Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-11

? The trim to Hawaii on the Hilo SIDE
ia a veritable moving picture. After
a trim of a few hours one comes Il
the lower end Of Hawaii with its
bleak edge, standing like a sentry
guarding the portal or entrance to
wonderfully beautiful coast line. The
bIeakness and the sentry are left be
hind and then comes the unfolding
panorama, for such 1t truly Is. Miles
and miles Of softly waving cane NOD
a CHEEKY welcome and II the season
has been wet at all hundreds Of water
falls splash over the side and rush
! into the broad Pacific that needs not
! a drop Of this gift Of water.
At present Dame Nature has exer
+cised her right to be as economical
5 as the rest of the world and water Is
I none too plentiful. AS each plantation
I Is approached the great sugar mill in
the foreground has as background
1 the softly waving cane tops and the
!. village, large or small, according to
! the acreage Of the plantation. Every
{ cottage has its garden and while the
! houses are not in the least palatial
they are comfy and the artistic hand
Of the lady of the house makes OF II
: home. Miles and miles of coast
: line is passed with sugar growing to
the timber line and ones imagination
: can almost see 1t growing to the sky
I. line. Friends departing or arriving
z receive a hearty welcome from friends
] on shore, for the waving Of large
: white articles, such as sheets, meets
the eye of those on deck.
! Then comes the attractive harbor OF
Hflo, which is truly gem. Hilo Is
such a quaint old place one can scarce
sly call IL a city and yet no DOUBT IN
the not too distant future It Will De
one. Just now 1t is charming. 1t 49,
of course, Just as much OF a melting
not as Ia Honolulu, for here are the
children OF the orient and the occi'
dent at work and at play. The first
! impression of Hilo is its cleanliness.
TO be sure the rain god is in a meas
ure responsible for this. Htlo is a
j slightly sloping place and downpour
OF rain every forty eight hours or so
does more actual work than q
: dozen of the white wings brigade.
The trees are kept free from dust
through Dame Natures generosity ana
NSere "a a riot Of growth and color
anywhere.
Ve women Of Hilo, like those OF
Honolulu, are doing their part to make
HiIo II possible more beautiful Let
M hone that none of its quaintness
viii be touched but, alas, that may be
aiding too much, for We all know OF
the rares Of quaintness that have been
Torn from Honolulu. The houses Ia,
the bonton OF Hiio's residence section
are an very charming and the same
open.hearted hospitality is extended
there as L. all over the islands 70
mainland folk. II Is q neVer-encin
astonishment, this hospitality tnat mas
made Hawaii famous. .
One Of the things, while not typical
OF Hawaii yet fast entering. a wedge,
a the fleet Of ssmpan fishing. boats.
They are very picturesque and Twigg
Smith, the artist, has made some fine
canyases Of them. Front Street Pc
sents 4 splendid appearance. 1t has a
marking down its center which is
planted with attractive coconut palms.
Mooheau Park IL looking better, the
women Of Hilo having this planting
IN charge.
Last year, during Mrs. Frederick J.
Lowrey's visit to Hilo, she was asked
by Mrs. G. c. Kennedy to talk to the
women Of Hilo and apparently most
effectively, for Hilo il garden of
pretty trees and q riotous growth Of
flowers meets the eye everywhere.
Mrs. Kennedy IL keenly alive to the
wonderful possibilities and has In Mrs.
Harry ". Patten and Mrs. Harold FL
lott, two earnest workers, with the
rest Of Hilo willing to do its share.
The social side Of life In Hilo is charm.
ing, its informality being its greatest
charm and attraction. II has always
prided itself ON its social side, for
genuine hospitality has been the key.
note Of the society affairs given there.
Is turned into something which bene-
fits the Red Cross; at every gather
ing, however small, collection Is Ia
ken up and the money used for Red
Cross work. Every household here
has been made into workshop and
from early morning until late after.
room milady sits at her sewing ma
chine working as though she were re-
ceiving double time for her labor. |
Hundreds OF 7flannelette pajama suits
have been sent to the front, six ban
dage machines are never idle and alb |
dominal bands by the thousands are
being made. II matters not what hour |
you drop into home there sits ma
dame either knitting or sewing, and |
the caller invariably lends a. hand |
while INDUCING In social chat. One
cannot help but be impressed with the |
great wish to help that is manifest |
On every side. e..
A very interesting study of nations !
Is one Of the impressive things about |
Hawaii One is readily touched with |
the gentle spirit Of friendliness that
comes spontaneously from every one |
Here the children Of the Portuguese |
laborer mods welcome and a hello"
to every passerby; the kimono-clad
son or daughter Of Nippon calls out |
sohio," the shy children of Chinese
give q friendly II apparently stoicaI
nod and then. retreat; the lads and |
lassies Of Hawaii, with their great soft |
brown eyes and yeritable mops Of
glorious hair with q lifting of their |
eyes say Aloha, making you glad
you came. The sad part is that with |
each visit to Hawaii one sees less and
less OF the children Of the land, and
one who loves them cannot help wish
ing the race might increase instead Of |
decrease.
The road tn fhe Volcano is q ,,a,e. /