Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-13
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wall. bought back enc OF these
12-sheet posters with me. but don't
dare pest it up anywhere. Not only
that, but the most attractive folder
have yet seen ON HawhH is being dis
tributed broadcast along the Pacific
coast by the Oceanic company.
Il had an interview, with Mr..
Schwerin of the Pacific Mail, and he
is planning to coopeIa ate with the
work of our Hands ArOund-the- Pacific
movement to create a constant round
the-Pacifc tide CT travel. The new
Tourist Association OF California will
also work with us, and help boost for
Hawaii and Pacific travel. We should
have a great Pan-Pacific convention
here in January. ..... >.....
Il he head of a well known firm in
San Francisco approached me en- the
subject Of securing 1000 bungalow
accommodations for the sum-
mer of 1915; he is bringing thousands
of excursiOnists to the exposition and
wants to set a few thousand of them
to Hawaii. | toid him that if neces-
sary the AID Club would build bunga,
! lows for his people, and to send them
along. | have un&ounGed faith in the
! Ad Club. | believe II can do any
thing, for it has realized my dream
of years-an organization in which
every man is a voluntary promotion
ist no longer worry about the
| future of Hawaii, for if all the stories
II hear of the activities of the AID
Club are true, it is doing for Hawaii
what the most active government
tourist bureaux of the Pacific are do
ing for other lands that are cur
neighbors and reyoive about our or
, bit -. --..s.....-. ~. ..s>
, Praise For Ad Club.
| at was splendid of the AID Club to
come to the rescue of the Promotion
Committee and finance the carnival
in other countries of the Pacific it is
the publicity committee or the Gov
eminent Tourist Bureau that organizes
and keeps alive local weekly luncheon
clubs for getting the people together.
in Sydney the Millions Club Of
New South Wales, with 1000 mem
beers, was organized by the live wires
Of the Government Tourist Bureau.
Premier Scaddan AMI the tourist bu-
reau secretary "a. o. Neyille) were
the leaders in the organization of the
, Million Club of Western Australia"
that now mee1s in Perth weekly, over
! 100 strong In Manila it was the
Publicity Bureau that brought about
the organization of the City Cub"
and its secretary is the ,club secre-
tary. In Japan it is the Japan Tour
list. Bureau that Is working alCng these
lines. The promotion and publicity
work as well as the taking care of
the tourists is attended to In Pacific
lands. today by the weekly luncheon
clubs, and their excellent team work
is splendidly successful For instance,
in Perth the governor of the State
sends his auto down to the steamer in
Fremantle to meet the distinguished
guest and bring him up to Perth; the
! Premier receives him at the weekly
lunch as president of the Million
Club, and later the secretary AMI the
head of the Government Tourist Blu.
reau show him the sights-they all
work together.
Tells Of Pacific Trip.
Around the Pacific l found / could
learn best by putting my shoulder to
the wheel with live wires in each
place / visited, and everywhere we
tJoe and u we're welcomed as co-work-
ers, just az n the AID Club we would
gladly welcome the publicity workers
from other lands. 1t meant some.
thing to work day after day, side by
/ side with the heads of the Tourist
Bureau and official publicity organiza-
tons in every country of the Pacific
There were no closed books. and ev.
eryone was eager to learn from u9
all we knew as to what the other bu.
reaus of other lands were accomplish
ing In Victoria, | was asked by the
Premier TO aid in drawing up plans
for a modern up-to-date tourist de-
partment in that State; the Premier
! of Western Australia made me his
guest, and again / was asked to help;
! in China ii was the directors of the
Imperial Railway who promised that
/ if | would supply the information AMI
outline, that they would sec that
Chinese Publicity Bureau was born.
In Russia was officially requested to
draw up plans for Russian Tourist
! Department with head offices in East
! ern Siberia and Manchuria In the
Philippines was placed in charge of
the campaign TO bring all of the peo-
/ pie of the islands together in one
boosting organizatioI-and it was
| done, the different Chambers of Com
merce in Manila standing behind a
| move to create what.is really a sister
of our own AID Club. ana practically
| a part and parcel of the Philippines
Publicity Organization, or Tourist Blu.
reau. do not believe that our own
! new Chamber Of Commerce could dc
better than to turn the publicity end
of promotion work as we'll as the Gre
alton of outdoor attractions over to
!, the body of men who voluntarily gath
er to study advertising and who SO
splendidly and practically boost for
| Hawaii We should all be allowed in
the game, and we should all work to-
gether for Hawaii-they do it that
way in other Pacific lands. +.