The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-24
ENGINEERS TAKE
THEIR ANNUAL BATH
JOLLY TIME HAD by THE EN-
CHEERING ASSOCIATION LAST
SATURDAY.

1t was very jolly crowd of engineers
and their guests that gathered at the
Seaside Hotel on last Saturday after
noon for their annual bath and BAN
quet. The Engineering Association
planned the outing and it proved to be
a success in every way
! In accordance with the program and
| a large number of the engineers gather
ed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon for the
annual bath Upon arrival at the
grounds each members was given a
piece of toweling and some soap and
he was then advised to take "a bath.
! Nearly all took a swim.
BY 1880 o'clock all Of the members
had arrived and President Edward c.
Brown of the association ordered all of
them into the banquet.
The tables were set upon the broad
lanai of the Hotel near the ocean They
were placed in U shape and were
beautifully decorated. There were
nearly one hundred guests at the af-
| fair.
President Brown Of the Association
acted as POSTMASTER. on his right
hand side as the guest of honor sat
James c. Wilder a division superin-
tendenht of the Southern Pacific Com
pany who is in the islands for a visit.
Marsden Campbell responded to the
toast 1.-The Engineer Mr.. Campbell
said in part:
What other profession has produced
the enormous amount of wealth equal
to that of the engineer, who pierced
old Mother Earth and made her dis
gorge the great wealth stored away?
Who conserved the floods Of winter and
doled them out during seasons of drouth
and made the land to blossom and fruc-
tify. 1t has been said that He who
makes two blades of grass grow where
one grew before is a public bene-
factor, and twice and thrice a bene-
factor has been the engineer, who
through his works made countless thou
sands grow where none bore their heads
above the desert wastes He has united
the distant places of the earth with
wire strands and has made the news
of today tomorrow and the story of to-
morrow the news of today.
"The engineer lives not through the
misfortune, trials and dissensions of
others, but rather from the wealth and
abundance he has created on earth and
from the fulness thereof. He has heal
, ed the scars of nature, made the pesti-
, lential swamps the abiding place of
. men in luxury, comfort and health. He
has forced the mighty waters of the
! ocean to take new courses that COM
merce might find easy access to the
= marts of the world. In his sanitary
work he has ridden plague-ridden cities
of pestilence of death, brought the pure
mountain waters to the doors of the
= people, and today he stands shoulder
to shoulder With the selfsacrificing
medical profession lifting the people
from degradation, filth and disease to
a better, cleaner and higher life"
c: C. Ballentyne responded to the
toast "The Officers" He stated that
he was satisfied with all of the officers
of the Association and that he would
be glad to see them continue in office
1t was good officers that kept the Asso-
= citation up to the standard where the
members would have it be.
To the toast 1.-The Ladies" ]. D.
Gaines the local superintendent of the
Cable Company responded. He stated
that if it were not for the ladies none
of the engineers would be present al
the banquet He closed a glowing tri-
butte to womanhood by the toast
Here's to the wine of woman's smile
i may we all get drunk on it,"
: Wallace R. Harrington responded ia
4 a toast to "The Press" and John A.
Y Hguhes responded to. a toast The New
Members" by eloquently giving a
selection from Dickens into which loca
characters were thrown.
William Welch, j. Hastings How
; land and P. j. Harwood all sang fol
the gathering. Their songs were much
L appreciated.
A. j. Halves Jr., of the committee or
entertainment was the last speaker OF
the evening. He spoke of the splendid
treatment they had received from Man
ager Church of the Seaside Hotel. All
who had anything to do with the ban
quet were warmly thanked.
The evening was brought to an end
by singing "Auld Lang Syne" and
aloha o."
The committee in charge of the af-
fair was composed of the following
A. G. Halves, Jr., ]. D. Gaines, c. V
E. Dove, R. Menaugh r. ]. Pratt.
Those present were j. S. X Cushing
ham, L. Petrie, F. ]. Cross, p. j. Har-
wood, w. L. WEIGH, e. L. Cutting
j. H. Rowland, G. H. Gere, c. Fl.
Smith, H. A. Silliman, Harry ]. Aud
b. S. Denison, R. w. Andrews, w. w
Hail. Walter E. WALL f. X. Mage, J.
H. Fuller, w. Weinrich, Jr., Walter
e. Wall, T. H. Petrie, E. G. Keen, c.
G. Ballentyne, ]. c. Wilder Edward
C. Brown, A. Gartley, G. S. Bush
Ernest Kopke, e. NJ. /Scoville, Mar
ston Campbell, George p. Denison
A. C. Halves, Charles r. Dove
Robert Menaugh, r, Kaeck, James
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