The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-18
KAMEHkMEKA iii. DAY.
HOw il was Celebrated by the Natiy @
sons Of lapwasi


sons Of lapwasi
Kamehameha Ills natal day
which is also the birthday of St,
Patrick and Hon. John A. Cummins
was celebrated in great style by
the Native Sons Of Hawaii, society
lately formed by Mr.. Cummins.
Mr.. Sam MaheIona, Vice Plesi-
dent, opened the literary exercises at
Militant Hall, at II o clock in the
forenoon, with a brief address. Mr..
Kane, President, was unavoidably
absent, and his place as orator of
the dag was ably filled by Mr.. j. k.
Kaulia. The speaker magnilied the
memory Of Kamehameha Ill, as the
monarch who had divided the land,
heretofore held by the king and
chiefs in feudal tenure, among the
common people, thus laying the
foundation for popular freedom and
independence.
Capt. W. 5. Wond pronounced a
eulogy on the career of the society S
founder whose 6fty-sixth birthday
they were honoring along with the
memory of one of Hawaii most re-
yered monarchs. The speaker con-
Guided by asking Mr.. Cummins to
stand up, and, when he had done so,
presenting him with gold-headed
cane accompanied with the following
address:
1t is with a feeling of the greatest
pleasure that | bear to you today,
your birthday, the warmest aloha
from the Native Sons of Hawaii, and
in their name present you with this
cane, made from woods of our own
country, as a token and memento of
their regard and esteem. We feel a
pride In having won your confidence
aud an unfeigned delight in looking
upon you as leader and a friend.
Your uniform kindness has endeared
you to every member Of our society,
and words can but feebly express
the devoted service that your true
and noble manhood can ever com
mand from the members of the
Native Sons of Hawaii May the
hcrads of the future greet you with
the glad tidings that they bring on,
lucky joys, golden hours and happy
days OF peace.
S X Kane, S Mahelona, A Fernan
dez, } X Kaulia, S c Dwight, G B
Dwight, Henry DeFries, A S Maha-
ulu, G l. Desha, w S Wond, E X
Wright, } X Pendergrast, A Smith /,
$ X Aki, + Harvey, NJ Harvey, II
Kapu, d Spaulding, J Clark, NJ X
Keohokalole, G Sea, u II Jones, G
Keawe, NJ j kau0, S Mahuka, G
Spencer, S w Kualaku, j II Nui, p
Ii Puaahiwa, L Heu.
Mr.. Cummins being taken wholly
by surprise was so affected by the
kind token of the Sons as to be
unable to speak for some moments.
He heartily thanked them for their
handsome present.
The cane was furnished by Wen
ner & Co. 1t is made of kauwia,
kou, koa and sandal woods, with a
gold head bearing on top the mono
gram -. A. c." md on the side,
presented to John A. Cummins by
the Native Sons of Hawaii, March
18th, 1891"
After the presentation Mr.. Kaulia
made another address, in which he
referred to the attacks of Ka Leo
newspaper on the character of the
society. He quoted the motto of tue
society-embodying the principles Of
loyalty to the crown, fidelity TO the
people, love Of the land, and the in
dependence of the country-as an
effectual answer to the Sons tradu-
GERS.
The society at noon took luncheon,
the repast being provided jointly by
Mr.. Mariana Camacho, steward of
the British Club, and his brother
John, steward OF the Hawaiian Ho-
tel, and it is needness to say that the
viands were prepared and served in
first-class sty,e.
In the afternoon the Sons marched
to the baseball ground to see the
athletic sports, in which several of
them were competitors.
The day was closed with plea
SAINT ball at Militant Hall, which was
beautifully decorated with tropical
flora and flags. So far as the S0ci-
ety's members were concerned, the
event was conducted on strictly tenn
perance principles. Besides their
lady relatives and friends, the Sons
entertained a number of guests, in
Guiding several of the New York
Opera Company. Prof Berger was
present with the royal orchestra Civ
ing music for the dancing. The
members of the first division of the
society eacn wore a handsome badge.
consisting of a silver medal with
black enamel inscription, on a red
ribbon with silver inscription Of the
name.
Shortly before midnight superb