South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-10
HAWAII IS READY
FOR MEETING OF
PRESS CONGRESS
Five Hundred +. s. Publish.
.ers TO be Guests In Islands
at Annual Meet.


tween $50 and 500 publishers, edit
ors and newspapermen from all
parts OF the world viii gather al
Honolulu, territory Of Hawaii. bet
ter known as the Crossroads Of the
Pacific" from October IL 20 25 in
elusive. as delegates % the Press
congress OF the world. OF which DR..
Walter Williams. dean OF the school
Of Journalism OF the university OF
Missouri. Is president.
Persons Of all races in the Hawai-
tan Islands are making extensive
preparations for the entertainment
or the delegates. and there IS not
20 be one idle moment from the time
when the last has been sent aboard
It's ship bedecked with WreatEs OF
flowers the Hawaiian symbol OF
Aloha Oe'" and good luck. Under
present arrangement, four full days
Will be given over 20 the serious
business Of the congress, and the re
mainder OF the period viii be de-
voted largely 10 sightseeing, the
program including visits 70 every Is
land Of the Hawaiian group.
Historic Convention Chamber.
The business session Of the con-
Fress will be held in the historic old
throne room OF the capitol at Homo
lulu. which was the home Of the
Hawaiian monarchs prior 70 the
annexation OF the islands 10 the
United States II is interesting to
note that this IS the only throne
room in the United States, and it
still retains all OF the picturesque
ness Of former days. This room.
with its crystal chandeliers, life
size portraits in oil OF Hawaiian and
foreign sovereigns. its huge mirrors
and striking decorations. is now
used as the biennial meeting place
OF the house Of representatives Of
the territorial legislature.
AT Honolulu there has been
formed a general press congress
committee. which is handling all Of
the general arrangements. 1t Is
composed Of Wallace 3. harrington,
general business manager OF the
Honolulu Star-Bulletin. chairman;
Lorrin A. Thurston, publisher OF the
Honolulu Advertiser. vice-chairman;
L. w. de Vis-Norton. OF the Hawaii
Publicity commission, secretary, and
John r. Calf, Of the Hawaiian Trust
company. treasurer. Each island and
each group Of language newspapers
has a ice-chairman to serve as "A
member of the executive committee.
Mr. Thurston is chairman OF the
general entertainment committee,
and the program now being ar
eli 81 fr
teresting tours 10 be made through
the Paradise Of the Pacific" II is
planned to charter a special steamer
to carry the delegates 10 the out
side islands Of the Hawaiian group,
and this trip will include a visit
L. the famous active volcanic crater
OF Kilauea. on the island Of Hawaii.
and to the equally famous extinct
crater OF Haleakala. island Of Maui,
where one may walk for miles
through huge depression which was
once a seething sea Of molten lava.
Hula-HuIa Interpretation
The beautiful native aspect Of Ha-
waiian life will not be forgotten dur
ing the congress. despite the fact
that the territory is a highly modern
integral part of the United States.
II is planned to revive for this oc-
casion some of the great Hawaiian
paceants which are now extremely
rare. The Hawaiian people them
selves look upon the congress also
as an opportunity 10 show some
thing Of what the race stood for at
the height of its glory and nobility.
Among other things. the delegates
will hear the finest Hawaiian music
and Will also see what is meant by
the genuine hula-hula dance in con-
trast 10 the vulgarized version which
has become rather sporadic away
from the islands.
one day during the congress will
he exclusively under the auspices OF
.he Pan-Pacihc union, and if is
planned 10 revive on this occasion
the impressive flag ceremony Of the
Pacidc nations represented in Ha-
wall.
VIII Wilke. publisher OF the Grey
Eagle Mimi. Gazette and retiring
president of the National Editorial
association, has been elected by the
executive committee Of the congress
20 be chairman Of the committee on
transportation. The 1921 session OF
the Hawaiian legislature appropriate
ed $4,000 to assist in entertaining
the DELEGATES. and the citizens OF the
territory VIII raise an additional
$4,000.
The king OF Toro. Africa, Is prob
obf,- the only monarch who avOwed-