The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-19
Last Banquet Of Sharpsloters as
a Company.
NOTABLE GATHERING SPEECHES
Addresses BY Mr.. Sewaii, President
Dole and Othsrs-Past and Flu
turs Of New Hawaii.

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Inc f1'si company OF sharpshooters
held Its mastering out banquet last
night and the affair was In every way
~nr,,v tho aro,ar, and bororah,o ar
sahizatioh. PROGRESS NAH had oeen Sc
cured and had been prettily prepared
for the dinner. The place was in a
food OF light, there was music by a
Hawaiian Quintette club. The canvas
was on the floor and the ventilation
was something in the line OF comfort
seldom vouched here on similar occa-
sIons. Chapman was the caterer and
made his portion OF the event genuine
" swell.
There were four tables. These were
three I'm n row and one at the head
The presiding officer of the evening
was Cant r. 8. Dodge. who has for
two terms been at the head of the Or
ganization. The more prominent
guests. besides members of the COM
mand and infantry and engineer Of
ficers from the garrison were: Presi-
dent Dole. American Minister Sewall.
American Consul HAYWOOD. Attorney
General Smith Col. Fisher. Lieut.. Col.
Mcleod. F. NJ. Hatch. L, A. Thurston,
Mai Janpftt Cant r n. NcStocker.
c. q. Ballentyne. A. v. Gear. +. l..
Hogs Cant Rerper.
Cant. Dodge was POSTMASTER. He
said that the company had been organ
lied on the 18th of April, 1893, at a
time when the Provisional Government
needed the support of all loyal cit
liens, The command had responded at
all times to the fullest limit OF its ca
pacity in every direction. When the
Republic OF Hawaii was proclaimed on
the Fourth of July. 1894. every member
of the First Company of Sharpshooters
transferred fealty to the new form of
Government succeeding the Provision
al. At this time. since annexation had
been achieved and the assurance was
plain that the affairs of the country
were in a settled condition and in a
state not likely to be disturbed by in
ternal influence. II was felt that the
COMPANY of Sharpshooters was no
longer necessary. II had asked that
Il be allowed to disband, and permis-
sion had been granted. This dinner
now Is in celebration OF the termina-
ton of service after having taken the
oath to support the Constitution and
Government of the United States, Cant,
Dodge proposed the health of Our
President Mckinley" There were
cheers for this and cheers again when
American Minister Sewall was called
upon to respond.
Mr.. Sewall was happy and earnest
in his remarks and was frequently in
terrupted with applause OF approval.
This was particularly the case when
he paid tributes to President Dole and
to l.. A. ThurstOn. Mr.. Sewall said he
had never heard of an organization
with such a shining and substantial
record as the Company of Sharpshoot.
ers celebrating its dissolution with
such hilarity. He recognized the sig
nificance and import and importance
of the one controlling event which had
caused the company to desire to dis.
band and claimed the privilege to Gel.
citrate with it-not for what he him.
self might have been able to do In
bringing about the desired sequel tc
the efforts of all, but as one who Joined
in any felicitation OF the outcome o.
the Annexation negotiations and cam
paigns Mr.. Sewall said that as a civ
ilian he felt embarrassed in addressing
an armed body, for the reason that tn,
men in the ranks had shown the high
est spirit and faith and had met tn,
supreme test. They had evinced will
lingness to forfeit their lives in tn,
cause In which they had enlisted. MIR
Sewall said he felt a positive prid,
in claiming the privilege to respont
for the President of the United States
whose commission he had borne her,
and whose instructions he had endeav
Ored to execute in the best possibl.
manner. President Mckinley was
man OF pure courage and Of patrioti
foresight. He had taken up annexa
ton as a policy ahead of his colntr,
and ahead OF his party and had brough
II to a triumphant issue, for which h
was now applauded by American
everywhere. Every man here canno
but praise Mr.. Mckinley from
the bottom of his heart. AL
who have been in the An
nexation movement have had some
thing to do. 1t is honor enough 10
any man or for any life to have con
tributed to the contamination. AL
are familiar with the part that ha