The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-07
PINEAPPLE TO
Be fETED IN
AUGUST
Hawaii Promotion Committee
Sets Aside nay for Carnival to
Celebrate Growth of New Isl
and Industry Reports Receiv-
ed Of Wide Advertising Being
Given in Other Lands.

Su VI "iuO AuVSANeA6 wins
Given in Other Lands.
The Hawaii Promotion Committee
voted yesterday to set apart August 10
as Pineapple Day. The event is to be
widely advertised, and il is believed
that many thousands OF tourists will
come to Hawaii to join in celebrating
this new midsummer carnival Secre
tary Wood was authorized 10 at once
send letters Of advice all over the
United States, and 70 suggest 20 the
great hotels, the railroad dining ear
service and the mainland commercial
Organizations that they make Hawaiian
pineapples a feature on the national
bin of fare for August Is. Fred G.
Smith proposed that the o. X. & L.
company would get ready 20 take just
rs big crowds Of excursionists to the
Wahiawa pineapple plantations as want
WIN Invite Delegates
II was announced that Rev. II. p.
Judd, who IS going to Chicago in June
as Hawaiian delegate TO the National
Sunday school Convention, has been al
lotted one evening for an Illustrated
lecture on Hawaii. He will, ON behalf
of the promotion committee and the
commercial bodies Of this city, tender
an invitation TO che delegates TO the
International Sunday School Conven-
ton IN 1916 to break their journey
TO Yoivohama at this port and pass a
week in Hawaii. 1t il anticipated that
there WIN be two or more shiploade OF
official visitors going on this special
Prof. Vaughan MacCanghey Of the
College Of Hawaii is going East in June
to deliver series Of Illustrated lectures
concerning Hawaii on the Chautauqui
circuit- II Secretary Of State w. j.
Bryan again does the Chanfauqua act
he and MacGmghey may appear ON the
same program.
Baker to SHOW slides.
X. J. Baker is also going East In n
few weeks TO show his beautiful col
.ored slides of Oahu and Kauai scenery.
Alexander Hume Ford was sighted
crossing the promotion horizon at Sim
HaPore and was reported as going
strong just whore he s-headed for
- unknown. Fred G. Smith remarked
That Ford Is doing wonders for Hawaii,
and that the remarkable circumstances
y that he never asks for any money.
The promotion COMMITTEES voted to
appoint number Of prominent people
who have been widely entertained n
HAWAII honorary representatives Of ths
organization in the cities where they
live. Mrs. II. p. Hind Of cheyenne q
the FIRST who will receive the Commit.
tees commission.
Secretary Wood snid that he had re.
oeiyed no reply from the supervisors
to the committee Is redticst for tbe
opening Of Tantalus road Ia auto,no.
bile traffic, but that ne had receivel
notihcation that the April. Nav and
June donations TO the support Of The
promotion work would be cut on.
Discussion Is Precipstated.
This Preeipitated a discussion ON
nnances and ways and means. r. 4.
smith said that instead OF trving III
raise funds by subscription Il would ~
netter TO await action until II was AZ.
eIded what the Greater HonoluIn Cham.
Der OF Commerce would do. George a
Guild pointed ont the fact char The
committee's necessities are uroent and
that they could not wait. Albert Wa.
terhouse said that larpe nnmha, ~
the people who benefit most directIv
10 not contribute TO the support OF THE
Work. The promotion committee 4 a
business organization, not charity
and ne said that II was d CALLING idea
70 him for the COMMITTEES "a have 81
Deg Tor support. This is a stra;oht
business proposition, he said. II 4. ~.
vertislng for the benefit az the cor,
munity, and the business interest," n,
the community who bene6t most a-,,h.
70 pay the cost Of the work. Six thou
saIu doiiars ~ needed ripht away. Wa.
.ernouse said, Smith said there WIS no
teason IN the world why persons and
interests not directly benefited ~ thc
promotion work should be asked IA balp
pay ior ". Waterhouse replied. an g
net right, but wo must do II ,, Hc
ssih that this is the first time sinee
me promotion work was started ,hst
the Hawaii Promotion COMMITTEES hss
ever been in this embarrassing nosi,isn
Inc merchants association ana m.
chamber Of commerce win probably be
asked TO help out the work.
steamship Company Advert'sss Islands
handsomely illustrated folder has
, peeh received from the IIambure. Amer
iean steamship Company, advertis;ny
the beauties Of Hawaii as one ~ ma
features OF the nd,the.woild CIevr.
iand excursion trips. Thousands AZ
these, printed in English. French ara
ROPE. ~ Hu-
Alpert Waterhouse reported progress
On the new hack ordinance. reo,,;rinr
drivers to pass an examination on eher
,knowiedge OF the geography az Hcno
iuiu before receiving licenses.
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