Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
GREAT NORTHERN
DEPARTS ON HER
HOMEWARD TRIP
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and he rame for a rest. at that; John
s. Mitchell, president of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce, smiling
a pleasant goodby to everyone: Presi-
dent Gilman of the Hill company,
happy and ready to come back next
spring; Winterbottom and Pillsbury,
the Marconi wireless men who have
been doing things for Hawaii, shoot
ing their last messages ashore in the
form of confetti rolls, and many
others
Did Not Want to Go
Il guess l will regret leaving Ha-
wall more and more every year." said
the princess, who bore more leis than
any two others, excepting the senator,
who had nearly as many. The prin-
cess will join her daughters in Los
Angeles and her son in Boston. All
she had to say regarding the proposed
naming of a United States warship
Hawaii" was. You know now that
'watchful waiting wins, and this
with knowing smile.
Roy Carruthers, the San Francisco
hotel man, was one of the most en-
thusiastic passengers on board and
forgot the disappointment of leaving
the islands so soon by stoutly declar-
ing he would be back in a few
months" and by throwing more spiral,
sailing paper strings and leis back
to the pier than anyone else.
Mayor John Lane was one of the
largest distributors of leis and before
he answered the last call of "all
ashore" he had been assured by the
returning Los Angeles visitors that the
koa key which he presented them
would be one of the most priced tro-
phies in the display rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce at home
Praise From Los Angeles
Before the last rope had been cast
eff more sincere tributes for Homo.
lulu and promises of mainland support
for the Pacific isles were heard from
members of the Los Angeles delega-
ton than could be remembered
Mitchell said he had never done so
much in five days in all his life and
said he would start right in sending
his friends as soon as he was home:
+. w. Murphy said he and many of
his associates had never realized what
Honolulu had to offer and said he was
coming back as soon as business |
would permit. I'm very sorry to
leave he said sincerely
r. B. Thiele OF the territorial Hotel |
~ Ia
this remark by saying, I'VE are also |
sorry to see you leave but il you must
go we are glad to see you sorry"
Weather Man Glad
Apparently Old Sol was proud of
he Great Northern and her passen-
gers and goodby guests for as pretty q |
lay as the ofie Tuesday when she
steamed in was given for the occasion
md an occasional gusty mist did little T
damage TO the festive, gay-garbed !
,rowd which stayed until the ship had
packed out. turned and headed to sea
With the last diving boy springing out
or his foot-first plunge.
There were lot of people on that
I'D boat who did not relish the idea of
sailing away so soon there were a
OF more on the pier who would like
o have them here longer or would
ike TO have gone over the waves with
hem today, but comfort came to them
III when they realized that, with the
will of God and the elements favor.
bile, she would be back again Decem-
'er with bigger, but certainly no
ollier. more appreciative delegation OF
ourists and guests.