The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-01-15
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THE UKELELE
Interesting Description of Great Nor
non Temple At Honolulu.

The following interesting letter
came to J. B. Allyn from his sister,
Mrs. w. L. Porter, who is spending
the winter in Honolulu. Mrs. Porter
visited the Allyns in Emmett several
weeks before going to Hawaii:
We read of the snow and cold, of
the coal strike and the closing of
schools for want of fuel, but here the
weather is almost too warm. The trade
the days are sunny with very little
breeze and that from the south. Homo
lulu has the same fascination for me
that it always has and l love to sit
in the auto at the fish market and
watch the people. Fat Hawaiians in
holokus; plump, short Japanese in
kimonos, usually with baby saddled
on behind; jaunty Filipino girls with
Nid1 seleeyes and the long full skirt
kSl6 IN one hand; Korean women in
short skirts and jacket that is short
and square-all these beside the
American housewife who goes about
n = business-like manner buying vege-
tables, fruit, meat, and fish all to
be found under the big roof. The other
hationahties loiter about talking and
gossiping with much waving of hands.
We have looked at several houses but
have not found just the right thing
yet The situation is the same here as
IT. the states, nothing to rent and the
city full. One day Elinor took US to
see the Mormon Temple on the ether
side of the island. There is quite a
settlement over there, but the church
in the states must have helped to
build this temple, for we hear that
when finished lit is done but there is
little more to do to the grounds)
it will cost million dollars. / wish
there were some pictures of it and if
some are published will send you one
for it is different from ANYTHING
ever saw. It is said to be like Solo
mons Temple. The building is in the
form of Greek cross and we counted
thirteen rooms in it, none of them
very large and some of them very
small. There are four or five assem- |
bly, rooms, where a small congrega- |
tion can be seated, and two tiny rooms |
with an oval altar in the center, where
the marriage ceremony, and ceremon-
les for ancestors and dead friends can |
be performed. In one room is an i'm
font with steps from each side
where members are immersed. Then
there are two very modern bath rooms
and two dressing rooms with wait
ing room between. On the top floor
is gorgeous room with orange vel
vet curtains all about it, velvet car
pet and eight big stuffed velvet chairs
and four large sofas to match. We
were not told what it was for, but
we seated ourselves in the comfort
able chairs and enjoyed its splendor
But the approach to the building is
even more attractive than the temple
Itself. There is a wide lawn all about
and in the center is fountain and a
pond with gold fish in it. A high wall
pounds the front of the lawn and in
t is a large bas relief of Maternity
holding a baby in her arms and hav-
ng three children about her. Lead
ng up to this from the temple gates /,
ire two wide walks with two or three
Iteps at wide intervals, making On II
'asv ascent. Between these walks is $
water held in by massive walls and I
It each side at intervals are round 4
olumns with large electric globes It {
must be beautiful at night and is a /
nOS1 UItIACti'e anu Impressive dp-
roach.
The ride over there was delightful
nd took rs close to the shore for much j
4 the wav where we could enjoy the t
plendid surf. There were two auto t
pads Of rs. Mrs. DorBett got up the t
'arty. She is a wealthy half-white. a
ather dark with the soft voice and Il
eliehtful manner that the Hawaiians s
ave. v