Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-03-01

pressure 10 me. l. nope Tue Click
ct club will go on and prosper
When l came here it was in the
full tide of prosperity. You had
Just had season of twenty-five
mouths. Who ever heard of a
season OF cricket lastiog 80 long
anywhere elsep You stopped
a while to give football a
chance, but as football failed to
materialize you went on playing
O, icket. IL ever come back ]
hope to see the cricket club
fiourlshing. Wherever 1 may be
living, il it is within moderate
reach o. Honolulu, l shall t,y to
obtain challenge for the Homo
Lulu Cricket Club.
M. Kenny went on to tell of the
Interpret matches between Kobe
Yokohama, Hongkopg, Shanghai,
etc., saying that Honolulu being
only ten days from japan might
he included 10 tn, list. He then
made An earnest argument in be.
half of the followers of different
athletic sports in Honolulu com
blning to get the care of the Ma.
XXI recreation grounds from the
loc.l government up, n conditions
hat would never prevent the free
dom of the com pound to the pub
lie. What a great benefit that
would be to the community
Several games could he going on
at once, and bicycle races held the
same time upon a track surround
ing the grounds.
l would play baseball as soon
IA cricket, M. Kenny said. II
they could not get the Mskiki
grounds, perhaps they ,u!d pro-
cure a lot elsewhere =. though lots
we're hard to get 10 Houoluln just
now. H. gave a general idea of
how athletic socis'ions east of
Suez-Nrw South Wales being a
particular instance managed
such com mon recreation grounds.
Such organization cnnducsd to
the benefit of athletics, which
were a prime means of prom ting
health il the tropics--tbe con-
dition of "mens saua 10 corpore
sano." In Conclusion he said:
really do not kpov how to TX
press myself in thanks to you for
the very kind way in which you
show the appreciation of your
members. l admire the way in
which you carry out cricket and
mher athletics here. Instead of
my having done anything, l
assure y that the plrasur- and
the benefit has all he-u
my own. 1t has been selfish
pleasure. l very much appreciate
the way in which Mr.. Stanley has
spokeo, aud this address and the
delightful souvenir til t has &C
comp MED it. In leaving the isl
r.nds | cannot h lip expressing my
regret at parting from my friend
in Honolulu.
There rousing cheers were given
for Mr.. Kenny, followed by "He's
a lily cool fellow"
Mr.. Hewitt led of in an i'm
promptu entertainment thai
made the several succeeding hours
hy fast. He gave a rafting song,
aud cam" again later. w. A
Henshsll, DR.. Hum phris, Fred
Harrison and Viggo Jacobsen con.
tributed their voices iu good style.
Then the party adjourned to the
dining room, where fine COLA
ton had been spread by Mr.
Krouse of the Arlington and Mr..
Kenny's steward. Queen Victo-
ris's health was drunk and greet
ID with three cheers. and Dr..
Murray, late president and now
co-pStron with Mr.. Kinny was
given rousipg toast.
After returning to the drawing
room Mr.. Ballpntyne gave re-.
citation, and Captain Herbert, l.,
de l.. Ward, P. Anderson, Frank
May and the Others sang. Mr..
Hall played the piano aceompsni-
ments with great acceptapce. II
was nearly midnight when the
parting came with "Auld Lang
Syne."