The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-14

/ ceeded by such a worthy man as Mr.
Kamana. The o. P. Glee Club sang
the beautiful song He Leo Aloha and
then Turnkey 1Sealakai and Captain c,
a. Bishaw advanced to the front and
in behalf of tie officers of the prison.
presented Warden Kamana, with an
address. 1t was written in both Eng
| lish and Hawaiian, beautifully illus
scroll surrounding the whole. The ad-
dress was as follows:
!, 1T is with great pleasure and graft
fication that we. the undersigned, Off
GERS and guards of Oahu Prison re-
spectfuny beg to offer you our most
sincere congratulations upon your
promotion to the Wardenship of Oahu
Prison 1t is. to US, striking illustra-
ton of the fact that it is still possible
for a Hawaiian to receive some of the
highest honors within the gift of the
people of this Territory. We believe
that your long services in the Police
Department and your steady rise there
in, constitute an object lesson to the
Hawaiian people. Your recent promo
ton is a well-deserved tribute to your
honesty, ability and faithfulness to
duty. AS an officer in the Police De-
partment and, for the past eleven years,
as Deputy Warden of Oahu Prison,
you have proven yourself to bean honor
to your race and worthy son of Ha-
wall nei. We most sincerely hope that
the same cordial relations which have
always existed between US, in the past,
will continue unbroken in the future.
While pledging you our most faithful
cooperation in the performance of your
administrative duties we pray the AL
mighty that you may be spared to en-
joy for many years the legitimate rec
onpense deserved by a life of faith
fulness and devotion to duty
This was signed by all the officers of
the prison, most of whom have served
under Deputy Warden Kamana for
many years.
Warden Kamana, visibly affected.
answered in part as follows:
you how much I appreciate this DEM
onstration, which is, indeed, one of
encouragement and good will towards
me. I thank you all for it.
ST am much gratified to see among
US today the members of the Prison
Committee of the Y. NJ. c. A. For
years, gentlemen, I have had the pleas
ure to welcome you here Sunday after
Sunday and assure you that I have
appreciated your efforts in behalf of
the men confined here. Permit me to
assure you that l shall be as much
pleased to welcome you here in the
future as in the past, and that 1 shall
do all in my power to help you in your
work.
ITO you, officers of Oahu Prison, 1
heartily give my thanks for your adj
dress. Without your help and cooper
alton it would be impossible for any
warden to fulfil his whole duty As
you SO kindly say in your address, 1
hope that the same cordial relations
Will continue between us as have ex-
listed for so many years and that you
will all help me to make the admins
tration of Oahu Prison as easy, as
humane, and as just as it is possible
to make it. Let US all strive together
to keep it to the efficient standard at
tanned by our late Warden, High
Sheriff William Henry.
you men, whom the troubles Of this
life have placed temporarily between
these walls, know that you have my
sympathy. My service here has taught
me that prison life is hard one in
deed. but it can be made easier if you
accept it in a spirit of resignation. Be
obedient to your officers, execute
promptly all their orders. respect the
rules which have been made for your
direction and you will find that it shall
be my pleasure and that of my officers
to make it as easy for you as possible
Once more, gentlemen. officers and
men, I tender you my sincere thanks
for your words of encouragement and
good Will
Other speakers were Mrs. G. W.
Rider, E. A Miller, A E. Lutz and
Rev. Mr. Turner. The services came
to a close with the singing of Hawaii