The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-09-01
Miss McReynOlds
Gives Impressions
of Hawaiian Tour

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Miss Ethel McReynolds, who re-
turned last week from q trip to the
Hawaiian Islands, gave very in
teresting talk at the dinner served
in the M. e. church basement. She
was one Of eighteen women school,
teachers who took the student tour
under the auspices Of the Eastern
Washington College Of Education Of
Cheney. These ladies were all for
mer students at Cheney and they
we're accompanied BY Dr.. q. W.
Freeman, who is former teacher
of the Islands.
The party vent over on the EN-
press Of Canada and returned on
the Empress Japan which Is the
biggest and fastest passenger steam
er on the Pacific. They were on the
water five days each way and In the
Islands nine anc q nalf days. They
reached the tropics ct the end Of
the third day.
One OF the fret impressions Of
the tourists was thn hospitality
shown by the natives. Upon their
arrival they were greeted with ma
tive bands and singers and received
a friendly welcome during their
stay on the Islands. They were
also very much impressed by the
acres of beautiful flowers and wide
varieties grown. The national flow
er is the hibiscus" Of which there
are $500 varieties. Flowers Of Ha-
wall grow The year around and only
last one day. Another surprising
feature Is that the native 'sleir
made of 70 genuine gardenias can
be bought for only 35c. The party
visited an orchid greenhouse and
although the temptation was great
the young ladies were Informed that
II an orchid was plucked the fine
would amount to SIS.
The tour included many drives
to craters, pineapple and sugar
fields, Norman temple. Schoffield
Barracks, home Of 10000 troops,
which is largest Of the. q. s. bar
racks, and Pearl Harbor. the naval
base. They also visited the Dole
Pineapple cannery, where they
drank pineapple Juice ct a soda
fountain. This cannery is the
largest fruit cannery in the world.
where 1000 people are employed,
mainly japanese women.
Miss McReynolds states that for
once she was glad to hear of boat
strike. AS a result of the strike she
had to take her first airplane ride
from Honolulu to Hilo, q distance
of 235 miles. They visited the fam
Gus lava beds, coffee plantation and
other places of interest on this is
land.
The population Of the islands sur
prised the visitors because Of the
mixture of races which include jap
anese, Chinese, Portuguese, Phillip
mos and real Hawaiians. Between
one-fourth and one-fifth Of the
population include white people.
When asked what was the most,
fun Of the whole trip Miss Mercy
nolds says that she enjoyed SWIM
ming at Waikiki beach and the
out-rigger canoe rides. She says
that she did not care for the native
food called poi" which is made
from the root Of a taro plant.
She also states that although the
islands are beautiful with palm
trees, plantations, double rainbows,
native music and dancing, she
would not care to live there mainly
because of the humidity, although
the hottest day registered between
Sc and 80.
Miss McReynolds left Tuesday for
short visit In Portland before go
ing on to her new position as teach
er in the Longview schools.