The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-08
MEMENTO GOES
To c. D. GILMAN
Thirty-Five Citizens Send Their
Testimonial of Ap-
probation.

BY the steamship Columbian there
goes forward to Hon. Gorham D. Gil
man, of Boston, the staunch and loyal
friend of the Hawaiian Islands, token
of appreciation and respect, in the
shape of handsome koa dining table
from a number of gentlemen, who,
knowing what Mr. Gilman has done
for Hawaii, were desirous of aeknowI-
edglng it in some suitable way while
Mr.. Gilman is still living. The token
of appreciation has taken the form of
a koa table. 1t is both massive and
handsome. It was made in Hilo from
the finest lumber in the stock of the
Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Company,
selected personally by w. w. Harris.
The idea of the memento arose in a
conversation between Secretary Mott
Smith s father and Mr.. Gilman were
warm personal friends, and none in Ha-
waii know Mr.. Gilman better than w.
@. Smith. The idea being broached it
soon took form. Mr. w. o. Smith took
charge of the matter of carrying it out
and it was he who drafted the letter
of presentation This letter has been
beautifully engrossed and illuminated
by Viggo Jacobsen, and this illuminat-
ed letter goes by registered mail by the
next steamer carefully enclosed in
metal cylindrical case. The letter and
the signatures are as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, July
II, 1908: Hon. Gorham D. Gilman, Bos-
ton, Mass. Dear Sir.-We, the under
signed residents of Hawaii, desire to
express to you our high appreciation
of the distinguished service you have
rendered Hawaii, during the years that
have passed
ftWith your large knowledge of the
Islands, their history and traditions,
and the profound and abiding aloha,
which YOU have for the Hawaiian peo-
pie, you have ever been jealous of their
interests and valiant in their defense.
Notwithstanding the years which
have elapsed since you resided here
you have maintained intimate and re-
markable knowledge of events trans
piring in Hawaii, and you have ever
been ready to use this knowledge to
protect its interests There have been
occasions when the first information
we had here of public attacks made
against us were your articles in lead
ing paper in refuting false charges
and correcting misstatements.
1.-THE greatest reward which has
come to you has been in the knowledge
of the good which has come to this
land which we all love and the con-
seiousness that you have contributed
to the results that have followed, but
we wish to pay our tribute of praise
and aloha, and to thank you.
Thinking that you might prize
some article of Hawaiian manufacture
from us in token of our regard we ask
you to accept this table made of native
koa. The intrinsic value is small but
it carries with it our heartfelt aloha
Mai kou mau makamaka Oiaio mai.
" (Signed) Stanford B. Dole, P. c.
Jones, j. B. Castle, W. Chamberlain,
George II. Robertson, James Gordan
Spencer, H. Fl. Parker, w. R. Castle,
A. L. c. Atkinson, Cecil Brown, w. D.
Charles M. Cooke, Robert
Levers, B. F. Dillingham;, W. F. Frear,
E. A. Mott Smith, VIM w. Hall, G.
n. Wilcox, j. P. Cooke, w. E. Rowell, |
W. L. Hopper, s. NJ Damon, Henry E. |
Cooper, G.. r. Carter, A. B. Clark, Fred |
I. P. Waterhouse, Charles II. Atherton, |
L. A. Thurston, F. A. Schaefer,W o. |
Smith, William C. Parke, Albert F.
Judd, NJ. p Robertson, N. B. Emerson,
W. J. Forbes. -