The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-24
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the information, guidance and enter
tainment of the travellers had to await
more or less unsatisfactory and hasty
distribution among the passengers
while they were crowding off the
steamship after she had been made
fast
This was entirely the fault of the
ships officers, for the customs officers
who went aboard made no restrictions
and the equally courteous Federal
health authorities were perfectly will
ing that the welcomers go aboard by
the gangway, which had been lowered,
while the vessel was still outside, and
as soon as the quarantine flag was
hauled down But as soon as the ship
was given pratique, she smoked up and
slowed around to make the five miles
or Whereabouts to harborage, leaving
such launches, as had remained outside
in the hope of getting their passengers
aboard the Cleveland, to go back to
the city with their freightage of vex-
ed committee folks. This meant that
many of the girls who had been taken
out to place leis about the necks OF
the Cleveland's passengers were
drenched to the skin by the flying
spray, for it was comparatively rough
outside and the small craft had to
buck into the wind on the homeward
run. Men, too, were soaked, though
the wetting did not seem to take much
enthusiasm out of anybody
ELKS OUT IN FORCE.
The Elks specially chartered boat
the steamer Mokolii, was the first wei.
coming craft, after the tug Intrepid, tc
get alongside the Cleveland, having
leftx the foot of Fort street promptly
at 7 o'lcock. This craft was elegently
adorned with multltudinous flags
among which the Elk colors were very
evident. A great painted sign was
stretched between the Mokoliis masts
bearing the legend HELLO BILL!
! The Elks carried pennants and badges
! and flower wreaths. They passed the
high signs of welcome and greeting
! to the Elks aboard and many an en-
thusiastic hail was exchanged between
I the local and pilgrim brethren. Ashore
the local Elks lavishly entertained nj
ty-eight visiting brothers, lunchint
them at the Country Club and auto
MODELLING them abaut the icty. INT
visitors presented the Honolulu lodg
with an elegant memorial bearing tn
travellers names and lodges; E. A
Douthitt making the speech OF ac
ceptancS
The tug Intrepid, with the Hawaiian
band aboard, circled the big German
and entertained those on deck viii
appropriate strains, whooping it u
in brave fashion.
! PROMOTION COMMITTEE STUNT
Then came the Hukihuki the Youn
Brothers big launch with the Promo
ton Committee crowd, armed Wit
Ernest Kaai's orchestra which kept u
\ lively concert. In this launch Act
ing Secretary viii Cooper and hi
assistants had taken out a dozen bas
kets Of leis and a number of prett
daughters of Hawaii to act as dlstrl
btors of the floral wreaths. Apou
twenty girls had been chosen, but a
had not been at the wharf in time to
outside in the Promotion boat. Thos
who missed the Hukihuki were take
out in another launch and an attemI
was made to transfer them to tn
already crowded HuI1ihuki. hi
was put a stop to after some half doze
had been transferred at their persona
risk Several girls and a number
other welcomers, a dozen or tiftee
in all, being left in the extra launc
when it was realized that there wei
enough people, fifty-four, aboard I'll
Hukihul1i. One young lady not trans
ferred, gave way to weeping, eviden
ly having made up her mind that 81
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