The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-27

occupied by Mrs. Louise Br1ckWooo,
and is known as the Hale Emma build
ing.
1T was in the latter SOS that We
moved into our present quarters on
Union street, though we only occupied
the property facing on Union street at
first; it was an old two-story building,
originally built for an American club
and the property was owned by the !
late William Wand, We moved in
there under an arrangement or renal
and we continued to- rent the same
premises until 1867, when we purchased
the land and began to live under oue
own vine and fig tree. We afterwsrd
occupied the property adjoining, and
our vine and fig tree spread over our
present premises, running through 10
Alakea street.
There, at least, we were permanent
and comfortable, and there We have
stayed ever since. There were seven
teen members who subscribed to buy
the property, but we had a much larg-
er membership.
"Club life in those DAYS was very
different in Honolulu than it now IL.
Very few of the members had other
homes, and they made the club their
home. We often entertained distIn-I
guished visitors, and the club was al
vays open to admirals and officers OF
varships. without regard to NATIONAL
ity. AT that time, before San FRANCIS
co became the popular port, Honolulu
was a general rendezvous for the SHIPS
of all nations There was hardly
week without some man-of-war was
in mort. and all the clubs entertained
layishly. 7 am not so well informed
as to RE otrer clubs, but they were
all similar in nature to the British
Club, which is now the Pacific Clno'
There were several American clubs and
! one or two German clubs, but none Oh
them were lasting, and 1 think they
were all cissolved and done away with
bv the year 1875. The German clubs
were very merry places; the German
method of good cheer being faithfully
n,,rsued. The first German club was
on n lane leading off ort street, ana
4 there was another one adjoining we
residence of James Campbell on Emma
street. NV own residence was next
10 II. and when the clubhouse burned
/ down we had a lively time to save OR
| own property. The clubhouse was
| burned to the ground, but the mem
| hers. believe, reorganized and started
over again on the Peck property on the
lane leading off Emma street.
For several years there was n Dig
| American club on the spot where the
Hawaiian Hotel now stands. The last
nrominent American club had its he1d'
quarters on the Coney property, oppo'
site the Palace grounds. where th'
Haalelea Lawn boarding house now
stands. The president was, L believe
Daniel Waterman. Both of the big
American clubs continued seVera
wears. but later all the clubs of prom
inanca were absorbed by the British
Club. the name of which was changed
to the Pacific Club by vote when oul
members of other nationalities hac
grown to outnumber the Enblish in th'
membership roll.
when there were several prominen
clubs we frequently entertained eacf
other. and all the clubs of early day:
frequently had as guests very distin
guished people.
"Kamehameha " and Kamehamehf
lV often visited the British Club, anc
King Kalakaua and his brother, Prince
lI,eleihoEx,l, were both members, as Were
also the various members of the dipIo
matte corps
1.-The Duke of Edinburgh visited la
wall in 1868, and while here was tn
guest of the British Club In 1869 TIT
hving squadron was here, and we en-
tertained the admiral and officers
Those were lively times. The clu'
doors were always open to visitor
from abroad during their residence
here. and we were continually enter
tanning.
1.-The Pacific or British Club had on
doubtful period; that was for few
months in 1853. The membership rol
became very small. and the mess de
partment had to be suspended Nj
Prendergast and myself kept the ciu
up. and later it picked up and got OF
the road to prosperity again.
"Annone the other warships whose Off
GERS were entertained by the Britis
club. was the famous old Merrimac
which afterwards was beaten In bat
tie by the Monitor in the Civil War
She was then one of the first and fines
battleships in the world-the Genesl
of the ironclads.'
There were few other clubs of prom
inence after 1870. and the British Clut
now the Pacific Club, stood the onl