Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20

more preoccupied city brethren by inviting
them To luncheon at the Hawaiian Hotel on
the afternoon OF Thursday last. Host Fassett
of the hotel had been informed at abou,
eleven that he was expected to provide a
luncheon for eighty guests to be ready at two.
The portly caterers countenence fell six
inches in six seconds at this stupendous an.
nouncement. lie was, however, equal to the
occasion, and, by sending several minions in
several directions and making one or two
special trips himself, the luncheon was ready
for the lunchers at the hour set, at which time
the hosts of the occasion and their guests sat
down to a well spread board. set with about
one half more covers than were used.
The following twenty eight gentlemen were
present: Messrs James r. Hayselden, Charles
Motley, George Wilcox. Julius Richardson,
Capt II. W. Mist, A. Unna, Charles
Koellng, II. w. Schmidt, w. +. Rowell, r.
II. Davies, J. Tucker, J. NJ. Homer, John
Patty, George Dole, K. A. Mac6e. IT,, W. H..
Bailey, Henry Baldwin, p c. Jones, IT, :,
Henry Ilalstead, 5. Il. Dole, G.. {. Williams,
w. o. smith, John Wright, J. S. Webb, ]. b.
Atherton, J. h. auckland, Frank Godfrey and
K. S. Smith.
MIR. Williams had been chosen to preside I:
at his right sat Mr.. s. H. Dole, at that gentle.
mans right Mr.. lIalstead; at Mr.. Williams
left sat Mr.. w. o. Smith, at tina, gentemans
left Mr.. Atherton. The tables were arranged
in the form Of T, the gentlemen just above
mentioned occupying seats on the outer edge
OF the top portion OF the r. the others present
occupying seats on both side of the longer
table.
| After black coffee and cigars had been
brought on, Mr.. Williams arose and made
some felicitious remarks appropriate to the
chairmans Office and then spoke earnestly of
the vital need OF unaagging attention, to the
objects of the planters organization. He
hoped that next year there would be more full
and more definite reports from the various
committees. He urged the necessity of keep.
ing up with the times "When men know il
all, they begin to go behind. he said and in.
stanced the experience OF an old sugar boiler
who once told him: "Thc first year thought
| knew it all. The second year found out
didn't know anything And I've been learn
ing ever since" Investigation is life" said
Mr.. Williams. "The more investigation the
greater the results"
Mr.. 5. b. Dole felt strongly the need OF
combination. 1t was necessary for intellectual
as well as agricultural and business interests,
because without frequent meetings and the inter
change OF ideas men were too.likely to become
sefishly content to follow their own good solely.
Men whose interests are shut up within mar
row communities sometimes become like mon
geese and prey upon each other.
Mr.. Davies said tina, he knew he should be
called upon to speak because Mr.. Jones had
said "You have been asked that you may
talk pretty, and to show the rest how 10 eat "
Mr. Davies said further tina, he had been i'm.
pressed with the amount Of original thought
and intelligent research which had been
Gently before them. This was 1.-THE FIRST re-
suit of the diffusion process the diffusion of
the common stock OF fresl, ideas and accurate
observation.
Mr.. Jones said that when he made an cx-
tempore speech he generally took half day to
IT, but on this occasion he should be brief.
He had enjoyed the meetings and had been
benefited by them. As to the cornwall occ:,-
sion for which they were gathered, the country
members had forestalled the city members
who meant 10 wipe out portion of the in.
debedness by giving a similar spread a, the
same place the next day, at pm.
Mr.. Homer hoped that in a few years the
planters of these islands would not need to 90
abroad to learn how to grow or how to manu-
facture sugar; but that the rest Of the world
would more often come to us. He congraiu.
lated the gentlemen who had been prominently
active in their efforts to pcrpetuate reciprocity,
and said that their arguments had been listened
to with respectful attention in the uttermost
parts of the United States
Mr.. Unna made graceful appeal to the
weather clerk for copious and judiciously timed
rains.
Mr.. Atherton hoped the reports for this year
would stimulate the production of even more
valuable ones next year.
| Mr.. w. o. Smith spoke of the satisfaction
all honest islanders feel in being exoncraied
from the serious charges of fraud brough,
against the islands by their enemies.
MIR. Williams related how the sugar commits
sioners had confessed they had never seen steam
plows in operation. till they came to benighted
| Hawaii
Mr.. Webb, as the senior newspaper man
present, spoke ON behalf Of his colleagues
lie considered the planters association one of
| the best conducted and most useful in the
country. When it was first organizedAome Of
his good friends had looked upon it with
jealous eyes, fearing its interference in politics
and lis uniriendly criticism Of government. But
ii had done work so eminen,ly practical, and
had been so thoroughly imbued with the
spirit Of progress, that he had come to have
the highest respect for its members and for
| its results.
| The representatives OF the Gazette, Bulletin,
and Press spoke with modes, breyiiy, as became
their tender years, the two aforementioned
gentlemen gracefully tickling each other across
the table
The luncheon party then broke up.
A similar gathering took place yesterday
for an account OF which there Is, unfortu-
nately, no space.
Supreme Court Octoter 1evn. iSSJ.
Monday, October Islhi Charles A. Chaplin
vs.. T. r. Tisdale, covenant; foreign jury.
Verdict for plaintiff $43I.7s. 4. Preston for
plaintiff +. NJ. Hatch for defendant.
Same day A. J. Cartwright vs.. Manele,
ejeelmeni; mixed jury. Verdict for defendant.