The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-27
Welcomed BY Band.

As we came alongside the new wharf
they have Just opened, magnificent
structure. the Royal Hawaiian band
played us welcome. TINS Is famous
band organized thirty five years ago,
and has the same leader today as then
The wharf was crowded with people
and everybody seemed to have rear
welcoming smile. We finally GOT
ashore and were met by more Salt
Lakers. including Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert
Roberts, Mrs. Boggs, Mrs. McCaskel H.
DT. and Mrs. Beattle and Mrs. Mark,
wife Of Captain Mark OF the marines.
Captain Marks sister married Dave
Murray Of Salt Lake. We had 10 pass
lines and lines Of fine autos, some pr1-
vate but the majority for hire Just
think in this town Of $4,000 people, OF
whom there are only about 5000 white
people they have 500 registered ma
chimes. and all of the finest class. a
beautiful white Packard passed US with
number 500 on il, just registered, Ihen
there was long line Of street cars,
trolleys. and we boarded them for
special trip about town. The car sys-
tenn is excellent as up-to date as any
on the mainland.
While We waited for the start I saw
the United States revenue cutter The
It's lying at anchor In the harbor. This
is the boat which Commodore Schley
took north into the Arctic ocean and
rescued Greeley and his party. The
Thetis has just returned from some OF
where the officers arrested twenty
three Japanese from Japan who were
killing off the birds They captured
$4,000 bird wings. These japanese
stun the birds and then while they are
alive cut their wings off and leave the
poor things to die miserably. As we
went through town we saw the police
patrol wagon passing INTO the judi
Ciary building grounds, and number
Of Japanese were taken out ard into
m
the japanese pOachers.
We saw many beautiful streets and
buildings and grounds. We saw where
all the kings and queens or Hawaii
lie buried. save kamehameha l. whose
body was secretly buried in a cave on
the island of Hawaii. and has never
been found to this day.
Luncheon at Hotel.
Then we went to the Royal Hawaiian
hotel FOR luncheon. It Is so pretty there
with its gardens surrounding the en-
tire property and the wide pOrches,
lanats. they call them here open to the
sunlight and air. on these lanais we
had luncheon, while the Royal Ha-
Waiiau band played in the park. We
had a Salt Lake reunion on the lanai
where a poster had been set up with
this legend; I'm from Utah The
salt Lake contingent aboard the CleVe-
land is the largest from. any one place,
and are as follows.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. T. Senton. Mr., and
Mrs. J. T. DOnnellan Mr.. and Mrs.
Windsor Rice and children. Mr.. and
Mrs. ana Miss Miller, Mrs. oswald.
Miss Hazel Oswald, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
SCheid. Mrs. James HOgie, Or. and Mrs.
Hammond. Dr. and Mrs. Hanchett. DT.
and Mrs. Bascom and son, Or. and Mrs.
Tripp and son.
The Salt Lakers who are now resi-
dents Of Honolulu. or Just visiting
there for the winter. included:
Mrs. Boggs. Mrs. MCCaskell, Mrs. Ira
Lewis, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. W. T. CHS
holm, Dir. and Mrs. Beattie, Mr.. and
Mrs Hudson. \. p. Taylor, MI and
Mrs. Egbert Roberts. Ed. ToWSe. f. ".
Thayer, ". \. Kinney. Miss Abbie
Marsh. Miss Gertrude Whiteman, Mrs
Lydia Roberts Fernandez and Mr.. Ken
uedv.
some are stopping at the Young and
others are ia bungalows, for most Tf
the visiting Salt Lakers will remain
looking well. Mrs Roberts gave US
all paper lima leis today Sunday. for
we leave for Yokohama this evening
at o'clock.
In the afternoon we went to the
Waikiki beach and saw the wonderful
fish in the aquarium, fish which look
as II some one had painted them. They
looked unreal for the Coloriugs and
markings are wonderful. Then we saw
OUtTigger canoe races a the beach and
rested under the cocoanut trees all
afternoon.
At the Young hotel the evening of
the day Of our arrival a dance was
given i'm honor Of the Cleveland pas
sengers. The dancing paviliOns are
on the roof garden. which is lighted
with paTti-COlored incandesCents and
loaded with boxed palms and plants
Of many and beautiful varieties.
Novelty is Enjoyed.
The Hawaiian musicians played and
sang while we danced. That was one
of tuc most attractive novelties which
we experienced during our stay Any
one may dance while a Stringed or
chestra plays Strauss waltZes, but il
isn't everybody who has the chance
TO dance while Hawaiian singing boys.
with their beautiful voices. sing Ha-
Waiian songs and We dance to their
odd music. Everything is so rOlliCkinE
that the dancers demanded encore after
encore. so that one dance was quite
often five and six rolled into one long
series Every body was so happy.
Honolulu has certainly given us good
time. 1t is a fine American city and
its people are so hospitable. That was
the climax of our first day in Homo
lulu. and we went back to the ship
tired but very happy.
The weather is beautiful They tell
me that before the Cleveland arrived
it had rained rivers. 1t is clear and
.