The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-01-28

The Scotch were rugged, and they
were thrifty and honest. They were
honest not because it was the best
policy, but because honesty is charac-
ter. Mr.. Cation closed with spirited
description of the recent valiant feat
of Gordon's 18th Highlanders in In
dia The men stormed a place and to
the music Of the bagpipes added fresh
glory to British arms.
Mr.. Dover made some earnest in
troductory remarks and read well. He
spoke of the universal love of Burns.
Danl Logan said for the Land We
Live In that it was beautiful land
and was becoming more and more
beautiful. For hospitality, Hawaii is
like Scotland. One marked difference is
that when Scotchmen leave their home
land they seldom return, but about
every man who leaves Hawaii comes
back again. Hawaii has been kind to
the Scotchmen within her borders and
they have reciprocated. Some of the
foremost citizens of the country have
been Scotchmen and have made hon
orable records. Wyllie was mentioned
anu 81 was HUI SlCSllOl III
the present Minister of Interior of the
Government the Thistle club has a
priced member.
To the toast "Hilo Caledonian Club, ="
F. w. Wood responded by referring to
the worthy past chief, Archie Steele,
and the love and respect in which he
was held by all the members of the
club.
The recitation by Chief Dali of Tam
o. Shanter" from the very beginning
to Remember Tam o. Shanter's mare"
the various witty passages, so well
rendered, there was hearty applause.
In response to the toast absent
members" Thos. Black said in part:
Before reaching out and answering
for our members in distant lands, l
would like to deal with the Island
members. Our Island members in
most parts are doing well and hold in
many instances, quite responsible posi-
lions. l believe their remunerations
are in accordance with their respon-
sibilities and, from the advices l have
received from the majority of them,
they are making good and wise use
of the same. 1 believe they are paying
up their dues regularly, which is a
very important part of the membership
of any society. l believe also that l
am quite correct in saying, that l am
voicing the sentiments of all the alb
sent members on the Islands when
wish the Scottish Thistle Club a
very prosperous year.
las to those that are far AVA l
mentioned previously that the honor
able Thistle was represented in every
quarter of the globe.
Now for our Klondike contingency.
You will notice we are not lacking
even for representative up there and
that, although we are numerically
small, still we are very widely repre-
sented and l am sure it won't sur
prise me in the least should Andree
discover the North Pole and to his
surprise find member of the club
there. However, let us hope that,
wherever our absent members wander.
whether they go down to the sea in
ships, whether it is in the search for
gold, whether following their usual av-
oSotlohS' IoI us Hope lHdI SOou, SlroHS
guiding hand will watch over them
and protect them and may they never
forget to be thankful to Him who is so
considerate as to watch even the spar
rows fall"
The toast to Visiting Pressmen"
was responded to by the representa-
tives of the Independent, Star and Ad-
vertiser in the order named. The Scot
fish Thistle Club was heartily thanked