The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-03

creased our pleasure and doubled our
/ expenses; God bless them.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said: His
Majesty, in appointing me the second
one to speak TO this interesting toast.
has cast a reflection upon my singleness
OF life and apparent want OF appreciation
OF the fair sex. But 1t is indeed nv
high appreciation, my unbounded adj
/ miration for, and devotion 10 the fair
! sex, that has led 10 difficulty OF choice.
! But l cannot think OF doing Justice to
/ this great and inspiring theme or take
/ up the time OF this honorable company
( with dissertation on this vast and en-
/ chanting subject, but will content myself
by speaking of one lady-one among the
most hOnOred of her sex, Her ROYAL
Highness the Princess Liliuokalani, to
honor whom We have assembled here to-
day. recall two instances in the life
OF the noble lady which are both illus
trations OF the profound love which she
mas inspired among the Hawaiian peo-
pie. sad accident had endangered the
life of the good Princess Many here
Will remember the occurrence when
after falling out OF her carriage, which
had been precipitated down an embank- !
ment, she was placed helpless and par /
alyzed in a steamer at Waimanalo, and /
brought to Honolulu. Many here will |
remember with me the night the suffer /
ing Princess was landed. We looked /
with profound sorrow and anxiety upon /
the form lying helpless on the vessels /
deck. Many strong and careful hands |
lifted up the body of the beloved Prin-
cess, and placing it upon the bed of an
ambulance, took out the horses, and a
hundred willing hands laying hold of
the ropes, slowly and silently moved
along the street. The silence of this
great and sorrowful procession was
most eloquent of grief, and impressed
my heart with a conviction of the
great love felt by the people for
the good Princess. Now, to-day we have
another scene, where amid congratula-
tons, gaiety and song, the beloved Prin-
cess is honored by an admiring commu-
ful endeavOrs in the cause of health, of
education and the general welfare OF
the people. l rejoice in being honored
to speak the praises of so eminent and so
worthy a lady. And in honoring her,
desire TO set forth how much | honor the
good amongst the sex which she so
w0rthily represents: l am happy to
respond to this toast and fervently say,
the ladies, God bless them.
''The representatives of foreign cOun-
tries, y was the next toast proposed by
of His Majesty the King 1t
was drunk with all honors.
His Excellency Mr.. Merrill, Minister
Resident OF the United States, responded
to the toast in felicitous terms. After
the compliment CON
yeyed by the toast he said that not his
country merely, but the entire civilized
world, had their attention fixed upon
this Kingdom, whose efforts after good
government, and achievement in that
direction, were regarded with satisfaction
everywhere. If they succeeded finally
they would have accomplished what all
were striving after The
American people had great aloha for
Hawaii. They loved it, and rejoiced in
is happiness and success, and it re-
NAMED with the people OF this Kingdom
themselves to shape their own destiny
md command the respect and approba-
ion of the civilized world He had
great pleasure on behalf of his country
II wishing His Majesty the King and
His Royal Family career of uninter-
upted prosperity.
Several informal toasts were then pro- {
posed and responded to, after which n
heir Majesties rose from the table and
he luau broke up.
The visitors enjoyed themselves on
he cool verandas or in the elegant rooms
# the mansion for some time, when
many of them withdrew. A company OF
ula dancers enlivened the scene towards /
he close of the evening, which was hap
lily and agreeably passed. ;
The visitors were received at the porch =
y guard of honor of the Kings Guard.
IN arriving at the porch they were an
ounced by Major Antoine Rosa and -
1ajOr j. d. Holt, of the Governors
taft, who were unremitting in their at +
ention during the entire day. Colonel I
lukea, His Majesty's Chamberlain, was
lso in attendance, and won golden
pinions for his suavity and courteous 2
pmpaOOr He was ablV seconded in
is arduous duties by Major A B.
Layley, Equerry to His Majesty.
The Government and Consular flags CT
ere flying gaily in the breeze, and e[
early all the vessels in the harbor dis er
layed bunting in honor Of the occasion. F.
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