The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-03-30

glorious company, they may not
even now rejoice with us. Mey &c
so live and dischargo our ,.Asls, thai
when the Lord shall cad, we too
may 90 to be WITH ,n"m. Ind now
into the midst o, or WORK; and IL
the midst of this company of friends
we welcome you; not with formal
welcome, but, in memory of the
past, in view of the present, and in
expectation of the future, we well
come you with genuine and hearty
ALOHA.
Mrs. Mills made a verbal reply
in very pleasant terms. She was
very thankful to meet so many of
her old friends, and could say truly
that of all their people, whether in
California, England or Massachu-
sets, none were dearer than those
of Punahou. The men and women
who had been their pupils here have
made good record in these Islands,
the East, and elsewhere. She was
thankful to find so good genera
ton growing up. There we're 250
children in the families of hum
dred and twenty of their old pupils
in this place, which she had been
able to trace up, besides other fami-
lies Of which account could not be
got, and as rule they formed an
estimable portion of the commune
ties where they were placed. She
spoke of the very small nucleus in
her term there, from which the
splendid library now belonging to
the College had grown. 1t made
her thankful to witness the progress,
in that and other respects, made in
the old home to which her heart so
fondly turned, and to he able to
greet some old friends of the Col
lege before they passed away. She
would be glad to say more that she
felt, and cordially invited any of
them, when visiting the Coast, to
visit their College, that had now a
delightful man at the head of it in
the person of DR.. Sprague.
Prof. W. ID. Alexander, who was
the only associate teacher of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mills in Punahou present, was
called upon, and spoke of the en-
during character that worthy couple
had left to the institution. 1t was a
matter of pride with them that Mills
Seminary and College in California,
instituted by former conductors of
Punahou, were going forward on an
increasing scale Of efficiency. lie
hoped Mrs. Mills would be spared
to many more years of usefulness.
The Punahou Glee Clnb sang
with fine effect, Away, away, the
morn is breaking"
Mrs. b. +. Dillingham; read an
original poem, entitled, 1.-The Old
Home" which was heartily up.
plauded.
Messrs. S. b. Dole and w. II.
Castle each delivered brief addresses,
in which, to the great amusement
of their hearers. they chafced each
other about being the chad boys
of the school in the time of their
honored guest. They also made
some of the "old girls" presen,
blush by telling tales OF the "Pink
Room Society" that tiourished in
those days.
Between these speeches Miss Alice
Renton sang an operate selection
evincing more than ordinary musica
talent and power. Mrs. Hanford
musical directress of the College
played the accompaniment.
Refreshments were next in order
which were discussed with a relisl
becoming the purest ice cream anC
most delicious cake. After a littl,
more friendly converse among mum
berless groups, the gathering brok
up, everybody in evident delight a
having been present on so happy al
occasion in the annals of Punahou