The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-15
BIDS GOODBYE TO
HIS BACHELORHOOD
Frederic G. Smith, Genial Rail-
road Passenger Agents
Farewells.

Frederic c. Smith. general ticket and
passenger agent of the Oahu Railway &
Land Company, has tagged the benedict's
train and hidden a formal goodbye to
his friends Of bachelor days The bache-
lor world will be thing of the past after
Thursday evening next. when his nuptials
with Miss Alice Wall will be celebrated
with ceremony which his old-time
friends viii, assist in making one of the
most brilliant In the annals of Honolulu
society.
The young passenger agents pass has
been issued. 1t was signed on Saturday
evening by thirteen OF his friends at
sumptuous banquet given In honor of his
tachelorhood's ending. The pass is
through ticket. good for one trip only,
without return, and his friends have bid
him God-speed and a safe journey on the
vestibule train, the engineer of which is
Life.
! On Saturday at noon the employees OF
the railroad met their chief of the passen-
ger department and presented him with
handsome cut-glass set. c. ~. White was
I SPONSOR for the donors and made the
presentation speech in the happlest vein.
After the surprise had died away on MIR.
Smiths face, Ar. White said:
/ have been requested by the employees
of. the Oahu Railway * Land Co. to voice
TO you their congratulations on certain
suspicious event heralded for the 18th OF
this month. You are about to cross the
threshold of a new life. Joys sweeter
and purer than you have ever known
await you. Fetters too soft to be felt,
yet too strong TO be broken, Will bind
you TO happiness from which there is
no divorce. To this new existence you
carry the respect and confidence of your
Iellow-workers. This esteem has been
eugendered by the uniform display OF
dignity, courtesy and affabiiity which has
ever characterized your Intercourse with
Us. And We feel that these friendly re-
latiOns have not been inconsistent with
the responsibilities entrusted to you by
the company.
That you may remember and cherisf
the feelings which actuatc US, we present
this testimonial / beg you to value ii as
the offering of honest toll. 1t IL not tn,
: gift Of a few well-to-do friends, but il !.
the tribute Of every department and every
employee on this road. No monopoly ha!
prevented the hunbleSt contribution. IL
coming time, as II graces your sideboard
cabinet or table, may IL serve as a contin
? ual reminder of mutual esteem and friend
slip. and long after every beautiful piec,
, has been broken or lost may survive tn
r sentiments Of aloha between givers ant
receiver.
Though deeply surprised, Mr.. Smith re
I sponGed gracefully and cemented evel
more strongly the friendship existing be
! tween all.
, Saturday evening Mr.. Smith gave hi
: farewell dinner In the ordinary Of tn
, Hawaiian Hotel to George p. Denison, c
NJ. White r. Berg, j. Flower, j. A
; Hughes, DR.. c. Z. Cooper, G. j. Falk
. l.. +. Pinkham. Il. Phillips, p. Mullen
dorm, DR.. NJ. Grossman, Fred. Lewis, Ed
, gar Lewis.
: The room was appropriately decorate
l with the symbols of Mr.. Smiths profes
sion. A large headlight occupied a prom
$ trent space. while on the table were trail
e lanterns placed at intervals, In each Q
e which glowed an electric bulb. A larg
e Etruscan vase of curious make occupie
{ the center of the table filled to the bril-
Z with red carnations, which were after
e wards sent with the compliments of tn
: party to Mr.. Smiths fiancee. The cham
I payne glasses were decorated In a b
zarre style.
: Yesterday morning the private ca
I Pearl, n charge OF Conductor Goodwi
: and Engineer Petrie, was taken to Wa
mea with a special party as the guest
OK Mr.. Smith. They were: F. NJ. Lewis
Ed. Lewis. Tom. Wall, NJ. Phillips, !
e fMuhfendorf, ]. Flower, e. NJ. White.
! r. Berg. G.. p. Denison. Arthur Wall,
y r. Pinkham, W. II. Babbitt, c. J. Fall
e r. w. Single, DR.. NJ. z, Grossrnan. Ge'
: T Kleugel, Chas. q. weight. =. W. lone
!, The dining-car was set on the waime
|. bridge. where dinner was served. Tt
II party returned TO the city at p. m.
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