The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-21

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why Congress was Called
AZ ten o'clock yesterday morning q.
Fred Bush, chairman Of the Hawaii pro.
motion committee, called The meeting 90
order and WAS also made chairman Of
the l1t soesiou, with II. +. Wood ~
secretary. Secretary Wood read tho call
for The meeting, which was Issued hy
fhe promotion committee on November
4, 1910. and sent broadcast 90 govern.
mcnts, consular representatives. aud
promotion bureaus In Pacific islands
and countries bordering upon the Pa.
cifc The call was as follower
-"You are more or less familiar with
the work Of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittec, which q joint COMMITTEES Of
the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce and
the Merchants Association Of Honolulu.
The organization has now been IN exist
ence something over seven years and
from tho beginning has steadily gained
in the reapect and good win Of the resi-.
! dents Of Hawaii, until today the work
Of the committee has the complete CON
fidenee of the entire community. In
other words, tho committee has made
good. Travel to Hawaii Is Increasing
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alone but throughout every month Of
the year.
awe expect to have an unusually
large number Of visitors In Honolulu at
the time of our Animal Floral Parade,
which will be held February 90, 1911.
We are advertising this event extern
sively and are pleased to be able to say
that the number of people attracted 60
Axle ox~nuA hoe oh q, ,do-
cided increase from year to year since
its inauguration,
"In thinking over the matter, it has
occurred to MS that our midwinter cele-
bration could be used effectively for
the purpose of advertising your eoun-
| try and other parts of the Pacific. as
well as Hawaii. Hundreds Of well-to-
do tourists are in Honolulu at that time,
and nothing would please us better than
| to be instrumental in turning their steps
your way. The question is, how can
| this best be donef How can you take
advantage of the situationf
| "Among other suggestions that occur
to us is the developing of our Floral
Parade celebration into Mid-Paeific
or Pan,Pacifc Carnival. An association
might be formed representing the Phil
ippines, Japan, China, Java, Siam,
Burma, Ceylon, the Australian States,
Tasmania, New Zealand, FIJI and others
of the South Sea Islands, as well as
Hawaii Besides entertainments and
special exhibits and the distribution, of
advertising matter, illustrated lectures
pertaining to all parts of the Pacific
could be given daily. We could com
menee in a small way but there is no
doubt that the enterprise would develop
into a worldwide attraction, proving
to the greatest possible benefit to all
participating.
| ffIn order to come to an understand
ing and to get closer together, the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee has decided
to call Pan-Pacife Travel Congress to
be held at Honolulu Monday, February
goth. 1911, believing that as a direct
result of such a meeting, travel to all
parts of the Pacific can be materially
| increased. We name February goth in
order that the delegates may have an
opportunity to participate in our An.
nual Floral Parade and thus get good
idea Of what the Hawaii Promotion
j Committee mas already accomplished in
the way Of creating interest in the
Pacific. rs s.
1--WE believe this step to be one OF
the greatest Importance and hope for a
representative attendance at the con-
vention.
"Every delegate should, if possible
bring a representative collection OF
lantern slides and be prepared to give
series of short talks concerning the
country OF locality he may represent
cit is reasonable to suppose that
the different transpacifc steamship
lines will not only be repre-,
sented at this meeting, but that they
will also be willing to accord all dele.
gates special rates.
IA series of interesting events
viii be arranged for the entertainment
of the delegates during their stay in
Honolulu. We shall, in fact, do our
utmost to make yo1r visit both q
Il pleasant and a profitable one.
/ "a movement has just been started
to bring to Hawaii in 1914 the mem
bers of the American Passenger
Agents Association for their annual
meeting, by which time our organiza.
ton, If effected next February, should
be well established. Our meeting for
that year should, if possible, coincide
| with the visit Of the members of the
passenger agents association, that
| live body of men, whose business il
is to create and route travel.
"Please give this matter your care
full consideration and favor us with q
reply at your earliest convenience
Very truly yours,
"HAWAII PROMOTION
COMMITTEE.
aBy H. P. Wood, secretary.
Up. S.-As to the character of the
organization and its work, the Hawaii
Promotion Committee refers to the
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
all consuls for foreign government:
stationed at Honolulu, all the banks q