Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-06
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and they liked it. Also, the Ad Club
members like Maui, and so do those
delegates of other Oahu organizations
who attended the third annual Civic
Convention at Wailnku.
| All the details Of the three-day visit
to the Valley Isle-leaving out the in
cidents connected with the convention
would fill large-sized volume. All
the Oahu delegates have to say is that
they had bully good time" and
when any Oahu delegation has bully
good time"-especially the AID Club
| the episode is. always something inst
a little out Of the ordinary. and one
| which will not soon be forgotten.
To the Oahu delegation Maui gave
the best that was in her. Referring
to the warm hospitality which greeted
the visitors from every side, Mayor Jo-
seph J. Fern said: 1T reminds me of
Honolulu 20 years ago" The Civic
Convention has established a greater
bond of friendship between Oahu and
Maui; it has strengthened the ties
| which bind all the islands together in
cooperation, unity Of thought and feel
ing and the movement for a greater
Hawaii IT,. ~
To the Honolulu Ad Club is due the
credit for the enthusiastic get-together
spirit which was established the mo-
ment James d. sLevenson stepped from
the steamer Kilauea onto the wharf
at Kahului with the treasury" in tow.
In every "jinks' or serious business
meeting the AID Club led. 1t cheered
and 1t sang and It cut up, and Mani
liked it. Then it displayed some keen
business ability, and Maui liked it still
better The AID Club sang its own
songs; it sang Maui's songs; 1t cheered
for Maui and Maui cheered for the
Ad Club: and Maui sighed and wish.
ed for an organization like the Ad Club.
Sunday was the big day for the
delegates, and 1t will be long. time
before the memories of the events of
that day will be wiped out. IL
At 9fo'clock the delegates assembled
at the Maui hotel, where they climbed
into automobiles and journeyed up the
beautiful lao yallev as far as the Nee
die The lao valley without doubt
is Maui's most favored scenic attrac-
ton. The deep canyon winding and
curving back into the hills, its sides
shimmering with the green OF llfxuri.
GUS vegetation and the river rushing
along its bottom, presented a vista OF
ptcturesqneness in the morning sun
light. The great Needle reared its
head msjestically into the clouds, as
u standing guard over the deep ra-
wine which stretched away from its
base towards the lowlands.
Returning from lao valley. the dele
fnc flntr ho troll Nd RTo{I
made the trip through the Haiku dis
trict, with its homestead lands. pine
apple ano cane fields and deep ravines
At Wafkini gulch the train halted and.
after much ceremony by the AID Club
and music by the Hawaiian band,
Wade Warren Thayer, secretary of the
territory. pulled the lever which let
the first water into the new Spreckels
ditch. The new fiume, which takes
the place of the Old Spreckels one.
is built of concrete and laid largely
underground. In furnishing water for
the Haiku district, It is expected that
large amount Of water will be saYedil
from the fact that the new ditch. ALI
though much shorter, covers the sand
distance, as the old one and. being CON
structed OF concrete, will prevent
waste through seepage.
The delegates continued their Jour-
ney to the Haiku endpof the line,
where they boarded wagons and visit.
ed the homestead district Returning
to Paia, they sat down to luau In
the sugar storehouse at the Paia mill,
the feast having been prepared under
the auspices OF the Maui Chamber of
Commerce.
Memories of that luau, of the en- ]
thusiastic display of good fellowship
and of the stunts carried out by the
AID Club. viii not soon be forgotten.
Long tables were arranged on each
side of the building, and preparations |
had been made for 500 guests. Music
was furnished by the Hawaiian band !
and Maui musical organization.
Early during the dinner. President
w. R. Harrington arose and, after ex-
planning the purpose and work of the
Ad Club, called attention to the fact |
that Sunday had been designated as1
Peace day by President Woodrow Will |
son. Mr.. harrington then asked for
Peace day sentiments, and many of |
these were forthcoming both from DEL
egates and visitors. Led by the Ha- |
waiian band, the visitors stood and |
sang Praise God from Whom All |
Blessings Flow =.
oahp Marries Maui. sss.z@, 3
There was feeling of surprise dis |
played by the guests when, during the
dinner, viii Oahu and Mary Maui"
walked into the building arm in arm
and demanded that they be married.
No one knew who Will or Mary was,
but had the visitors gone out the back /
door of the sugar shed after the luau,
they would have seen Elmer Schwartz
berg and Neil R. Slattery washing
grease paint from their faces. But
Will and Mary demanded that they
be married, and so minister was Sc
cured in the person of Paymaster Lam
bert. Oahu married Maui, and prom
ised, among other things, to give her
her share of the tourist trade and to
boost her scenic beauties With cheer
ing and singing, the luau came to a
close well toward the middle of the
afternoon. H.. 49,.
The luau over the visitors forsookl