The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-11
HAWAIrS FIRST CITIZEN
Los Angeles Times.

thhrm ~ thht sunday nornlng brehk'
fast. Mrs Dole In the shcercst OF white
grass linen morning gowns sitting al
one end OF the table. the Judge In spot.
less white at the other end. and their
charming niece from the States, who
was their house guest. sitting opposite
me gowned In white.
And that breakfast The traditions
OF the good old days In Maine still
cling even in the far islands OF the sea.
and such brown bread. dark and rich,
such baked beans and such Goldfish
balls, A typical Sunday morning
breakfast OF Yankee land. and how
good II tasted. This breakfast was a
combination OF the east and the west.
typical perhaps OF the readiness with
which the American adopts any of the
good Hawaiian customs, and the way
in which his old-time eastern ones are
introduced into Hawaii. There were
alligator pears, one of the best fruits
that the islands have to offer, and wild
guavas cut to expose their strawberry
colored hearts, and served with cream.
thick and yellow. There was also
good kona coffee, island grown, and on
the table was tall Venetian glass
vase of some beautiful tropical blos-
SONS from a luxuriantly Towering
tree then in bloom. And this Maine-
Honolulu repast was served by little
wooden-shod Japanese maid who pat.
tered about the room with mincing
steps. A great cat. sleek and WELL
hammered, laid her velvety paws upon
her masters arm and coaxed prettily
for her breakfast The soft breezes,
balmy with the smell of sea and hedge
row, rustled the cocoanut trees, set the
fern fronds a-trembling and came in
at the open doors in morning greeting.
And the grand old man" gave me a
second helping of brown bread and
beans with the same dignity and graz
ciousness that are characteristic of him
on the judges bench.
Jude Dole's home contains many fine
paintings and other works of art. and
is the rendezvous for coterie of liter
airy and artistic people who gather for
an occasional salon.
In his memorable speech at the Ho-
nolulu luau, Judge Dole sounded a note
of warning. You have been strong in
your praise of our climate, of our beauty
2po's, VI VIC nospi.a'ily VI our peopie.
-. We w mot wan. sou " 30 away
~. 'ie ieeils thae everything ID "a
''iou,u Nc Sou uo YOU CAN oo 10
~ So w al. eo".ioNeeu Wy very
-, .ne ,aee piouieih'
races. 1t is a problem that will in
III I'm anu hiusl oe h'e'
u
All that Is Tor the pest TOT Hawah
lies close TO the heart or this loyal
patriot, ana much indeed does Hawaii
owe to MIN.
AS Hon. Lorrin A. Thurston, former
Minister from Hawaii to the United
States, once wrote of him in the Out
look: He has an unselfsh public
spirited devotion to principle regard
lessor personal interests. He was
porn IN 1874 In Honolulu, OF missionary
parents VINO lett their nome In Maine
IN ls4o. HIS parents founded Oahu
Colege, the leading educational insti-
tuition in Honolulu, and 1t was there
That Sanford Ballard Dole received his
early education. He then earned
enough money to take MIN east, where
ne earned ana was graduated from
w iiharhs Collese IN massachusetts at
inc age OF ~ he studied law In Bos-
Loh' ana was admitted TO the Massa-
,husetts par In 1866. He returned to
tioholuIu ana LOOK up the practise OF
a". HIS Wlie was formerly Anna +.
~ate OF Castihe, Me- In 1854 ne was a
representative TO the Legislature and
isalh IN 1850 was member or the Re-
-ornh party formed 10 nsht the arpl-
-rary RUE estapished by hlng haia-
taua ana continued by ms sister queen
In 1881 Mr.. Dole was ap-
'oiiiteu Juuse OF the supreme Court,
ne posi'ioh' "iiici ne resisheu IN 1898
20 become leaoer III the provisional
government "hlch oVerthrew the mon-
,rchy. lie heid the position OF Presi-
tent LOT hVe years. ana then' though IL
Hou,u mean the giving up OF the nrst
'osi'ioh III the isiahos' went 10 WASH
!, ,stoh 10 urge annexation. he was
IoVerhor Oh ha"aii from lsoo TO 1905
I'M no" Is federai Justice OIL the Ter
',oiy' Zoo,
III 1893 ne dralted ana secured the
'ac',ieh' OF .he hrst homestead law
,ioslulils lor .he SAFE OF government
anus Oh easy teams TO actual settlers
W ii'ihs IA 'he outiook' Mr. Ihurstoh
eiers 10 'he great bravery OF the man
r' IN ne anu Chiei justice Harris $1,000