Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-23
Lengthy Program Arranged for
the Education and Edification
of Chief Executive

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, June 22.-Accompanied by
his aide, Captain James d. Dougherty
Governor Pinkham arrived at Hilo
yesterday morning and promptly be-
gan filling a large program Of acti-
vities that will keep him busy here
until next Friday morning. He will
visit the volcano Friday and on the
evening of that day journey over to
the Kona and Kau districts, to re-
main there visiting friends until next
Monday evening. He will return to
Honolulu on the Mauna Loa, which
leaves Mahukona next Monday night.
While one of the chief purposes of
his visit to the Big Island is to get
a line on the candidates or possibili-
ties for a successor to former County
Supervisor John A. Kealoha, that will
occupy only small portion of his time,
the balance or larger part being given
to inspecting the various public i'm
provement projects, under the guild
ance of the seven or eight committees
of the Board of Trade.
Perhaps the most important of the
projects placed before him is that
suggesting the sdvisability Of a site
for a coaling wharf, site sought by
the Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company and which the business men
of Hilo seem to think the company
ought to have, that this port may
have facilities inducing the big
freight steamers to make this port
of call. A lengthy statement setting
forth Hilo's views on the subject was
presented to the executive this morn
ing by the committee appointed for
that purpose, consisting of DR.. H. B.
Elliot, John A. Scott and William
Mckay. j ... ,-~..-.s
In addition to this four other pro-
jects will be discussed today the
Front street widening, Waiolama
swamp reclamation, the Kuhio wharf
completion and shed and the approach
to the new pier. :.....3 81.
, The governor Is besieged by invita-
tons to social affairs during his brief
visit, and was the motif for two af-
fairs yesterday. He was guest of hon.
or at a luncheon at the home of d. E.
Metzger, and sat down at bachelor
dinner at the home of C. c. Kennedy
last evening. He will be guest of
his brother Elks of the Hilo lodge at
a dinner at the Hilo Hotel this even
j ing, will meet the people of Hilo at
public reception at the armory this
evening at 1880 and tomorrow evening
will be entertained at banquet by
the Board of Trade On Wednesday
evening the japanese Merchants As
sociation is to give dinner in his
honor
! Thursday will be given over to a
trip to the Pahoa lumber mill in the
Puma district, and while there the
governor will take lunch at the home
of am~Jehnsen:rIn the evening he
will eat dinner at the ]. T. Lewis
home. 1t Is likely that during his tour
of the Kona district the latter part
of the week Governor Pinkham will
visit his very good friend. Miss Ber-
tina Benraylor, the recently appointed
supervising principal of schools on
West Hawaii. III q f.
mo, this is hardly a vacation trip"
said the governor this morning, "but
feel fit and able to handle a rather
strenuous program and guess the
people Of the Big Island are entitled
to 1t. I'm not going to have much
more leisure time than l did right at
my Office in Honolulu"
Every spare moment CT his time
seems to be taken, even in Hilo. The
moment he has finished talk with
one man another hobs up and engages
his attention In some more or less
personal affair. A large number Of
homesteaders have problems that they
want to talk about and desire to en-
list the executives sympathy in. He
Is undertaking to hear them all. but
briefly, and invariably advises them
to submit the matter to him in writ
ing, so that he may study the sub
jects at more leisure and have defin-
lite data when he lays their problems
before the land board.
One of the big social affairs of the
season is expected to take place at
the armory this evening when the
citizens of the city and county are in
vited to meet personally Governor
Pinkham, at the reception rendered
under the auspices of the Board of
Trade. The entertainment committee,
consisting of c. c. Kennedy, chair
man; George H. Wears and C. S. Carl
smith, will be in the receiving line
with the governor. The reception be-
gins at 1880 o'clock, and following it a
free dance will be given, beginning at
9 o'clock. Music will be provided by