Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15
HILODELEGATION
PUT ONE OVERON
AID CLUB PIRATES
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with the Hawaiian band gaily lead.
Ding tAe procession.
II was when the corner OF King
and Fort streets was reached that
the Hon plulans began 10 believe that
all was not true, not even the Maui
song, about the Hilo delegation not
coming. for standing at this corner
Haunting the colors of the Big Island
stood Demosthenes Lycurgus and
John Romans, who cruelty laughed
at the reception committees wonder
ment at seeing them there. The two
Hilo men vcuchsafed no explanation
Of how they reached Honolulu other
than to say: "Oh, we came in an
aeroplane."
But when the Young Hotel was
reached by the procession, the street
was filled with the smiling delegates
from the Crescent City, nearly 80 in
number. Then came the explanation:
The Hilo delegation had feared the
Honolulu Ad Club members would
steal the "Hilo mystery box" and
so persuaded Capt. Freeman Of the
Mauna Kea TO land them in the ship s
boats at the Moana Hotel. From
there they had hurried to the Young
in automobiles, still closely guarding
the mystery box" Upon arriving at
the Young the box had been secreted
and will remain so until the Ad Club
show on Monday night, when its con-
tents are to be divulged. e..
That the strategy of the Hiloites
was necessary to outwit Honolulu in
tentions towards discovering early
this morning the contents of the
0mystery box" is now known.
Some time yesterday radio leak"
informed the Honolulu Ad Club mem
bers that the Hilo delegation in.
tended to board one OF the Oahu
Shipping Co. boats outside the haroor
and slip into Honolulu Unexpectedly
with the closely guarded box.
Plans were then made by the Ad
Club men to Illustrate this Hilo man.
euver, Early this morning as Eben
Low was preparing to take out one
OF his company's ships to meet the
Hilo delegation as requested, he was
shanghaied by the Ad Club and so
could not carry out his orders from
the Crescent City.
But the Hilo delegation was equal
to the situation and had its elev-
enth-hour plans. with the aid of Capt
Freeman, and to the chagrin Of the
Ad Club pirates" .-..... r.
The Kinau with the Kauai delega.
ton came in a few minutes before
the Mauna Kea arrived. She was
met by nearly hundred Honolulans
who gave the Garden Islanders a
royal reception with the aid of the
Hawaiian band.
II Is significant of the reception
at the boats this morning that the
Hawaiian band played "ThereTl Be
q Hot Time in the Old Town To-
night" as the delegations filed down
the ships gangways. T..
Maui Full OF s"Pep" In;
= The Maui delegation is a close
rival OF the Honolulu AID Club mem
bers In its style of costume Coat
less and with white hats, shirts and
trousers, girdled with a flowing sash
Of the Maui colors-black ard yellow
1.-The Maui men present almost as
nifty an appearance as they showed
pep" In responding to the Homo
lulu welcome this morning.
In costume the Hawaii delegation
are Haunting modest hat band of
pink and yellow-the .colors of the
Big Island.
Today the civic convention dele.
gates are free to spend their time
as they please, as the serious work
(of the convention does not begin
until Monday morning. Most Of them
were present at the regatta races
where special provision had been
made for seating the delegates. The
Hilo delegation were enthusiastic wit
Besses Of the senior race as the Cres-
sent City had its best oarsmen en-.
tered In the aquatic contest.
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock the
visiting delegates are to be taken by
honolulu friends for an automobile
eide to Haleiwa, where lunch will
be served after visit has been made
to the coral gardens in glass bottom