Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-08

The following pleasant letter came
in today:
Dear Sir:
Regarding your reference 20 Mr..
Goodhue, the architect, will say hat
l have been in his office several
| times.
As you say, he 10 not a landscape
designer, primarily, his specially be-
ing groups OF campus or exhibition
buildings, but his single exhibits are
very unique.
L presume you are OF the same fam
ily whose name is almost household
word in New York, ever since Juna'
than Goodhue, whose bust stands in
the Stock Exchange, came 70 New
York
His descendants. as you probably
know. endowed the famous Unitarian
Hackley schools on tie Hudson, and
built the beautiful 'Go,Ihue Memorial
Chapel there.
Mrs. Goodhue recently gave her
100000 suburban residence for the
use of summer vacation children liv
ing in our city.
Il saw Mrs. Goodnue few weeks
before left and she told me she had
| distinguished relatives in Hawaii.
Yours very truly,
MISS ""
Honolulu, June %.
This reminds me of a visit i made
to New York when [ was much of a
lad, having just returned from a tour
through the southern states. We had
received frequent urgent requests to
visit them from our New York name
sakes. and father wanted me to NEE:
them
had no idea of the status of news
paper correspondents in New York
society, but took my chances, and
brought card with the name OF the
paper l represented, printed on 1t.
This l left in the hands of a very
lackey-fied looking person at the door
of very, very fine residence in the
city. ::
l was received by young fellow
about my age who bore my family
name. He very stiffly said that his
mother was not at home.
didn't ask him where his father
was, but my ancestral pride was
swelling fast, though kept my tenn.
per.
well. my young man." he said
rather languidly, crossing one leg over
the other, Il shall give your card to
my mother. l expect some friends in
to dinner or should ask you to stay"
1t is true that was young, and at
tired in a ready-made suit, not over.
costly, but l knew / was presentable,
and the young scion's manner made
me nader" than I've ever been
since.
Young sprout," l said witheringly,
Il wouldn't come If you invited me,
and with that I withdrew.
In few dayssthe mother sent me
a cordial invitation to come and see
them; but l wouldn't.
In 1898. on nv return to New York
from Hawaii, this same young man,
who had become a householder, called
on me.
l was taking a postgraduate course
at the time.
Mr. Goodhue. who was very pleasant
indeed, and had come to the good
sense of his heritage, took me over
bodily. We laughed over the earlier
episode.
The next week l made my first
"splurge" in high New York society,
and for three weeks dined with
Goulds, Vanderbilts, Livingstons (the
latter married in with the Goodhues),
and met most everybody of any conse-
quence in the city.
When l got through with dress
suits, tuxedos, and other fashionable
toggery, made up my mind I had
graduated from society and would no
more of It.
How thankful l was to be back in
Hawaii!
For many years l never looked up
my relations. feeling as others have,
that it was not necessary or dignified.
So once, while was sitting in my
Riverside office. hunting upon a
field" for germs couldn't find, who
should walk in but very fine-looking
man. who at once asked me if my
name was Goodhue.
$50 far as know, it is said.
That's mine, too" remarked my
visitor I've been peeking around in
AdHIOIutd, dHu always SlCp IlSIuc
when see my name on door,
Then and there began a friendship
with one of the finest men in the
United States.
Since that time l have not been
offish with my relatives. I'm not
afraid or ashamed of any of them.
II worth while, they are usually very
cordial, and esteem it a favor to en-
terrain even distant family connec-
lions. Even the rich ones are nice.
The last trip we took through out
own dear country, We found name
sake relations in several cities. and
they greeted US as old friends, al
though some we're no closer than fifth
cousins. They we're not in the least
suspicious of our motives. In San
Francisco, Portland, Salt Lake, Min
neapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Boston, Atlanta and elsewhere.
In Atlanta we found Goodhue street,
and some relations who had fought in
the Confederate army, Southerners of
the extreme type. The daughters
were lovely, and had charming voices
there was not even a hint in them
of their old Yankee grandfather who
lived in Medford, and would have
talked of the rebellion"
In Los Angeles We met for the