The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-03
BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES.
Her Royal Highness Princess Liliu
okaIani Celebrates Her Forty
Eighth Birthday.
4 MOst Successful Event-InyesiI7ure
of the Princess with the Royal
Order of RapIOIani.

Throne. The Princess has attained tn,
48th year of her age, and her many per
sonal friends, as well as the people gen
orally of the Hawaiian Islands, rejoice a
her continued good health, and wish he
many happy returns of her natal day.
The Palama residence of the royal lady
was beautifully decorated with male
and fern wreaths, and bouquets of flowers
and during the early part of the day was
thronged with visitors, who called to con.
graduate the Princess and pay THEN
respects.
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION.
On the eve OF the day a number OF
serenaders made the night musical, and
the members Of the Nihoa society-com-
! posed of those who accompanied the
Princess on her late visit to the island
OF Nihoa-presented a cOngratulatOry
address, handsome set of wine glasses,
and a marble clock These were
supplemented by two kahilis made
! from the feathers of the kaula bird,
which had been collected on Nihoa
/
these feathers in their hair as decora-
I ton.
ADDRESS By THE MARSHAL.
At an early hour yesterday morning
detachment of police, with the Marshal
| of the Kingdom and the Deputy Marshal,
preceded by the band of the Reforma-
tory School, marched to the residence
of Her Royal Highness, and paid their
respects to the Princess. After present
alton in due form to Her Royal High
ness, the Hon. j. l.. Kaulukou, Marshal
of the Kingdom, said:
Your Royal Highness: l am glad of
the opportunity afforded me to appear
before Your Royal Highness in accord
ance with my protective office, to express
my congratulations on this the anniver-
sary of your 48th birthday. l am in
spired, as are all my force, with the
knowledge and hope that Your Royal
Highness has reached this birthday in
good health. We are thankful that
Your Royal Highness, the Heir Appar-
ent to the Throne, working with your
Royal Brother our beloved King, have
been doing all things possible to promote
the welfare of our beloved country. We
hope that Your Royal Highness may be
blessed with all the properties of pro-
gressive years. The desire OF the |
hearts of every one of us is
that Your Royal Highness and |
Your beloved husband, His Excellency |
John o. Dominis, COmmander-in-Chief |
of the Army and Governor of Oahu and |
Maui, may be long continued in your
high positions for the prosperity and adj |
vancement of the Kingdom. We also !
give your Royal Highness our thanks
for the good endeavors and works of
charity in establishing societies for the
benefit of our nation. Your Royal |
Highness knows, as my force do, that |
am speaking on behalf of my office and
of the Police force of the Kingdom but |
am also speaking on behalf of the
whole nation, who join with us in eX-
pressing and speaking these words of
Joy and aloha for Your Royal Highness.
We pray to the Almighty God that your
good health may be continued i'll pros
perity and peace. We will have the
pleasure now and then of coming to lay
before Your Royal Highness our greet
ings and "alohas," which arise from the
very bottoms of our hearts on every oc-
casion like this. We all unite in one
voice in presenting Your Royal High
ness with this motto:
"ONIPAA" (sTEADFAsT).
In conclusion, we wish long life to
Your Royal Highness in the keeping of
the Holy Trinity.
During the morning His Maiesty's
Ministers, Government officials, and
large number of ladies and gentlemen,
paid their respects to the Princess, who
received them in the main room. Her
Royal Highness was attended by Mrs
J. ALLAH, Mrs. E. NJ Beckley, Mrs. G..
B. Wilson and Mrs. J. o. Carter.
BIRTHDAY ODE.
Among those presented was Mr.. L.
Montgomery Mather, by Major Antoine
Rosa, of the staff OF His Excellency
Governor Dominis. Mr.. Mather read,
and afterwards presented to Her Royal
the following original acrostic:
To HER ROYAL HOLINESS Princess
LILIUOKALANI.
much loved Princess,
In sweet remembrance of thy natal day
LeI all thy many friends their love express
In modesty, their thoughts to thee convey
Under this clear blue sky where thou vert born
On this fair land, thy name is heard with joy,
Kindness and love awake with thee each morn;
A nation knows thy heart without alloy.
Long life to thee, kind Princess good and true,
A perfect peace and perfect health be thine
Numbering with coming years, as they ensue.
friends whose hearts shall inter-
Irvine
L. MONTGOMERY MATHER. !
This poem was beautifully mounted,
being artistically Illuminated and en-
crossed on white satin by Mrs. j. D.
Strong and Mrs Julius H. Smith. 1t is a
work of art, in every respect worthy the
words and sentiment of the poem.
To HER ROYAL RICHNESS.
The First Division of the Liliuokalani
Society, of which her Royal
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