The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-11
The Knights Of PytliaS
Excursion.
The Trip to Waikiki.
Formation Of New Lodge, Etc.
(From our Special Correspondent

Jne steamer Llkellke, commanded
by Captain William Davis, went on
her way, having on board the
knights Of Pythias excursionists,
over fifty in number, including
wives, relatives and friends of the
members, bound for the port of Ka-
hului, Maui.
When past the Honolulu Light
House and after the Royal Hawaiian
Band, which accompanied the excur-
sionists, had been playing "Aloha
De-" and the knights had given
three cheers for the Waikiki pill
grimase, a presentation was made
on board to BRO. j. A. Hassinger,
2. c., from Mystic Team, Dec. 4,
1885," of a beautiful charm mono-
gram, lettered with the words just
quoted. The gift was in recogni-
ton of valuable services rendered
by Bro. Hassinger as chairman of
the committee of management, who
was untiring in his efforts to assist
in getting up the excursion party in
connection with the starting of a
new lodge of knights of Pythias in
Wailuku, Maui. The presentation
speech was by Bro. Dayton, p. c.,
and was suitably responded to by
the recipient in his usual affable
style.
The night was breezy one.
When amid the Molokai channel we
had experienced strong head winds
and heavy sea, resulting in the
steamers arrival off Kaunakakai
after II midnight, which is con-
sidered by some as unusually late,
1880 being generally the hour to
arrive there. After landing the
passengers for that place, which
occupied about half an hour, the
steamer proceeded on her course.
Arrived at Kahului the next morn
ing about 8 O'Clock. Here we found
at anchor the Alden Besse and the
Geo. III. Douglas, awaiting their
respective loads of sugar. From off
port we could see the towering
chimneys of the several sugar plan
tations sending forth their smoke,
thus telling of operations going on
in this their grinding season. The
fields were resplendent with growing
cane. What was once uncultivated
land has now been turned into su-
gar producing areas.
The landing of the knights at
Kahului was saluted by the firing
off of Chinese bombs. DR.. M. L.
Grossman, who had come there via
Lahaina, and:a goodly number OF
the Waikiki knights were on hand
as reception committee to greet
us. The boat made several trips
before we were all ashore. After
two or three numbers by the Band
played at Kahului and a stroll
around the place, we were off on
the trains for Waikiki, a distance
of three miles inland. Songs by the
Band boys as we rode past resi-.
dences and stores enlivened the
quiet solitude of the places for the
time being. The car ride was some.
what appreciated by the passen-
gers. and we could not help think.
ing then of the Honolulu and Pear
River Railroad to be built in the
near future. 1t was half past nine
Wednesday morning when we ar,
rived at the Wailuku depot.
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ALOHA LODGE NO. B, X. OFF.
No sooner did the Honolulu
Knights arrive in Wailuku than pre-
parations were made in the lodge
upstairs of two-story building sit
uate on the corner of Main anc
High streets, the property of Mr.
Edward Bailey, for instituting thu
new lodge of knights of Pythias
Considering the toiIsome trip tn,
members had the night previous,
they worked hard Wednesday dur
ing the day and evening in the pre-
liminary details required to make {
regular lodge room suitable for al
purposes, foremost among them
were the untiring efforts of Bro.
Geo. c. Stratemeyer. To have
some idea of the work done, it may
be stated that it took from 1880 p.
m. Wednesday till near 5 a. m. on
Thursday to confer the three ranks
of the Order on the twelve persons
who presented themselves for mem.
bership. Following are the names
of the candidates;
DR.. Geo. Herbert, government
resident physician, Wailuku;
e. M. V. Forster, sugar-boiler,
Paia;
Geo. C. Potter, overseer, Waihee
Geo. Ross, bookkeeper, Spreck
elsville;
l.. NJ. vettlesen, store.keeper
Kahului;
f. l.. Stolz, bookkeeper, Wilder
store;
E, A. Bielenberg, store-keeper
Wailuku;
A. Barnes, bookkeeper, Wailuk,
Plantation;
| w. A. Barnhardt, engineer, Wal
hee;
w. A. Mckay, postmaster ant
tax-collector, Wailuku;
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