The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
HAWATTS ROYAL PASTIME.
GL0RIEs or SURF RIDING ENJOYED
ON THE war TO MANILA.

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Crest Of Huge w~aVes-NIore About th,
Welcome Given Our Troops at Honolulu
The Hula Hula and Its Peeulinrities
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20 blue waters again. Hospltable Honolulu
almost shrouded In the illusory mist that evel
envelopes her blum mountains. Ike strains oil
Aud Lang Syne." played by tho Hawaiian
band. mlngllng with those Of The Star
"nangled BanneE" done by tho Government
band on the steamship piers. dying away in
the rapidly increasing distance. Two glorious
days only q memory Now lined alonR tho
rail we face toward Diamond Head. that stands
like a rugged sentry over WAIKIKI. and give
three throat-splittinG cheers and a"Wele ke
haoi' for the people and tho place that have
written these two days In tho history OF tho
First Brigade Of the Philippine army.
Capt. Houdlette OF the Australia, who has
been running into Honolulu for nineteen years.
had told us on the way down that we would get
Sgreat reception In the Hawaiian capital. Vice.
Consul Boyd. who was a passenger on the ship.
had emphasized Capt. Houdletto's prophecy.
But no one dreamed that II would be anything
near what It was. The whole city gave the re-
eeption. and the natives took as cheerful a part
in II as the whites. On both sides IL was a won
derful performance. From the moment OF land
ing until the last shin rounded out Of the chan
mel and turned her nose toward her western
goal there was not the slightest hitch. In the
matter OF executive ability the Hawaiians
gave q demonstration Of the force that
has enabled the existing Government TO
establish and maintain itself. It ia no
small task TO prepare for and take care OF an
army numbering nearly 5000 men for two
days and have no detail overlooked. AT the
great banquet In the Government grounds yes
terday $500 men sat down. Tables were filed.
N1narad Aiod amin and ayarythip0 rant N a
Rmoothly as II It had been drilled again and
again. Yet there had been no drill. Such a
thing was impossible.
That was a noble picture. Under the heavy
shade Of the beautiful palms and banyans the
long tables were set up. The white linen. Rlis-
fenjnR glass, and cleaning silver sharply con-
trasted with the greens and yellows OF the turf
and the trees. In marched the boys in their
dull army blue and ranged themselves about
the tables. Immediately they were crowned
with flowers. Great stores Of leis had been
prepared by the ladies who had charge Of the
feast. Many Of the boys had already received
leis from friends on the way to the banquet
ground. but now the decoration was systematic
and complete. for every man there wore q
wreath. and all the varied hues Of natures gor-
geous tropical paint box we're in them.
But the banquet was only n part. TIL pri-
Yates Of the National Guard Of Hawaii had
been detailed especially as guides OF the visit
ing soldiers. They were assisted by every
ablebodied man and boy in Honolulu who could
get away from his work. and that included
nearly everybody in the city. Such guides
never were seen before. They knew every
nook and Granny Of interest in the place, and
they saw to it that the soldiers visited them.
Every man was occupied every minute he
was ashore. and most OF them got ashore
most OF the time. And to their ever |
lasting credit It il recorded that not |
once did they o~verstep the bounds so far |
as their hosts were concerned. With the city
belonging to them. their money
OF no possible use. there was no drunkenness.
no boisterousness no rough behavior. Some
of them overstaycd their shore leave: the Won
der Is that there were so few. Some OF them
drank. but no one made any trouble In the city
misbehaved himself seriously. One man
got into trouble on his ship. and refused to
work. 1t was astonishing to see 30 many SOL
diers let out of restraint, and just of ship. be-
have 80 we'll.
HONOLULU CLEANED OUT.
For the officers OF the National Guard OF Ha-
vail, the officers Of this brigade have only I'M
bounded admiration. ~Outnumbered as they
to one-they stood to their task man.
Iully for three nights and two days, and not a
man fell by the wayside. In all the clubs, and
In the Officers Club. there were such
\ cracking OF bottles and popping Of corks as
a fire In the sun-dried reeds OF a
slough. Drinks came up as II served
by the ammunition hoist for a quick fire gun.
but II. when 1t all was over. there were any
blind faces that cried and couldn't wipe their
they were not In Honolulu.
Honolulu says the reception (, the First
Is only the starter: that what she will
do Tor the other brigades as they stop over on
their way to the Philippines will be on q greater
scale. But Honolulu views the situation with
oversanguine eyes. When the ships pulled out
Of their berths this morning you couldn't buy a
potato In all the Hawaiian capital. The com
Of the expedition had bought all the
the city had. and still did not get all he
wanted. The city had been devastated, in
liquid supplies as we'll. as II the Ancient and
Artillery of Boston had stayed there
\ week. II the next brigade gets along before
\ supply fleet reaches Honolulu It will get a
glad hand and o warm reception, but 1t will 20
dry and hungry.
To the very last the city kept up its pace.
Late yesterday afternoon Capt. Glass of the
sent word to Gen. Anderson that
no would like to sail early this morning. Gen.
Anderson at once issued orders to be in readi-
hess to sail at Z O'Clock. Il got about the city
that we would start even earlier. possibly at g.
was little sleep In Honolulu. Ali night
ratified about the streets. All night
there was singing and cheering at the clubs,
Prince Cupid and Prince David gave q great
hula dance and luau, and most OF the officers.
including the General and his stafH, saw IL.
had been dinner parties before IL which
up whom the diners went to the dance.
After the hula there were supper parties
1t which they gathered again. The early
birds that got up at sunrise to sing the day
light over the mountains with tho sun, saw the
OF the throngs that later crowded the piers,
setting out toward the berths of the m
In constantly increasing number the carriages
turned toward the piers. By $40 the whole
oity. afoot and on wheels. was headed for the
or rowde about or on them. A
'resh breeze blew down from the mountains and
mapped the thousands OF star-spangled BAN
lers and kept them straining at their STATS or
at their halyards. Over the dull roofs
Ind the green and yellow foliage and the gor-
Ieous towering trees the beautiful red. white
md blue flag greeted the morning sun. out