Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-07-06
TWO pays CELEBRATION.
Continued from 1St Page.


ever: a policy that shall build a navy
adequate to our needs, able to be the
protector of these ships and the strong
r'%r, arm Of an American diplomacy
which f. ours that shall build the canal
at Nicaragua, an American canal, under
American control, while our newborn
ships shall stand at either side as yelled
bridesmaids at the marriage of the seas!
And this, what shall this mean? How
pregnant with events on this great ocean
whose waters wash these shores! More
than any since Magellan sailed the
Straits or Balboa looked out for the first
time upon the waters of the great South
Sea glstenlng In the rays of the, morn
ing sun. For II Will mean the fulfilling
OF the prophecy of Seward that the Pa
cifC, its islands, its shores and the vast
regions beyond would be the seat OF the
worlds future commerce. And wherever
this commerce shall go there shall be
bourne your country's fag-upon the vast
rivers of China, where the genius of Bur-
lingamc and our merchant princes made
once our influence and merchant flag
supreme. In the waters of the archipel-
agoes to the south, which Wilkes made
from American whalers darkened the
sky of the Southern Cross, there shall
our flag he borne and the promise OF
early American enterprise redeemed, and
into this harbor shall flow first the tide
that shall tell of our coming commercial
conquest And 1t shall be crowded as II
never has been crowded since those early
days and the noble ships that line your
wharvcs be only the harbingers of those
yet to come, until this, your beloved city,
may rise and with truth exclaim; The
Hush OF the tropics In my blood, and at my
For these blest Islands which the noble
native race peopled them, whom one can
know only TO love, have made the haven
OF rest and hospitality since the stranger
first sought these shores, shall be the
proud emporium of the traffic of the
world at the crossing of the arteries of
ocean highways. Midway to the Orient,
they shall still beCkon to the rising EN-
pire, which has made the lines of the
Orient vanish and entered the horizon
OF Europe, that empire which our coun-
try was the first to welcome into the
brotherhood of nations with a grasp of
the hand of friendship, never since re-
Taxed, shall beckon to this empire as
ted for the mutchlcSs energy of her PEG.
pie, the meeting ground of two civiliza,
tons, each contributing to their pros
perity what the other cannot, and con-
tending in generous rivalry. To the chill
Southern Continent, to whom We are
bound more closely than by ties of kin
ship, children of that Mother Empire
whose jubilee has scarcely yet ceased to
resound throughout the world, your
presence here shall he as the keystone of
the arch which shall measure the ex-
pansion of the Anglo-Saxon race from
America to the Antipodes. And to your
ever been. the object of their affection
and their pride, from whom seas can
not sever you and distance cannot divide
God bless you, Act well your part! Your
theatcr of action may be small, but for
spectators yOu have the word.
RECEPTION AT LEGATION.
Minister and Mrs. Sewall held
q reception at the Legation, Wal
Xxi, from 3 to 6 o'clock. The
beautiful mansion and grounds
were put in gala attire, partly
purely decorative and the rest
pavilions of flags for hospitable
utility. The entrance to the din.
ing hall was decorated with Anne
rican flags, palms and ferns.
There the guests were received by
Minister and Mrs. Sewall, who
were assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Beardslee, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. s.
NJ. Damon, Mrs. II. Il. Cooper
and Mrs. W. Porter Boyd. There
was a steady stream of visitors
from first TO last. Refresh nents
the finest were served by large
corps of servants, under the direc.
ton of Mrs. j. S. Walker, Miss
Garter, Miss Sarah Carter, Miss
Widdifeld, Miss Damon, Miss
Neumann, and Miss Ethel Smith.
Those who called comprised the
following named: President and
Mrs Dole, Minister and Mrs
Cooper, Minister and Mrs Smith,
Minister and Mrs King, Mr.
Shimamura, Japanese Minister,
Admiral and Mrs Beardslee, Cap
tain Cotton and officers OF the
United States ship Philadelphia,
Captain Book and officers of the
United States ship Marion, United
States Consul General and Mrs
Haywood, Her Britannia Majesty =
Commissioner and Consul Gener-
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