jubilee. Liliuokalani and her sister-in-law, Queen 
Kapiolani, were members of the party. 
Washington Place has been the scene of many 
brilliant functions both during the lifetime of 
Liliuokalani and since it has been the official 
residence of Hawaii’ 
s governor. 
A VERY MODERN EDEN 
Judging by a good deal of the current fictional 
literature and by the large number of astonishing 
inquiries received from all over the world by the 
Hawaii Tourist Bureau, government officials, the 
press, and business organizations of Honolulu, 
there are still a great many people who think of 
Hawaii as a small, uncivilized or semi-civilized 
group of Eden isles somewhere in the romantic 
South Seas, instead of an extensive archipelago 
in the North Pacific and a 21-year-old Territory 
of the United States whose capital city is a busy 
metropolis at the crossroads of ocean commerce. 
Great steamship lines, world wireless, and a 
cable service connecting Honolulu with all the 
earth are by no means the only modern con¬ 
veniences enjoyed by Hawaii’s capital. Honolulu, 
as elsewhere referred to, is well served by an 
np-to-date electric rapid transit system. The 
railroads of the Islands meet all requirements. 
Automobiles here are more numerous, in propor¬ 
tion to population, than in most American cities. 
A splendid automatic telephone system embraces 
the Island of Oahu. Half a hundred public 
schools and nearly 40 church edifices are num¬ 
bered among Honolulu buildings. A large elec¬ 
tric plant and an efficient gas works supply 
power and light, and the municipality has its 
own electric plant. There are two large iron¬ 
works in Honolulu. Many of the sugar mills of 
the Islands have been turned out by local foun¬ 
dries, and mills have been built here and shipped 
to the Philippines and other sugar producing 
countries. 
There are numerous fine hotels in Honolulu 
and the principal towns of the other islands. 
Honolulu shops are as well supplied as many 
mainland cities of much greater size. Here are 
both Occidental and Oriental stores, and not a 
few that combine the trade of both. Cafes are 
plentiful, where may be obtained the traveler’s 
accustomed dishes as well as many dainties foreign 
to his experience. Curio stores invite explora¬ 
tion, exhibiting for sale ancient and modern 
calabashes, tapas, stone implements, carved and 
polished kukui nuts, miniature outrigger canoes, 
ornaments of sharks’ teeth, specimens of lava, 
paintings of the Volcano of Kilauea on canvas or 
mats or native woods, shells, old Hawaiian post¬ 
age stamps, coral trinkets, bead leis, feather 
decorations, grass hula skirts, articles of island 
fiber, and innumerable other interesting souvenirs 
of both the Hawaii of today and the Hawaii 
of the long-ago. The Hawaiian coat-of-arms is 
done into jewelry and is to be seen in hotel lob¬ 
bies, jewelry stores, curio shops and elsewhere. 
A pretty stone, called Pele’s Pearl, is one of 
“Terns” found in the Islands. 
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Efficient police and fire departments, beauti¬ 
fully foliaged boulevards, delightful parks, a 
dozen theaters, well equipped hospitals and private 
sanitariums, all the modern public utilities, ideal 
climate and inspiring surroundings contribute to 
the pleasure, safety and comfort of life in Hono¬ 
lulu. 
Nearly all the important fraternal organiza¬ 
tions are well represented and there are many 
clubs, fraternal, social, business, religious, sports, 
educational, labor and art. The Pacific Club, 
as the British Club, had its origin nearly 70 
years ago in a mess room maintained by British 
residents. In 1892 it changed its name, -becom¬ 
ing cosmopolitan. It has entertained many illus¬ 
trious visitors, including the Duke of Edinburgh, 
Sir Edwin Arnold and Robert Louis Stevenson. 
King Kalakaua was a member. 
The University Club was organized in 1905. 
In the year following, the Country Club and the 
Commercial Club came into existence. The 
former, with its 18-hole golf links, has a charm¬ 
ing home in Nuuanu valley. The latter is es¬ 
tablished in the city, near the postoffice. 
The Ad Club is an enterprising business and 
improvement organization much given to enter¬ 
taining distinguished visitors. Rotary is very 
actively represented. There are college clubs, 
clubs of various nationals, and benevolent associa¬ 
tions. 
The Trail and Mountain Club, as its name 
implies, is not content with viewing island scen¬ 
ery from a lazy lanai or a hurrying automobile, 
but penetrates the glories of hidden gulches, age- 
old craters and cloud-kissed mountain peaks. 
The Elks have a splendid clubhouse at the foot 
of Diamond Head, in Waikiki, and are renowned 
for their entertainment and hospitality. 
The Outdoor Circle is an organization of patri¬ 
otic women whose object is city beautification 
and betterment. It fights tenements, opposes ugly 
billboards, encourages tree-planting and garden¬ 
ing, plans street foliage, and generally endeavors 
to awaken the less esthetic among the cosmopoli¬ 
tan population to an active appreciation of the 
wonderful improvement opportunities offered by 
Nature. 
The Young Women’s Christian Association and 
the Young Men’s Christian Association have highly 
effective institutions in Hawaii. Their main 
buildings in Honolulu face each other at Hotel 
and Alakea streets, near the Alexander Young 
hotel. The Y. M. C. A. was organized in 1869; 
the Y. W. C. A. in 1900. Their educational 
classes are eagerly sought. 
There is a flourishing Chinese Y. M. C. A., 
nearly as long established as the English-speaking 
body. The Japanese Y. M. C. A. was organized 
in 1899. The Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. was 
organized in 1917. It occupies what was once 
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the first great hotel 
of Hawaii. 
The American Legion, Daughters of American 
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