The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-15
INHBR-ISLAND HAPPENINGS


, lulu last week, after spending ten days
in the Capital City While in town
machinery and tools were purchased
for the Garage, and nothing will De
left undone to render the shops able
to handle any kind of repair work The
! services of a first-class automobile ex-
lpert were secured and everything will
be in readiness for start in a few
days. A full line of accessories, gaso-
line, tires, etc, will be carried in
stock for the benefit of those who
own automobiles
The Hawi Clubhouse will be official
| ly opened on the night of April 20, and
invitations will be shortly issued. The
building is well fitted out, and a bill
lard table and bowling alley added to
ITS attractions. The aim of the manage
ment to provide a home" for the
men holding responsible positions on
the plantation is certainly a commend
able one and will surely rebound to
the benefit of the plantation, in the
Increased interest taken in its welfare
by those who will enjoy the opportuni-
ty for recreation and fellowship which
the club will afford. A tennis court is
pbeing built near the clubhouse which
will be another and important attrac-
Nion.
"Po,itics"-that was the chief local
topic last Saturday where delegates to
the Republican Convention in Homo
lulu were elected. Hired autos and
buses brought voters to the polls,
which reminded one of San Francisco
bin the Schmitz days, or New York
City where Tammany Hall held the
? reins.
The attendance on the Easter SER
= vices of Iole Church was unusually
large. Sixteen were received into mem.
l. bership and nine baptized, including
four infants.
+ Messrs. Campbell and Bebee, two
l gentlemen who are touring the island
+ in their own auto, have been stopping
}, 1T the club They are studying the
T various plantations as they go along
S and looking out for the best place tc
: make an investment.
8 An elaborate dinner was given
II April Z, by the Look Sing Tong Socie
/ ty, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee You
recently welded. A large number o
haole guests attended.
4 Dr. Norris, of the Experiment Sta
4 ton, is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg,
i c. Watt
Charles Girvin, brother of Mrs
Smith (nee Ivy Girvin) has invented
direct process of generating electricit
4 from coal, which promises wonderful
revolution in mechanics. He has lief
4 Cornell and gone to San Francisco t,
get his invention introduced.
Three Island boys have made tn
Varsity soccer team at Cornell:-Stan
wood Dodge, Ashford Austin an,
David Townsend. A.. Ashford has beef
captain of his college team.
The array of 100 Gala lilies ant
seventy-six heads of spider lilies il
the alter of Union Church, Easte
morning, would have bankrupted tn
average Eastern church of its size
compelled to buy from a dollhouse
Mrs. Hind, chairman of the decorating
committee, secured them at the Home
steads. Combined with the Chimes,
bamboo, the white daisies, and tn,
Bermuda lilies, they made a suberl
floral decoration. The trio by Mrs
Renton, Mrs. Hind and Mrs. Bond; the
duet by Mrs. Austin and Mr. Nahiwa
and the solo by Mrs. Hind were much
appreciated, as was also the song by
the Sunday school.
Rev. E. B, Turner and family are
now living at Orange. n. J. Miss MI
riel Hind spent her Easter vacation
with them.
KUkAlAU.
The famous Bolaboa road is again
impossible for automobile. One from
here, houled by team from one bad
place, turned back before another that
was more than axle deep to q passing
wagon, and through which loaded
jack failed to pass, even at the side
On account of the sickness of his
father, Joseph j. Homer, supervising
principal Eugene Horner is at home;
Mrs Horner and daughter Olive, with
nurse, have come from Honolulu.
WAlOHlNU.
Mr.. Duncan, who has been acting as
postmaster at Naalehu for the past
few months, left on the Kinau for Ho
nolulu. We wish him success there.
Miss Jennie Jones was visited by
her brother, John Jones of Honolulu
for few hours one day last week,
Hector Morton, who has been ware
house man for the II. S. p Co., a
Honoapo for the past year, left on the
Kinau for Honolulu. We understand
T. that no goes from that Dlaca IN Cana