The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-23
ARMY, NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS
The Commercial Club Banquet
for the Service
Officers.

Uncle Sans army, navy and marine
corps were honored last evening by
the Honolulu Commercial Club at
dinner at which the most cordial rea-
tions between the services and the
commercial interests of the Hawaiian
Islands were expressed. The banquet
hall was not only attractive with its
garnishment of flowers and palms, but
a dEsshsof the picturesque was added
by the uniforms of the officers present
The utmost of cordiality reigned and
as the evening passed along the guests
were entertained with musical pro-
gram of rare excellence. In addition
to the orchestral selections of Sonny
Cunha and musicians, solos were rem
dered by Messrs. Henry Clark, R. j.
Buehly, James Dougherty and A. Cas-
ceres. Encores were demanded from
all. Mr. Dougherty sang some topical
songs with local hits which eonvulsed
the guests.
Mr.. James Wakefield was toastmas-
ter, and in calling for toasts, said:
Gentlemen: We have the honor and
privilege of entertaining as our guests
this evening the commandments and of
icers of the navy and army who are
stationed in our Islands. Gentlemen of
the havy and army, on behalf of the
governors and members of the CONNER
cial Club of Honolulu, I bid you very
hearty welcome, not only as men whose
presence with the ones under your COM
mand add to the safety and prosperity
of our Island Territory, but, as men
with whom we desire a closer acquain-
tanee and eomradeship in our club and
social life generally.
Gentlemen, as members of the Com
mercial Club, we are naturally watch
ing with great interest the develop
ment of the naval and army establish
ments here, because it means locally
continuance of safety to life and prop
erty, and a prosperous community as
a whole, but better still the develop
ment of the naval and army depots
here will bring us into closer touch
with the wider issues of national life.
This means much to a community
in the world has the breadth and pos
SiDiiltIeS anu prospects lHdG Cue OHitco
States possess today.
"We are most fortunate in having
at the nation IS helm, William Howard
Taft, man whose experience of life
and great capabilities, is matched only
by his breadth of sympathy with all
classes. Yale men the world over nat
urally point to him with great pride
and claim for Yale all the honors of
last November, but the most ardent
of Yale g followers must fall in line
and admit that it was the magnificent
interference of Harvard that rolled up
the grand score that placed Mr.. Taft
in the presidential chair. But gentle
men, Mr.. Taft is not merely high
grade college man and diplomat, he is
essentially statesman for the people
and as such I ask you to join me in
drinking to the health of President
William Howard Taft
Rising toasts were proposed to the
Navy and the Army, Captain Rees,
e. S. N. commandant of the naval sta
ton, and Colonel Walter S. Schuyler,
Fifth Cavalry, Z. S A., responding.
Captain Rees said a welcome was
scarcely needed, for the Army and Navy
had had thousand welcomes, and if
they all lived thousand years they
could never repay them. The glad hand
was extended always TO the services
by Honolulu. The Navy had been with
Hawaii ever since the Islands became
known to the United States, and had
formed part of the history of the
Islands and helped them in difficulties
The captain concluded by reading some
verses of his own composition, entitled
"Oahu,' written when he was here
in 1876, which were appla -ded.
Colonel Schuyler, responding for the
Army, spoke in humorous vein and