The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-19

Seldom has Honolulu seen more
notable event OF its kind, or one
more successfully carried out, than
the mastering out banquet OF the
first company of Sharpshooters last
evening at the handsome Progress
Hall on Fort and Beretsnia streets.
This handsome hall, in all its neat
ness OF design and compactness OF
arrangement was essentially adapted
for such feast 1t was delightfully."-
cool, and the modulated light added
a pleasant lustre to the prettily ar
ranged banquet tables, whi'h we're
laden with an appetizing repa + of
the cold collation. order of CAST mo-
mics.
Capt. F. S. Dodge ably presided,
and displayed ready ability and act
full facility as toa>Lmsster. . his
right we're seated President Dole aud
on his left the representative of
President Mckinley, Elk United
States Minister Harold M. Sawall.
At the same board were placed
Major Langftt, as representing the
US. Army, U. $. Consul General
Haywood, Attorney General w O.
Smith, Elk Hawaiian Mini.tt to
Washington Hatch and ThuTstou,
and Col. Fisher, representing the
de facto and de jure governments.
At the three other tables were Off
GERS of the U. S. Volunteers, as
guests, officers OF the Hawaiian Ma
tional Guard and many of Homo
lulu's active and prominent citizens
enrolled among the fine body OF
sharpshooters or present as their
guests. The Sharpshooters, who
have never been conquered. at the
targets in any Of their numerous
contests, and who can probably Sc
lect ten shots TO rival almost any
international association, were in
many instances decorated with
handsome trophies won by theil
firm nerve, bright eyes, clean bar
rels and ringing bullets, and last
but still more important through
self-sacrifce and painstaking steady
practice.
AS it was really the first event in
t he nature OF formal reunion since
absorption, and as the Sharpshoot'
ers we're one of the important ele
ments in obtaining the consumma,
ton of that event, the speeches
we're very naturally of the jubilant
and enthusiastic order, but, to the
credit Of the victors be it recorded
they were markedly free from exul,
tation over their defeated oppon-
ents, and untinged by unseemly re.
Elections upon those who supported
"the lost cause" They were through
out worthy of brave men who took
heavy risks in support of their con
victions and could afford to be gen
erous in their hour of triumph.
Another marked feature-alas and
alack not too prevalent at such
gatherings-was the utter absence
of boredom in the speeches. Each
man who spoke had something to
say and said it we'll, whether it was
reminiscent of the past or pointed
hopefully to the future progress and
prosperity of Hawaii.
The hopeful aud stirring thoughts
which inspired and pervaded the
utterances OF those to whom the
future iestinieS OF the country are
to very CREST extent con6ded, and
whose wogds may almost be regard
ed as approaching the official re-
scripts Of high rulers, or the an
nomncement Of an English Premier
at a Mansion House Banquet, were
in favor of popular harmony, ane
united effort on the part OF al
classes interested in the country''
, welfare to obtain equal rights FOL
, all under our new form OF govern
| ment; to draw no line of demarca
/, ton between native Hawaiians ane
: people of foreign birth and to form
} no political organizations on thu
3 lines OF American national politics
7 as annexationists should remembe
2 that Democrats and Populists aidet
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