Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-13

II sheet posters with me, but / don't
dare post il up anywhere. Not only
that, but the most attractive folder
have yet seen on HaE.hli is being dis
tributCd broadcast along the Pacific
coast by the Oceanic company.
Il had an interview with MIR.
Schwerin of the Pacific Mail, and he
is planning to cooperate with the
work Of cur Observation-Disclosures
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.
The head of a we'll known firm in
San Francisco approached me On the
subject CT securing 1000 bungalow
Accommodations for the sum
mer CT 1915; he is bringing thousands
OF eXcursionists to the exposition and
wants to get few thousand Of them
to Hawaii. | ,o.d him that if neces-
sary the AID Club would build bunga-
lows for his people, and to send them
along. / have UntOunGed faith in the
/
thing, for il has realized my dream
CT years-an organization in which
every man is a voluntary promotion
list. no longer worry about the
future of Hawaii, for If all the stories
hear of the activities of the AID
Club are true, it is dong for Hawaii
what the most active government
tourist bureaux of the Pacific are do
ing for other lands that are our
neighbors and reYo.ve about our or
bit
Praise For Ad Club. -
1T was splendid of the AID Club to
cone 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 awe local weekly luncheon
clubs for getting the people together
In Sydney the Millions Club of
New South Wales with 1000 mem
bers, was organized by the live wires
of the Government Tourist Bureau
Premier Scaddan and the tourist bu-
reau secretary "a. o. NeVille) were
Million Club of Western Austraiia"
that now meets 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 along these
lines. The promotion and publicity
work as we'll as the taking care of
the tourists is attended to in PacificI
lands today by the weekly luncheon
clubs, and their excellent team work
is splendidly successful. Fer instaReesi
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 "Miliioni
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
Joe and u were welcomed as co-work-
ers, just as "A 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-
ticns in every country of the Pacific
There were no closed books, and ev.
eryone was eager to learn from nc
all we knew as to wnar 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 it was the directors Of the
Imperial Railway who promised that
if | would supply the Information AMI
outline, that they would see that a.
Chinese Publicity Bureau was born.
In Russia | was officially requested to
draw up plans for Russian Tourist
btpdI lulSuI Win nSdu offices II La ST
ern Siberia and Manchuria In the
Philippines / was placed in charge off
the campaign to bring all of the PEG. |
pie of the islands together in one
boosting organization-and it was
done, the different Chambers of Com
meree in Manila standing behind al
move to create what is really sisterl
of our own Ad Club, and practically
a part and parcel of the Philippines
Publicity Organization, or Tourist B1.1
reau. | do not believe that our own
new Chamber of Commerce could do |
better than to turn the publicity end
of promotion work as well as the ere.
alton of outdoor attractions over to |
the body Of men who voluntarily gath |
er TO study advertising and who so
sDlendidly 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.