The Monett times., 1922-05-05
MRS. BOEHM WRITES
FROM HONOLULU


| Honolulu, S. H., April IL, 1925
/ have been wanting to write yol
of this country as ! promised, for
long time but have been busy goin,
sight seeing. We were a month OF
our way coming over. We stopped a
a number of places of interest. While
in Denver Colo, we went up tn,
Lookout mountain and saw wher,
VIM. Cody buffalo Bill was buriet
as we knew him years back. At the
mint we saw them making money fol
the first time since the war. l got
one OF the silver dollars l saw made
as keepsake.
At Salt Lake City we went through
all the Mormon's churches. On Sun
day morning we heard the largest
pipe organ in the United States play
ed. In San Francisco we went
through Stanford University grounds
Palo Alto, red wood forest and took
lunch at the Cliff House. We took
in everything that was to be seen, in
Guiding some fine theatres, movies,
operas, etc.
On June we left on the steamer
for Honolulu, were seven days com
ing over. On the way over we saw
whales spouting up water, something
not very often seen so close in. Flying
fish by the hundred rise up and fly
way out of the water same as a bird
would do. Large schools of porpoise
played in front of our ship. Yes,
was sea sick for awhile.
We arrived here at noon on the 9th
of June. Friends of my son Frank
met US at the docks and took US to
our home Frank had rented for two
months. When the ships arrive here
your, friends meeting you will place
large "Leis" meaning flower wreaths
around your neck, so our friends did
likewise.
This city is making great prepar-
alton for the Shriners when they come
in June. We have a big Studebaker
car and will be only too glad to show
any of our friends around when they
come. Honolulu is fine up-to-date
city with all late improvements. They
have just appropriated 4,400,000,00 to
build more roads this and next year.
They have now fine roads all around
the city and up the mountains.
The principal industry is the rails
ing of sugar cane and pineapple on
plantations-miles of them both. We
have been through them all and they
are wonderful sight to see.
The climate couldn't be any better.
The temperature is from CO. degrees
IN the winter to no higher than so to
36 in the midsummer. We can always
sleep under cover the same in winter
as in summer. There is always cool
,reeze blowing. We can go in swim
ming the year round. The men, Mr.. |
3oehm and Frank, go in almost every
lay, they also go swimming at night. !
The beach is really the play
grounds for children as young as 8
'ears old. They have life guards
around all the time. Surf
oard riding is grand sport. Many
lilies Minter, the great movie actor,
5 here now, learning how.
We live at the famous Waikiki
each, where thousands go in swim
ming all the time. This is called the
'aradise of the Pacific ard Flower
iarden of the World. Well, it sure
; named-right for everywhere you
'ok are flowers, even large trees, al
'ays in full bloom. The air is SCENT
4 with sweet odor. n
Honolulu is we'll fortified. 1t has
We big forts, Marines, torpedo and
lbmarine boats, big air plane service t
nd large navy. We have been
trough them all. Don't think this {
,untry will be affected by the cut Of $
lie disarmament board. We witness
the target practice of the big IA
i'd 16 inch guns, which made the
nth vibrate terribly. They had
leir target in mid ocean. We also \
w the airplane bombing practice at 4
ght. Their target was in. the sea
I'd they would throw bombs to it. L
ne day we drove up high, 1000 foot ]
ountain were above the clouds which T
It our view from below.
There are 50 many wonderful
ings to see here. Have been
rough the prison and the leprosyl
lony, as close as we can get to them, Z
ley will cover their faces with their a
Inds when they see you. b
There is all kinds of entertainment Il
r the tourists, which come in here @
the hundreds on every slip. So s.
any persons of great fame and note
sit here. The Press Congress met
re. last October from all over the W