Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30
9Th CONVENTION
I. Is BEST OF ALL;
MUCH WORK DONE
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tons and motions which closed the
convention sessions
William Yap kwai Fong, on behalf
CT the Pan-Pacific Club, for which
4 he was a delegate, Invited the con
1 vention to Honolulu in 1917 and ex.
tended an invitation to the Hilo
Board of Trade to send a delegation
as guests of the Pan-Paeific.
He also read a letter from n G..
i Santos, delegate of the Trail and
Mountain Club, out who was unable
to be present, expressing similar
sentiments. This letter was by w. r.
/ Castle honorary president of the
club, and Santos was to have deliver
/ ed ii.
| Next Convention in Honolulu
1 Raymond e. Brown, as chairman of
4 the preliminary convention arrange
merit committee for Oahu, and as
Spokesman for the Oahu delegation,
Then extended the formal invitation to
| the convention to meet in Honolulu
/ in 1917, Oh date to be decided later.
The invitation was accepted by ac-
clamation.
w. r. Harrington, president of the
Ad Club, made a brief complimentary
speech, on behalf OF all the visiting
delegates. approaching the splendid
work Of the Hilo and Big Island peo-
tple in arranging and carrying out the
Iconvention program; the ability and
courtesy of the chairman, and the
general hospitality shown the guests
of the Crescent City
a - -.
Civic Convention closed, with rounds
of cheers to mark its passing.
Serious Work Ended
After the business sessions of the
Civic Convention closed shortly after
noon on Saturday the serious
work of convention week was
over. Before that the visitors had
been given numerous samples OF Hilo
hospitality. but afterwards 1t was vir-
tually continuous festival occasion.
On Saturday afternoon all the dele
gates were guests at the county fair.
which had proved so highly interesting
that most of them had been able pre-
viotisly to see only part
On Saturday night was held the big
convention dinner. in fact, two big con-
unable to accommodate all of the ex-
pected dinner-guests, even with seats
for 200 or more in its big dining-room
and on adjacent lanais So there was
ARRANGED an overflow" dinner at the
Seaside Club, the famous resort of
HiIo bon wants. This overflow dinner
proved to be one of the features of
convention week 1t soon claimed a
large proportion of the Rive wires"
who came rushing down in autos and
for four hours the merriment ran high.
Ted Guard of Hilo was POSTMASTER.
with William Thompson of Honolulu
first assistant and a dozen or so sec
ond~ assistants. A part of the i'm
promptu program here was the read
ing of fake wireless and telephone
messages with local hits. and the send
ing of several to the allighbrows'-
they were called then banqueting at
the Hflo hotel.
5anqucters Hear Eloquent Speeches
The uptown banquet brought to a.
brilliant close what was unquestionab
" the best Of the five conventions.
William Mckay, president Of the HiIo1
Board of Trade. was POSTMASTER and
filled this difficult position as ably as
he had previously handled the conven-
ton deliberations. Among those who
responded to toasts were Governor
Pinkham. L. A. Thurston, Raymond c.
Brown. W. r. harrington, Rev. George
Laughton and others. The dining
room had been lavishly decorated in
red and yellow, the convention colors,
and the tables were alse beautifully
embellished.
At this banquet the spirit of unity of
sction for the entire territory reached
its height. The speeches were ring
ing with this spirit There was also
much mutual felicitation and the Wis
itors did not forget to recognize the
boundiess hospitality which the Cres-
cent City had extended
Guests on Railroad Trip
On Sunday morning the visitors
were again guests at trip on the Ha-
saii Consolidated Railway line to
Lsupahoehde, and the scenic beauties