The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-11
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bearers are ]. q. Carter, Senator d.
Ealluoxalani. David Dayton, Clarence
NJ. White and two members from the
Board of Health. The offices of the
Health Department were closed yester-
day.
William Aud was born August :. 1912,
in Honolulu where he resided all his
life. mainly at Palama. He was trained
as a carpenter, and worked with his
father He was afterwards a wheel
wright. and then opened a butcher shop
on Nuuanu street.
His first government position. under
the monarchy, was as tax collector for
Koolau and districts outside of Homo
lulu. Later he was appointed a clerk
in the Waterworks Department, under
King Kalakaua. The king commission
ed him superintendent Of the insane
asylum November Is. 1886. which posi-
tion he held until the overthrow of the
monarchy in January, 1898, when he re-
signed out of sympathy for Queen Lii
uokalani and the royalist cause. His
resignation came through his refusal to
subscribe to the oath of allegiance to
the provisional government He re-
NAMED in private life from January.
1898. until last spring, when the Ha-
waiian senate refused to confirm the
governor : recess ~ llie
Board of Health. and William Aud was
selected as one Of the new members
Mr.. Aud regularly attended the meet
iEgs until fall. when he began to fail
in health and thereafter was not often
in attendance. During the political
campaign of 1900 Mr.. Aud was among
the democratic candidates for the leg
islature. but failed of election.
Mr.. Aud was the friend of the Ha-
waiians, and always was steadtast
adherent to the royalist cause. He was
the personal and intimate friend of
Queen Liliuokalani. by whom he was
held in high esteem. Although enjoy
ing AZ years Of married life. he was
never blessed with children of his own.
but he often said that all children were
his children. lie was intensely fond Of
young people. and liberal in his atten-
tons TO them. His residence was al
wavs omen to friends and strangers
alike. and the hospitality of his home
was proverbiai. The residence has al
ways been called Panaewa, meaning
the place in Hawaii whence come the
beautiful blossoms Of the Lehua. He
had just completed a new beach resi-
dence adjoining that Of Queen LiliUo-
kalani. at Waikiki.
He was a charter member of the
charter member of the Mechanic En-
CINE Company No. ,, of the old volun-
teer fire department. which had head
quarters at the bell tower on Union
street He was also a member of the
knights of Pythias and Red Men.
1t was as a thirty-second degree Ma
son. member of Lodge lie Progress. ~
F. & A NJ. and a charter member of
Aloha Temple. Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine, that VIII
liam Aud was we'll known. He has
always been greatly interested in secret
societies. and has made his way up
ward to high degree by conscientious
work and application. He was honored
by his king who conferred upon him
the much priced Order of Oceania.
During the reigns of Kamehameha "
and Iunalilo he was first lieutenant OF
the Honolulu Rifles. During the reign
Of Iynalilo a mutiny occurred among
the Household Guard. which was then
occrDIincr the old stone barracks. now
.used by the United Stares Army Quar-
termaster's Department The men
noutinied over the kind OF poi being IS
sued 70 them as raIio1S, aid defed the
authority OF the king 10 make 'heh
obey orders until new poi was gwen
tban. The attorney general sent C.
mand to them that they come out Oh
the barracks. but they shotted the can
non and made ready to repel any al
tack. The Honolulu Rifles were called
out. Among the volunteers VINO mace
ready to advance upon the doors was
William Aud. However. the mutinE
ended without the shedding of blood.
King Kalakaua appointed Mr. Auld
high priest Of the Hale Naua CHouse o.
Wisdom). instituted in 1886. he was