The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-05-13
Entertaining Worlds
Press Congress For
Two Days Considered

Maui at the time of the fair and fol
the entertainment of the visitors were
taken at a meeting of the joint com
mittees Of the Chamber of Commerce
and of the Fair and Racing Associa
ton yesterday afternoon when an
amalgamation of the three commit
tees was perfected with Joseph II
Gray as chairman and E. r. Bevins
as secretary.
Until now Maui has been waiting
for more detailed information as to
press congress plans before taking
any steps for their entertainment
when here. Such information, in part
was contained in a letter from l.. A
Thurston, chairman of the central en-
tertainment committee of the Islands.
In part some definiteness Is still lack
ing in the information but a reply
will be sent to Mr.. Thurston's letter
today and at the same time more in.
formation will be sought. Mr.. Thurs
tons letter follows:
I'm confirmation of my recent con.
v%ersation with you in Honolulu, on be.
half of the Entertainment Commit.
tee of the Worlds Press Congress ]
desire to secure information concern
ing what the Maui people wish to do.
Big Steamer Necessary
"The tentative plan of entertain
ment has to depend absolutely upon
whether we can secure a big steam
er on which the delegates can eat and
sleep, if they can go to the other is
lands.
I'VE are informed by the Matson
Company that they cannot possibly
spare either Maui or Matsonia for the
purpose.
w have appealed to the Shipping
Board for h assignment of one of
their big steamers for the purpose
and have been favorably received, al
though there is no definite answer as
yet.
meanwhile we must assume that a
steame will be assigned for the said
purpose and are planning a tour upon
this assumption.
THE tentative plan is to leave Ho-
nolulu in the morning, coasting along
windward side of MOlokai and West
Maui, arriving at Kahului about 5
o'clock in the afternoon; to stay at
Maui that night the following day
and the following night; leave there
about s O'Clock in the morning of Sec
ond day, coasting along the windward
coast of East Maui and Hawaii, arriv-
ing at Hilo late in the afternoon.
Under the foregoing schedule the
party will be at Maui one full day and
two nights.
"On behalf of the entertainment
committee | would like to ascertain
what the Maui people plan by way of
nnt nrf n NJ ~ IN tL~
that we can make a statement of what
is to be expected in the literature
which is sent out ahead of the event.
Second, we would like to ascer-
tain whether the Maui people will
stand all of the financial cost of en-
tertaining the Congress at Maui, or
whether you want the Central Organi-
cation to contribute, and if SO how
much and whether you will contribute
to the general fund and if so how
much.
"Nur Der of Delegates. TO intelli-
gently answer the above questions re-
quires a knowledge of the number of
the number of the prospective dele
gates.
This question we are unable to
answer, at present, but we are basing
our estimates upon there being 400
delegates. There may be others &C
c~ompanying them; but we have no
line on this. AS soon as We have it
| will forward all information that |
received or this point, from time to
time, at the earliest possible moment.
"Basis of Estimated Cost. Is that
they pay their own transportation and
hotel expenses.
"If, however, there is a special
steamer to take them to the other is
lands and act as a floating hotel it
will probably cost more than the nor
NAL trip taken by regular steamer, we
are obliged to consider the question
of whetehr or not the Central Organi-
cation ought to bear part of the ex-
cess expenses due to the charter of
the ship to take the congress to the
other islands.
at is owing to this possibility that
we are asking whether or not the
Maui people are willing to contribute
to the General Fund.
81 am temporarily at Hilo consult
in gthe people ehre upon this same
question concerning the Island of Ha-
waii, but l am returning to Honolulu
at the end of this week and will you
therefore kindly direct your answer
to me at Honolulu.
Very truly yours,
81. A. THURSTON."
Tentative plans as outlined yester-
day contemplate receiving the party
on arrival, a special program at the
Fair OF the day of their arrival, auto
mobile sightseeing trips to the vari-
GUS nearby points of greatest interest
and w. o. Aiken desires to have as
many of them as possible and who
may desire so strenuous a journey to
make the trip to the crater. Minor
features of the entertainment will lat
er be filled out.
Relative to financial participation
and the bearing.of the expense of en-
tertainment while here, Mr.. Thurston
is asked what proportionate part of
the expense Maui will be expected to
meet.
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