Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-03

He was on duty constantly. while cross
ing the continent. but disappeared a
few hours outsfrom San Francisco: be-
ing sailorsnan on body of water
larger than Lake Michigan put him
out of commission as a musical con-
ductor. Daily, however, his well
friends gathered at his cabin door and
chanted Nearer My God to Thee, =
Roll, Jordan, Roll" and other hymns
betting the condition of a member
|of Congress who was thinking of pass
ing to the great beyond Il .,'
In Conductor Stafford's musical az.
gregation on land were the Honor.
ables Scott Ferris. NJ. F. Conry, James
A. Frear, and j. A. NJ. Adair, but they
all disappeared. from view and their
voices were stilled when the Sierra
began dancing on the wavelets outside
of the Golden Gate. = - -. =. !.
/, RELIGIOUS EXERCISES HELD.
Not only was the Congressional
party highly musical but it was deep
ly religious. s The log of the journey
shows that on Sunday morning, April
25th, while crossing the long barren
wastes. of the Mohave desert In South
.ern California, religious exercises were
held on the train, conducted with
proper solemnity by Representatives
Stafford, Brumbaugh, Ferris and Alex
ander. Into one of the luxurious cars
of the train nearly all of the members
of the party gathered and observed
the Sabbath morn by listening to the
readings from the Bible and the les
sons of the day by Senator Robinson,
Representatives Ferris, Brumbaugh,
Anthony, and Alexander, and Mrs. Cul-
lop. Mrs. Brown, wife of Representa-
tive Brown Of West Virginia, read an
appropriate selection, and little Miss
Riordan, daughter of Representative
Riordan, of New York, read a poem
entitled Working for Jesus" Follow
ing the reading of the scriptures and
the lessons, the entire party Joined in.
the good old-fashioned songs and
hymns, Rock of Ages Lead, Kindly
Light" Nearer to Thee" What a
Friend We Have in Jesus" Take it
to the Lord in Prayer" and many other
of the old camp-meeting airs. When
the meeting closed with Praise God
From Whom ALI Blessings Flow,
there were many moist eyes, testifying
to the truth Of the saying that when
a few are gathered together in His
name, He Is in their midst.
MUCH cAMkfiADERiE SHOWN
Early in the journey there were evi.
dences of goodSnatured camaraderie in
the party The first gathering was at;
the magnificent hotel La Sale, in Chi.
eago, where from all portions of the
East and South the guests assembled
to, make a start on the first long leg
of the journey Chicago to San Fran
cisco. Although the time was short in
Chicago it was utilized by the Asso-
citation of Commerce of that city in
making the Congressional visitors the
guests of honor at luncheon attended
by four or five hundred of the promin-.
ent business men of the city. Charles
L. Dering, president of the association,
welcomed the guests,to Chicago and to
the luncheon. A taste of Congressional
oratory was given by Senator MARITIME,
of New. Jersey, who paid glowing
tribute to the enterprise of Chicago
and the patriotism of the people of the
West. He predicted an era of pros
perity, and voiced the thanks of mill
lions of American citizens that our
government had been so managed that
we had escaped the horrors of war.
Representative aHampy" Moore, for
the House, as usual, spoke wittiiy and
WE'LL He decried the tendency to per-
secute big business, and lauded the en-
terprise of men who would build such
structures as were to be
seen in Chicago. He nominated and
declared duly elected to the Presidency
in 1916, the Honorable James r. Mann.
This was received with great enthusi-
asm by all present excepting Mr.. Mann,
himself, who responded with a wave of
the hand which meant much or little
as, you might choose.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES
HoNoREp.
r. A distinguished guest of the Ter
ritory accompanying the party, Hon.
A. A. Jones, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior, whose home is in Las
Vegas, New Mexico, was given a pleas
ing reception by his neighbors and
home folks while the train stopped at
that city for half an hour on Saturday
morning, April "a. Although the train
reached Las Vegas at the early hour
Of seven o'clock half of the town was
at the depot to give Mr.. Jones hearty
welcome. Students from the State
Normal and the City High Schools sung
their school airs with a. yigor and
that won much applause
from the friends of Mr.. Jones and his
family on the train. The business of
Mr.. Jones over, there was
a general demand for Uncle Joe"
Cannon, and the shouts for him could
not be quieted until he promised to
say few words, Standing on the car
steps Mr. Cannon thanked them for
heir welcome and in kindly tones told
he school boys and girls who crowded
around, of the responsibilities they
would have to face as they grew older
and took up the grayer duties of life.
AS for me-" he said, my face is turn
I'd toward the setting sum- but / am
content that this is so, when see the |
bright and eager faces of the young
1e0nln like Won who arc tn foIloW thoao