The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-18
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Women Watch Waves At Waikiki While Men
Delve Into Occult At Pearl HarbOr

ceremony. The Chiefs Of Hawaii do
not hold frequent meetings, but when
they do gather it is generally for some
very good reason. Such was the case
yesterday. Delegate Kuhio, Robert W..
Slinglc, Judge Georc e w. Davis, John
Ii. Wise, Mayor Lane, David x. Kala-
uokAIanf, ST., -Bayid X. Kalauokalani,
Jr., L. A. Lilikalani and a few Others
I of the organization had made :: great
preparations to entertain the visiting
congressman and to initiate them into
the order.
Society Founded on Royalty
Although the society is but FIVE or
siY years old, its principles and cerc
monies are founded ON the customs of
a. royal secret order that was in exist
eGre at the time Of the arrival of Cap
tain Cook, and hafEbeen in existence
in Hawaii nobody knows how long be
fore Cook came to the islands.
Through their becoming members of
the Chiefs of Hawaii, the visiting ma T.
tional lawmakers were made acquainted
with one Of the, Oldest rituals in the
Pacific and they9 were introduced to
Hawaiian customs more ancient than
historians can. reckon. Tn fact there
is no written history that records the
main features of the initiation cere
mony as praetiseds BY the Chiefs of IIr
waii today, and lesiihed by them from
old Huwaiiahsl 10 whom 1T has been
passed down, from father TO son Tor
hundreds of years. 9'SHk "
Prince Conducts. Cersmenies
Prince Kuhio, forihs acted in his ca
pacity as prince rather than in his Of
| flee of delegate, was master Jofi cero-
monies of the solemn occasion, being
assisted in the forms by Robert Shinglc,
others playing their appropriate parts
Following the real work of initiatio
congressman and islanders Eathere |
round groaning board at the country
residence of John F. CoIburn, M | it
was during and after luncheon that the
light ar phase of the occasion was celr-
brat' fittingly and thoroughly, for
81 ee"hes were made by the memb .rs Of
congress and by old members of the
Chiefs of Hawaii, Fluctuations were ex-
changed, and good fellowship prevailed
until late in the day. The big party
broke up gradually.
, Speaker Cannon, who considered his
| ihlIOuuCtIOu Dtulnu the Veil. OF INC
mysteries a great honor, waXed clio
quent in expressing his appreciation Of
che significant event. He declared that
he had seldom felt more pleased with
any function,
Proud Of Trapr;ngs
He was proud of his tabu stick pin,
his yellow and red mantle, which he
wore gracefully over his shoulders hike
very much abbreviated toga, and Of
the fact that he could now be called 4
chef of the Hawaiian Islands.
Senator MARITIME OF New Jersey mIur
a lengthy speech in which he ass"rc |
all present that it was his desire to
see Hawaii helped in all her needs.
Whatever HPwaii wanted, providing it
wnN right that she SHOULD have l., II"
would 90 all within his power tc see
that she Por.
Senator r, w. Hardwick Of Georgia
aud KcpreHe ntative James r. Mann Of
Illinois w'uSe along lines of arptr"ia-
ton Of these islands, saying that Tia
wall had made wonderful progress in
view OF all the circumstances, and iErL
altogrtIc", :he Paradise of the .t"iiic
was pia"e of wonders and deli hts.
Mayor 1aHe Elucidates
Mayor Lane made a speech wa'rh
outIinrL the ideals of the order Of tn"