The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-08-06
THREE CHEERS ALL
Petty Officers Of Penguin Enter
tain Handsomely.
SCENE ON ARLINGTON LAWN
Banquet in Dining Hall
Afterwards.
Enthusiasm in Speeches of Cap
tains Cotton and FieId-"Biood is
Thicker Than Water"

The petty officers of H. B. M S. Pen
guin gave delightful time to the cap
tain and officers of their own ship and
the captain, officers and petty officers
of the U. S. S. Philadelphia at the Arl-
ington Hotel last night.
The first part of the pleasure was out
on the rear lawn, which was prettily
decorated with strings of Japanese
lanterns crossing each other and hav-
ing as a center a large arc light
Chairs were set about in a ring and
toward the hotel A piano was set for
accompaniment to various songs given
At 8 o'clock the chairs were nearly
all filled and a great many of the
guests were standing or lounging
about The program was as follows:
Song-Down in Poverty Row-Mr
Vanderveer (Philadelphia)
Song-Mr. Day (Penguin).
Song -Mary-Mr Splits (Penguin).
Recitation-Mr. Vanderveer (Phila-
delphia).
Song = Sauerkraut = Mr.. Lefebre
(Philadelphia).
Recitation-How George Washing
ton Became President of the United
States-Mr. Hicks (Marion).
SOng-Paradise Alley-Mr Bowers
(Penguin)
Song-Mr. Purdy (Penguin).
Song-A Pretty Girl-Mr. Marshall
Philadelphia).
Song-The Midshipmite-Mr. Alex
ander (Penguin).
After this followed a number of 9TH
er selections by men from the Phila-
delphia, Marion and Penguin. Then
came the march into the supper rooms,
tastefully decorated with flags, palms
and ferns, and the tables neatly set.
Supper finished, the following program
was carried out:
Toast = The President - Captain
Field (Penguin).
Song-Parson and Clerk-Mr. Bush
nell (Penguin).
Toast-The Queen-Captain Cotton
(Philadelphia).
Recitation-Miss Maloney on the
Chinese Question i Mr.. Vanderveer
(Philadelphia).
Toast-Our Guests-Mr Bushnell
(Penguin).
Song-Christofo Colombo-Mr. Mar
shall (Philadelphia).
Toast-Absent Friends-Mr Alexan-
der CPenguin).
Song-Mr. Hicks (Marion).
Recitation-The Samoan Hurricane
Mr.. Alexander (Penguin).
Song = Anchored = Mr. Vanderveer
(Philadelphia).
The idea of having the smoking part
of the entertainment out in the open
air was a good one. The evening was a
cool one, and then there is always
more freedom out of doors than in the
confines of hall or rooms The men
circulated about, conversed and took
friendly glasses with one another.
After the program was about half
completed, some of the officers of the
Penguin arrived and were given seats
at the mauka side. A little later on
Captain Field of the Penguin, and Cap
tain Cotton of the Philadelphia. ar
rived on the scene. Mr.. Thompson of
the Penguin. chairman of the evening.
announced the two captains, who were
each given three cheers. Then came
the remainder of the program of songs
and recitations by the men.
THE BANQUET
The banquet hall reached, the cap
tains and officers were shown to their
places at the heads of the 'mauka ia
bles. When all had satisfied the inner
man, Mr.. Thompson announced Cap
tain Cotton, with the toast of ''The
Queen" Captain Cotton replied as fol-
lows:
Captain Field, Mr.. Chairman, Officers
and Men of the Penguin and Phila-
delphia:
Your chairman has assigned to me