The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-19

lnE IIlt ITlDe Oh SIlIlHtTH ny ANObltH
Wood and Rothwell, may whose shad-
ows never grow lessl The latter, two
Of the most indefatigable shriners who
ever slid down the tubopgan, especially
looked after their guests.
At 1880 o'clock the procession marched
into the banquet hall, where the six
long tables were ready. Manager Smith
of the hotel proved himself equal to the
tasck of seating such a numerous tribe
where 1t ought to go and soon had them
arranged under the supervisor of Stew
ard Bidgood, eighty at a table, more
than three hundred all told The
Shriners wore their fezzes. Most of the
ladies were in decollete costume.
J Toward the end of the menu Toast
master Grant arose and proposed a
toast to the Imperial Potentate, and 1t
was drank with avidltv. The Imperial
Potentate, gracefully paying compli-
ment to the assemblage, made happy
reply: Inspiring indeed Is the toast
that has been offered in my behalf. In
spring indeed is this occasion ! would
that 1t were in my power to paint
word picture in eloquence worthy of
this event. Proud am l of this great
Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic
Shriners. 1 challenge the world to show
any other organization that can pro-
duce an assemblage of such distin-
guished gentlemen, accompanied by
such charming ladies ttumultous APP
plause) as this. No other institution
has ever been raised upon a more solid
foundation. Every one who applies at
the outer gates of our order must pre-
sent as his credentials n certificate
that he has attained high degree in the
greatest fraternal organization the
world has ever seen or known.
THE representatives of our order are
scattered throughout the fertile oasis
of North America. Go into any city
of our land and ask any interested per-
son to give the names of ten. fifty
or one hundred of it's leading citizens
I mean those who have attained promi
hence for the stability of their charac-
ter, for their intelligence and philan-
thropy-and I will venture the state
me mt that four out of every five of these
men are members of the Mystic Shrine.
Perhaps the best example that can be
given of the good judgment Of the
members Of our order Is in looking upon
those whom they have selected to be-
come their wives (applause). I have
lollNtu uuIiIlS tIlt Iii te "ethS tudl tIliS
caravan has been together that the
ladies accompanying it have daily be-
come more beautiful (applause); that
Is, 1t seems to me, as | look upon them,
they must have reached the climax
(applause). fear l owe an apology to
one whom understand Is to follow me,
to pay his respects to the ladies. AS
fascinating as the subject is to me and
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upon it, know I owe it to him to de
sist.
II want to express my pride in the
latest addition that we have made in
the matter of the enrolment in the
Mystic Shrine of Aloha Temple Zap.
plause). Pleasant indeed and mos sat
isfactory has 1t been to us to come to
Hawaii on such a mission. .'as'
II have been struck with so many
things since coming here-the Islands
which you so modestly style the Para
disc of the Pacific. and which l assure
you should be enlarged to the Paradise
Of the World-and no one will dispute
your claim. | wish that we had in our
native tongue words to express the
sentiments which swell up within us,
but not attempting that, I am led to re-
ly upon your one beautiful word with
which to close my remarks-Aloha,
Aloha" (Applause).
C. " Dykeman of Brooklyn. n. Y.
responded to the toast, THE Imperial
Council" He said 1t was a case of
''Linger Longer Lu with him, as he
had been given no intimation that he
was to speak. He spoke warmly of the
hospitality which had been shown the
vic COW H.,
there was nothing like the hospitality
of Aloha Temple. He said he took
pride in Hawaii's everlasting summer
and in the warm, genial dispositions of
its people. Honolulu was a green spot
in the oasis and he trusted that it's
would exist long in the hearts
of those who had seen It, "You may
break, you may shatter the vase If YOU
will, but the scent of the roses will lin
ger there STILL" he concluded
,ONONNNONONDDO