The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-05-30
TO INITIATE 'EM
WITH LEI ROPE
ALOHA TEMPLE AND sunny
jim" PREPARING ron SHRINE
GATHERING.
tFram sanass,. AdvsrLI.er. }

A Hawaiian leirope, hfty TO sixty
feet long, twinod around one made OF
Hawaiian grown sisal, will be one of the
most prominent features in tho parade
of the Grand Council Of Shrinodom at
Rochester this summer, and Il viii be
carried by the novices who are to DO in
troduced into the mysteries of tho An
cient Order and the art Of wearing a
fez and drinking Eem- zem.
Potentate "Sunny jim McCandless,
who win represent Aloha Temple at
Rochester, is preparing his annual gift
box of things Hawaiian, and among
them will be the rope Of sisal and the
twining paper lei which in turn will be
twined about with real mailc
THAT is one Of the features which
think will make a sensation said
Sunny JIM yesterday. "Every-
body knows that the Shriner Is slogan is
Hold on to the Rope and tho rope
they are going to hold on to at this
imperial session will be from Hawaii.
And let me tell you that rope is going
TO be well advertised 1t will be unique
among the ropes ever carried in a
parade.
Bunches of Good Things.
Mr.. McCandless will leave here on
June II on the Korea. He, with those
assisting him, has already packed and
shipped about 1900 leis made of paper.
There win also be fifteen cases of Ha-
waiian canned pineapples and probably
fifteen cases of Hawaiian pineapple
juice, the latter being donated by James
Dole of the Hawaiian Pineapple Com
pany. Mr. McCandless has bought 81
case of Kona coffee Chest in the world),
and another case made up of small
packages is being donated by II. Hack
field 6 Co. In addition Mr.. McCand-
less has about 1900 lauhala and bamboo
fans with the word "Aloha" worked
in.
"Then we have some shell leis and
black.eyed Susan leis and some pretty
hats for the favorite ladies" said
"Sunny JIM ''For the latter there
is always a big demand.'
Potentate McCandless has been APP
pointed on the mileage and per diem
committee of the national council. He
has been on this same committee for
three years. an unusual honor for such
a far-distant temple as Aloha.
Largest Gathering.
''They arc making arrangements for
this council ON large scale,'' says Mr..
McCandless. "They expect the larg-
est registration, beating all records.
Thus far every hotel in the city has
been filed according to the registra-
ton. There will be more patrols than
at any previous gathering. The regis
tration at New Orleans was $4,000
Mobiles alone, not counting their wives,
sweethearts and sisters and daughters.
In Los Angeles the registration was
1900 Mobiles. Los Angeles is again
in the field for the 1919 council, but
Milwaukee may win ont, as she was
the opponent of Rochester for this
year g session. The whole order is now
in fine financial shape.
''I expect @. G.. Bockus and wife and
also L. G. Ables to go over with me
this summer, and several others may
also attend, if they can arrange it so
any business they have east will fit in.
"We will have the headquarters Of
Aloha Temple of Hawaii at the Hotel
Powers and our suite viii be on tho
main floor Doesn't matter what il
costs so that Hawaii is where it can be
known.
"These sessions are grand oppor-
tunity for advertising Hawaii and this
year I hope that our efforts will be
such that Hawaii will BE- on every ones
tongue. -