Evening star., 1935-09-08


having yellow center.
Queen Kapiolani has the color Of
a full-blooded Negro, her hair crimps
close and her features are heavy. but
her bearing is regal. The Queen was
escorted by Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian
Minister Gin full uniform Of white
cloth with gold braid and fringe;
Mr.. Sevellon Brown, and Col. j. H.
Boyd, aide de camp to her majesty's
staff.
The princess wore deep mourning
crepe skirt and veil. She was es-
corted by her husband. Lieut.. Gen.
Dominis. in uniform, and Capt. D. NJ.
Taylor Of the Ordnance Bureau and
Lieut.. r. P. Rodgers Of the Navy. Mrs.
Carter, with an escort, was also pres
ent. She was dressed in glossy black
satin.
In the blue room, which was deco
rated with flowers, the royal party
was welcomed by President and Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs Welsh, Col and Mrs.
Lamont, Mr.. J. Bleecker Banks and
those already named. The conference
was OF about one hours length, when
the party again took carriage for the
hotel, the Queen taking a short detour.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland
and several of the cabinet men,
bers and their ladies returned the
courtesy of the Queen at 2 o'clock this
atternoon--the limit of the time al
lowed by court etiquette to inter
vene between the two visits"
A further account Of the Queens
movements appeared in The Star the
following day, in which it was said:
Entertaining the Hawaiian Queen.
Movements of the distinguished
visitors today.
Queen Kapiolani and suite drove
to the Deaf Mute College yesterday
afternoon and, were shown through
the buildings and grounds. On their
return they were entertained at din
ner by Minister Carter. Among those
present were Secretaries Bayard, Fair
child, Whitney and Endicott, and
Postmaster General Villas, Gen. Sheri-
dan, Admirals Porter, Stevens, Temple
and Ammen, Chief Justice Waite, JUS
tice Miller, Justice Macarthur, Gen.
Greely, Senators Dolph and Morrill,,
Mr.. Leo Knott and Prof. Baird. most
of whom were accompanied by ladies.
1.-The review of the troops at the
Washington Barracks in honor of
nj oiy hat
10 and IL o'clock this morning.
On January 29, 1891, Lydia Kama
kaeha Liliuokalani became Queen,
with the title, Liliuokalani, her sisters
daughter, Princess Kaiulani, then II
years of age, being proclaimed about
the same time heir apparent to the
Hawaiian throne.
Queen Liliuokalani, however, was
not to reign for long, for at the
time of the revolution Of 1898 Sanford
B. Dole became president Of the
Executive Council of the Committee
of Public Safety. The following year,
July 4, 1894. the Republic of Hawaii
was declared and Sanford B. Dole
became the first President.
Annexation of Hawaii to the United
States practically began on January
81, 1898, when Minister Stevens raised
the American flag over one Of the
government buildings. BY order of
| President Cleveland the flag was later
hauled down. However. on July 7.
1898, the Republic of Hawaii ceased
to exist, when the islands were an
nexed to the United States, the official
transfer being made on August IL.
T uIUOKALANI visited Washington
- early in 1897, in an attempt to
recover her throne, and failed to &C
compliSh her purpose. The writer
saw her and her handsome niece,
Princess Kaiulani at that time, both
at the theater and at the National
Museum. She resembled very much
our colored people Of mixed blood.
She died in Honolulu March 6. 1899.
Now it seems that the Territory 0
Hawaii is seeking admission to the
Union as a State, and 1t Is quite pos
sible, if deemed of sufficient political
advantage, LIldt IIlc plSd WALL Oc
taken seriously. But, it Is hoped,
while the matter is being considered,
the plight of the District Of Columbia
and the desire for national repre-
sentation, will not be overlooked, for
truly the people Of the District have
suffered enough injustice already.
Hawaii, in 1880, had q population
Of 368,336. On the Island Of Ha-
waii, according to the same census,
there were but 1925 people, and
this probably includes about one
fourth of the enlightened population
of the group of islands. When this
same tabulation was made there were
in the District of Columbia nearly
half a million people, with a per-
centage of intelligence so far above
the people of Hawaii that there can
be no comparison, and when it comes
to paying taxes into Uncle Sans
Golfers, the comparative difference Is
equally as glaring.
The people of the District of Co
lumbia are not opposed to Statehood
for Hawaii. but they do feel that Con-
gress should be Just before It N
oenerolN.