The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-10
VISITORS AND GIFTS.

"A VISITOR early IN the Gay was MI
N. w Potwine, father of Rev. Mr..
Potwine of the Episcopal Mission in
Palama, who was born in East Wind
sor, Conn, in 1925. He knew many Of
the old-time people of Branford
Conn, Mother Parker's birthplace, and
the two had quite long and interest
ing chat.
George r. Carter, Jr., son Of the
Governor, and four weeks Old, brought
a pretty bunch OF violets.
A bed-spread sent by old-time Ha-
gift greatly appreciated by the GEN.
tenanrian. It was adorned, as Hawai-
ian quilts are, generally, with Hawai-
ian flags, while some stars dotted its
surface.
These are for the United States
said the patriotic Yankee lady.
When F. A. Schaefer and A. S. Cleg-
horn entered, Mother Parker greeted
them with extreme cordially. Mr..
CIeghorn. she caused to sit by her, for
him we'll, and his wife, the late Prin-
cess Likelike, and her mother.
Her mother" referring to the par
ent of Princess Likelike, said Mother
Parker plaintively, was a good friend
of mine and she stood by me faith
fully
When the venerable lady heard that
an Advertiser representative was pres
ent she asked him to come near, and
taking his hand in hers she said:
my son, take my blessing to the
Advertiser, for it has long been a
visitor in our home"
When the Rev. w K. Poai entered, she
asked whether he was a resident here.
He replied in the affirmative and then
spoke in Hawaiian. Mother Parker drew
his head down TO hers and as the young
man knelt before her she gave him her
blessing. He then asked whether he
could pray for and with her. The GEN.
tenarian consented and for several
minutes the young man offered pray
er in Hawaiian. speaking very low. AL
though hard of hearing, Mother Par
ker heard every word distinctly, and
when the man arose her face wore an
expression of rest and Quietude.
How we'll you speak Hawaiian, and
oh, it was so good-your words" she
said. She was then told that he was
a native pastor, and she insisted that
he come often to see her.
When her descendants told her that
she was firing herself with the unusual
incidents of the day, Mother Parker
stiffened and said:
"Oh no, I'm not tired. I want no
rest today, because I want to see all
NV friends. But I'm afraid you will
all tire yourselves out on my account
81 have never felt better in my life
than today. I think everybody should
live to be a hundred years DID, and
she smiled at her own audacity.
Mother Parker's greeting to Hawai-
ians was affectionate in the extreme.
Her well known love for the natives
has endeared her to them. 1t is SAID
that when the Monarchy was over
thrown she was not pleased and from
that day to the present she has never
gone down to the city.
ooh. she's a real out-and-out Royal
;st." said one of her friends.
when shall I see the Queen?" ask
Ell Mother Parker about noon. She
was told that the Queen would come
during the afternoon.
.T do want to see the Queen" said
Mother Parker, shes had lot of
trouble and I must see her on this day.
From Kaneohe, where Mother Par
,xer resided for many years doing mis-
sionarv work, came the following let
ter. signed by Henry Cobb Adams:
Permit me to offer you my con-
eratulations on this your one hun
dredth birthday. Several Hawaiians
here who remember you we'll have re-
ouested me to send you their aloha"
THE QUEEN ARRIVES.
About o. m. Queen Lilfuokalanf ar
rived in her carriage. She came into
the room and greeted Mother Parker
arectionately Mother Parker express
cd keen delight in meeting the former
sovereign and they chatted on various
matters of interest mostly to them
selves for about ten minutes.
MOTHER CASTLE COMES.
Mother Castle. who is now in her
sstb wear was taken to the Parker
home to pay a visit to her old friend,
:. ~, automobile owned by J. P. Cooke.