The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-11-15
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Kaai's MINISTRIES, who played through
out the dining hour.
The menu, the especial work of Chef
Chevalier, was as elaborate and COM
plete as has ever been served in the
Territory, the whole affair being along
lines hitherto unsurpassed. The affair
was informal insomuch as there were
no set speeches, the banqueters being
able to do the fullest justice to the
occasion without feeling that they
would be expected to indulge in
rhapsody and metaphor during the
evening.
Two toasts only were proposed, that
to the President of the United States
and that to the President of the Assoc
citation, F. A Schaefer.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Following the banquet an extra ses-
sion of the association was convened
in the makai pavilion, a meeting to-
tally unexpected by those prominent
members who took the active parts.
After the members and their guests
were seated in the pavilion, signal
was given and ten sugar planters, in
close lock-step, filed in, taking their
places behind the footlights on the
platform and being called to order.
From certain distinguishing features
they were seen to be H. P. Baldwin,
E. c. Kennedy, ]. T. Moir, C. F. Eek
art, ]. P. Cooke, L. A. Thurston, C. NJ.
Cooke, George F. Renton and w. NJ.
Giffard
With proper ceremonies the session
was opened, the president welcoming
the members to another meeting,
whereupon the regular order of the
conventions was carried out. The ses-
sion being an executive one. no re-
porters were allowed, but enough of
the meeting overflowed to enable the
public to learn that c. F. Eckart eX-
tolled the value to the association of
the Experiment Station and announced
that it would soon be on a paying
basis. j. P. Cooke presented an ex-
haustive labor report, announcing that
at the earnest solicitation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt the planters had re-
luctantly agreed to accept the services
ing on ten-year contracts. The con-
sent of the planters had been obtained
beause of the overruning of the Ter
ritory with white laborers from Eu-
rope. Considerable opposition to the
report was made by c. NJ, Cooke, who
advocated a division of the plantations
and the settling free of cost of an
American family on each ten acres He
instanced the benefit which had follow
ed through the adoption of such "a
scheme by Brewer & Co. and urged the
other members to put aside such
things as dividends and profits. To
this L. A. Thurston spoke in strong
opposition, deprecating the idea of the
possibility of Americanizing Hawaii
and pointing out the impossibility of
white men ever being able to success
fully farm in the Territory. He Of
fered a resolution that the members
of the association use every means in
their power to Illustrate any investiga-
ton on the part of Federal officials.
So did the session go, the members
in the audience enjoying Immensely
the actions of themselves on the stage.
There was two-round go between a
prominent Hawaii manager and one
from Oahu, according to the rules of
the association when the lie direct
passes. Both were counted out for
fouling their own nest.
In conclusion the pseudo chairman
dropped his masking and read the fol-
lowing:
Gentlemen: Fifty years ago today
there arrived in these islands man
who has since become prominent in the
business and social life of this country,
and who by reason of his many ster-l
ling qualities has endeared himself to
ALL i
He early became identified with the
sugar industry of these islands and
was an officer of the first organization
of the Hawaiian sugar planters, and
he has now been honored by the asso-
citation with it's highest office.
Gentlemen, Mr.. Schaefer"
portrait of President Schaefer was
then uncovered. while all joined inq
singing THE Fatherland."
Mr.. Schaefer responded, visibly af-
fected by the applause which greeted
the uncovering of his portrait and the
singing. He said that he appreciated
the honor shown him and the kindness
with which his own anniversary had
been taken part in by the members of
the association, the memory of which
he would cherish during whatever
years were left him.
Mr.. Schaefer's address of thanks was
followed by He's Jolly Good Fellow
and the congratulations of those pres
eRt, the Acting Governor being the
first to take his hand and congratulate
him.
EXCURSION TO wAHIAWA.
The morning and some hours of the
afternoon were given over to investi-
eating the resources of Oahu, so far
as they could be seen from the win
dows of three chair cars travelling at
a good gait over the Wahiawa branch
line of the o. r. & L. Co.'S line. The
members of the association to the
number Of thirty, accompanied by Act
ing Governor Mott-Smith, Chief JUS
tice Hartwell. and Judge Henry E.