The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-29
.LONGsHOREMEN
HOLD LUAU TODAY
First Anniversary of the Society
Is to Be FittiEgly
Celebrated.

Great preparations are being made
for the Longzhoremen's luau which is
to be given on the Matson company's
wharf this afternoon. Arrangements
are being made for feast for twelve
hundred or more.
The affair Is in celebration Of the.
first anniversary OF the Hpi Kokua
anne Manawalea 0 ma Poola, or the
Longshoremen's Mutual Benefit Socie-
". This is mutual benefit society.
not a labor union, and its objects are
10 relieve the distress Of its members
and to provide fund for the burial
Of such as die and provide means for
the support Of the widows and orphans.
The society was organized February
2s. 1857. and so is now celebrating the
close Of its first year of existence.
During that year II has expended more
than fifteen hundred dollars in benefits
to its members and the widows and
orphans Of members.
The original plan was to have the
anniversary luau yesterday. But in
view of the fact that both the China
and the Texan were scheduled TO ar
rive that day. the luau was postponed
20 Saturday afternoon as being a more
satisfactory time 10 have it, anyway.
Yesterday great preparations were
going on at the Matson wharf The
whole wharf within the shed Enclosure
was swept and garnished, and the FIVE
long tables, each capable OF seating
more than 200 were being put in place
The dishes were being unpacked. Co
coanut branches were being arranged
TO give the place a festive appearance.
out on Liliha street up toward
wylIie the preparations for cooking
the feast we're going on An immense
iuu was being prepared within which
the pig. and sweet potatoes. and fish,
and other edfbles were to be roasted
There are about four hundred mem
bers Of the society. and each member
is entitled to bring his wife and one
other 10 the feast. Then there are a
large number Of invited guests Invi-
tazfous have been issued TO the Coun-
tv Supervisors and other county Of
hejals. 70 representatives Of tae vari-
GUS shipping firms and interests. and
70 a. number Of distinguished friends OF
the organization. including a. L c
Atkinson.
The plan issfor the society TO march
in fnu force from Motley hall, neal
Kuxui street, TO the feast at the Mat
son wharf. the Hawaiian band lead
ing. Al the feast the president OF the
society. Charles Kanekoa, viii preside
There viii be speeches, Of course
+hongh lust what the program OF
snAecFes viii be has not been fully
arranged. But everybody knows ina
II would be impossible to get tina
number of Hawauans together anG
rnix officials and politicians with then
without having speeches. and probabl!
some political speeches at that, though
:. i announced, that political speeche
are tabu.
Tn addition to the members Of IN
society and its more Distinguish
guests. an Invitation has been sent t
every Hawaiian or white stevedora i
Honolulu.
TIE wharf and the wharf shed vi
be decorated with flags of al nation
and few others. the shipping in tn
barbor furnishing this feature Of tn
affair.
Far several years past the steve3or
inc concern Of MeCabe. Hamilton
penny Co. has given a luau at Christ
mas time TO the longshoremen Fo
cartons reasons Christmas did nc
: move the most appropriate time, IN
Torgsboreuen desiring TO be at HON
! a. mar season. Last Christmas. there
f,-a NcCabe, Hamilton & Kenny G
resented sum Of money TO II
tTongshoremen's society TO be used
any manner irs saw 1T. This none
. vas reserved for the present purpos
bs naan added to BY. members
ia society and othess and will furnis
: e,--n the well appointed Iuau wflif
r -vf,4 grace the boards this afternoon