The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-08
FOR COL. M'LEAN
Enthusiastic Meeting Of C0lnpa-
tTi0tS Saturday NIGHT.
THE SOLDIER BOYS TESTIMONIAL
Handsome Gold Watch
and Chain Presented.
Speech by Captain Murray and
Response by Recipient-Other
Officers Speak.
THE SOLDIER BOYS TESTIMONIAL

| Exactly 100 officers and enlisted men
of the n. G. II. met in the Drill Shed
at 1880 o'clock Saturday evening to bid
farewell to Colonel r. H. Mclean.
Capt. John Schaefer presided at the
meeting. Upon rap for order, Capt
I. B. Murray, holding fine gold watch
/ in his hand, addressed Colonel Mclean
| in the following words:
Colonel Mclean As the time of
our parting with you, perhaps for years
land perhaps, for most of u.s. for ever,
| is near at hand, | have been requested
| by my comrades in arms of the vol
Unteer forces of the National Guard of
Hawaii to become their spokesman in
rendering to you a memento of their
esteem and regard, for yourself per-
sOnally, and in recognition of the Of
fetal services you have rendered to us
during the period you have held COM
mand over us.
ITO part with a friend is always a
sorrOwful duty, but it is oftimes, as
upon this occasion, somewhat relieved
Of the pang when the departing friend
leaves behind him only the pleasing
"reminiscences OF strong friendships
made and duties honorabiy discharged
In requesting your acceptance OF
this watch from the volunteers of the
National Guard of Hawaii, /, on their
behalf, feel satisfied that as you look
at it, daily or hourly in your distant
home, you will remember us all with
the same feeling OF friendship as we
shall always entertain for you. May
your future ever be bright, prosperous
and happy: and amid your reflections
may you have few pleasant one OF
Hawaii and her volunteers, and of our
affectionate word, Aloha, with which
hand you this memento"
Before the Colonel had time to re-
spond, Sergeant Stanmore of Company
+ addressed him as follows:
Colonel McLean:-On behalf of the
enlisted men of Companies e and f.
| have the honor to present you with
this chain and locket as small token
Of our esteem and deep appreciation of
the many favors and benefits you have
conferred upon us. We sincerely re-
greet your departure, and our best
wishes will follow you wherever you
may co.
In response to both Colonel Mclean
said:
Gentlemen:-After listening to the
handsome remarks of the Captain and
the Sergeant, [ am so overcome that
fear | will not be able to express as
fttingly as | should like the gratitude
l feel to you all. These beautiful and
valuable presents evince the friendship !
you bear for me; and I wish to assure |
you just here that that friendship is, |
from the bottom of my heart, reCipro- |
Gated.
Il came d stranger among you to |
take command of the regiment, and to |
do my best in building it up. All my |
life / have been soldier, and | know
what soldiers life is and should be. |
l started on my career before the mast, |
and have worked up, step by step, from
that You all know l am a great adj
mirer OF Napoleon. That great man
had two colonels under him-one a
success, the other not. When he asked
the reason, his commanding Marshal
replied: The one says: Go on, boys"
but the other says: Come on boys"
The latter is the kind of Colonel / de-
sire always to be.
You know, without my saying so,
that the National Guard is better to-
day than it ever was before. What it
required when l came was the undi-
vided and constant attention of a com
handing officer. OF course, in my work
I could not do as much for the volun-
teers as have done for the regulars
But I have tried to lock out for both