The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-02-04
II. F. D. BANQUETING.
ENGINE CO. NO. |.

Engine 20. NO. L mad nne
spread for its members and invited
guests, yesterday afternoon. The
spacious hall was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and evergreens,
under the personal supervision of
H. r. H. Princess Liliuokalani, as
sisted by Mrs. G. B. Wilson, wife
of the Chief Engineer of the Depart
ment, together with several other
lady friends of the company. A
table ran nearly the length Of the
hall, with cross table at the head,
towards the rostrum. These tables
were groaning under the load of the
many good things that composed
the menu. No expense or pains
had been spared to make this ban
quet decided success, and the en-
deavors of those who had this part
Of the affair in charge, were highly
appreciated.
Among the invited guests present
were Col. w. I. Allen, an honorary
member of the company, Mr.. Geo.
Lucas, = retired Chief Engineer of
the Department., Officers of other
companies, and representatives of
the press.
The banquet was opened by the
Foreman, MIR. r. More, calling the
company to order, and giving the
word to fall in and discuss the many
good things set before them.
After allowing ample time for all
who were seated at the tables to dis
cuss the rich viands, the Foreman
began programme of toasts. The
first was, "Our Fireman King, His
Majesty" The toast was drunk
with enthusiasm, to which Col. w.
f. Allen responded in very felici-
tous manner. Mr.. Allen then pro-
posed the health of the Chief En-
| gineer, which was received with
loud applause.
Mr.. Wilson thanked the company
for the compliment, and said that
he felt proud of the display that No.
l had made in the parade, and
hoped they would always make as
good showing. He proposed the
health of the Foreman of the com
pany, Mr.. r. More.
Mr.. More responded by thanking
the company for the punctuality
with which they responded to the
call to parade, and the alacrlty with
which they attended TO their duties.
The Foreman then proposed "The
day we celebrate" and called upon
Mr.. B. Ordenstein to respond.
Mr.. Ordenstein stated that he had
always taken great interest in fire
matters. His first connection with
a Fire department dated back to
1858, when as q boy, in New York
City, he became volunteer. He
described at some length the dangers
of the life of fireman, illustrating
by anecdotes some of the narrow
escapes he himself had had while
doing his duty as fireman. He
also said that many people think
that only rowdies and black legs
were members Of the Fire depart
ment; but it was mistake, for as
good men and true were to be found
in the ranks of the fire brigade as
in any other walk of life, and that
their life was not one of all pleas
ure. He emphatically declared that
it was his ambition to be only pri-
vate in the ranks of the firemen, and
was not a candidate for any office,
nor would he accept nomination
for any. What he did was solely
for the good of the department, and
not for personal advancement. He
said that the City of Honolulu pos
sessed apparatus, and as many eff
cient men as many cities of $4,000
or 10000 inhabitants, and will rank
second to none, provided they will
support their executive officers and
not allow personal feelings and dis
sensions to interfere with their du-
ties. A voice don't 60 down to the
Hose Barney.) I'll be there by.
and-by. They had made good
showing to-day before the public,
and so long as they stuck together
and supported their executive Off
GERS they would get along without
any trouble.
The health of Messrs, Hustact
and Morgan, the lst and End Assis
tant Engineers Of the Department
respectively, was next proposed, tt
which Mr.. Lucas happily responded
stating they were both good firemeI
and no doubt would in time maxi
as good Chiefs of the Department
as the present incumbent, thar
which we never had a better.
The local press WAS thel
proposed, and Mr.. Wray Taylor 0
the Advertiser called upon to res
} pond. He stated that as he was tn
junior member present, he SHOULD
waive his right in favor of Mr.. Dan
iel Logan of the Gazette. Mr.. Lie
} gan kindly thanked the compan
, for their gracious recognition of tn
press, and stated that it was tn