Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-03-01
POPULAR CRICKET PATRON
Farewell Address and Present to Com.
missioner ". ]. Kenny by Club.
Speech by Judge Stanley In Presenting The
MemeDtO SOCiable Time al
British Legation.


fifty assembled at the Arlington
hotel last night and proceeded in
a body to the British Legation at
Palama. Commissioner w. j.
Kenny, who is soon to leave Ho
nolulu, took a strong interest in
the club when he came here, and
was elected it's patron on the
earliest opportunity. He placed a
fine pitch at the disposal of the
players an afternoon each week
On each occasion those attending
were RECALLED with choice col a
ton upon the grounds.
After M. Kenny had cordially
welcomed his visitors last night,
JUICE Stanley, president of thu
club, a-ked hlm to give his attpn-
ton for a few moments while
their errand was being explained.
Judge Stanley said h- WAS thauk
fnl for thu honor of performing
what was one of the most pleasant
ceremonies a president of the
cricket club had ever had to do.
They all felt that Mr.. Kenny's
approaching departure should not
be allowed to pass without some
notice. The British residents
were fortunate in having him ~
their representative, but it British
ers owed him a debt
Of gratitude the cricke'ers owed
him a still greater one. When
MIR. Kenny arrived the game of
cricket was hegiuu ny new lease
OF life, and his H. a tv counten-
auce Increased its strength ard
prestige. 1t was with feelings Of
the gre test sorrow tina they con-
t, mplated bis parting from them.
In tue name of the club he would
say they were sorry to lose him.
They hoped he would return, If
not to say permanently, at lea t
to pay them friendly visits. Ju iee
Stanley then read the slowing
address, signed, on behalf OF 'h,
club, by W. l.. Stanley, II. l..
Herbert, A st M. Macintosh
and Il G. Ballan'vne, committee:
DEAR Mr.. KENNY:
Great Britain has ever been
happy and TO, tunate in the selec-
tion Of her rep' esentativ4s to Ha
wall. By q felici'ous Intention
the choice of yourself "to fill a
cap" has emphasized the fact.
Addressing you as personal
friends, even if of but few brief
months acquaintance, we may
only intruds so far upon the dip
Iomatic line as to warmly appre.
clate the tactful discretion die
played by you during a most deli
cate and most important era Of
political change 10 which indis-
cretioDs would have been follies
worse than crimes.
1t is as memb of the Homo
lulu Cricket Club, however, that
especially we greet you today. In
the one hand we bring you deep
and sincere regret for your early
departure from our shores, and in
theother AMEN blem OF "reminiscences
to gladden. your eyes in foreign
lands with the reflection that your
kindly courtesies and generous
inequalities, forceful advice and
personal exerIions have done 90
much reinvigorate the manly sport
of cricket in the Hawaiian Isl
ands.
May your genial brain never be
"stumpei" and your warm heart
never "bowled out" and may you
ever "carry your bat" with honor
until the wicket keeper shall some
day, in the course of human events
take charge OF you with "wsll play
ed innipgs, old fellow" and baud
you over in triumph to the Cap
tain of all. Aloha, and never for
get it.
The address was neatly en-
crossed by Viggo Jacobsen, tn,
pen artist. 1t was accom- panied
by the gift OF a silver mounted
toilet set, the case and the articles
inclosed being inscribed with tn,
O'Brien crest-sn arm and hant
holding a dirk-Mr. Kenny
monogram and the family mott,
in Irish, "Lsmbh Ladder Aboo"-
meaning "the strong tight hand.
Mr., Kenny replied in substanc
az follows: Mr.. Stanley and gen
tlemen, am quite unprepared
overwhelmed, embarrassed at you
action this evening. l am charm
al A