Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-05
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The following report was read at
yesterdays meeting of the Honolulu
AID Club ,~.-:.. -. ~. .-.---s s
Mr.. President and members of the AID
Club: -...--=s:
1t would probably seem to you that
there are three of your members who
have an unquestioned right to serve
on the new tourist committee of the
AID Club. l. A. Thurston, A. H. Ford
and H. Gooding Field. Using the pow
er you have vested In me have sell
ected these as my co-workers. -
Your committee Is working along
the line getting data which will be
useful to the Promotion Committee of
bringing into, perfect unison and CO.
operation those bodies and men mostly
interested in meeting the tourist, and
making him feel that he is welcome
man and brother rather than a mere
source or revenue. Our first step has
been In conjunction with the trail and
Mountain Club to inaugurate week
end dollar-aday excursions to parts
Of Oahu with which the stranger is
not likely to be familiar, and alas, and
unfortunately, With which, as a rule,
our own people are unfamiliar.
NJ ON our first trip, which was to Kan
eohe Bay, there were sixteen in the
party some kamaianas, some malihi-
mis- and some tourists. We all became
friends and co-workers before the day
was over. Our second trip, last Sun
day, was to Koko Head. 1t took two
auto busses and an automobile to
carry the party, for many of those in
the original party had got the idea,
and invited visitors in town to join
our See.0ahuFirst weekend trips,
One of our AID Club members was so
pleased with our work that he con:
tributed 500 to begin the work on one
of our rest houses. We have not sue.
ceeded In capturing any of the ten-dol-
lar-a-day tourists for our trips, and we
think he must be a rare bird; but there
are many visitors in Honolulu who
are spending So a day, and some of
them less, whose company we find con-
genial, and they seem to like us. Some
of these have already gone on the trips.
with us, and indicate their intention
of remaining longer than tiaey intend
ed, and one or two express their in
tention of locating here, now that they
are becoming acquainted with the
people. Your tourist committee trusts
that it will accomplish more than
mere tourist work. ItShopes to inter.
est those who come to Hawaii that
are good fellows, to remain in Haw-
ali, for one man who will spend even
s. day for three hundred and sixty
five days In the year is better than
several who spend $40 a day for ten
days, and then go away. The COM
mittee invites any member of the Ad
Club who wishes to join any of the
Saturday and Sunday parties, to no.
tify any member of our committee, and
We will try to assist him In getting
up the party and arranging for the ex.
cursion to the portion of the country
which he and his friends wish to ex-
plore .>....-. ~. =. : -.
If any member of the AID Club has a
visitor he wishes entertained in this
way, we shall be pleased to have him
with our parties, and we would sug-
gest that members make 1t a point to
become acquainted with some tourist
or visitor in town and entertain him
in this way, for not only will the yisi.
tor learn something of our delightful
island. but 50 will the AID Club mem
Der. We invite you to come along and
meet the people who are making this
a success, and see what good fellows
they are both men and women. We
have royal good times and are really
Interesting to our visitors in the best
possible way-by that Of personal con.
tact and good fellowship.
Respectfully submitted,
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