Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-02
MILITARY lUAU
Of COMPANY F"
Delightful Function at
Drill Shed Satur.
day Night.
GOVERNOR DOLE AND
bis STAFF PRESENT
SPEECHES SHOW HEARTY SUP,
PORT OF NATIONAL GUARD.
ELoouENCE BY BECK.
LEY AND kuHIo.

The celebration of the recent victory
on the drill ground, Company a. of
the National Guard gave a luau In the
drill shed Saturday night, the like of
which has never been equalled or even
approached. II was successful event
1 from start to finish and by means of
1t the regiment and the members of the
| Legislature were brought in close
touch and the latter made to see the
need of keeping at instant call body
of men as efficient as the guardsmen
have proven themselves. The senti-
ment expressed by nearly every speak
er was that the National Guard was
necessary to the protection Of tho
home.
The appointments arranged by Cap
tain Samuel Johnson and his efficient
! lieutenants and men were perfect.
There was one long head table and
running at right angles to this across
the width of the drill shed were five
other tables These were covered with
! ferns and about on the walls and hang
! ing from the iron girders above were
festoons of ferns and other greens, and
flags and pennants.
Up in front OF the raised portion OF
| the shed was placed the cup which Is
now the property Of Company ~ aud
, back OF this on the wall was the figure
80 $40" the percentages made by
| Company "F." Barring out the gaze
OF the inquisitive was a large American
Z In ..sh f.h la, N.h N ttFif NJ Ia
/ hall and was lOOped up in the middle
I to allow the entrance of the guests.
The band under Captain Berger oC-
! Cupied position in the mauka EVA
corner OF the drill shed and previous
to the luau Ms well MS during the prog
, rCss of the festivities, lively selections
were played After the toast to the
President OF the United States, the
band played the Star Spanglcd Ban
ner." every man in the room standing
until it was completed.
The guests sat down to the tables al
about s o'clock. Governor Dole. as com
mander-in-Chief OF the Territorial
forces, occupied the position OF homo
ut the center of the head table. Al
his left was Colonel Jones command
ing officer of the regiment Next tC
him was Speaker Beckley OF the House
and down along the left hand side wer,
other representatives. To the Cover
nor's right was President Crabbe of tn,
Senate and next him were Captain
Pearce, Lieut. Harry Newton and Lieut.
COrbett of the Artillery stationed a
Camp Mckinley. All down the rgh
hand side were representatives anC
senators. On the opposite side of tn,
table were other legislators and prom
incnt citizens. while seated at one o.
the smaller tables. directly in front o
/, Governor Dole was Prince Jonah Ku
hio Kalanianaole, delegate-elect e
Washington, accompanied by Senate
Palmer =. Woods.
After the guests had had the edg
taken of their appetites, Col. Jones
acting as POSTMASTER, arose, and hold
ing fine silver water mug and cup
in his hand. announced that NJ X
Counter had put up this beautiful pleC,
of workmanship as a trophy to be shO
for by individual members of the reg
iment, the man making the highes
score to be the owner. There wa
. great applause al this announcement
Speaker BeCkley was called on for
speech, His remarks were in Hawaii
an, although at the end he proposed
toast to Governor Dole and the sta
Spangled Banner" in English. Nj
BeCkley was very eloquent and dwell
on the fact that the regiment was a,
= institution that should be give
hearty support at all times since
= represented the protection of the PEG
pie of the Territory and their believe
homes. He said he had been a sOldio
' among them, fact of which he wa
proud.
: One OF the best speeches of the even
Ing was by Prince KuhiO, who state
that the Territory of Hawaii was n
exception to the rule and that the we
fare of every nation in the world wa
preserved through the medium OF III
military. He had watched with prid
u the work Of the home troops and b
:, counseled the men to at all times DIT,
u serve the honor of their regiment.
= at any time there should he occasio
T. for the National Guard to turn out Il
l. the protection of the homes of the PEE
: pie of the Territory, he would should,
a gun himself and march to the froI
to meet the enemy. This remark b
the Prince was the signal for prt
longed applause.
Prince KuhiO thereupon proposed
toast to the President of the Unite
u States, to which Governor Dole r,
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