Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-12

usual biennial visit to the leper set.
Element on Molokai last Saturday
making the journey in the specially
chartered vessel Mauna I-oa. Con.
! trary to custom the visit this time
was not made on Sunday. the legisla-
ture adjourning Friday afternoon un-
til this morning.
OF the more than 100 persons In
the junketing party not more than q
were actual members of the lawmak.
ing body-ahout % members Of the
house and five senators. The hal
anre consisted OF clerks and snacial
visitors The purpose of these visits
is to inquire into the needs If the
$50 marooned inhabitants If tho IT.
tie island. hear their small complaints
and ascertain bv actual ohservat'nn
the physical requirements Of the
COLONY, so that appropriations NAV
he set aside accordingly for the enSu-
ing two years The settlement Is snn-
| perted entirely nv the territory. with
out material assistance from tho fed
eral government. hence the full re-
| snonsibilitv for the care and comfort
| IF the unfortunate nnonte falls unnn
the legislature and its executive offi-
GERS the governor and the territorial
hoard Of health
Nav Re Last "Junket"
Chairman 7. II. Tonev Of the
| the cninion this year that the 'unket-
ing feature IT tho hionnial visit
should he illuminated: he does not au-
nrove of the ind'scriminate visiting
at the colony Of nrivate citizens.
many Of whom seek to 90 to satisfy
| morbid curiosity rathe~ than with anv
| intent to help IN = vol service To thG
Moor neople Of Molckai It is ikelv
that " he acts ir the same canae'tv
two years hence he will recommend
that the visit he paid only nv the
health committees Of the two law.
maxine .hranehes. But this would
scarcelv have pleased the Molotai
citizens This wear. Tho Governor. the
.magor. the hand and the chamnion
swimmer went along at the snectal re-
nuest nf the Molnkai peonle.. who neti'
TONED fhe legislative IN take these
celebrities along. 1t had heen ten
wears since they last heard the Royal
Hawaiian hand: an equal length nj
time since thew had seen the govern.
or. when Pinkham had direct control
of their Affairs as nresident OF the
hoard 1T health. Manv had known
Mayor lane in &haBHier @davs and
wanted to greet him again: while one
end all swepe anxiors to gaze on the
face and rfisure of Duke. whom thew
If
Hawaiians.
The Manna Loa left Honolulu at
midnight. arriving off KalaunaDa at
DAYLIGHT the newt morning. ReraUse
of the hieh surf no landing could ba
made in the small boats until after 3
O'Clock: even then the task nf getting
ashore was a somewhat risky under
taking. searFving a degree of danger
that thrilled the adventurers. But
oil save Representative Crockett tnok
the chance and reached land without
untoward incident Crockett frankly
declared the thing did not look good
to him, 80 he remained aboard the
Mauna Loa, not setting foot on the
island. -<,- o..
Trip to Brother Dutton's Home.
The majbrity of the LEGISLATORS with
the committee clerks and officials and
special guests at once started on the
haunt across the narrow peninsula on
horseback and in the one carryall for |
Kalawao, the large village on the
windward side of the island, where
the Baldwin home and the headquar-
tiers of Brother Dutton are located.
There for two hours Brother Dutton
accorded a reception to the visitors,
Governor Pinkham especially remain
ing, with the wonderful man for a
lengthy chat, renewing an old &C.
quaintance and discussing old times
with the little aged man who has
spent so many years of his life in
the interest of the settlement. At
the Baldwin home the people of Ka-
Iawao, assembled on the lawn, met
the lawmakers and discussed the
many problems Of their government,
internal improvements and more or
less personal matters.
The visit was finished and the party
had ridden the three miles back to
Kalaupapa before noon. At the lat
ter place, from the time of its arrt-
val, Capt. Berger's band had given
the people a continual musical enter
tainment from the village bandstand,
larry Vile, and the music paused
only during the noon luncheon hour
and the speech-making which fol-
lowed.
There are nearly a dozen homes in
the colony, and the joint health COM
mittee of the two houses visited
every one; meeting the inmates per
sonally, hearing their requests and
inspecting the furnishings and equip
ment.
At noon the visitors partook of an
excellent luau prepared in their hon
or at the home of Superintendent
Jack McVeigh, at long tables set in
the yard under a canvas canopy, en-
tertained the while by the wonder
fully sweet singing of a chorus of
men and women of the colony, led
by big, brawny, sightless young fell
low who once was a member of the
Honolulu police force.
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