Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-11-06

here about hundred of them live on and on
Some are blind; some deaf; ali decrepit.
They sit in the sun under the palm trees and
talk of times 20 years ago. quarrel happily and
vociferously, and sometimes marry-these octo7
genarians and nonogenarians. They have plenty
to eat, comfortable quarters, weekly excursion
to church in an omnibus and, life having become
something nearly approximate to heaven, they
valid reason for changing their state.
Not seldom do they pass the century mark and
many remember claim to remember, the death
s of the first Kamehameha.
Private gardens line all the streets, their luxu-
RANT trees and shrubbery happily masking the
houses themselves most of which make no pre-
tense to anything but comfort. People live out
Of doors, and the result is that broad vine COW
cred verandas or 'lanais"-the Hawaiian term
is used universally-are the most noticeable and
characteristic features of many of the houses.
The glory of the gardens is their pams-royaI
palms and dates principally, but also wine palms
and fan pams-and their flowing trees In the
spring the Poinciana regia makes huge flaming
umbrellas of orange or scarlet or crimson the
Golden Shower, sometimes a stately tree, is hung
with its thousands Of loose clusters of yellow
bells; the Cacia nodessa spreads its great sheaves
of shell pink and white blossoms like a glorif1ed
apple tree; the Pride of India is mist of laven-
der. But at all times of the year these trees
look well, and in addition to them there are gil
gantic banyans throwing cool purple masses of
shade; algarobas with their feathery leaves,
through which the sunlight is pleasantly diluted
and the insignificant flowers of which supply the
tons of honey exported annually to England
People work in Hawaii For those whose
lots are cast permanently in the islands life is
not what it appears specifically to the tourist,
one long, happy holiday. Nor is there here, as
in so many tropical countries, three-hour hiatus
in the middle of the day, when men and women
take their sesta Hours of business are what
they are in New York Chicago and life is
planned-too completely perhaps-along northern
lines. In Honolulu men go usually to their clubs
to luncheon-the Pacific, the University or the
City club-talk business and hurry back to
long afternoon in their offices. These clubs, it is
fair to say. delightfully."- arranged buildings
with windows on all sides to catch any breeze.
OF them the oldest is the Pacific. formerly the
British club On Alaeka street The house has
broad verandas on both floors and large cool
rooms. The University club, more especially
resort of younger men, has a pretty cottage near
the Hawaiian hotel It's membership includes
large number of army and navy officers, grad
yates Of West Point and Annapolis, as we'll as
men from American, English and German univer-
sites. The City club, much more inclusive in
membership is in a business block in the center
of the town. There are also of course, as in all
American cities, lodges of various orders, Masons,
Odd Fellows. Elks and Red Men.
While men lunching at their clubs their
wives give luncheon parties or go out to lunch
eons-a form of social entertainment which
would seem more suited to cold climate than
to tropical midday. In the late afternoon the
Country club in Nuuanu valley or the Pacific
Tennis court near the Executive building or the
various athletic fields and the bathing beaches
at Waikiki are the meeting places of society At
night there are dinners, dances and bridge par