The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-01
TO
CAP TAIN WEEOEN
MAUI FRIENDS OF THE SHIP
MASTER TENDER THE RETIRING
MASTER \ BANQUET

KAHULUI, Maui, October 31.-On
Saturday evening last at the Maui Hotel
Waikiki, a number of friends of Cap
tain II. f. Weeden of the 5. ;. Nebras-
kan. rendered him a farewell dinner,
this being his last "trip i'm the steamer.
The dinner was held in the new pri-
vate dining room of the hotel, up stairs
although the room is not yet quite
finished, and was great success in
every way. The table was an oval
shaped one, and near one end about the
center was a miniature representation
of the smokestack ana bridge of the
Nebraskan, the smokestack beng paint
ed the regulation buff color with the
blue band around it, and the bridge be-
ing covered with flowers. At one end
of the table stood a framed bill of fare,
handed painted and aptly illustrated
with regulation sea scenes, the scenes
representing the production of the diff
ferent items of the bill of fare. This
bill Of fare which was framed under
glass was presented to Captain Weeden
as a souvenir, and as a token of esteem
| from those present. At each plate was
! a name card and a printed menu card
| of the bill of fare on the outside of
which was inscribed:
Grub given to Captain H. E. Weeden
| by a lot of land lubbers of Kahului at
| Maui Hotel, October %, 1906"
On the inside of the card the menu
read as follows:
| Grub: Lime Juice; Sailed Jumper
| Buttons; Barnacles dong necks); Scut-
tie Butt Grog; Delaying Pin Soup;
Fried Shard with Tar Sauce; Clipped
Deck Planks, Broken Nose Grog; Salt
Horse with Deck Plugs; Stuffed Brom-
leykite; Marlinspikes with Slush Sause;
Bottled Spray; Gulf Weed Kelp; Dogs
body Salad; Arctic Wavetops; Trucks,
Keats and Blocks; Hollystones; Bilge
Water, Hard Tack"
Thomas Cook of the Kahului r. r.
Co. acted as POSTMASTER, and in order
seated around the table were, Mr.. Cook,
Captain Weeden, r, w, Filler, G, b,
Knight (First mate Of the steamer and
Captain Weeden's successor0 H. b.
Weller, 7. A. Lloyd, Purser Plat of the
Nebraskan, Fred Hons, w. o. Aiken, j.
Hattie and Captain Parker who is in
charge of the dredging at Kahului. Mr..
Filler responded to the toast of Captain
Weeden. Captain Weeden replied in
a few happy remarks and then toasts
were responded to in the following or
der: Captain Weedens successor" by
Mr.. Weller to which Mr.. Knight very
gracefully REPLIED the Accounts" by
Mr.. Lloyd; "The Ladies, who travel
by Mr.. Platt; Uncle Sans Customs
by w. O. Aiken; "The American-Ha-
waiian S. S. Co. by Mr.. Hons and the
"Kahului Breakwater" by Captain Par.
ker. Toasts were also offered during
the evening to Kahului and to Mrs
Captain Weeden, songs were sung, sea
tales told, and altogether the evening
passed off most enjoyably.
Captain Weeden has made a host Of
friends on Maui, every one of whom
will see him leave the good ship Ne.
braskan with deep regret. He goes
with the sincere good wishes of all whC
know him and his genial personality
will long be remembered.
1t is a matter for congratulation tha'
Mr. Knight, who has for long been thu
First Officer of the ship is to succeed
to the command, for he knows the plac,
and the people, and the people know
him and are sure that the popularity o
the Nebraskan will not wane under hi
management.