The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-19

and statesman, Sanford B. Dole.
! Times to come may bring others to
the fore to lead us. in times to come
others may arise to direct the affairs
of state and shape the policy of this
country, but to us who have followed
and served under him since the days
| of 1898, to us who have looked to him
| for the wisdom and sagacity to lead
us to the goal we are now approaching,
| now or in the future, whether under
! the flag of the Republic of Hawaii, or
under the flag of that greater country
we are SO rapidly nearing, he is and
will always be our leader, our COM
mander, our President always.
| After the rousing song given by
Kirk Porter, Maj. Jones responded to
the toast, THE Field and Staff" pro-
posed by Lieut.. Bergstrom, as follows:
Mr.. POSTMASTER and Members of
Company D:
Il am pleased to be with you tonight
| You all know that / was at one time
a member of Company d, and l have
always looked upon that organization
with pride and satisfaction. The num-
Der present at the boards tonight re-
minds me of the turnout in '95, at
which time there were 80 members, 81
of which turned out. The other could
not, because it was impossible for him
| to get to the scene of action. (Cheers.)
| To my mind, an occasion of this kind
which draws the members of the COM
! pany together in a social way to en-
! joy the good things, is the very best
course to pursue, if 1t is sought to
maintain interest in company matters.
| This may be said to be turning
aside from military discipline and drill
but it has it's uses and purposes in that
| it brings the members of the company
together in a social way and further
strengthens the friendship already
formed and tends to create new ones.
There is no question of the fact that
the officers in command of the COM
pany drawn together by sympathy and
good-fellowship, can. do twice as
much with it as could be accomplished
otherwise l think. You have officers
who are in touch with you and who
enjoy the sympathetic friendship which
will lead you successfully through any
aims or objects which you may under
take"
The toast of "Our Captains" pro-
posed by L. d. Timmons, was answered
| by Capt. Mccarthy in the following
| language:
II am proud to be captain of Com
pany D, and any one who is given
that honor should be proud. | was
very glad to see such large attendance
at drill this evening. This is always
the custom of our company" (Here
there were cheers, because members
are not quick to attend meetings.)
| Capt Mccarthy closed his remarks
| by saying that whenever Company D
was wanted she was always right there
| to respond.
! To the toast of "To the Volunteers"
proposed by w. r. Sims in a very
happy Speech Fred Clay answered as
| follows:
1.-The "reminiscences of '95 being in
order, all l have to say is that the I'M
recorded fact in Hawaiian history is
that which showed the steadiness and
holdfastness of the volunteers and
Company D especially. When Company
D was holding down the Executive
Building, mark you that she held it
down against every obstacle. That
showed steadiness and determination,
and gave them the name of the
''Kickers.' The volunteers would never
have behaved any better under the
Stars and Stripes, which they hope
eventually to serve, than they have
under the Hawaiian flag" (Cheers
and loud applause.)
In the absence of w. G. Wilder, the
toast of Our Honorary Members"
proposed by J. G. Effnger. was re-
sponded to by Harry Wilder.
After this followed the promiscuous
toasts spoken of above. Every one
had chance to say word or sing
song, and every one did his duty.
The orchestra, composed of Messrs.
Kirk Porter, Hennessy, Jackson and
others, furnished music that was much
enjoyed by the members of Company D.
Everything went off in good style.
and it was all for Capt. Mccarthy, the
gallant commander of Company d.
Even Prof. Berger could not refrain
from saying a few kind words. He
referred to his having joined the Army
in 81. He said he had done a great
deal for Company D, and expected TO
do a great deal more. Two marches
had been composed by him for that
organization On speaking about
marching through the streets of HO
nolulu he said that it was simply slip
all the way. (AlthOugh MI Rowen was
present, Prof. Berger said he did not
make the statement in reference to
him. Prof. Berger said he had always
served in Company D and always ex-
pected to.
The High links" did not end until
late hour, and then the boys all went
home shouting: Capt. Mccarthy is
the only boy for u.s."
The officers and committees who had
the High links" in hand were as fol-
lows:
Capt. c. J. Mccarthy, Chairman
George Ashley, Toast Master.
Committee on Arrangements-B. L.
Finney, S. Decker. w. Harris, w. H
CharlOck, Jr., G. Macy, K. Porter.
Decorating Committee. Singer,
P. H. Brunette, ]. Lang, Lieut.. Berg
strom. c. CharIock. Sergeant-at-Arrns,
c. II. Ramsay, Middle Man.