The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-23
EMPEROR WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY
\ CELEBRATED IN HONOLULU.
Banquet at Hotel a Delightful Affair
the Memory of the Dead Monarch.

n banquet and celebration which
would have. done Emperor William
proud, were he alive 10 enjoy it, trans
pired last evening at the Hawaiian
hotel in honor of the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of that illus
trious ruler of the German Empire.
AS is the wont of the present Ger
man Consul to this country, Mr.. j. f.
Hackfeld, the festivities passed off in
happy way, and with a spirit of pat
riotism and an arrangement of appro-
priateness that made every German
seated around the banquet board feel
justly proud of his native land and
the founder of the Empire.
The banquet hall of the Hawaiian
decorations arranged by George Grau,
We're attractive and artistic. Aside
from the usual green foundation,
which is never out of place at any
gathering in Hawaii nei, there was an
arch of green around the entrances to
the hall and each of the windows.
Palm leaves and cocoanut leaves were
conspicuous, while potted plants and
ferns were stationed in every nook and
corner almost. \ magnificent steel en-
craving of Emperor William /, taken
during the palmy days of his reign,
had a commanding position on the
wall nearest the mountains. Two new
ground for the engraving. Hawaiian
flags were conspicuous in the decora-
tionR.
Even the Hawaiian band, stationed
in the old pavilion just off of the din
ing room, seemed to catch up the
spirit of the merry feasters inside, and
carry it out in their music, for they
played superbly. Perhaps it was be-
cause the boys desired to please their
leader, Professor Berger, who was
drinking to the health of good old
Germany and her leaders. ID. X. Naomi
assumed the leadership.
First on the list was the German
Empire March, which was followed by
an overture entitled "Jubel." The En-
peror's Cornflower came next and then
the Tannhauser chorus from Wagner.
The second part of the concert opened
with a medley of German marches, in
Guiding "Hohenzollern," by Conradi,
War Recollections," by Kappay, Ber-
gers march dedicated to Emperor
William, "The Watch on the Rhine"
and closed with Hawaii Ponoi
The banquet table, extending the en-
tire length of the hall, was very pret-
ty. \ prodigious basket of Emperor's S
Cornf1owers occupied the center of
the table, while running up and down
on either side was row of red can
delabras. Nothing could have been
more appropriate than the button-hole
boquets lying at the side of each plate.
They were the Emperor's favorite--
cornflowers. ~.
At the head of the table, laden with
edibles and fruits, sat John F. Hack
field, the German Consul, Others about
the board were:
+. \. Schaefer, Julius Hoting, w.
LAM, II. Focke, c. Won Hamm, ii. w.
Schmidt c. Bolte ii. \. Widemann,
DR.. w. Averdam, o. Foebelmann, c.
Hagens, w. Wolters, f. Klamp, L.
Suhr, c. Bosse, ii. Schultze, j. f. Hum
burg, \, Humburg, c. du Roi, g. Grau,
II. \. Isenberg, DR.. Surmann, B. Won
Damn, c. Sastendyk, w. Pfotenhauer,
C. Thoel. \. Hashagen, j. f. Eckardt,
II. j. Nolte, II. Lose, c. Nett, IL. Ber-
ger, A, Ahrens, X. Podeyn, G. Roenitz,
r. Geissefeldt, w. Won Graevemeyer,
\. Won Graevemeyer, II. Iiebolz, NJ.
Louisson, \. Fake, =. Muchlendorf
Capt. G.. o. Roster, Capt. r. Dabel, A,
Berg, j. II. Freudenberg, L. Peck, Th
Wolf, Oscar Herold.
Consul Hackfeld opened the banquet
festivities by an address in German
He paid "A glowing tribute to Emperor
William |, spoke of the growth of the
German Empire and OF the wise adj
ministration of the present Emperor
William.
He said in part:
Gentlemen: We have met together
today TO celebrate the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Emperor
William |, who died about nine years
ago. This is day which is to recall
again to our memory the distinguished
services which the great emperor has
rendered to the German people. Not
alone has he created powerful army
with a strong hand, but he also select
ed most able aides, who led the army
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