Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-08
RECEIVING BOYS In BLUE
Initial Efforts Are Reviewed and Plans
for Future Made.
Very Gratifying Reports DR.. Wood Relates
an Amusing Incident Treasury
Asked for $4,000.

Geo. w. Smith, chairman of the
"100," presided at conference of
the executive committee and chair.
men Of other committees, held in
the Chamber Of Commerce room
at 4 o'clock yesterday. Ed.
Towse was appointed permanent
secretary.
II. P. Baldwin for the executive,
j. b. Atherton for the finance, W.
G. Ashley for the commissary, W.
H. Hoogs for the grounds and
decorations, and M Z. Grossman
for the entertainment committee
gave reports of what had been
done, with cost of the services in
each spending division, in re
ceiving, treating and entertaining
the nearly 5000 troops of the
United States which had already
tarried in Honolulu on their way
to Manila.
Plans for the reception of sue
ceeding arrivals of troops were
suggested by chairmen, discussed
and practically ratified intact.
Qualification is general at the
moderate expense with which the
various functions had been carried
out, and more at the assurance
that, with the experience gained,
further efforts would have still
greater efficiency at less cost.
About 5000 meals were served
on the Executive building grounds
at cost hardly more than $500.
Material available for next time
was paid for out of this which
cost $500.
All the free travel around town
and thousands of free baths came
to but 1895.
Grounds and decorations cost a
round 500. The citizens decolat
ed the town.
For the next body of troops
Captain Ashley submitted an inn
proved plan. 1t agreed in some
points with suggestions made,
through the chairman, by Mrs.
Fuller. Three thousand soldiers
will be treated to dinner at time,
and nobody else will be admit
ted to the tables. Within the
feasting arena to be laid off the
commissary staff will be stationed,
including a corps of walters under
strict military discipline. There
will be no need for the ladies to
work, and none will come on the
inside of the reservation.
A large range, to be supplied
free by John Emmeluth & Co.,
will occupy the middle of the
table area. Wooden platters and
tin spoons will be the main uten-
sils. 1t was noted with amuse
ment that on the first occasion the
soldiers decorated their hats with
crossed spoons as mementoes of
the feast. Future arrivals will be
welcome to similar fad.
DIR. Wood, in the course of talk
about the regimen, told an anus
ing story. A bluejacket was call
ing a comrades attention to the
item of pie amongst the viands set
before the soldiers. Anything is
good enough for poor jack" said
he; "salt water is good enough for
us, and here these Johnnies are
getting PIE !" Mango and other
native fruit pies for the next feast
will be gladly received from the
ladies. Homemade bread, buns,
cookies, ETC., will be right.
There was quite call
for pickles last Friday, and
the commissary will get barrels of
them for the next contingent.
Joseph B. Atherton, DR.. Q. b.
Wood and Andrew Brown are a
committee to solicit from the
Legislature, through the Execu-
tive, an appropriation of $4,000
to assist in the expense of enter
tanning the remainder of the 25,
600 boys in blue expected to rest
here in their long ocean voyage to
Manila.
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