The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-05-03
St. Georges society-supper at the Ha-
waiian Hotel.

On Saturday evening, the Goth inst, the mems
bers of this Society had a very pleasant reunion.
Theo. II. Davies, Esq, II. b. Ms Acting Commits
sioner, in the Chair. Seated by him at the table
were His Excellency H. a. Peirce, u. S. Minister
Resident, NJ. lie Monnyer, Commissioner of France,
the Lord Bishop of Honolulu, His Excellency r.
Stirling, Minister of Finance. and about seventy
guests. The supper was ample and appetizing, and
cheerful fluids abundant, as proven by the exbila-
ration of the evening.
The Chairman proposed the following tOasts
Her Majesty Queen Victoria, His Majesty King Lu-
nalilo, the President of the United States, and ST.
Denis of France, late the companion in arms of st
George. which were enthusiastically received and
accompanied with appropriate glees and songs. NJ.
lie MOnnyer made a few happy remarks in English,
expressing his appreciation of the occasion, his
sympathy with the efforts of the Society, and hopes
of international amity. Mr.. Peirce also responded
with a few well chosen remarks. Societies like
this of st. George illustrated the best spirit of
Christianity. The poet had said that "man's inhu-
manity to man made countless millions mourn -
but here we see that mans humanity to man made
multitudes rejoice. He would propose, in reply TO
the compliment to his country, "the flag that for a
thousand years had braved the battle and the
breeze" Received with enthusiastic donors and
al aPplOpAiotC sung ny tC Chait udi NJ" II
Monnyer being loudly called upon for a song. the
accomplished Commissioner gave the company the
legend of Blue Beard, which, being received with
a tempest of applause. he kindly yielded to the
wish of the company, and sang the pastoral of
Orpheus in the Inferno with most happy effect.
In the course of the evening, the active and
courteous Chairman called out a variety of talent
in the way of song and speech, and kept up an I'M
tagging spirit Of excellent good humor and enter
tainment. We would have to fill our NohOl, if we
attempted to give a full report of everything said
and done during the evening, and can only glance
at a few particulars. The Rev. Mr.. Macintosh
sang a hunting song and the Honest Man = Mr.
Roberts sang a tale of true loving running smooth,
and didn't they "seem to like it," Mr.. LomaX
gave us "Collops of Bacon " and Lancashire the
brothers Frank and Godfrey Brown gave us side
splitting Dutch caricature and the girl whose
81 pickitoor was on the omnibus door - Mr.. Poole
the - Old Oak Tree - Mr.. Walker some patriotic
songs in fine voice, as also did Mr.. Atkinson Mr..
Rycroft gave "FIanigan's Wake" with capital
humor: and many other every enlivening songs
added pleasure to the evening. but as we took no
notes we cannot give the names of all the songs
and of the songsters. The Band of course, under
the direction of Mr. Berger, contributed largely to
the success and pleasure of the occasion.
As Mr.. W. l.. Green touched upon topics OF espec-
ial public interest, we desire to give q separate and
somewhat fuller report of his remarks. Mr.. Green
said in reply to a call for his views, or a sentiment
sit gives me great pleasure to meet so many of my
countrymeu here to-night-there is only one draw
back-that is, that there are not half enough Of us. [
mean that there are not enough Britishers on the ISL
ands. We are thrown here together on q group in the
middle Of the Pacific Ocean, and we ne doubt all feel
the Importance of mutual assistance and support.
When we look towards one side of this ocean, We find
the Australian Colonies and New Zealand with a pop
ulation of l 900, 900 of our fellow c~ountrymen, whilst
here we number, say a paltry l 900 or less. There is not
enough to do any good. 1 wish there we're 10000 Of
US here. We had almost better get a great number
more, or let the few there are leave. There has bean
q great deal said and written about immigration, and
bringing Chinese and japanese an dpeople of other ma
tionalities. Population is wanted. Can we not
induce more of our own countrymen to come? 1t is
true We are close to the great United States. and We
may perhaps hope for population from that quarter.
But the Americans are not a colonizing people-at
least, not outside Of their own boundaries. How can
We expect them to be, with a great continent Of their