The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-05

gether, as it were, for so many years,
but for several reasons I feel that duty
calls us away.
I'm our journeyings We will probably
be separated from you by long dis
tances. still I hope that will not dirain-
ish the respect we fd4 for one another
and which yoG have always shown
to us. -
In the course of time we may. per-
haps. have a longing to revisit this
our home for so many years, when we
shall hope to find you ALI prospecting
and as happy and contented under an
other manager as you are now.
Let US all drink to this wish, and
with aloha nui to all we ask you to
enjoy the fine luau prepared for u.s."
The toast to the health and happi-
ness of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore was pro-
posed by the head luna, Mr.. de la Nux,
and responded to with ringing hur-
rahs.
After the luau, singing and dancing
were INDUCED in to the full of content.
and the heart-stirring strains of AUD
Lang Syne" closed the days mirth and
pleasure.
But the boys had yet to get their
work in; it was not to be all take and
to give. They wanted the opportunity
no give. They wanted the opportunity
home to their longtime manager the
fact of their real regret at his enforc-
ed departure. And so on the evening
of the day February 80. prior to his
departure, they had pleasure to make
offer for his acceptance their gift of
a silver loving cup, with the following
inscription on the face:
Presented to Andrew Moore, Esq,
by the officers of the Paauhau Sugar
Plantation Company, Hamakua, Ha-
wall, H. IA token of their regard and
esteem.
The presentation. witnessed by Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Glib, wife of the new
manager, and by all the other ladies
of the plantation, was made by one of
the old-time officers of the company
who from personal experience was able
to briefly review Mr.. Moore's very sue
cessful career, to draw to mind those
good times when 10000 tons of sugar
were the output; when $1,000 tons
were the output for three years, and
an average per acre of 5A tons from
together 100 acres of plant cane and
800 acres of ratoons. Such a record
the speaker affirmed, while disclaiming
comparison, has not been attained at
any other plantation from Mahukona
to Hilo.
Mr.. Moore's reply was in his usual
modest manner. expressive of his
hearty appreciation and claiming for
himself only that his watchword had
been duty; that he had honestly tried
nj a toc tn iS
duty towards his employers, to himself
and towards those officers and employ
es under his jurisdiction.
A pleasing incident to all present,
especially to the officers of the COM
pany, was to see Mr.. Gibbs stand for
ward as successor to MI. Moore and
hear him testify to the latter's well
known reputation and frankly admit
that in following after Mr.. Moore he
fully recognized he had no easy road
to travel. sMr Gibbs further express
ed his personal pleasure to witness
such cordial relations between Mr..
Moore and his officers and trusted that
the same good feelings would animate
all in their relations with him. From
the hearty way in which both Mr..
and Mrs. Gibbs entered into the spirit
of the evening there is ample reason
for anticipating the continuance of
pleasant relations and associations at
Paauhau.
The close of the evening in hearty
expressions of good will was a fitting
sequel to that previous most happy oc-
casion when Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were
Jointly presented with a silver dinner
set to mark this little community's ap-
probation of their social merit and its
regret at losing them.