The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-30
GOOD OLD WAY
F ormal turkey Day Feast
Held in Manila.
American Consul Was the Host.
He Entertained a Distinguish
ed Company.

MANILA, Nov. 25.-The most dis
tlnguished gathering that has ever
come together in Manila met at the
Haumann residence yesterday after
noon TO take dinner with the United
States Consul O. f. Williams, and in
augurate the good old custom Of
Thanksgiving.
The guests began to assemble about
o'clock and an hour later they had
all arrived, and were conducted by the
Consul TO the dining hall, where names
set at each plate and handsome souve-
mir menus indicated the different seats
The menus represented on the face an
American flag in colors and a gold fin
ished eagle. In varied type was the
following: Consul Williams Thanks
giving Dinner, offered to the American
Commanders, in the residence of Mr..
G. Hallmann. Manila, Calzada de Iris
II. Thursday, oath Nov, 1895" On the
reverse was America for ever"
Speeches were not to be in order al
though everybody would have been
pleased TO near from three or four of
the guests.
At the conclusion Consul Williams
made soma interesting remarks in
which he thanked the Admiral and his
Captains, the General and his Generals
and the Englishmen and other foreign
ers for their presence. He pointed to
the American flag and said he hoped it
would always wave in the Philippines
(AppIause.) Continuing he touched on
the kindly attitude of England toward
America during the late disturbances,
and spoke of the honor and love that
they had won in the hearts of all Am
orleans. (Applause.) Finally, coming
TO the subject of the day, he hoped the
present distinguished inauguration of
Thanksgiving would not be in vain and
that the feast would be observed for
all time in the Philippines
The guests and host were seated in
the following order:
Consul o. F. Williams. Admiral Dew
ely, Gen. Anderson. Gen. McArthur
Capt. Coghlan, Raleigh; Capt Dyer
Baltimore, Brigadier General Reeves,
Lieut.. Brunesreuther, Captain of
Port; British Consul Ramsden
G. Cadell, Smith, Bell e Co.;
Lieut.. Bailey, Signal Corps; Capt Sing
er, Manila; Belgian Consul Andree, H
d. <. Jones, H. & S. Bank; Capt. Walk
er, Concord; J. Mcleod, T. Rowen
Reuters agent; J. T. McCutcheon, Chi
cagO Record; Chaplain FIemming, Gen,
Ovenshine, E. l.. Jones, Associated
Press; F. Brooks, Ed. American; e
Wildman, Vice Consul, Hongkong; Mr.
Warner, Maj. Stomberg, u. S. A; w r.
Vail, p. NJ. General; Col Mcclure, Pay
master General; Capt Lamberton,
Olympia; p. G. Mcdowell, n Y.
Journal; Brig. Gen. Hale, Gen Otis,
U. S. v; Capt Leutse, Monterey; G.
Hallmann.
Consul Ramsden, in replying to d
toast to his nation, said he had studied
the attitude of nations during the late
war with Spain, and the relations be-
tween his country and America were
such as to please him very much. The
friendship was most natural. Two cOun-
tries bound by ties of blood, speech.
government, commerce, and unity of
aim could not fail TO be allied. Though
greater statesmen and lawyers than he
had advocated it none did so with more
warm personal interest. (ApplauseD
Admiral Dewey cOmplimented Consul
Andree on his activity during the
blockade, and many expressions of
friendship were exchanged.
At O'Clock the guests adjourned.