Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-05-26
in HONOLULU.
The Americans Exposition Corre-
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sposdent s-wanderinG Goes.
II has been my great privilege to visit
the isiands OF Hawaii with, II not OF, the
congressional party, for naturally every
thing possible 10 being done for enter
tainment OF the distinguished visitors.
The party. for the most part, assembled
in Chicago on wednesday, April 2. whsfe
they were met By J. X. Desha. Of Hilo,
secretary to Delights Prince Kalanianaole.
who was to conduct the party to the
islaDds.
| The chief purpose Of the trip - to &C.
quaint ths member Of Conxr>ss, and
thoss in oflcial Life In washington,
with the governmental needs Of tbs
islands, and their advantage from .
naval strategic point OF view, - we'll -
the commercial opportunities which thsy
anord. Invitations wers extended both
TO members Of IL Senate and House,
and 70 tbsss rsprsssnting both political
parties.
A SERIES OF entsrtsinmsnts, lunches and
dinnsrs followed ons upon another. ~
the way TO the coast, and the party
reached San Franctsco. In ths metropolis
BY the Golden Gate, one interesting event
clossly followed spon ths heels Of anothsr
throaGhout Monday, April =. During
tho morning thsrs ~sa strip arouud tAs
bay and visit to all points Of intsrsst In
that little inland - capable Of giving an
chorags to al the vessels Of Ill ths navtes
OF tie world. Following this, there was
IN elaborate luncheon q tbs Ccmmsrciai
club. Mayor Rolph made IN address Of
welcome, TO which rssponsss, In happy
win, wsrs made BY 8snatos Ovsrman,
James, Mann and formsr-6psaksfC Cannon.
The party consists OF Senators Cummins.
Hardwick,. James, Martin, Ovsrman,
Robinson, Ssulsbury, Shotroth, smoot and
Warren, Representative Alexander,
Anthony, Austin, Barchisld, Adair, Bcr-
land, Brown, Brumhaugh. BuFnstt, Camp
bell, Cannon, Carey, CuIsap, Conroy,
Davenport, Glass, Fairchild. Ferris, Lss,
Frear, Mann, Miller, Moore, RiordAn,
Rodenberg, Roger, shsrisy, ssons,
siaydsn, slemp, Stafford, Dyer and
Byron Newton. assistant secretary
treasurer, judge Goldfogle Of New York.
For the most part these distinguished
gentlemen are accompanied BY their
wives and daughters, making 4 jolly party
OF about lSS. At 2 p. N. Tuesd1y, April a,
the Sierra, IN Oceanic liner, sailed from
San Francisco. Several hundred friends
gathered at the wharf and watched the
steamer slowly pull away, while great
streams Of serpentine confetti stretched
from the promenade deck to these on
shore who were left behind. The Hawaiian
band struck mp "Aloha Del" and amid
cheers and good byes and the waving Of
handkerchief, the good ship peacefully
slipped out OF the bay, through the
Golden Gate ard into the broad Pacific.
Just before we passed out to sea we ran In
very near to the exposition grounds, and
the members OF the party had opportunity
to view the wonderful ''City Of Jewels"
from the water side.
For the first hours ont everyone was
jolly and happy, but gradually ~ the land
became hidden from view, those who were
not good sailors disappeared one by one
and some emerged only on the morning OF
the sixth day, ~ we came into the smooth
waters, but for the most part all were cot
on the decks by the third day. ~as 20
fortunate a. to escape all semblAnce OF mail
de mer, and few other women and about
one half OF the men felt no i'll effect from
the ocean ~as somewhat rougher during
the first three days OF the voyage than
it IL ordinarily at this season Of the year.
The cause for this, We learned on Friday
morning when the wireless, which kept
the Sierra in communication throughout
the passage with the station At San Fran
cisco, brought the news that . terrible
gale blowing at more than one hundred
miles an hour bad swept along the Cali
fornia coast the night before. doing much
damage 10 shipping. The Sierra was just
one day ahead OF the storm, and escaped
with only the fsg end Of the wind which
ragged Oh the mainland.
By Friday there were frequent giimpses
OF the sun, and the members OF the party
who had been indisposed began TO show
signs Of returning animation and interest
in life, and TO mingle more freely than
before with their travelling companions.
There were deck promeuades, potato
races and various games, a. we'll ~ many
bridge parties in the social hall and on
the decks. On Friday and Saturday even
ings there was dancing on the deck.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon delighted the
younger members OF the party by leading
the Virginia reel and demonstrating that,
despite his seventy nine years, he Ii still .
devotee Of the spriteIy muse.
Sunday morning services were con-
Quoted by the ships surgeon, assisted by
the musical members. OF the party. A
goodiy collection vas made among the
passengers for the benefit OF the sailors
home. In the evening q good-bye gather
ing ives held in the social hall, where ali OF
the passengers assembled. senator Smoot
was made chairman Of the meeting, and
after expressing in a brief and appropriate