The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-07
MAYORS LUAUAT
kAP|OLANI PARK .
gorgeous FEAST
Congressional Visitors and Thou
sand Honolulans Enjoy Re-
minder of Old Hawaii i /.
ANCIENT DISHES SPREAD
IN TROPICAL BOWER
uncle Joe' Cannon Voiced Plea
sure Of Visitors: Speeches IS
Reveal Island Have Gained
(From Wednesday s .Advertiser)

oahu's hills and valleys gave up their
greenest palms and ferns, gardens gave
up their rarest blooms, the sea gave up
its choicest delicacies, the land gave
abundantly of vegetable and flesh and
fowl, HoAOlulans extended aloha with
typical Hawaiian fervor, the congress.
sional visiting party kept rapturOusly
in tune with all. The whole was Mayor
Lanes Iuau last night in Kapiolani
Park. F..
Honolulu has witnessed some notable
luaus, but never has there been an ap-
prOach to the festive monument which
His Honor erected for himself last
night. There have been many unique
feasts in many lands but il Is safe to
say that no more unique spread, was
ever set under the heavens than that
which the visiting senators and repre-
sentatiyes and their party sat down to
last night. =.
Bow to Mayors Genus ~
Kamaaina Hawaiians who rcrolieet
the royal maus of the old monarchy
bowed to the mayor 5 eniiis. Men OF
millions, men Of the world, men and
women who have been in every corner
of the globe went into erstaeies over
the settings of the feast and the feast
itself 80 ~ e.. ...t
The setting was simply gorgeous. The
feast was rare even for Hawaii, for
many delicacics graced the tables that
are scarcely ever now served. The fin!
ishing touch was given by the most IL.
mstrious assemblage which has ever
been brought together in Hawaii.
And when the actual feast was over
there came n feast of wit and we'll
wishing in an exchange Of greetin =.
Visitor after visitor arose to extend his
aloha for Hawaii and pledged himself
to look after interests OF the Islands in
the future. The ma%or was the FIRST 70
speak and it was fitting that the last
sneaker should be "lTncle JOe'' Can.
non.
Picture is Fairylike
The magnificent AMI brilliant setting
naturally was first to be appreciated.
Long before T.3O clock the guests be-
public bath grounds, which had been
wired off for the occasion. and a spe.
cial Gordon of notice detailed, each ia
turn was impelled to pause and view
with admiration and ecstacy the fairy
picture presented.
Away in the distance welcome was
given and was felt through great fam
ing letters, "A-L-O-H-A, framed in
hundreds of tiny electric globes. TO
the left the great festive hall hal
been erected and its counterpart could
rot he duplicated anywhere except in
Hawaii
TO guard against possible rain the
MAYOR had cansed to be erected can
vass canopy, but beneath this protec'
tiOn everywhere was typically tropical
and typically Hawaiian. Everywhere
the eye turned it was met with a sea
Of green and splashes Of bright eolOrs.
Ferns and palms of so many varieties
that one could not count them were
encountered at every turn and swung
overhead. Tables were laden with
wild and cultivated blossoms of every
hue and shade and shape,
Atmosphere Of Tropical Garden
The atmosphere was that of a rare
tropical garden. Shaded lights sent
down a soft tropical glow. The air
was balmy despite the heat of the day
And with uconsummate, skill the deco
rators had everywhere entwined flags
and bunting of red, white and blue
where they were revealed in pleasing
harmony with the green of the ferns
and the richer colors or the thousands
of blooms. y a., ...tE 70. %@rE
The festal hall had been ingeniously
constructed so that the park band.
stand became a part of the scheme ana
as the guests arrived they were greet
ell with Hawaiian airs played by the
Hawaiian band, by a string orchestra
and as sung by sweet voiced men ana
women singers. Mayor and Mrs. Lane
were at the head of the receiving line.
Kamehameha School cadets Of the
senior and junior classe-, IN their
natty dress uniforms, ushered the
guests to their places, under the diree'
ton of 8. Keliinoi.
Visitors Backward at First
linus had been opened and the feast
Rnread just before the arrival of the
first guests and, being practically all
done in ii leaves, were steaming hot
when the feasting commenced.
No words could do justice in a dis
eription of the menu. The visitors
were little backward when they
could not find forks or knives or spoons
Int when they saw the HonOlulans get
into action in real old mau fashion
they were not long in following suit.
There were also many doubts and
misgivings at first about some of the
dishes. The imued puaa was quite easily
10" >"ni"nd "a was the chicken laulau.
Mullet imued in ii leaves was found do
lirious. Gradually other dainties an
delicacies were sampled. There were
covert glances at Hawaiians to dis
cover how to open certain dishes EN-.
cased in leaves; also just how and when