The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-02-20

was expected TO arrive at the hotel the ro,uada Sas
crowded with people eager 10 gaze upon royalty
But in ihe end these anxious walters were d1ssp-
pointed. The carriages drove up and there was q
rush for the front, but the King and those accom-
panying him were whisked around 10 the ladies
entrance and safely enconSed IN enc Of the parlors up
stairs before the crowd had recovered from It's aston
ishment Once in the par.or bis Pacific Majesty was
established By q centre table, his suite gathered
about him, General Sherman smiled benignantiy and
acting Mayor Papin delivered the following little
speech
"As the acting head Of the m~unIeipal government,
and on behalf Of the authorities and of the entire
community. Il affords me much pleasure 20 tender
| you a welcome TO our city. A few DAYS ago, when
we received word BY telegraph Of your proposed
visit, our common council at once appointed a
committee-who are here-and the Chamber of
ommer designated several OF our prominent
merchants (they stand at my right, 10 tender you
the freedom OF the city and its hospitalities- Gen.
Sherman. the Generalin Chief Of the United States
armies, has also Joined rs IN the same end. We
shall all endeavor to contribute rs best we can to
your enjoyment and comfort during your brief stay
among Us, and We will be happy 70 promote. in
any manner that you will indicate. the more seri-
Gus purposes of Information and observation which
have induced You to visit our country
At St Louis, (Which aspires to be the future
great city and the capital OF the Continen) His
Majesty was most Hospitality entertained by the
city officials and by General Sherman. throughout
bis visit and saw all the principal places of inter
est, including a morning call at the Merchants
Exchange, where his presence among the cotton
brokers, provision and commission merchants, made
quite a stir.
The Royal Party reached San Francisco on the
Goth OF January, and were entertained at the
I Grand Hotel. The time, until the I'd Of February,
the day of embarkatlon for home, was mostly spent
in making and receiving calls, and enjoying a COM
paratively quiet and sociable time. His Majesty
/ dipal urisb Rap I,l1,la- T. .rI vr1.h H. pnT
ston, the banker. On Sunday, the LIST inst, he
attended Divine Service at The church of the Rev.
DR.. Stone. On Monday, delegates from The various
temperance societies called on the King-the
"Sons and Daughters of Temperance" the :. Good
Templars,' the .Dashaways,'' the Temperance
Alliance," and the Temperance Reform Party"
An address was presented By Mr.. Geo. Barstow, Of
the last named association, to which the King
responded as follows: q
81 assure you l am glad to see you, gentlemen, as
representatives of the temperance organizations Of
San Francisco and of the State of California. These
societies do great good, and ought to be encouraged
everywhere. Sometimes it is a question, What is
temperance? and men differ in their opinions as to
the proper way to suppress the many and great evils
which flow from drunkenness. One of the organiZa-
tons which Mr.. BaFstow has mentioned | am some
what acquainted with, and that is the Good Templars,
which has q society on each of the Islands. In fact,
| believe was once a member myself, but humanity
is weak, you know, and | do not know how they con-
slider my case now. l should think il would be well
for your societies here to open correspondence with
those on the Sandwich Islands. The benevolent pur-
poses of these organizations, if made known to those
who are now strangers to them, must produce a good
effect. The Odd Fellows also have societies, or lodges,
on the Islands, and have conferred great benefits upon
the families of their members. l Ina extremely glad
to see you and to see the ladies who are present with
you"
On the same day, the Hawaiian Consul, H. W. Sew
1T
On Tuesday, Mayor Otis and a number of other
gentlemen who had made the acquaintance of the
King, and a delegation of Hawaiians resident in the
city, called upon His Majesty, and paid their respects.
AT II o'clock, the King and his suite and the U. S.
Minister to Hawaii, His Ex. II. A. Pierce, went on
board the Pensacola, where His Majesty was re-
ceived with the appropriate hOnOrs-the yards being
manned, a royal salute fred, and the ship decorated
with flags. In consequence of an accident, the ship
did not leave until about 8 o'cloek in the evening.
With the exception of the loss of the PensdeoEa's
maintopmast, Ito which a brief reference is made
elsewhere) the voyage homeward was prosperous
and pleasant, .,-- r--r.
The first anniversary of His Majesty's accession
to the Throne was appropriately observed on the
voyage, as thus described by Fleet Paymaster T. I.
Caswell:
o. Tuesday the 9th inst. His Majesty was en-
tertained at dinner by the Ward Room Officers, and
Friday the 18th inst, wa honored by every obsery-
ance possible as the first anniversary of HE accession
to the throne. EHt-Ffr Pa ..f.E F.F- .Hr
cat nine o'clock a. NJ. the national colors Gamer
icanl were hoisted at the peak, the Hawaiian colors
at the fore and the Royal Standard at the main, the
band playing the national airs of both countries. At
one O'Clock, His Majesty attended by his suite, re-
ceived Admiral Almy and Staff, Mr.. II. A. Pierce
the Minister Resident, and Colonel Steinberger, u.
s. Commissioner, Captain Gherardi aud all the off,
GERS of the ship, who officially paid their respects
and united in congratulating him, upon the recur-
renee of the happy event.
Admiral Aimy addressed His Majesty in a few
felicitous remarks appropriate TO the occasion, and
closed with a toast Long Live the King which
was drunk In the sparkling wine of France. So
"His Majesty gracefully responded, and proposed
the health of His Excellency the President of the
United States.
1.-THE health of Her Majesty the Queen of the
Hawaiian Islands, was then proposed by Mr.. Peirce
and duly honored. ..- ~
Simultaneous with the announcement of the Ad-
miral's toast to the King, the guns of the Pensacola
thundered forth a national salute. -
"The occasion was one Of ceremony and was OBJ
served by His Majesty and suite, and the Representa-
tives Of the Diplomatic Corps, appearing in full
dress, while the officers of the navy wore epaulettes
and side-arms. The remainder of the afternoon was
passed in social enjoyment, and at six O'Clock, His
Majesty, the Admiral and all the officers of the ship,
sat down to a sumptuous dinner in the ward-room,
from which the company did not rise until a late
hour in the evening.
at was a source of great qualification to both
the Admiral and the officers of the ship, that it fell to
their lot TO have the opportunity of thus honoring
their Royal Guest upon the day marking the Tnostim-
portant event of his life, and when he was drawing
near to the shores of his Island Kingdom, afford him
a national tribute of respect and good BilHofered
in mid-ocean-to him personally, and to the en-
lightened. progressive people be so wOrthily governs
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