HAWAII HONORS [iii QUEEN'S SONG |Movement to Erect Tablet | Commemorating Writing of “Aloha Oc.” Chicago Tribune Press Service. | HONOLULU.—A fund for the erection of a bronze tablet in the grounds of Washington place, residence of the governor of Hawaii. in Honolulu, is being raised by popular subscription to commemorate the composition by the late Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, last sovereign of Hawaii, of the song known around the world, “Aloha Oe.” The song was composed while Liliuokalani—then a princess—was returning from a visit to Maunawili ranch, across the island from Honolulu. Having observed an affecting parting between a member of her en-, tourage and one of the opposite sex, she composed the words of the song | and fitted them to an old melody that | was running through her mind. The exact date of composition is not known, but it was first played by a Ffull orchestra under direction of Cap}tain Henri Berger. i “Aloha . ; _ The entrance, : , - port-cochere, of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, with its winding profusion of beautiful flowers and stately trees driveway Oe,” literally “Love to . 3 You,” is always played in Honolulu at the conclusion of a program, the audience rising in memory of the late ‘queen. It is also played at the arrival and departure of ships. The usual translation, “Farewell to you,” although not exact, represents the sentiment of the song, the word aloha being used as a word of farewell as m well as of welcome, greeting, gratitude, etc. = between | a oeeLOPOP ERODES oee.. ow to send = == = < . majestic palms nod to the wre os gentle The Coconut Grove of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, where bloom forests where the orchids you can wander down the paths to miniature fern breeze, and RADIOGRAM The lounge of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, where perfect harmony in color, native palms and flowers make it a place of rare beauty