The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-18
UNCLE SAM BOYS
Meeting to Arrange for a We'll
come to Them.
RALLY AT DRILL SHED TONIGHT
Many Suggestions Are Made-Oues-
ton of Shore LeaVe-ProbabIe
Sailing Program.
RALLY AT DRILL SHED TONIGHT

The Drill Shed meeting this evening
is a public rally and is for the purpose
of arranging reception and entertain
ment of United States ships, crews
and soldiers en- route to Manila. The
gathering is or happens to be under
the auspices of the Hawaiian Fourth
of July committee of 1897. This is
because that was the organized body
by which the matter was first con-
sidered No criticism on this score
has been heard and there can hardly
be any dissatisfaction or questioning.
The committee is composed Of about
seventy-five prominent citizens, with
Geo. w. Smith as chairman and the
meeting tonight will be a thoroughly
representative convention.
A good many suggestions for the eX-
tension of Hawaii's aloha to Uncle
Sans boys have been made. First
and foremost it may be taken for
granted that they will be given music
and refreshments Details can be set
tied later.
The first visitors to be looked after
may be here on Sunday or Monday
next. There is no official information
as to the movements of transports or
supply ships. From all that the Ad-
vertiser is able to gather, those who
are giving the matter the most atten-
ton figure: That the City of Peking
will leave first with ammunition and
men and supplies generally for Dewey,
that she will be sent post haste from
San Francisco, stopping here but
few hours for coal and that she will
be along; second, the Australia and
City of Sydney are to come with men
and to be under the convoy of the
| U. S. S. Charleston, a white ship not
unknown in this port. The ammuni-
tion for the cargo of the Peking was
suppose to have reached San Francisco
from one to two days after the Gaelic
sailed Meantime, the three auxiliary
ships were being prepared for the vOy-
age. They will travel high speed to
this port and here replenish coal bun
kers.
To a gentleman who will be in close
communication with the three mer
rival, there was yesterday brOached
the question of doubt. 1t was
not believed that any number of the
men would be permitted to come
ashore. The officers will be in town
as they like. This situation will not
at all interfere with entertainment Of
the Americans. There would be some
extra pleasure in it for the town peO-
pie if they had the task Of going off
in all kinds of craft to the transports.
1t was stated yesterday in an official
| quarter that the Alert might come
| down here and give the Bennington
| a chance to go on to Manila. The
! officers and men of the Bennington
are fairly desperate over being held
| here. There are especially disappoint-
| ed since learning of the excitement
and glory their old friends of the Bal
! timOre have had.
An officer OF the navy said yester-
day that as Admiral Dewey had an
neXed coal piles, hospitals, water sup
plies, land batteries, repair shops,
docks, etc. he had likely also found
over in Manila some ammunition that
! he could use. The Baltimore took
! out from here for the Asiatic squad
ron 100 tons of ammunition brought
here from the Coast by the Mohican.
| This cargo was unloaded at the Oahu
railroad wharf and carried by lighters
to the cruiser.
At the meeting tonight the plan OF
having a holiday in town if the Oppor-
tunity seems to justify, will be ad-
vanced. If any number of men in
transit are given shore liberty it will
be considered proper for business
houses and Government offices tC
close at least part OF day. This will
give "all hands" the chance to assist
in attentions to the callers.