The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-10-07

ION VOYAGE - '----' -'-- =
Lei. lei, Iei The Republic embarked
from Honolulu with the grandest
~aud-otf party | have ever witnessed
on ship board. CA party of U. S.
Senators and congressman and fami-
..s) Lci-laden guests and lei-clad visi-
-.Gs exchanged farewells with hysteric
enthusiasm. AS the giant liner
warped from her berth, the waters of
.ha harbor were scattered with lei, as
we bid them Adieu! (Lei is pronounced
Lei is the Hawaiian emblem of
friendship, love and admiration. 1t
is q wreath Of the fairest flowers, -
to is inches in diameter hung about
the neck, over the chest. Made bv
aatiye women and girls of freshly
gathered flora, still wet with the
uemng dew, and sold along the
.reets daily. Gardenias, roses, tulips.
iasemine, carnations are mostly used,
a well as other beautiful flowers
Crown from the dust. Lei is also
made in various colors of papier
uache, silk fez, cellophane, candy and
CONS. Tiny bottles of rum circled in
ID ri is night life feature. They are
worn in great numbers; at the height
NJ excitement and ecstasy folks are
checked to the chins in lei. Exchanged
mong friends, relatives and admirers
i'm person, messenger, mail, ETC.,
.arIng glad tidings, joy and warm
Election,
sL0HA
The National anthem of Hawaii is
. native song entitled "Aloha." The
Royal Hawaiian Band bid the voya-
ar~ farewell, while the U. S. ARMY
Sand welcomed the ship with the same
.aeting on arrival. A mixed quar-
e-te of Hawaiian singers, with band
compartment sang aloha" in their
native tongue. | am sorry not to be
up on Hawaiian to give you the
English translation, but it is more
han evident that it's expression comes
light from the heart and soul of the
Islanders
TRUTH ABOUT HAWAII
My kind readers, please allow me
Just one apology before l begin; Pm
telling you the good truth, so help
me. Please don't liken me to the de-
ceIJtu guest who accepts the wine and
apparently enjoys the hospitality of
an aspiring hostess and then goes
away 4A4nlng what a disgraceful flop
the whole thing was; and how the
poor thing made such a mess of the
emu affair. I've seen that happen
ID. ..
ween you and me, Hawaii was a
as First is ~ i [ biab IN many re-
I'M still in a daze to know lust whv
folks travel thousands of miles to
~ there, when it has no less to offer
Jhan many convenient places | have
seen in closer proximity. Probably it's
fad.
The voyage on the deep blue Pacific
is marvellous, ship life is adorable and
romantic. The climate is ideal. warm
sunshiny days and cool comfortable
nights, occasional light showers, mic
tmesque rainbows. radiant sunsets
brilliant sunrises are spectacles with
IN themselves. All these are grand
and glorious, which are not found at
Atlantic City, Miami, Bar Harbor.
Idlewild, or even at Jones Beach or
Noney Island IN New York
Waikiki Beach to my surprise is a
plain little beach hardly fifty feet wide
less than two miles long. Now I
appreciate Atlantic Civ fbo Wo,.Id,a
Greatest Playground. The GREAT
hotels such as the ROYAL Hawaiian,
have their private Waikiki in the back
yard or the front porch as one NAV
have it.
uO,ro,
"QNOLULU
is Is somewhat modern as compared to
t 4Ciler cues IN the tropics, with res
oaurahUS' cocktail lounges, theatres
9iiq am1dSements, yet they are far
Instant from the peak of things in
General. Anyway, it surpasses Ber-
Inuaa-Where such a utility as an
automobile IGooile IS public nuisance.
naW S;n Is a tourist haven, and not
9ny GlTerent from similar resorts.
tILverypody IS grasping desperately for
ne T4e Almighty dollar. Their love and
lie 1T goes without saving. is in the
Gnlalnland, as they call the United
states get 1T now or never, if not
tomorrow we die to ourselves. Like