Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-30
AID Club TRIP
TO kauai Is
BIG SUCCESS
tcontirued from page one)

Kauaians now form goodiy per
centage of the membership Of Ha-
waits premier booster organization.
If a person could imagine band
of happy, carefree schoolboys, loosed
from their studies and bound on an
afternoons fishing trip after having
cast aside all thoughts Of lessons
then he has pretty concise idea oil
what the excursion to Kauai was like
III there was one of the number who
did not thoroughly enjoy. every min
ute from the time he left Honolulu
until he returned this morning, then
certainly IL was his own fault. II
was skhired but happy crew that
came back. but a thoroughly satisfied
one, and from now on the -Ad Club
will ever have more hearty aloha
for Kauai-her people and her seen
cry.
Elements Meef Defeat
Even the fact that the machinery of
the elements slipped cog and sent a
torrent of rain down upon Kauai for
several hours after the Ad.pClub dele
cation landed, could not mar the sue
cess of the occasion. The AID Club
spirit ran high and unchecked, and,
as it mingled with as great an enthu-
siasm from the Kauaians, formed the
nucleus of a movement to carry out
the program as arranged, and, despite
the rain, nothing was omitted. There
was feasting and singing; trips over
Kauai's beautifuls roads; visits to
points of interest, and last but by no
means least business. And the busi-
ness end of the invasion saw that
many Kauai men became members of
the AID Club and 1t even was preached
that the Garden Island may form an
AID Club of its own.
For two solid days the AID Club was
in possession of the keys of Kauai,
speed laws were suspended, the po-
lice called in and the keys to the Jail
were thrown away Kauai and Ho-
Inolulu now have better understands
ing and. best of all, the Garden ISL
anders have clearer understanding
|of Just what the Ad Club stands for
what its work is and what it has and
will accomplish
The AID Club members and their la
dies left Honolulu at 9 o'clock Friday
evening. The steamer Mauna Loa
proved to be staunch craft and, the
sea being smooth, there were but few
evidences of the displeasures of an
ocean voyage. The evening was given
over to singing, cheering, speech
making and music. the passengers
gathered in the dining saloon, where
= -. o. oil Fol.
lowing this, there was dancing on
deck to the music of Ernest Kaais or
chestra. < s, = - 4 z
OF course. there were some of the
AID Clubbers who, having booked at
the last moment, we're unable to Sc
cure berths So they condescended to
accept mattresses on the deck. BY
midnight the ship was dark and moth
ing could be heard save the throbbing
of the engines. One o'clock came,
and with it the rain. Then, to add to
this, the sea roughened A light wind
was blowing. and this. coming into
contact with the rain, famed the
deck-sleepers with a light spray. But
the sleepers, unconscious of this.
continued to be engrossed in dreams.
But they were rudely awakened when
the sea began coming over the side.
The deck became awash. The mat
Etress men looked about for a moment
and then rolled themselves more
tightly in their blankets and refused
to move or be troubled for they were
AID Club men, and nothing daunts the
AID Club. No one got very wet, and
those who did didn't care.
Welcome for Visitors 5.
To James A. Kennedy. president
and manager of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company, who
made the trip, was extended the
hearty thanks of the AID Club. The
Mauna Loa lacked nothing in the way
of comforts and good eats, not to
mention the substantial stock of liq-
uid refreshments and cigars. Mr..
Kennedy looked first to the wants of
the passengers. and then Joined with
the others in the funmaklng. Credit
also is due the officers of the steamer,
who were lavish in their efforts to
provide for the comforts of the excur-
sionists.
On account of the roughness of the
sea, the speed was slackened and the
Mauna Loa anchored off Waimea at
7:15 o'clock Saturday morning. Small
boats conveyed the passengers to
shore There was a large gathering
of Kauai people on the slip, Messrs.
Nahum. Moragne. Wishard, Horner.
Spitz, Rohrig, McBryde, Hofgaard and
Brandt being among the members Of
the reception committee. The visit
ors received a cordial welcome, and