Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-03
CITY WELCOMES
GREAT NORTHERN
ON new SERVICE
Official and Unofficial 'AIohas'
Extended as Fleet Steamer
Reaches Port
MIE- WINTER SUMMER
FOR EAGER VISITORS
Many Features Planned for En-
tertainment of Tourists Dur
ing Stay Here; Greeting at
HiIo Was HospitabIe

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Honolulu welcomed . new steamer,
Z new transpacIfSc service and 21o
crack HiII liner Great Northern moved
like the sea-quecn ere 10 into berth At
Pier 6 a. 15;to o'clock.
u was welcome not alone by Ho-
.ncIulu folk but BY the rnid-winter sun
shine which makes Of Hawaii the
Paradise Of the Pacific. Esrly-morn-
Ing clouds that had wrapped the noun
tsins N heavy fleece and even sprin-
kied the city were rolled away and
dissolved into mist under the winter
eup of the subtroples, and u was
brilliantly beautiful morning that bade
@sIoha" 70 the travellers over the new
route 20 the Isles Of Peace.
Leaving biIo st 1880 this morning.
the spced-o1sen Of the Pacific was OF
port n 1880 and half an hour later
n1oted Into the harbor, with pietur-
esque snd hospltsbIe greeting accom-.
ranyIno her progress. The welcome
that awaited the Great Northern at
Hlio wac repssted and smpiified In
HonoIuIu.
Representing the administrative
body and various commercial organi-
zatione Of the city, q joint committee
accompanied by the Hawaiian
band and SIX girls from the Kameha,
meha girls school. left from the foot
Of Fort street IN the tug Makaala as
soon as the Great Northern was
sighted TO meet the vessel outside the
harbor. Following are the names Of
those on the committee:
Rspresentins The city, Mayor John
Promotion Committee. Ed Towse,
George Angus and Arthur y. Wall
Chamber Of Commerce, Raymond
c. Brown and 0errit p. Wilder.
Commercial Club. J. M. Young and
Charles r. Frazier.
Ad Club. J. n. Riggs and ]. F. Child
Only short stop was made by the
big liner. Just long enough for the
committee TO climb aboard, and she
then came on into the harbor The
six Hawaiian girls who have the hon.
or Of taking leis out to the visitors
are Misses Katie Gregory, Rachel
Puna, Abbey Allen. Emmeline kama
Edith Dana and Emily Keapo.
Delight shone from the faces of ey-
cry passenger on the Great Northern
as the tug came alongside. the band
playing Aloha 0e," and the reception
committee climbed up the gangplank.
Az Decl<cd With Lels.
AS soon IS the lei girls set foot on
deck they at once began distributing
leis to passengers, officers and the
ships white-uniformed crew, until
everyone on board was wearing the
distinctive Hawaiian tokens of greet |
ing
Its worth coming 200e miles to get
the greeting we have received here"
said Mrs. Florence H. Kendall Of New
York,
Mayor Lane. in behalf of the city of |
Honolulu. made the opening speech of
welcome. He pointed out the various
places Of interest as the big liner pro-
ceeded up the channel
I'VE are proud that we are living
under the Stars and Stripes" he said.
and ringing cheer went up at hts |
words. "0n your right you see Dia-
mond Head, on the left Pearl City, |
where the United States is spending |
millions OF dollars to make this port |
the Gibraltar Of the Pacific.
These millions of dollars are being |
we'll spent. and live in the hope that
more will be expended, as the life Of /
these islands depends on GScluate |
protection against invasion.
Offers Key to City.
Il hope you will be one in sounding
the keynote of protection and seeing i
that Congress heeds 10 the wants of I
this territory. Again | extend to you /
the key to our city"
A. p. Taylor, director of the Promo
ton Committee. as passenger on the
ship, then introduced L N. Brunswig, !
personal representative of President
Robert N. Bulla Of the Los Angeles
chamber, whose greeting to Honolulu
is printed in another column
"Your greetings are most heartily
said Mr. Brunswig we
accept the keys to your city and will
see that they are properly used
At the conclusion OF the speechmak-
ing Mayor Lane held an informal re-
ception and shook hands with the mas
sengers. The band went back to Pier
s. and when the steamer docked was
playing "On the Beach at Waikiki"
and other music of distinctively Ho-
nolulu character. The pier was crowd
ed with Honolulans, and the Ad Club
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