The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-20
HILO ELKS ARE
UP AND READY
Will Give Hawaiian Welcome 10
Visiting Brethren from
Pacific Coast.

(Mail Special to The Adyertiser.)
HlLo, February i6,-At about eleven
o'clock next sunday morning tho.
Mauna Kea and some other steamer
will arrivetnt the railroad wharf with
a herd Of EIks from California. Most
Of them are members Of the Oakland
lode, though other California lodges
are also represented. There will be
ftty-hvo Of them, and they viii be nc.
toupapied ty twehtysons ladie Abou.
hity honolulu Elks will accompany
them.
| Al order 70 make the reception and
the stay Of these visitors on this island
as plcasuralte as possible, the officers
Of the local lodge are wording hard to
make arrangements for their entertain.
ment While the Elks will, naturally,
tti,e the Initiative in the matter, they
ieSOgnize the tact that the excursion Is
thing Of importance TO the entire
eoinninaity, anu they are inviting, yes,
even requesting, the rest of the con-.
nluulty 10 give hand TO maKc the
aliair as bililiant Ms il is POI sible 10
i make IL.
When the steamers arrive they will
be greeted at the whaI BY the Local
/, klks in a body. The supervisors viii
be asked to allow tho band TO attend,
and the more Of the general public who
attenc, the better those in charge Of the
arrangements will like il, as they want
70 niaae the first Impression which the
visitors get of Hilo good one A
, large number Of people on the wharf
WIN make Hilo sppear wide.awake and
OF size.
Freedom Of thu City.
The visitors win be greeted with
speeches Of, welcome, in the course oil
which the freedom Of the city will be
extended TO them, and tho key to the
Elks Lodge will be presented formally
to them. There will be some appfo-
pirate ceremonies in this connection,
Tut the nature Of these Is being clothed
in mystery in order that the interest
viii be Heightened by the element Of
surnrise
From the wharf the visitors VII BE-
taken direct to the Volcano in sutomo-
biles. All the Elks who have ,antomo.
like to help in the boosting of their
town, are asked to join the procession
with their odor-ciiatiots. The more the
merrier 49,
The night will be spent at the Vol,
cano, and the following Monday morn.
ing the trip to Hilo win DO taken at
about nine o'clock The EEks will keep
open house for the visitors in their hall
between the hours Of ten and one
o'clock, during ahl,h time lunchcoa
will be served. ~ the same time ar
rangements have been made to have
he ladies Of the party entertained b.
their Hilo sisters in the Masonic hall. |
The rest Of the afternoon will be spent
in sightseeing and such entertainment
as the individual tastes OF the sit0rs
may dictate. At the wharf farewell /
will be given, when, ii is hoped, will
be attended by as great or even greater
crowd as that which greets the excur.
sionists
IIilo war Cries.
lis planned TO make the singing Of
songs and the rendering of war cries,
such as were given by, the civic con-
vention delegation in Honolulu, a feat
ure Of the occasion, Several Of the
creations of Mr.. Thurston 8 brain made
such decided hit, in Honolulu on that
occasion that it would be sinful waste
to let them be forgotten. Some of them
will be used again, after they have been
altered TO suit the occasion, II need be,
and some new ones may be invented,
If the spirit moYeth. The musical pro-
gram will, as usual, be placed in the
care Of the genius Of Clarence Water
man. A." .a. 4. T. ..t.t tx
Arrangements are also being made to
have everN member of the visiting
party, INCLUDING the ladies, presented
with some kind Of a uniqde and pretty
souvenir made of Hawaiian wood.
The great point which the Elks wish
to make is that while they will do all
in their power TO entertain their visi-
tors, and while they expect to make
suceess of 1t, they hope that the com
munity will realize that the occasion
is something more and on broader lines
than mere fraternal order affair; il
is an occasion in which every man in
Hilo, who wants development and who
believes in tourist trade, is interested,
and the Elks hope that Hilo as a
whole will Tvas,u ~ Aha nacaaiou