Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-23

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| Oregon, the Mayor of Salem and the
| various clubs representatives After
very pleasant motor ride during
which time the beautiful electric foun-
tain was displayed We attended ban
quet at the hotel. Being Sunday great
| credit is due for such royal entertain
ment .-- J.. '-~
/ At Salem where our train remained
overnight, delegation of the Royal
RosariaIs of Portland met us. They
presented to everyone on the train
! an envelope in which We found a
badge with the word Guest" printed
On the ribbon, with space TO slip
ones card in above, and below but
| ton upon which was printed Royal
Rosarians," card granting privileges
Of the Portland Commercial Club, and
/ tickets to the theatre and ball game,
/ tigether with a little booklet showing
Just what we were to do each day of
the festival week. T.
One should remember that the
Royal Rosarians' were entertaining
about 200 people from Pasadena, and
others from Seattle, Spokane and Vic
toria, making in all about 1000 people
as their special guests. ......-... Fl
How Portland Does Il. ....'. ......s..
On the day of our arrival we were
guests on the Rose City escorting Rex
Oregonus, the head of the festival, up
| the Willamette river The following
day an excursion up the Columbia
river to Muhnomah Falls was pro-
Vided with luncheon and vaudeville
on board. Front sea 5 in the grand
stands were ours, the guest badge be-
! ing sufficient to gain admittance. No
| tors were placed at our disposal by
the Rosarians, and during the entire
week the Rosarians placed themselves
| in the position of hosts. A grand ball
was given at the Multnomah hotel, at
which the various uniform ranks and
their friends were the guests.
! | missed the luncheon by the Ad
Club of Portland owing to misunder-
standing, but the Royal Oaks are GER
tainly very enthusiastic over their re-
ception by your fellow organization.
The ladies of Portland provided
roses in the hotel every morning,
bringing same in large clothes bas-
kets and every member of our party
was never without a rose. / could
speak for considerable time on the
roses of Portland, for they are beauti-
full beyond description. The system
of planting the roses between the
sidewalk and the curb appealed to
me; they look beautiful when in
bloom, and the value of this scheme
from publicity. standpoint seems to
me of large measure.
The parades were beautiful, espe-
cially the electric parade at night.
Flat cars were decorated to resemble
gems and flowers and were covered
with thousands Of electric lights,
making an unusual and handsome dis
play.
The main party of Oakland people
returned after the rose festival but
some forty of the party went on an
extended tour. 4 +. 49, ;, :,
We had learneod to know out hosts,
the Rosarians, very well, and when
the time came to say goodbye many
of us were little broken up. This ]
feeling was especially pronounced
when we arrived at the North Bank
depot to take the train to Tacoma,
and found that the ladies of the Ro-
sarians had completely decorated our
sleepers with roses. The curtains
were hung with roses, the pillows
were covered, and they were placed |
between the sheets. Is it strange that
most of us were sorry to leave the
beautiful city of Portland with its
true hospitality? .~A.-=..:, Il
Tacoma and Seattle Busy. ...>
At Tacoma motor ride was pro- |
vided by the Commercial Club through |
the splendid Point Defiance Park,
with its fine vMtas through the pines |
TO the Sound beyond. :. o..
Seattle was reached by boat from
Tacoma. The commercial Club and |
the mayor met our party, and a drive
around the famous Lake Washington |
Boulevard was one of the features of |
our stay. This was followed by ban |
quet at the Savoy Hotel.
The same spirit of hospitality pre-
vailed in Victoria and in Vancouver, |
where the comtNercial organizations |
entertained us with motor rides, both |
III the afternoon and evening. The |
Sound country is beautiful and the
commercial development that is push !!
ing the cities Of this part Of the coun- j
try ahead is ever apparent. -"
Small towns are also awake to the |
value of publicity through hospitality. |
In Everett, Wash, our train stopped |
for three hours The Commercial Club |
were our hosts at breakfast, and |
later a motor ride-ove their city.
Spokane Live Wires. !
~ But it remained for the AID Club OF !
Spokane, that real live organization |
of the great Inland Empire, to open |
our eyes Arriving in their city about !
10 p. M, during a pouring rain. we
We're allowed no time for discussion |
but Immediately hustled into taxicabs |
and taken to our hotel, where rooms |
had been reserved. While gathered |
around the lobby of the hotel one Of |
their number announced that we we're !
expected to be ready within 4 few |
as they had prepared little |
midnight supper for us. This proved
to be more like a banquet and was
given at Davenport we'll known |