The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-18
Visiting Newspaper
Folk Express Delight
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NoNAA az SCAAAAAAS ~ 80 RAANs'
were escorted to automobiles, taken
to the Fair and turned loose.
Fair Pleases Nightly
In the Fair ground the crowd of
visitors scattered and devoted the en-
tire morning and much of the after,
noon to the exhibits. Fruits and veg
etables were a marvel to them for
they expected nothing like the varie-
ties shown, the hibiscus show was a
revelation; they expected nothing
like what met their views in the live
stock section and many spent a long
time in the schools exhibit, deeply
interested in the educational work
there shown. They seemed to thor
oughly enjoy the program of races,
athletics and baseball from the two
sections of seats reserved for them in
the grandstand.
In the evening they were back and
no program could have been prepared
which would have pleased better than
"a Night in Hawaii" 1t was some
thing so different from what they
had expected, from what the outside
world has been led to consider as Ha-
waiian and many were the expressions
of pleasure and admiration heard from
them. Speeches were made by Gov
ernor Farringtpo. General Summerall,
Admiral Simpson and by C. S. Dotson
for the Press Congress.
Mr.. Dotson spoke of the racial con.
glomerate they had found on the Isl
ands, so much greater than they had
expected, the problems of citizenry
that were being solved and touched
briefly on the labor shortage here in
contrast with unemployment on the
mainland. Commenting on the day in
Maui he expressed wonder and admir-
alton at what had been achieved at
the Fair. said he had attended county
fairs in four different states and had
never seen a county fair to equal the
one on Maui.
Sunday Busiest Day
Sunday morning Maui car owners
were at the Clandine wharf ahead of
time. During the night there had
been showers which tended to lay the
dust and make auto travelling more
pleasant. The visitors came ashore,
found the cars to which they were as
signed and were taken UP country in
the Makawao direction to greater or
less distances, the drive being left
largely to the discretion of the host
drivers. Some cars stopped at Paia
mill where the alcohol fuel plant was
in operation, others stopped at some
of the modern labor camps and all
the points of interest were shown the
interested passengers. Back to ka'
hului came the cars, up through Wal
luku and over to the armory at La
hama where the luau was served,
which had been arranged under the
direction of George Freeland.
Within the armory long tables were
arranged, decked with ferns, hibiscus
and other flowers. The stage was
fronted by potted palms and on it vas
a Hawaiian orchestra. The ladies of
Lahaina had been busy all the morn.
ing and all the settings of the place
were perfection. There was a recep
ton committee of ladies also who
made those of their sex in the visiting
party comfortable and at home after
their long ride. the climax of which
had been the run along the pail.
Informality marked the luau all the
diners selecting their own places and
by one o'clock all of the $50 chairs
were occupied. Captain Bowker had
men of his guard company at the door
and others making themselves useful
in the building. Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts acted walters and wait
resses under the direction of the la
dies of Lahaina. Never was there q
better luau more attractively arranged
and more promptly an dskillfully
served.
Delight Expressed
AS chairman of the reception com
mittee and as President of the Cham
Der of Commerce Harry B. Penhallow
acted as POSTMASTER and started the
ball a rolling when the luau was well
under way. He first called on LorriI
A Thurston as Chairman of the Is
lands entertainment committee an(
Mr.. Thurston presented as a substi
tute V. S. McClathcey of the Sacra
mento Bee who spoke in a humorous
vein.
Speeches were generally limited tC
two minutes each and the shortest
was by George Dennison who merely
said Maui no ka oil" Governor Far
rington was the second speaker called
upon and addressed himself especially
to the people of Lahaina. Dean viii
Val o5oih NV GIL oooishihSht u
another speaker after having said {
Iery few words in response to the cal
made upon him and called on Major
Patton, who was one of the mos
pleasing speakers of the day. Col
Lawson, a representative of the Eng
fish press proved that the oft repeated
assertion that the English have NJ
sense of humor was a wicked Islander
his closing peroration IN the super
iOrity of English pigs bringing dow
the house.
Sudge Pearce of Indianapolis paiC
eyecial tribute to the women of Mau
and other speakers heard were Gen
eral Summerall, Admiral Simpson
Vaughen MacCaughey, Rev. w. A
Tate and X. H. Tong of China. In
t%erspersed with the speaking were or
chestra numbers and tWo songs an,
a hula by members OF the AID Clul
entertainment party. Members OF tn,
general committee afterward' express
ed regret that they had not know
that Mr.. Freeland had arranged som