The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-02
PLANS FOR
1910 PARADE
The Promotion Committee May
Select Floral Director
Next Week.

speed. While it is admitted that the
| Floral Parades of years past, common
Grating the anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington, have been preten-
tious undertakings, have been beaut1-
full, and have attracted attention in a
good many ways and places. it is
planned by the Promotion Committee
to have spectacle of rare beauty such
as has never before been shown here in
the 1910 parade. 1t is also planned
and the plans are already being put into
effect, to advertise the 1910 parade all
over the United States as well as in
parts of Europe.
The director of the 1910 Floral Pa
rade will probably be named at the next
meeting of the committee, ON Thursday
of the coming week. Director Petrie
of the1909 parade advised the commit
tee to select their man for the next
year at a very early date, in order that
he could arrange his plans in plenty of
time. The Promotion Committee is fol-
lowing this advice, and there is hardly
any doubt but that the 1910 director
will be named next week
Atlantic City Branch.
Secretary Wood of the Promotion
Committee has been talking to the mem
bers for considerable time past with re-
gard to establishing combination in
formation and sales booth at Atlantic
City, the Eastern beach resort. There
are always, winter and summer, thou
sands of visitors to this beach every
day, and Mr.. Wood s idea is to sell post
cards, curios, and other things sugges-
tive of Hawaii, as well as dispense in
formation regarding the Islands gratis
in a special building there. Will Cooper
writes from Seattle that he believes
the Atlantic City idea is a good one,
and Mr.. Wood will probably come be-
fore the committee with concrete
proposition before very long. He esti-
mates that, after, the fixtures have been
installed, the proposition will be a self
supporting one, as it is his plan to make
a special feature of the sale of Ha-
waiian pineapples, just az they are be-
ing sold at the fair in Seattle.
Mr.. Wood's weekly letter was as fol-
lows:
sit is very gratifying to be able
to state that our efforts to turn travel
to Maui are meeting with much en-
enlargement. 1909 will undoubtedly
show a largely increased number of
visitors to Haleakala and lao valley
over previous years. This result has
been made possible by the Maui peo-
pie themselves who. have imported ,all-
tomobiles, improved their hotels, thus
enabling US TO say that transportation
on the Twin Island is cheap and hotel
accommodation good. Of these facts,
the traveller must be assured and now
that Kauai is offering a splendid auto
mobile service covering all parts of
the island at reasonable rates and with
the assurance that the traveller viii
find good hotel accommodation at The
Deverill Hotel, Hanalei, also at The
Fairview Hotel, Lihue, and at Waimea,
sthe three vantage points on the Island.
From this on, / believe that travel to
the Garden Island will rapidly increase.
Kauai should have large modern
tourist hotel at Hanalei which is Ger
tainly one of the most beautiful bath
ing beaches in the world, and now
that the tide Of travel has at last turn
ed to Hawaii, such a place, if well adj
vertised and properly conducted,
would. / feel assured, prove a paying
investment. During the summer sea-
son, hotel with accommodations for
fifty or more guests could be kept con-
stantly filed with our own people
1.-THE following letter from Frank
lin Matthews, the brilliant correspond
emit, who accompanied our fleet on its
cruise around the world and who is
now in such demand on the lecture
platform, will be read with interest.
He saws:
9. Mr.. Dear Mr.. Wood: The col
lection of photographs which you so
kindly forwarded, arrived few days
ago to my great delight. I am very
grateful to you for your Kindness.
4" Everywhere I speak / End that
there is intense interest in Hawaii.
The place has such hold on my soul
that I find it difficult to switch from
the topic when | get on it once In
every talk have given have ad-
vised anyone who could afford it to
go and see it. / have called it Dream
land and all the other fine things it
really is and am booming it constant
". I'll bet I am the most efficient
member of the Promotion Club that
you have on the mainlatd-
sstI am gong to give pictures with
my lectures in the fall. Up to now |
have just been talking, talking and with
great success. I expect to make com
plete tour of the country next winter
III boost you folks all [ can; depend
upon that.
g I have been making much of the
native singing. Could you send me
a picture of a group of these singers
with their instruments in their hands,
etc, and out of doorsa I'd prefer all
men in it. I'd like also a picture of
a native beauty with lei around he~
neck If also you can get picture
or two OF The Pail a like it and one
of a pineapple plantation. Put it all
down to advertising.
- Some day / hope to get back
among Won all when there will be no
whirl We got home in fine condition,
but it has been mighty hard to settle
down to cold, hard labor again.
With many thanks and WITH de-
lightful memories, I am,
Most cordially yours,
q FRANKLIN MATTHEW'S.
Mr., Lester Petrie, ahom We sup