The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-24
BAND SERENADE.
Farewell Ovation to Ex-Ministar Ste
vens by the Annexation Club.


Items in all the papers, for two
days previous, announced farewell
demonstration in honor of Hon. j.
l.. Stevens, ex-Minister of the United
States, on the eve Of his departure.
Yesterday the Annexation Club was
summoned to meet at Z o'clock, to
form a procession to the Eagle
House where Mr.. Stevens lodged,
At 7:30 the club mustered on the
street in fours and, headed by the
Government band, marched to the
place indicated A large miscella-
neous crowd accompanied the pro-
cession, and many people had pre-
coded it to the destination.
As the column approached the
Eagle House, the band playing
Marching Along" Roman candles
and rockets were discharged, max
ing a beautiful scene. Hating at
the gate the professionals gave
three cheers for John l.. Stevens,
after which delegation gained the
honorable gentleman's consent to
receive the serenaders. Mr.. Stevens,
who had awaited the demonstration,
seated in the parlor on the ground
floor, attended by Mr.. H. w. Sever
ance, Consul-General, and few
friends, then stood in the middle of
the room as the procession filed past
him, entering the front door and re-
firing by the side door through the
hall. Those who had marched in
the body numbered from $50 to 100,
and tardy arrivals brought the num-
Der received up to about l75. The
annexationists bowed as they passed
the ex-Minister, who responded to
the salute similarly. Some of his
more intimate friends took time to
shake hands and exchange goodbyes
with him.
After the formal reception Mr..
Stevens assembled to the balcony on
the second floor. The band had
formed its circle with music stands
complete, and settled down to a
concert of patriotic and sentimental
airs. Home Sweet Home" having
been softly played, Mr., Stevens
stood up and was greeted with an
other three cheers. Two or three
times the crowd took on hush to
hear Mr.. Stevens, but the band
would go off again like music box.
At last Councillor Morgan's best
"third and last time" voice, or else a
photograph copy of it, sounded,
"Oh, come off, Berger" Instantly
the blare of trumpets and boom of
trombones ceased as if the whole p.
G. and its band had been swallowed
up by the sea. Mr.. Stevens then
advanced to the rail and addressed
the assembly in the following words:
ADDRESS By MIR. STEVENS.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: |
presume you do not expect from me
tonight to make speech, and will
ask you to excuse me from making
one for two reasons. First, | an
very tired in preparing to leave to-
morrow. Nevertheless | am happy
to improve the opportunity to thanh
you for your kind manifestation o.
good feeling toward myself and my
family. | understand this manifest
alton to be thoroughly sincere ano
in earnest. 1t is not necessary 70
mo to interpret it. [ am glad it i
not personal feeling, but | under
stand that your hearts are, all owe
and all through, sympathetic witt
that vast nation, that glorious coun
try, to which | am bound. And you
know as well as | know, and as al
present must know, that you have il
that great nation many millions jus
as sympathetic toward you as yol
are toward them. And you may b
assured that America has reached
that period of her history when sh
is capable Of standing alone-stand
ing alone on justice, on everlasting
righteousness, on government of tn
people, by the people, and for tn
: people. (Applause) That she ha
) arrived at that period of her histor.
in which her massiveness of mum
bcrs, her vast wealth, make her capa
/ bic of saying to all, Hands off" OF
anything that is wrong, but "Shak
hands" on anything that is right
that has its foundation on anything
that is for the welfare of mankinC
:, (Applause.) 1t is not easy for me t
! separate from friends whom | hay
SO much cause to respect and who's
good feelings and friendship | hay
a SO much regard for. All would sa
is, always do right, never do wrong
, In that way you and myself can bes
show our devotion to the cOuntr
/ which we love, and that God whor
. we fear and obey, and thus we ca
! best maintain our true manhood an
our true citizenship among mel
With these few remarks you wi
= allow me to wish you sincerely goo
a night and good bye.
: Three cheers for John l.. Ste
= vens," was again proposed an
: heartily responded to, and the ban
t played Star Spangled Banner"
: There we're loud cries for DR.. j. 5
= McGrew, who attended Mr.. Steven
ON the balcony, but the doctC
would not come to the front. The
the good-naturod sercnaders bega
calling for everyone whose face W;
recognized in the groups overhea
u Sanders, Podeyn and others bein
d thus saluted. Someone called 'Nor'
u hoif," when the voice of Deput
e Collector McStocker protested:
J Don't mix up Nordhoif with ST
! vcns; we have no use for Nordhofl
! Amidst laughter over this lit
!, speech there were calls for Oleso
!, Smith and Waterhouse, none {
y whom even showed themselves
u the callers who seemed so rayenol