Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-27
PARTY
BILL IS NEARLY
$4,000 ALREADY
Plans For Entertainment Fur.
ther Perfected at Meeting
Today
SIERRA SAILS WITH
"EVERYBODf HAPPY"
Woman Suffrage Leaders Help
to Speed CaIitornia's Part
ina Guests

| [ Associated Press by Federal Wireless
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April a.
The Oceanic liner Sierra, with 14o
members Of the congressional party
/ which will visit Hawaii, sailed this
afternoon.
California suffrage leaders helped
to make the farewell TO the congress
men a merry and picturesque one.
Sc nator Cummins, Senator Shaforth
and others have been invited to re-
turn and discuss with Susan q. An
thony the universal suffrage amend
ment.
Senator smoot will continue from
Hawaii to the Philippines.
In spite of the legislatures aprro-
priation Of m extra $4,000 to swell
tho fund for the entertainment Of the
congressional party to- $4,000, that
sum will evidently be- insufficient, for
the estimates of, expenditure submit
ted to the territorial Entertainment
and reception committee, at a meet
ing at the capitol this morning
showed that the EXPENSES already
foreseen will run nearly to SIS, 200.
The total will most certainly be in
excess of $4,000, despite the willing
ness of Hawaii to curtail expenses
from $500 to $1,000, and similar
shaving of outlay on the other
islands. .
Several minor changes in the COM
mittee's plans weref discussed at this
mornings meeting. The Maryland
will not take thesSiAitors, to- Pearl
Harbor on May becalise of the prob
ability of being busted with the F-4,
and because of the difficulty Of dock
ing'at the other end Of the. run. The.
Wanna Kea will make the "trip IN
stead, If the weather is fine, but If
the water is rough the. entire trip
will be made by special train.
Luncheon that day will be served
on the grounds of Gen. ]. P. Wiser
at Schofield Barracks, where tent pa
vilions wiR be erected. An appropri.
alton of $3.50 to cover the luncheon
expense was made this morning, the
army having no entertainment fund
After review Of 5000 troops the
party will return to Honolulu and be
taken to the Moana hotel in special
cars of the Rapid Transit Company.
The adyisability Of having both the
reception and ball next Monday even
ing at the armory was discussed, but
it was finally decided that most OF
the visitors would be interested in
the Palace and the old monarchy
days, and that the reception should
be held in the throne room, with
dancing in the armory. In all pro-
liability. because of the great cost,
and the impossibility Of making the
structure storm proof; the idea of
constructing a covered arbor from the
Palace to the Armory will be aban-
doned.
T. Because the second floor of the
Palace is deemed unsafe for very
large crowds, the main stairway will
be roped off, and a quintet club will
be stationed at the landing. The es-
timated expense Of the ball and re-
ception is $1,000.
A letter from the entertainment
committee of Hawaii puts special en-
phasis on the fact that business suits
and travelling dresses will suffice for
all the entertainments planned on the
Big Island, fact which will make the
handling of baggage for the inter-
island trip an easy matter.
The route Of the projected tour OF
the city, and visits to the schools of
Honolulu for May 4, will probably be
slightly changed, in order to enable
visitors to swing around Diamond
Head when they first leave the Moana
hotel Tuesday morning. In all cases
the hour for leaving the hotel in the
morning will probably be changed
from 9 to $50 o'clock.