Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-12

small tea in the afternoon, before and
after which the visitors were escort.
ed through the grounds by exposition
officials. Those of the party at the
tea were Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Wester.
welt, Andrew Westeryelt, Miss Mil.
dred Westervelt, r. Fl. Allen, G. b.
Isenberg and s. Sheba. A special eK.
hibition of Geisha dancing was Civ.
en-.
On Wednesday evening the entire
party was present at q dinner given
by the Japanese Wrestling Associa-
ton. This novel affair was rendered
the Hawaii party because several
champion wrestlers from Japan are
coming to Hawaii in July to display
their strength and science throughout
the islands. The dinner took place
at the Uyeno Park branch of the Sci
yoken Hotel. /,
on the program of set entertain,
ments for the remainder of the week
there are two notable events. To.
night at the Imperial Hotel will be
given reception and dinner In honor
of the Hawaiian party by Japanese
business and professional men and
educators. Prof Scott Is to be the
chief guest of honor as the dinner
was arranged by former pupils and
old friends of his
Tomorrow night the Hawaii asso.
citation, composed Of former residents
of Hawaii, will give dinner and en-
tertainment at the Maple Club in hon
or of the Hawaii party! In the asso.
citation are a numbers of men who
upon their return from the territory
quickly rose to high official or bust,
ness position. The Membership in
cludes seyefaimsnftA Il lbf parfiahient.
editors and directors in large corpora
lions.
Almost hourly the Hawaiian party
receives invitations which it is not
able to accept Various members of
the party have been informally enter
tanned in addition to the more elab-
crate events given in our honor. 1t is
quite possible that before We leave
Toxic at noon on Saturday for Shiozu-
Okla, we shall have attended functions
Of which we now know nothing. We
are in the hands Of Our friends and
they are directing US!
Farewell to Tckio.
TOXIC, Japan, April rs. Tokio's
round of entertainment in honor OF
the Hawaii party was brought to a
close last night at a dinner given by
the Hawaii association, composed of
japanese who once were residents of
Hawaii The association have been
established for many years and now
has about Is members
The dinner was in exquisite Japa.
nese style and was given at the Maple
Club, a large and handsome Japa-
nese club at Shiba Park. Before and
after the dinner itself there was an
hour of cordial and informal mingling
of the guests. ~ =.
Prof Scott, Mr. Mott-Smith,1 C. c..
Kennedy and r. II. Allen spoke dur.
ing the evening, and number of the
japanese present expressed the vel
come that their country has given the
visitors and their belief in the value
OF the visit to strengthen the bonds
of cordially between the respective
nations. u.s..
Among the japanese present were
several newspapermen and editors, a
director Of the Toxic Tramways Com.
pany, bankers, lawyers, merchants and
several members Of Parliament The
gathering emphasized to a remark.
able degree the rise to influence in
japan of many who have made Ha.
vail their home for time. Most OF
them, it was told me, really "got their
start" in Hawaii.
The chairman of the evening was
Mr.. Minekishi, already referred to in
these letters as the man who amass-
ed a fortune by selling land to OIaa
plantation good many years ago.
Geisha dancing and Juggling, by
some wonderful artists provided en-.
tertainment and amusement for the
diners, and this farewell dinner prov
ed one of the most enjoyable of the
many affairs given in our honor dur.
ing our stay in Toxic. ..-