The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-21
CLUBS
FIRST DINNER
THIS NEWEST HONOLULU SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION MADE ITS DEBUT
MOST EFFECTIVELY LAST NIGHT

MOST EFFECIlN Ella LASI NlGt1l
The Commercial Club dinner last ev'
ening at the Seaside Hotel was a most
delightful and successful affair. 1t was
designed as sort of informal first
function of this newly organized social
club. from which so much is hoped and
expected for the amenity of business
and business life in this city
The table was set in the form Of a
great st. Andrews cross, on the lanai
Of the hotel, In the center was a great
bunch of papyrus, brilliant with vari-
colored electric lights. The decorations
of the table were red and green At
the head Of each arm of the cross,
which the table formed, sat an officer
of the club. At one, VicePresident A.
G. NJ Robertson, at another, w. r.
Harrington, at a third E, H. Paris, and
at the fourth F. w. Macfarlane.
As soon as the guests were seated,
Vice President Robertson who presided
i'm the absence of President George w,
Smith, made pleasing congratulatory
speech on the hopes and prospects of
the club. 1t had a purpose, as it was
believed it had a field. That purpose
was to bring together the men, whether
of business or the professions, who
represented the material side of life,
and to create and cultivate a spirit of
/ wholesome amenity and good will
among them and to unite them and
| their efforts for progress and better
ment.
The toasts began early. Chairman
| Robertson announced w. r. harrington
as the POSTMASTER of the evening. With
an abundance of anecdote and much
/ pleasantly Mr.. harrington proposed
the various toasts, and introduced
! those who were to respond. The toast
to the President was responded to by
Chief Justice Frear, who gave a brief
character sketch and estimate of the
man whom he said had given an en-
! tirely new meaning to the word "stren-
uous."
Judge S. B. Dole responded to the
toast The Territory of Hawaii by a
pleasing discourse on the philosophy of
club life, with effective illustration Of
it's Der aficial character from the his
tory and experience of Hawaii.
j. A. McCandless told of the future
home of the club, promising that it
would be ready by May l. R. w.
Breckons in a witty response illumn-
ated by some breezy Wyoming anec-
dotes, pointed the moral and adorned
the motto, "Strive hard, but eat and
drink as friends,
Charles L. Rhodes responded for the
Press" pointing out that notwith-
standing the seeming clamor and di-
versity in the utterances of the press
of the land or of any community, there
was a unity in it which made for pro-
gress and the benefit of the community
wherever it was actuated by the deter
mination to give the news of its field;
that it is the news-giving press that
was effective and valuable though it
was the news-giving element that
aroused enmity in some quarters.
r. H. Trent made most effective ad-
dress on Business and Politics urging
politics, the affairs of government, as
the highest purpose to which business
men could devote their efforts for the
public good,
F. w. Macfarlane gave a testing ac-
count of the difficulties that had beset
the entertainment committee in this
affair. He put forward quite effective
ly the proposal, which has had serious
consideration in the club, of a Wom-
ans Auxiliary. which, though held in
abeyance for the present, has not been
given up wholly by some of the MEM
bers.
c. H. Dckey, responding for the
"Army" gave some interesting remin-
iscences of the war for the Union. A,
Gartley, responding for the Navy,
spoke of the spirit of hospitality which
the "old navy" experienced in Homo
lulu, and which had made Honolulu
famous the world over.
Fred L. Waldron spoke for the Mer-
chants Association, and A. B. Lindsay
for the Scotch.
e. POLITE for kindred organizations in
San Francisco, made a very pleasant
, speech in which he gave some humor-
Gus tips on how to run club.
E. I. Spalding, on behalf of the Cham
Der of Commerce, the oldest CONNER
cial body in the Territory, made an ex.
ceedingly graceful and appropriate ad.
dress.
Following the dinner, the guests
gathered in little knots and discussed
the dinner, club and other matters OF
interest.
Those present were; Judge Dole
Judge Frear, C. L. Rhodes, Mr.. Math'
ewson, E. I. Spalding, r. r. Reidford
A. G. NJ, Robertson, A. Gartley, W. R
Harrington, O. A. Steven, r. w. Per
kins, ]. F.. Childs, c. H. Atherton, VIM
Thompson, NJ. Phillips, j. c. Pratt, c
H. Jennings, S. Stevenson ]. L. Young
G.. T. Klugel, O. c. Swain, John Len
nox, W. T, Lucas, r. c. Lydecker, ]. 4
Fleming, F. ]. Cross, H. F. Wichman
j. S. McCandless, u. X. Myers, r,
Stackable, ]. D. McInerny, L. Abrams
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