The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Chinese Athletic Club can play
baseball as thousands who saw the
Riverside League games can testify
and now it must stand that they can
serve luaus and entertain their guests
every whit as well. If any went to the
luau as served yesterday afternoon by
members of the Chinese Athletic Club
at the home of Mrs Ayau in Aala
Lane, expecting to be bored they quick
ly changed their mind and remained to
enjoy every moment of the evening for
the club members are capital hosts.
The Chinese Athletic Club is an Or
ganization which is unique in its place
for it is probably the only Organiza-
ton of it's kind in the whole world. 1t
seems marvellous to think of a club
composed of Chinese American citi-
zens for the most part organizing a
club on American lines, playing the
games that Americans have played for
generations and beating them at their
own game. For the Chinese Athletic
Club of Honolulu did that very thing.
They played the American, national
game and won a championship through
hard work and number ! baseball The
organization has 100 members. a part
of these are on the coast and a part
are in China.
Although organized only a year and
a half ago the club already exerts an
influence for the best. over the Chinese
community which gives promise of
greater things to come In the near
future the club will build club house
and they are already thinking of giving
as much attention to educational and
political lines as they are to athletics.
Yesterday in honor of their first great
victory the club was given a luau by
few of its members. The yard
surrounding Mrs Ayaus resi-
dence in Aala Lane was offered for
| the occasion and the preparations went
forth which eliminated SO splendidly
last evening.
Most of the guests and members of
the club had gathered by o'clock and
while waiting for the edibes to be
placed upon the tables, which were
placed i'm the garden underneath a
beautiful bower built of palm leaves
and flowers, fireworks were set off and
many a joke was cracked amid the
| bursting of the crackers and the roar Of
the rocket. About the bower were flags
of the club, China and the United
| States.
Soon all of the guests were called to
| the luau. All of the good things
! known to the Hawaians were served.
| -Four pigs went over the great divide so
that the boys should properly celebrate
| the winning Of the pennent and the
| cup.
| At the head of the table were placed
| President and Mrs A. X. f. zap and
on the presidents right hand side was
seated the Chinese Consul, Mr.. Chong
Tso Fan who was accompanied by his
wife After the guests were seated
Mrs. zap filled the championship cup,
a beautiful silver loving cup suitably
engraved, with champagne and then
asking the team to rise she toasted
! them and the cup was passed to each
member of the team each of whom
had a sip of the beverage.
| This pleasing ceremony over the luau
was set upon and never before did luau
suffer so. All present had all that they
could eat and drink. A quintette club
made sweet music during the evening.
Shortly after everyone had finished
eating the manager of the team En-
Sue Kong, addressed the club. He
spoke of the work of the Club and
what they hoped to do in the future.
They had been successful in athletics
and they meant to be likewise success
cul in eXerting over the residents of
the Chinese community an influence
that was good. He thanked Barney
JOY for the aid he had given them. He
thanked also the press for aid given.
Consul Chang Tso Fan was called
upon for a few remarks. He spoke in
Chinese and as interpreted after the
luau he urged principally that the boys
give the same attention to the affairs of
the community and of the affairs of
the Chinese Government as they did
to athletics. He further stated that
he was very much pleased with the
IWay the club had won the championship
and that they could always depend up
on him for a backing in their affairs
He would be ever heady to caution and
to advise, His concluding remark was
the signal for long and continued APP
plause
Sheriff Brown was called on for a
speech. The Sheriff modesuy made a
few remarks thanking the boys for ask
ing him to be present and promising
them that he would always do all that
he could, in or out of office, for their
benefit.
Sheriff Brown was instrumental on
Saturday in gaining possession Of the