The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-04-21
.h0HA OE FOR
THE CHORISTERS
THE PROMOTION COMMITTEE HAH
SOUVENIR ron sHBrFmLn
CHOIR.

The members OF tho great Sheffield
choir, which Is now touring the United
States aud Canada en- roate to che
British Colonies In the South acaa aud
is TO visit and sing here about May 20,
win be greeted with the Aloha Oo''
Of Hawaii the moment they embark on
the Canadian, Australian liner zoalandin
at Vancouver for Honolulu
The promotion committee yesterday
authorized Secretary Wood Go mako ar.
rangements for securing about 300
copies of the song, one to be given 10
each member OF the choir. They will
be sent up from hero on the Healandia
which calls next week en- route from
Sydney.
The first proposition for a greeting
TO the choristers was to place leis
about them when they arrived, hut In
view of the present quarantine and the
possibility of its being in force when
the zealandia returns in Nav. IL was
thought that the sending of the comics
of Aloha De would better expross the
aloha of tho pople of Hawai-.
Small Legislative Appropriation.
! Treasurer Won Damn reported TO the
committee that he had been at work
around the Legislature and did not meet
with an optimistic reception. He stated
that although the promotion committee
wanted $4,000 a year for the promo
tion work, the legislature did not
seem to be willing to make liberal
appropriation for this work and about
all that seemed Ia, be in sight was $500
month. This, he explained. was far
from what he believed should be given
the committee, especially in view of the
! fact that the Republicans in their pIat.
form, had set forth that they stood for
! liberal appropriations for promotion.
I Secretary Wood said this would he
unfortunate in view of the fact that
this year he had planned to renew
much of the advertising literature, and
large printing contracts would have TO
be entered into in order to replenish a
fast diminishing stock. Contracts of
this sort would eat up many thousands
4 of dollars. and money WAS absolutely
essential to carry out the plans
Mr., Wood added after the meeting
!, that the present epidemic had no doubt
caused some hesitation among tho
travelling public about coming here and
this would have to be counteractbd by
renewed advertising Rll along the line
in orderto keep Hawaii before the peo-
pie as proper summer and winter re-
sort. Then there was the San Fran
cisco fair and preparations would have
to be made to call attention to Hawaii
at this great exposition.
Woods Moving Pictures.
4 Secretary Wood turned on an cleo.
trio light switch during the meeting
and showed an invention of his own.
This represented green cardboard box
shaped like wedge Of cheese on end,
the wide part having a window Into
this was fitted transparent photo.
graphic plate in colors, and behind an
electric bulb glowed. The effect was
good, as the picture was made to look
as though the sun were shining upon
the pictured landscape. Mr. Wood
plans to have some Of these boxes made
in substantial materials to be sent to
railway and steamship. offices, to hotels
and other public places, to rest on the
counters. He plans to send several
coored views of Hawaii so that there
can be a change of scenery now and
then. The plates were made from
small photographs which he sent to
Japan, where they were enlarged and
reproduced ON glass and cOlored. The
latter work is highly satisfactory and
the cost was reasonable.