Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-03
RECEPTION ON PROTET
MANY TONNES MAKE MERRY
ON The Big FRENCH SHIP
Officers Atteud Church in Morning
and Entertain Friends
Aboard in After
noon.

4 lNhNh lONNN anu Nlt many
hundred visitors from town had a
most enjoyable time during the after
noon as the guests of the officers and
men who did everything in their power
to make their friends from shore well
come aboard the big fighting machine.
In the morning the officers and crew
Of the vessel attended high mass at
the Catholic cathedral and the specta-
Gle was witnessed by many on, .,uers
who did not wish to miss the impress
sive sight of the mass which Is very
unusual happening in this city or in
fact in any city not in Europe. After
the ceremony, in which Bishop Guls-
tan ofliciated the sailors returned to
the Protet where all was made ready
for the afternoon reception.
The speech of the Bishop of Pan
opolis was as follows:
My dear Compatriots-It is with
great deal of pleasure and the heart
beating with emotion that welcome
you today in this Cathedral of the
Catholic Church in the Hawaiian ISL
ands. AS see you. sailors OF France,
kneeling before this altar, my mind
goes forty years back, when | also.
of my native village, dressed in the
same uniform which you are wearing
today. For | also have been a sailor.
Before you. have sailed on the waters
of the blue Pacific and shared in the
joys and hardships Of a sailors life.
When l asked your Commodore to
allow you to assist at French mass
to be celebrated here in your honor.
he signified his willingness to have you
all present. Unfortunately, our Gov
eminent which is French neither in
spirit nor character, has prohibited
those beautiful official ceremonies,
which were a reminder to the sailor
far away from France of his native viii
lage and the religion Of his childhood.
So you are here today of your own free
will. because you are French and Chris
tian sailors. All honor to you for your
courage and your religion.
My dear Compatriots. IL is twice a
pleasure for me to welcome you here.
It is not only the temple of your re-
ligion, but 1t is also little of your
Fatherland. over this Mission. along
side Of the Star Spangled Banner, floats
the flag of France. This land. on which
Is built this church, the mission house,
are our property through the courtesy
| OF French sailors. | trust when a war
ship flying the tri-color comes to Ho-
nolulu, they are made to feel that at
the Catholic Mission they are as much
at home as II they were in their village
church. Looking around. don't you
see something which reminds you Of
the church OF your childhood? Look
at rhe priest officiating at the altar;
look at the decorations OF the church.
listen to the music which is sung by
the choir; send your mind over to
Britanny and look at the similarity OF
all those things.
The Catholic church Is one and uni
versal and her ritual is the same all
over the world.
Now, my dear compatriots, I do not
want to detain you any longer. Go
back to your beautiful ship. and wher-
ever you may go, always remember
that you are "Catholique ct Breton
toujours." May God bless you all.
Soon after / o'clock the launches
from the ship went to the boat land
Ing where they took aboard those wait
ing. Shore boats and other launches
| in tIh "a
large and soon there was stream oil
boats going to and fro between tho
shore and ship carrying passengers
both ways.
The Mission band was aboard the
cruiser and played well, assisted by
churches. On the quarter deck which
was reserved for the invited guests Of
the officers, a most enjoyable dane,
was had to the music of the band, and
until late in the afternoon the guests
enjoyed themselves in dancing and tbs
samplng of light refreshments which
were spread for them.
Following was the menu
Hors d'oeuvres.
Oeufs bronllles ponies d'asperges.
Petites bOuchees regenCe.
Fllet de boeuf renaissance.
Poulardes rotles ericsson.
Salade.
Flageolet a rAnglaise.
Creme renyersee caramel.
Frontage glace vanilla.
Dessert
The guests at the dinner were a
follows: Mrs. Mott-Smith Bird, Mr.:
c. b. Cooper Mr.. and Mrs. T.. S. ia
mon, Miss Gillet. Consul Antoine Viz
zavona, The Bishop OF Panopolis, Fla
ther Valentin and J. Tarn McGrew.
The Protet will leave for Panama o.
Thursday to be present there durin
the troublous times now existing o
the Isthmus. 1t was the intention 10
her to go from here to the South Sea
and follow out last years tour bu
orders were received on the last ma
boat from the Coast to have her 20 /