Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-11
WALTER {. Smith
LECTURES To
CROWDS
Writes Promotion Committee
That Many Were Turned
Away in Seattle

The regular weekly meeting of the
promotion committee is held at three
thirty O'Clock this afternoon in the
rooms of the merchants association,
81 which H. NJ. Hepburn, one of the
new members of the committee, will
give a special talk on his observations
OF promotion work in the East during
his recent trip to the mainland. A. w.
Van Valkenburg, of the Oahu Railroad
who has just returned from a trip to
Canada, took with him large number
OF photographs and quantity of pro-
motion literature which he distributed
throughout the Canadian Northwest,
and he has been asked to appear be-
fore the committee to give it the bene-
fiji of any observations he may have
to offer as a result of his, trip.
The posters for the 1913 Carnival
and Floral Parade have been practic-
ally all distributed. They have been
sent to every railroad bureau, steam
ship Office, and excursion agent
throughout the world, and the commit
tee is now busy sending out the small
,ler reproductions of the large poster
tc the different railroad offices in the
states.
H. P. Wood, secretary of the promo
ton committee, received several let
ters on the last boat from the coast
from Walter G. Smith, who is in the
states lecturing on the Hwaaiian Is
lands for the committee. Mr.. Smith
states that everywhere his lectures
have been a pronounced success and
that at some of them the people have
also voiced in the newspaper clippings
that accompany his letters.
THE first of the Seattle lectures
took place last night" says Mr.. Smith,
writing from that city on September
%, at the Chamber of Commerce.
The hall is not large but it was
packed, as was the hall beyond. The
only table in the room held four peo-
pie standing. / am told that over 100
people were turned away-simply,
couldn't get. in. After the lecture at
least twenty-five people came forward
and asked questions, and two of them
called at the hotel this morning. To-
morrow nightI expect a big crowd at
the First Unitarian church, and on
Wednesday afternoonlI shall address
the Rotary Club, and on the evening
of the same day church address at
Tacoma. think that If Seattle could
be thoroughly canvassed it would
mean great results for Hawaii. - =.
Growing Interest In Hawaii. >
Much of my time at the hotel since
the lectures has been given up to
answering the questions Of interested
/ people. There is surely a growing in
terest here in Hawaii. Professor.
! richardson of the University of
Washington wants lecture on the
Wednesday following my return from
| Spokane, but l am afraid that l shall
be unable to give it. The papers say
that as many people are turned away
from my lectures 'as attend them.
heard the remark made that the rep
resentation of people at them was
from the best business element, and
have also heard that several will
visit Hawaii. My next lectures will
be given in Spokane, and then l will
! return to Seattle to fill a few other
dates that / have made"
Now at Vancouver.
The press of Seattle has given
much attention to Mr.. Smiths lee
lures. Following his lectures in Spo-
kane and his return engagements in
! Seattle, Mr.. Smith went to Vancou-
yer, B. c., where he is delivering a
series of lectures now.
Another letter of importance that
has lately been received by Secre-
tary Wood is the one from the gen.
efal manager of the great exhibition
to be held in Client next year, regard
ing Hawaiian. site at this fair. The
letter states that this fair will be the
most important, as regards area and
foreign participations, on record on
that part of the continent. Nearly
every nation in the world will be rep
, resented, and the fact that all these
nations have taken their sites prom
1ses to make the exhibition one of
the most striking displays ever wit
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