The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-02-17
WELCOME HOME.
Reception of TheO. n. Davies by
Employees OF the Honolulu Iron
Works.

Y. NJ. {. A. hall was nearly filed
Saturday evening with the employees
of the Honolulu Iron Works and
their wives and children. They
were gathered to welcome Mr.. Theo.
II. Davies, president of the com
pany, who returned from England
after two years absence, week
previous on the steamer Iealandia,
having come by way of India and
Australia. His son Give, who ac-
companies him on this visit, was at
the reception. The little boy who
left here has grown in the two years
into tall and wiry youth.
Mr.. Alex. Young, manager of the
works, presided. After stating the
object of the meeting he called on
Mr.. j. +. Gillian to make the
address of welcome.
Mr.. Gilfillan said il was the first
time he had ever addressed a pub
lie audience. lie extended cor
dial welcome to Mr.. Dawes on be-
half of the wOrl:men of the Homo
lulu Iron Works. lie gave reminis-
cences of the difficulties through
which this great local industry had
passed, including the burning of the
works some years ago. L,tterly,
through the enterprise of Mr.. Davies
and his associates, and the energy
and inventive genius of the super
intendent (Mr. Ioung), the estab-
lishment was in position TO defy
even the competition it constantly
met from the iron manufacturers of
the United States and Europe. Mr..
Davies kindly interest in The work
ingmen strikes q tender chord in
their hearts. The speaker never
knew body of workmen more in
harmony with each other and with
their employers. The older work.
men he thought were willing to
assist the young men in acquiring
skill, and he believed that this was
what the superintendent desired.
Geo. Barker gave song and in
response to loud recall another
one. Mr.. Young, introducing a
chorus of thirteen Hawaiians, spoke
of the efficiency Of the native work
men. There were few of them in
the works who held their own with
any white man. The Hawaiian
boys then sang "Aloha De" so well
that they had to give another native
song. J. Dixon, blacksmith on u.
S. S. Nipsic, introduced song and
banjo, with fancy fourishes on the
instrument that proved him an ex-
pert. Loud applause called him
back and almost compelled third
effort. Ex-policeman Dole of gigantic
form next appeared on the platform.
He gave mastery performance on
the flute which had to be repeated.
Geo. Ritnam, pianist for his COM
rades, sang to his own accompani.
ment Hugh Scanlon gave 4 song
w. V. Lockwood, a banjo solo, fol.
lowed by song with banjo; Il. G.
Monteagle, accompanied by Miss
Castle on the piano, song; II
Wicks, song-all being encored
The chairman added Mr.. Davies t.
the programme for song, and the
call was cheerfully Obeyed.
Mr.. Davies then delivered his adj
dress. Looking round the room hi
could answer familiar question by
saying that he considered life wa.
worth living. He thanked God wheI
he saw so many people looking to
ward him with regard. Wherever
he had gone round the world his
thoughts had come back to this hall
He had in his office in Liverpool the
picture of the Iron Works grouI
with himself stuck up in the middle
with their gold cane. Then, wheI
he went to Paris and assembled thu
Eiffel tower and saw all the sights
nothing made him prouder than Il
see the features of his friend Gilfil
Ian and of all the rest of them, ant
he could astonish his friends by tell
ing them his portrait was hung up il
the Exposition. Referring to Mr.
Gilfllan's boast that the works coul,
defy competition in sugar machin
cry, he humorously described su
gar mill he was shown in India. l
was carried into o cotton mill fo
him to see. Mr.. Davies spoke o
the independent position mechanic
occupied these days, saying that Mr.
Watson, who has such large inter
ests in these islands, was sendin.
his son to learn the mechanical par
of the iron business. He referred
with feeling to the death Of Mr.
Webster while he was away; ais
to the feeble condition of Mr.. w
l.. Green, who had come 10 the re
lief of the Iron Works in one O
those straits mentioned by Mr.. Gil
fllan. Mr.. Davies urged on tn
men the Importance Of leading RICH
lives, and hoped they would boycott
the new grogshop going up near tn
works. Concluding, he said one O
his greatest enjoyments in England
was to hear his boys play their tar
latch iddles and sing the songs Q
Hawaii. They should teach thei
boys the ways OF righteousness. II
accepted their words Of welcome BIZ
cause thew came from their heart