Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-18
Civic Convention Sidelights

yention. as was the first intention.
Mrs. Case had to remain with the
children" he says.
H. D. Corbett. the Hilo postmaster,
is generally known now as the lone
delegate from Hawaii" He was the
only delegate in gala attire who left
the Mauna Kea Saturday at the
steamer landing
A. NJ. Cabrinha'is the most striking
| member physically of the Hawaii dele.
CATION. Steven Desha, Jr., supplies
the mien Of deep interest in all pro-
ceedings, but it is John Kai who has
the beau brummel appearance.
Sensitive delegates imagine that
the mating entwining the pillars Of
the Laniakea theater may secret Ho-
nolulu centipedes. Many of them
show a preference for seats a COM
Portable distance from the mating
holes.
The Hilo delegation goes to its
president, Geo. H. Wears, for sugges-
But to its attorney, James Russell, the
younger members turn for advice.
| About what? Oh, that's a profession
| al secret.
J. |. Silva of Kauai missed an OPP
portunity to serve on the credentials
committee by being late at the open
ing session yesterday morning. l. D.
Timmons was named for Kauai, when
it was discovered that the former rep
resentative was missing.
Light suits photograph we'll as
some of the more fanciful attired dele
gates now appreciate, as they are
able to distinguish themselves in the
newspaper photos, while their more
somber dressed companions fail to
stick out" through the ink.
Raymond Brown made 100 potential
Waialua votes among the Hawaiians
when he helped a quintet club sing
Hawaiian song at Haleiwa last Sun
day. What's more, he sang it. A new
Honolulu reporter wanted to know If
Brown had political aspirations.
Thornton Hardy. chairman Of the
credentials committee, must be an
Oriental linguist. He pronounced the
names of the Chinese and Japanese
delegates So correctly they could rec
ognlze their own names, while he was
calling the roll yesterday morning.
Since the Regatta Day boat races,
Hilo has taken second place in the
showing Of pep" Out at HaIeiwa
Sunday Maui made all the noise.".
Hilo may be laying low, however for
the banquet tonight. w. r. Earring.
ton told Attorney Dan Case of Wailu.
ku that the Maui boys acted like real
Ad Club pirates" .s
| The calling of the trial and grand
jury for the Kauai circuit court cut
down the attendance of the Garden
Island at the convention. Then be.
sides Kauai has already worked out a
comprehensive road building cam
paign and there is not so much In.
terest on that island regarding the
road problem as formerly. r..
Just as soon after Judge Delbert E.
Metzger hal secured permission from
Chairman ]. F. C. Hagens for the dele
gates to take c.: their coats yester.
day, off they came with a sigh OF re-
lief from the Hilo delegation, and the
others as wen. But II was the HiIo.
ties who showed the greatest aJpre-
Ciat1on for the .esidents of The CrCs.
cent City always complain of Homo
lulu's heat" 49,
George TuIloch, the Kohala teIe-
phone man, is supplying the Kohala
touch to the convention for some of
the others Of that district who are
missing this year. He conversed sc
freely and with such variety on the
muddy road coming back from Halei-
wa Sunday that a nervous woman
companion forgot the automobile was
skidding. George was doing it on
purpose, too. "
ING ConSonlion press IaOle must Dc
intemperate, in spite Of its dignified
surroundings. It "wobbles" all over
the PLATFORM, when the lead pencil
pushers get carried away by the elo-
Quence Of the speakers and exert
little Sunny Jim energy while taking
notes. On second thought, the table
is not nearly so intoxicated in action
as it is reminiscent Of a Holland sail.