The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-06

HONOLULU. A
say: The luau? Why. IT is the mos
typical, distinctive feast TO be foun,
IN ali tne world. And all this? Ga,
Paree? Why, this place and occasio,
mas the oculevards OF Paris dashed I,
the IIl2stt'-
SMITH PAYS TRIBUTE.
Then ". o. Smith arose under tn,
continued cali for a speech. He sal.
something about captains of enter.
prise in the islands There was DR.
r. w. Wood of Kof1ala. a pioneer
in sugar planting; Captain Makee. VIII,
followed; 5. G. Wilder, master OF
transportation problems; b. F. Dill
lingham (cheers). who has been tbs
leader in the promotion of enterprises
/ in this country" We come down t
the McBryde plantation. whose begin
ninss was the plantation started by
our distinguished friend here. August
I Dreier tcheers) then we come to w. E
! RoweI. who foresaw this Wainiha
plant, his plan being fostered by the
indomita bic energies of w A. Kinney
and the scientific knowledge of 4.
Gartley. (Cheers.) McBryde planta-
/ ton could not have gone on but for
I. H. Davies & Co. Being under the
management of AIR. Stodart the plan
tation has pushed ahead i'll its develop
ment. There is the Honolulu Iron
Works. too, not TO be forgotten.
Mr.. Smith said there We're problems
of national interest, but down here. in
our own limited sphere, we also have
problems 20 work out which require
the same indomitable spirit as in other
countries. What we have witnessed.
today is for the good of the whole
island of Kauai and I wish to pay my
tribute to the men who have carried
it out.
DELIVERED THE GOODS.
w. A. Kinney spoke in humorous and
serious vein. He said he thought Mr..
Smith IN going over the various people
might forget Manager VIM. Stodart,
for he was entitled TO a great deal of
praise. In reviewing the work of the
past few years he felt there were
names of some who should be remem-
bered at the feast and he toasted j.
NJ. Lydgate, whose inside knowledge
of matters connected with all the en-
terpriSes thereabout was invaluable
He travelled over the mountains and
blazed the way. As to Henry Jaeger.
the ditch and tunnel contractor, lie
wished to pay him a tribute. He had
delivered the goods on time and when
many shook their heads and said he
couldn't. when l asked him to get
through earlier than was called for he
ordered steam drills and went to work
with them,' said Mr.. Kinney, because
the contract and not the letter of it,
Mr.. Kinney said that, under the cir j
although relative, he
could not refrain from offering a
toast to the host of the evening. Mr..
Walter McBryde. He personally had
known nothing about an entertain
hent at Laval Beach. The toast was
offered and responded to with cheers
and gurgles.
One of the biggest hits of the even
ng was the hapa- haole talk of Harry
5on Holt. Speaking half in broken En-
slish and half in Hawaiian, and fol-
owing the manner of Hawaiians who
nave not grasp of the English lam
suage. Mr. Won Holt kept the guests
n a roar of laughter.
Jack Lucas. of course, was asked for
| speech and he gave one which was
.'panini Jack" At the same
line he took the occasion to launch
-hei boom of Walter Dillingham; for
supervisor to take his seat at the
county board. He said he wanted
else to be ''sticker4' w.
. Pfotenhauer made the briefest
peech Of the evening. Tt was one
word, and was the signal for the up-l
urning of glasses toward the moon. !
Governor Carter, L. A. Thurston, Wal
er McBryde, Prince, Kuhio and others
ave brief responses.
AN ENCHANTING SCENE.
Following the luau came the culmi
lation of Lawai's hospitality. The I
anal was cleared of the tables and the
.ueSts seated themselves about three c
ides of the room. The Oriental Ian {
ems shed a subdued light upon the {
olished floor and gave the interior a {
harming effect. AT one end carpet !
vas laid and on this four mats, and c
pon each of these was placed a a
hanting gourd Four Hawaiians, C
ressed in white, wearing lima lels /
n their hair and small leis of MALE "
bout their shoulders, seated them L
elves behind the gourds and began o
n old-tine Hawaiian chant. 1t was S
esponded to from another apartment, a
nd when the chanting waxed faster II
wo Hawaiians, man and woman, Il
9th wearing white blouses, red &C t
ordion pleated skirts and black hose, il
18th anklets of yellow feathers, glided il
ut upon the lanai. Then followed t
he old-time dance, an exhibition OF Il
race and agility, but lacking the in n
efficacy suggested by the modern Ha- Il
allan dances. 1t was scene of en-
nantment throughout, the setting of Ii
lie grounds and the generous hospital [
V affording the happy conclusion of T
day of successive pleasures and sur
rises. ID
1t was II o'clock when the last car a
age from Laval arrived at koloa T
nding with the last tired but happy A
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