that it was up to him
or her to make the occasion a pleas
ant one, and that they succeeded
goes without saying.
Rev. Kroll acted as spokesman
and called upon Mr.. Burnham as
the first speaker.
Mr.. Bartholdt spoke of the Amer
iclnism of the people and urged
them to continued progress in the
way they were going. He then called
upon Representative Miller of Kan
sas who made very able speech on
the developing Americanism of Ha-
waii,
Before calling upon the next
speaker Mr.. Bartholdt spoke few
words of praise for the work and
good qualities of Delegate Kuhio,
who did not make the tour of Maui.
He assured the people that the
Prince was well thought of and es-
teemed by all the Congressman and
asked them to send him back to
Washington ut the next election
His words of praise for the Delegate
were loudly applauded and he ended
his remarks saying; The applause
tells me that the Prince is also well
liked by the people of Lahaina and
it pleases me very much to hear it. y
Congressman Houston of Tennes-
see was at his best and stirred his
hearers to great enthusiasm with his
delightful presentation of honored
womanhood and ideas for the up
building of a more solid American
ism. He praised the men who have
done the great work Of industry. III,
thought now, as each period present
cd its problem, particular attention
should be given the man striving tC
build up an Independent home.
Mr.. Dawson made an address il
which he declared his belief thai
Hawaii is the greatest climatic anc
scenic wonder of the world" ii,
told the people that they must worl
for themselves, although Congress
would do all that was right and pro
per for the upbuilding of the Terri
tory. His remarks We're interpreted
into Hawaiian by Rev, Stephel
pesha.