Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-20

ARE we'll DINED
Commercial Club Host
At Dinner Honoring
Correspondents

Newspapermen representing the
pick Of the largest and best papers
and press associations in the world.
as well as members of the local press
and prominent men of Honolulu. were
entertained last Saturday evening at
one of the most successful dinners
ever given at the Commercial Club. II
was Booster Dinner No. 2" and was
genuine success In the way of n
booster" from the time the first
course was served until the last
speaker had been heard.
All of the newspapermen, the visit
ors and local representatives, were
seated at a long table running down
the center of the room. George w.
Smith, president of the Commercial
Club. sat at the head Of the table. and
w. II. Harrington, POSTMASTER, was
placed at the other end Franklin
Matthews, representing the Lafiin
News Association, and X. II. Patchin
of the New York World, were seated
on each side Of President Smith, while
at the other end, on either side OF
POSTMASTER w. r. Harrington. were
II. l.. Clotworthy Of the United Press
Association. and Royal ID. Mead OF
the Planters Monthly.
Following the dinner, George w.
Smith arose and introduced Mr.. Far
rington as he POSTMASTER Of the
evening. He also proposed silent
toast to the President of the United
States, which was drunk standing. H.
l.. Clotworthy of the United Press As
ISOLATION was called upon first to
speak by Toastmaster Harrington.
Mr.. Clotworthy stated that he had
been here ten years ago, and since
that time It had always been his hope
to once more visit these islands, and
now that this ambition has been
achieved II will be his earnest desire
that he be enabled to once again In the
future make visit here. When Mr.
ClotwOrthy said that Honolulu just
reaches out her voluptuous arms and
gathers the stranger In" cries OF
Hear! Heart" resounded through
the large hall. Mr.. Clotworthy made
some very excellent and sensible re
marks apropos the growth to come oi
the merchant marine in the Pacific
Ocean, and said thar he hoped In time
| W lol OHls btt ItdTl IidIDOi Hllct
with Uncle Sans fighting machines
but also Honolulu harbor cleaning
with the sails Of hundreds OF merchan
ships flying the flag Of the nation.
Franklin Matthews, representing thu
! Latin News Association and the New
York Sun, a man grown gray in tn
news.gathering service, on one of tn,
acknowledged best papers OF tn
) world, filled with experiences and car
Q able of telling them In the cleares
i manner, was the next man called ar
J. on by Toastmaster Harrington, WHIT
In introducing him, gave a short PAL
!. able to illustrate the fact that Just a
THE clothes do not make the man,
. neither do the Rats In the Desk
make the Newspaper" the Sun ofiic
desks being famous for the humble
: of rodents hidden away In their darl
untouched and unbothered compar
j. ments. Mr.. Matthews told in hun
orous manner the story OF the tri
from Hampton Roads on around tn
!. Horn, how he and Patchin were tn
only survivors. as 1t were, of the orr
7 inal newspapermen who started o,
> with the Armada, and how the othel
had dropped by the wayside on Il
trip around. In passing, Mr.. Matthew
o paid a high compliment TO two famo,
and uchdiscussed writer's, Frederic
Palmer and MIR. Reuierdahl. and "a
that no mpatter what the latter hi
- written In criticism OF the Unit,
u. States Navy had been written becau
u. Reuterdahl believed 1t through al
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