The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-16
Farewell Dinner By a Citizen
Now Leaving Hawaii.
FOURTEEN AT THE BOARD
Some Notable Guests-A Number
of Addresses Made-Toasts and
Responses.

Fourteen guests sat at the round
table in the large private supper room
/ of the Hawaiian hotel on Saturday ev-
ening for the farewell dinner given by
| Charles D. Chase 1t has been men
| toned that Mr.. Chase, on account OF
the illness of his wife, leaves for the
Coast this week to be away from the
Islands at least a year. Mr.. Chase has
disposed Of his business and consider
able of his property here and it is pos
sible that for the reason indicated he
will establish himself in the land of his
birth. For about four years Mr.. Chase
has been one of the active business
men and citizens of this place. He
came to Honolulu an entire stranger.
1t may fairly and without flattery be
said that by his own efforts alone he
has attained an enviable position in
the community, gaining the confidence
and esteem of those with who he did
business and winning many genuine
friends. Mr.. Chase is young man yet
and those who know him predict and
wish sincerely for him a thorough sue
cess in life. Were Mr.. Chase not so
we'll balanced a man there would be
fear of perhaps bad effect from the
compliments showered upon him at the
dinner Those at the board were:
President Dole, Minister Cooper, De
putty Attorney General E. P. Dole, w
N Armstrong, E. r. Adams, John
Phillips, A. V. Gear, w. G. Ashley, DR..
C. B. Wood, G. A. Davis, J. H. Fisher,
B. F. Dillingham;, Frank L. Hoogs, Ed.
Towse.
The dinner was the best that the
hotel could provide under. the expert
enced direction of the host. The first
course was at p. m. and the last two
hours later. Then came the cigars and
a number of imprOmptu addresses. The
table decorations included red carna
tiOns and ferns, with shaded candles.
E. P. Dole, between whom and Mr.:
Chase there has grown a strong attach
ment, spoke of the genuine wealth in
real friendship and paid feeling per-
sonal tribute to the host. Mr.. Dole
was strongly eloquent and intensely
earnest. Mr.. Chase was deeply touch
ed and could respond in only few
words acknowledging the many kind |
nesses extended to him during his life
in the Islands.
The next toast was to the President |
of the Republic and was offered by Mr.. |
Armstrong. The reply was from Min
lister Cooper, who alluded pleasantly to
Mr.. Chase and gracefully dwelt upon
the beauty of real regard springing up |
between men in the rush of life.
Sisters, Sweethearts and Wives-Mr.
Adams.
The American Army and Navy-Dr.
c. B. Wood.
Mr.. Phillips in happy vein touched
upon estate Secrets past and present,
and spoke of the Hawaiian careers of
Mr.. Chase and a number of others at
the table. Mr.. Phillips had at the be-
ginning given the Bobby Burns Bless
ing and again later, with Mr.. Chase,
paid respects to the unorthodox mis-
sionary at the table.
The "unorthOdox missionary" Mr..
was fully imbued with the
sentiments of the evening and gave
other revelations, the reason
of the hosts failure to get the SD de-
gree in the original missionary lodge.
This was because Mr.. Chase, even
when given many lessons by the
speaker, was still unable to sing cor
rectnly From Greenlands Icy Noun
tains." Mr. Armstrong, commenting
on the difficulty sometimes experienced
by strangers in obtaining a foothold
in new country, told of the expert
ence of his parents and others as Cos
pei pioneers in the Gilbert Islands.
''Blest be the Tie that Binds" was
as a proper sentiment for a
response by Mr.. Dillingham;. That
gentleman said he would refrain from
talking railroad. He wished to offer
commendation to Mr. Chase, after
watching the comings and going of
men here for many years. He had
found Mr.. Chase a worthy man in ev-
cry way and believed him to be a true
one of capacity.
Mr.. Davis, being called upon, had
the originality to perpetrate a new
plumber joke. He said that the first