Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-08

Ioana Hotel, there is no doubt OF Ha'
ali being properly represented at the
ousiana Purchase Exposition. There
was not a single weak or faltering sug.
&c stion. The general sentiment from
hose prominent in business and polit.
cal life was favorable to aggressive
ness.
Those present at the banquet were
Governor Cooper, Judge NJ. NJ. Estee,
;. NJ. Damon. b. +. Dillingham;. Col.
J. II. Boyd. James Gordon Spencer,
Senator d. Kalauokalani, Prince Da.
vic Kawananakoa, A. Gartley, +. A.
Schaefer, Col. Samuel Parker, Jos. b.
Atherton Representatives. w. W.
Harris, A. S. Cleghorn, Prince Jonah
kalanianaole, II. A. lsenberg. A. G..
IIawes, Ed. Dckum. Secretary Hardee
and representatives of the Advertiser,
Star and Bulletin. The tables were
placed in the center of the beautiful
dinging hall. The decorations and me
M prepared by Manager Allen were
very attractive and the service all
that could be desired. The Govern
mcnt band stationed outside rendered
a complete concert program and later
in the evening the Moana Quintet Clut
furnished music for the occasion.
The President of the United States
was the first toast proposed by Mr.
Barrett The guests drank standlni
while the band without played the ma
tional anthem. Mr.. Barrett then ad
dressed his guests as follows:
For the Louisiana Purchase Expo
s'tion. and for myself as its represent
Rtiva, | thank you for the honor Of
your presence tonight. In extending
eLarty fluctuations for the beginning
of u movement for worthy participa
ton in the st. Louis Worlds Fair
wish to propose toast for the perpet
ual welfare OF this wonderful little
Territory in the mid.Pacifc.
Hawaii holds an IDEAL place in thu
advancement of American and Pacific
progress. She stands as II designed
Ly the Creator to be the clearing
house, as II were, of these mighty
seas, peoples and trade. She will ad
v0Ece from her present recognized
strategic. commercial and politica
point of advantage to wealth. influence
and general status that shall astonisl
the pesslmists and delight the Opt
mists Of her future. The laying of the
PPciic cable. the opening OF the trans
istEmian canal the building up Of on
merchant marine, and the full eXploi
ts ton of Americas opportunities OF
the Pacific, will make my prophecies
Sc en- conservative and well warrant
ed.
with pride in your past, with hop'
for the future. appeal to you to dem
onstrate within the gates of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition that Hawai-
can and will stand the comparison
there to be made with>the other State
and Territories of the United States
and with the nations Of the world
q eat and small. congratulate yor
on the movement for participation jus
inaugurated. and l call upon Governo
Cooper to respond to the sentiment
May Hawaii be blessed with lastinl
prosperity and may she assist the at
tainment of such a desideratum b,
credltable representation at st
Louis"
Governor Cooper when called upoi
/. respond for the Territory was cor
daily greeted by the guests and made
a pleasant and dignified response. HI
said:
Emerging from a state of semi
barbarism less than one hundred
years ago, Hawaii has made rapiC
progress, and ! believe that the worl
In which we are now engaged, whlcl
has been so well begun, will result il
4 worthy participation in the exposi
ton at St. Louis.
at is the first real opportunity tina
We have had since we became a Terri
tory of showing who and what we are
At first thought II seems difficult TO
us to present an exhibit cat will b.
Interesting and attractive, but upoI
further thought, II seems to me tina
much can he done to give our friends
upon the Mainland a correct idea o
ouI present conditions; certainly W,
can be proud of the showing of our ed
ucational department. While ouI
principal agricultural development
has been restricted to the one grea
staple-the cultivation of sugar,
still believe that there is room for tn,
development Of diversified industries
Small beginnings are being made tina
I trust viii be eminentIy successful il
the future.
by placing on record at st. Louis
what we are doing we will, no doubt
attract the attention OF many who ar,
interested In our welfare. which vii