The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-05
A k|NAU
EVENING
Engineer johnson
Feasted by
Friends.
OF A WATCH
A Happy Feast, Good Speeches
and a Fine Time
Generally.

from stem to stern the flagship kinau,
of the Wilder Steamship Company, was
rablze with lights last night in honor of
experimenting Engineer W. A. John
stone of the company. The popular head
Of the engineer department of the COM
pany was banqueted by his comrades of
the sea and also presented by them with
a beautiful gold watch, appropriately
engraved with his monogram On one side,
while on the reverse was an enamelled
three- bladed propeller, the emblem Of the
profession.
On the inside cover of the watch was
the following inscription: Presented to
w. A. tombstone, Superintendent Engin-
eer of Wilder's Steamship Company, H.
L., u. s. A, by his grateful juniors for
valuable assistance in January. 1901"
Seldom. if ever, has the Kinau's din
Ing saloon presented a handsomer ap-
pearance than last night. Around the
ceiling cornice ran light festoon of
MALE, while the posts and woodwork
above the table were similarly covered,
relieved here and there with punches of
roses and carnations. The table was ar
ranged in the form of T, with the cross
table at the end opposite the main COM
panion way, where the POSTMASTER sat.
Behind the chair was an electrical de-
sign denoting Welcome" with alternat
ing currents to light up parti-hued globes.
The table fairly groaned beneath
weight of good things to eat and drink,
to which the guests did ample justice.
The guest of honor sat at the end of
the table, flanked by Commodore Beckley,
of the Wilder Company, and Superin-
tending Engineer Keech of the Inter-Isl-
and Company. The veteran guest OF
honor was deeply moved at the express
sions of good will rendered him by his
comrades and the employees of the COM
pany for which he has given his best eff
thanking them for the token of esteem
was at first unable to voice his feelings,
but happily ended by making an address
replete with wisdom, choice bits of poe
try and a full cargo of good will for
those who are associated with him.
That billie tombstone, as he is famil-
iarly known in the company, has many
and good friends was evidenced by the
number of speeches made around the
banquet table in which all expressed
the heartiest admiration for their chief.
The guests, with few exceptions, in
Guided only the employees. on the various
steamers A L. Inman proved a worthy
POSTMASTER and kept the banquet NOV
ing in the right way. He drew upon the
Wilder Companys fine speakers for ad-
dresses and none were disappointed in the
result. All entered into the spirit of the
evening and proved thir claim to being
after dinner speakers by flows of ora
tory, interspersed with marine terms,
which surprised even their old comrades
in the service.
The menu cards were handsome, that
for Chief tombstone bearing the legend:
ION Board the Kinau-Welcome to our
Billie Honolulu, August A." On the in
side cover was a sketch of a man In tat
tered clothes and woebegone appearance
a tropical beach. 1t was labelled, In
Acapulco, 1879" the time when john
stones knees stuck through the holes in
his trousers while he was searching for
the gold which he did not find
Those present were: w. A. tombstone,
superintending engineer; Captain Clarke,
Superintendent; A. w. Keech, lnter-Isl-
and Company; w Quinian, K. r. G wal
| lace. James Lynch. A. w. Watkins o.
Wilder, 1. King, R. Windrath, Chas, t.
kittlejohn, Chas. a. Kibling, T. A. Bur
ningham, W. McGregor, James Suther-
land, A. L. Inman, Capt Parker, Capt.
! VIM. Bennett, Capt Fred Bennett, NJ M.
Kohn. A P. Ia flor, A Hartford, r.. Mo-
| cine A. Anderson, Chalmers Graham
Joe Little, George G. Beckley, W. A.
tombstone {our guesO VIM. Mckay, Cap
tain Clarke, Jake Wagner, VIM. Jarrett,
Geo. Beckley, Jr., H. Wharton