The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14
LAST EVENINGS RECEPTION.

The company assembled in the audi
cncc room up stairs. Mr.. Theo. II.
Davies, on behalf of the association
pronounced neat address of well
come. Abiding to the motto over the
main entrance to the building, he
said that ''welcome" to the stranger
is characteristic of the Y. NJ. G.. A.
the world over. The speech was
heartily cheered by the whole COM
pany. The musical and literary
programme was as follows:--
l.-Pcusee Fugitive. Observation-Disclosures.
Violin and Pianoforte
Mrs. landlord and Mr.. Yarndlcy,
Song. ................M Mr.. Walker.
Shedding Mrs. Hall.
4.-Trio. Misses Won IIolt& Mr.. Walker.
5.-Song. .......... 800 Mrs. landlord.
With Violin Obligato by Mr.. Yalndley.
o.-Song. ....'........... MI. Dawes.
7.-Reading. .........Mr. James Castle.
S.--Song. Mrs. Patty.
9.-Part Song. s Messrs. Ha W,, Baird
Piano Accomplishments were given
by Mrs. Walker and Miss Hessic
Dickson.
The songs were enthusiastically
encored. In response to an encore,
Mr.. Davies sang Nancy Lee, which
was received with rapturous APP
plause. Mrs. Halls reading was q
comic rhyme in which the Southern
negro's philosophy of how TO look
at the best side of all the mishaps of
life is well expressed. Mr.. Castle
read Petroleum V. Nasby's "Han-
nah Jane" in a very effective man
ner. Mr.. p. G. Jones answered in
his usual happy manner to the call
for five minutes speech. He did
not know why he had been called to
make speech unless it was because
he was chairman of the temperance
committee. He was glad to learn
that Captain Abingdon of the Satel-
lite was a blue ribbon man, and he
had no doubt that the captains
abstinence principles would tell favor
ably on the men. He was pleased
to note, too, that the captain takes
an interest in the good name as we'll
as the good conduct of his men, rs
he had read in the evening paper the
captains contradiction of report
published in another paper to the dis
credit Of the sailors on shore. He also
commended the sailors good con-
duct on the streets during their stay
here. He always had great adj
miration for sailor and especially
for man-of-war sailor, as it SEEM
ed to him that man-of-war's man
must have the elements of true
bravery in him, as there was no
chance for towards in naval warfare.
There could be no running away
there. A fit tribute was paid TO
Admirals Farragut, Nelson, and
Blake, and other naval heroes of
the past. The five minutes speech
closed in storm of applause. Secre-
tary Fuller delivered an able five
minutes speech, in which he stated
that the object of the institution he
represented was TO provide for young
men the means of having a good
time, and such Il good time rs is
never succeeded by q sting of re-
morse in the recollection of it. He
was glad to meet the sailors present,
as they all seemed to be young men,
and being Englishmen, he had dis
covered from some genealogies that
Il literary brother of his had taken
the trouble to hunt up that he was
enough of an Euglishman himself to
claim the privilege of calling them
brothers. The address closed with
Il commendatory allusion to the fact
that the originator of the Young
Mems Christian Associations, George
Williams, was an Englishman, and
that in the great metropolis of the
English nation, the first organization
under this title was accomplished.
Mr.. Davies claimed the debater's
privilege, that as he had opened
proceedings, lie was entitled now to
have the last word. The unanimily
stHl cllHtiSluSlli WIFI NulCll llllS Gil
tertainment had been taken up by
all the English-speaking members of
the association, from whatever coun-
try they hailed, had made him come
to the conclusion that "there is
precious little difference between
u.s." He expressed his best wishes
for the welfare of the sailors in their
cruise, and hoped that we might
have the pleasure of seeing them
here again. A number of books,
the gift of Mrs. Davies, was distri-
buted among the men. Refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream and
cake, of. which there seemed to be
an unlimited supply, was then
served. After the collation. had
been satisfactorily disposed of, res
ponses from the guests were an
nounced. The chaplain of the ship
had previously expressed the thanks
of the officers and crew for the kind
reception accorded them. The
gunner's mate now took the rostrum,
and thanked the people of Honolulu