The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-19
KNIGHTS HOLD A FEAST.
Banquet to Three Honored Members
by the Knights of Pythias.

Saturday evening the Knights of
Pythias Of Honolulu shone forth
brilliantly on a festive occasion.
This was banquet in honor of
Mr.. David Dayton, the veteran De-
putty Supreme Chancellor just retir-
ing; Mr.. Charles j. Mccarthy, the
successor to the responsible position,
and Mr., Charles T. Wilder, 2. c.,
about to leave for San Francisco, to
occupy the Office of Hawaiian Con-
sul-General for the Pacific Coast.
The event took place at the Arling-
ton Hotel under the auspices of
Mystic Lodge, No. 2, X. of p, Messrs.
A. V. Gear, j. S. Walker and S.
Louisson being the committee of ar
rangements.
The dining rooms of the King
street branch of the hotel formerly
the Dudoit House) were set apart
for the occasion. Mr.. T. Krouse, the
proprietor, had made elaborate pre-
parations for the feast, assisted by
his good wife and Mrs. G.. E. Board
man, adopts at decoration. What
with flags and flowers, and colored
lanterns front and rear, as we'll as its
regular electric illumination, the
hostelry presented scene of en-
chanting beauty amidst tropic
bowers.
In the main dining room were two
tables lengthwise connected with a
cross table at the head. Beyond a
lobby long table was set in an
~ hn ~f
guests. On the tables was spread a
fine collation. of roast turkey, chicken
salad, and variety of other sub
stantials and reflections between.
Beer, claret and teetotal drinks were
served, as we'll as ice cream and cake.
AS the party sat down the festive
boards wore most inviting appear
ance The Hawaiian band was sta
toned in the rear yard, playing a
choice program while the feast was
! in progress, and in the after part
being relieved in turns by the Quip-
! tette club, situated in the hallway,
singing to their string instruments.
At the head of the tables sat Mr..
l layton, with his fellow guests of the
g, t.ning to his right, and Mr.. John
A. Hassinger, veteran knight and
p. ~, and Mr.. George Denison, @. G.
of N vSstic Lodge, to his left. After
a soc liable time over the plates for
about an hour, Chancellor Comman-
der d. mison raped the company to
order, And then the feast of reason
and flo of soul began. Mr.. Dayton
announ, sed that he had communi-
cation rom the Supreme Chancel-
lor. whi, ch he would request Mr.
Hassinge to read. That gentleman
accordins ,iy read the communica,
ton from, w. w. BLACKWELL, S. c..
dated Hen derson, KY, May n, 1893
1t mention ed the writer's absence as
a reason fo delay in replying to sew
eral letters from Mr.. Dayton, adding
But eve n had b cen here formal
action would not have been taken
toward acc 'epting your resignation
as Deputy Supreme Chancellor
which you tender under date OF
April 18th, for even now l approach
the subject with great reluctance
not that l have not the fullest con
fidence in the brother recomL 1ended
by you for appointment as your sue
cessor, nor chat l am not satl SIZED
his judgmen t would be as cool and
his counsel as conservative as it
should be in the disturbed condition
of political fairs in your Islands to
avoid the Or der, as an organization,
being consid, sred as meddling with
politics, but rather from the fact
that l could : not abruptly bring my
self to sever official relations, the
termination O { which l am frank to
confess seems to me personal loss;
and | can ba 1t regret that am not
possessed of words which will ap,
propriat ely &C 'nvey my high appreci'
alton of the valuable service you
have rendered the Order during
your twenty J ears incumbencys O
the Office of De putty Supreme Chan
CO. .lor for the I'll awaiian Islands"
The Supreme Chancellor admits
the right of MI. Dayton to rest
and is sure the Order will still hav
his sacrificing services, but still
finds it hard to frame his otficia
farewell. He comes to it, however
happily in these words:
dAllow me in behalf of the Who'll
Order to express it's grateful appre
citation of your invaluable services i
it's behalf, and personally to sa
that your every duty has been faith
fully performed, and my heartfelt
, wish is that health and happines
| may be your lot for many years
: come"
| The letter further bespeaks M
>, Dayton's kindly assistance to hi
/; successor as may be desired by hin
b and closes with hope that he ma
1 still hear from his late official CO.
9 respondent occasionally.
Il Mr.. Dayton next in appropriat
r words presented his successor, M
IS Mccarthy, with his commission.
s. Mr.. Hassinger as toast mastt
Q then began on the regular sent
= ments of the evening.
d "The Supreme Lodge of tt
y World: her offspring in the paradi'
q, of the Pacific send greeting an
n love-" Mr.. Mccarthy, in respont
IS ing as the representative of the 81
t. preme Lodge, thanked the Knigh
for the honor conferred on him
raising him to the high position. L
hoped he would have the earne