The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-28

duIged in during the past week or so
concerning the High Jinks" to be
given by Company d in the Drill
Shed. No ole knew exactly what
was going to happen. Some said 1T
was going to be "Nigger Minstrels;"
others that it was going to be a
Etfeed;" and still others that it was 60
ing to be "put up job" That it was
a delightful mixture af all three, none
who were present last night will deny.
In place Of the bleak and bare walls
Of the Drill Shed, flags aud green's Of
all kinds were spread about in de-
Iightful profusion, Transforming the
interior into holiday appearance.
A little distance from the main en-
trance a large American nag was
draped, forming a graceful curtain be-
tween the outside darkness and the
inside brightness. In tie parting of
the flag, forming the entrance, was n
small cannon set on a pile of rocks and
pointing outwards.- Directly to the
rear and suspended from the ceiling
near the back wall were three flags
one Hawaiian, guarded on either side
by an American. Almost directly
under these was the table of honor,
where the following persons sat: AID
jutant General SOper, Lieutenant
Colonel Fisher, Major Potter, Major
Mcleod, Captains Good, GartenbeTg,
Pratt, Wilder and Surgeon Cooper.
Back Of these and to the left W the
Government band. Extending from
the main table and forming the letter
+ were the three tables assigned to
members If Company ID and friends.
On the outside of the tables were
stacks of guns at regular intervals,
giving the finishing touches to the
decidedly military appearance OF the
scene.
After the playing of ''PaIolo" by the
band, Company d and friends sat
down to the most delightful spread
that had been prepared by j. w.
Cha pman, the caterer. On the table
OF honor were two large cakes Of ice,
in the midst of which were frozen
bouquets of various flowers. These
were very wittily referred to by Lieu
tenant Colonel Fisher in his response
to the toast, $40 the Volunteers" AS
soon as everyone had satisfied him
self with the good things, Toastmas.
ter Captain w. @. Ashley introduced
Captain w. G.. Wilder Jr., who de-
Hvered the address OF welcome Cap
tain Wilder spoke as follows: al had
no idea of what this "High Jinks"
was going to be. Some of US are find
ing out for the first time what "High
links" are. (Lsughter). / can say
for theCompany, that this Is the first oc-
casion where We have all been brought
together socially, and / assure you
it Is certainly a successful one. 1 am
glad to be here, and am sure that all
the rest of you are of the same opin-
ion. A toast was proposed to "Our
Guest"
The response was to have been made
by President Dole, but that gentle
man not being present, Adjutant-
General Soper was called upon The
Acknowledgement presented President
Dole's compliments and best wishes,
and expressed his own hopes for the
welfare of the community.
The band struck up marching
Through Georgia." and every one
Joined in the chorus, rendering it with
The toast ''To the Volunteers" was
given by Lieutenant Jones, who spoke
as follows:
CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF Com
PANY Dive are here in response to
that social feeling of good fellowship
which is but the natural outcome and
growth of companionship under cir
cumstances like those through which
we have lately passed. Ours has been
an experience keen with incidents
and which pas brought us closer to
gether, and from which we have
drawn more or less benefit and know
ledge. The toast which / propose,
GVThe Volunteers" is one which
shouId always awaken the kindly
feelings of every supporter and friend
of the Government; for 1t may be
said that to the volunteers lies the
honor and credit of establishing the
present Government and OF maintain
ing ft ever since. The term volunteer
militia Of today. It applies as well to
those brave men who, In January,
1899. undertook and successfully car
med into execution the plan TO organ
iZe a Government, which IS today
honored and respected abroad for its
stability and Intelligence. And 1t also
applies to every one OF those who, In
the late instruction, hastened TO the
support of the Government in Its hour
of need and peril, not knowing what
thew had to meet, but firm In the pa
triotic conviction that their cause was
right and Just and, If IL lay within
their power, should at all hazards be
successful. The Republic of Hawaii
can, with reasonable pride, p int to
its volunteers, who, through the last
few years, have stood resoluteiy Va
SHOULDER to shoulder, ever ready at the
call of duty to respond; and when that
call came, freely offered themselves
their lives if need be-and by their
energetic action stamped out an insur
rectiOn which menaced the life OF the
Government. The volunteers who
wear the UNIFORM of the Republic ana
bear it's arm and color, l know are
looking forward in anticipation to the
time when all our hopes of annexation
will be realized, and they as militia
wear the uniform and bear the starry
flag of the great Republic across the
wafer. But until that time arrives,
their support and allegiance to this
Government will be as sincere and
earnest as it has been in the past. The