The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-11-06
FAREWELL To Mr. HATCH
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Annexation Cisb oms.fs Aadfss. of
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At the steamer.

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the Annexation Club met in IN,
hallway Of the Executive building
to give Minister Hatch, president o.
the club. an informal send.on 4.
Is. McStocker, j. A. Kennedy, -.
Il. Dillingham;, u. J. Lowry, Geo.
p. Castle, J. Walter Jones. J. l..
Mcl.ain, J. S. Martin, James a.
Low, George w. Smith, DR.. Wood,
A. w. keech and Or. McGrew.
AT 9:os Mr.. Hatch entered and
was greeted with applause. APP.
preaching the party he shook hands
with several, saying as he did so.
Gentlemen, | am private citizen
again, and, as such, am glad to
greet you" Mr.. McStocker stated
the meeting was for the purpose of
giving the Minister an informal
send of. Mr.. Geo. w. Smith had
been selected as spokesman, and
was introduced. Mr.. Smith said
Mr. Hatch:---At the formation of
the Annexation Club in March,
90, the members and officers of the
club selected YOU as our chairman
and standard bearer, and your po-
sltion in the Government of the
Republic and your record of the
past two and a half years have
shown eminently the wisdom of the
choice.
We now take pleasure in con-
graduating you, and we also con-
graduate the Government and our
selves OIL your appointment to the
very important position OF minister
resident at Washington.
We trust that through your ef.
forts the time is near at hand when
the need of a minister from Hawaii
to the United States will have
ceased, and that the end for which
we are all working, and which you
more especially represent, annex
alton to that great country, will
have taken place.
We desire at the present time to
bid you a hearty God-speed, with
every wish for success and with the
assurance of our personal esteem
and regard"
To this Mr.. Hatch replied
Gentlemen, | thank you very
much for coming to say good-by TO
NE. | assure you it is a matter of
great satisfaction to me that hold
Certificate No. I of the Annexation
Club. You all know my feelings
on the essential questions that
brought us all together, and you
may be assured | will never change
them. | wish you all sorts of
prosperity"
Minister Hatch shook hands all
round and then repaired to the For
eign Office where a short Cabinet
meeting was held There he took
the oath Of office and Henry L.
Cooper was also sworn in as Min
ister oil Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Hatch, accompanied by Presi-
dent Dole and Minister Damon,
reached the wharf about o:3o.
They were met by British Commits
sioner Halves, Consul Walker,
Vice Consul Swanzy, japanese Con.
sui Shimizu, French Chancellor
Giffard, German Consul Hackfeld
and large number of Government
officials, army officers and private
citizens. After the new Minister
went aboard, the band boarded the
tug and later followed the steamer
out 10 sea.
Mr.. Hatch remained on deck
most Of the time until the vessel
sailed.
Mr.. Hatch was given a surprise
concert at the Pacific Club Tuesday
evening. Some of the club men
noted the appearance of Prof. Der
ger early in the evening but did not
guess the meaning Of it. When
Mr.. Hatch entered the music start
ed and was kept up for an hour.