Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-21
BRITISHERS Who
LLFIGHI HUNS
BANQUET GUESTS
Second Contingent From Ha-
wall Given Rousing Send
off at Banquet

Forty jolly Britishers. who leave to-
day by the Niagara, bound for the
trenches, were given a rousing send.
off by the British Club at banquet
held at the Young hotel last night.
More than so enthusiastic British
residents of Honolulu, headed by Con-
sui Z. L. S. Gordon, who presided,
helped to make the recruits tarewell
an event long TO be remembered.
Fred Harrison. George Bustard and
II. G. Winkley, officers Of the British
Club. assisted in managing the tesu'
vities. -.
A toast to the Army and Navy"
was responded TO by Peter Tosh, who
spoke in glowing terms OF the Ameri'
can and English military services,
now united in the common cause OF
humanity. II. A Taylor responded 10
Our Boys" and spoke feelingly Of
the 40 men gathered about the table
who would soon be facing the Hun
bullets. Judge Ashford responded 10
the toast to The President and
stirred the gathering with his pa
triotic utterances When the toast TO
King George was proposed, the entire
company responded by singing God
Save the King" President Harrison
spoke for the British Club.
One of the surprises Of the evening,
which Mr.. BASTARD had been keeping
up his sleeve, was the announcement
; that Lady Sen Mel, the Chinese vau-
deville star, would sing for the ban.
queters. After a rendition, and after
dnpHondnd
and given, Lady Sen Mel made short
speech. She said she wished that she
could be with the boys when they
march into Berlin.
Later on the set program was laid
aside, and a number OF singers we're
called upon for impromptu recitals.
Among them were Paddy Moffat, Neil
Slattery, Wilfred Singleton, Jack Pat.
ten, Carlos Caceres, o. U. Hyatt, A.
G. Hutton, Tommy Lishman and j.
Thompson. Lady Sen Mel was &C.
ccmpanied by Miss Pearl Johnson.
The contingent which leaves today
for Canada will be in charge Of John
r, Moffitt, a British army veteran.
The majority of the volunteers will
ioin the Canadian Overseas forces,
the remainder journeying on to Eng.
land where they will enlist in the
British army.
Following is list Of the volunteers:
Arch. Chas. Hickman, ROLAND G.
Bell, Sydney Hayhurst, John o. Roth
well, Thomas ]. Hull, Frank s. Black
wood, Wilfred J. Singleton, Richard
Owen and Richard J. Blake, all OF
England.
Robert Forrest, Peter Torrance, VIII.
liam Mclean, John p. M. Thomson,
Andrew Gardner, Geo. M. Brown.
Thos. Strathairn, Geo. F. Low, David
S. Johnston, Thos. Donaldson Stewart,
Alfred e. Stewart, John K. Crabbe,
Alex. G. Hutton, Geo. Fraser, Geo. w.
MacConachie, Geo. Chalmers and j.
d. Ralph, Of Scotland.
John Robt. Mofftt, VIM. ]. Scully
and John Nolan, of ireland.
VIM. H. Battersby, Robt. L. Lean.
der, Joseph j. Lamere, John A. Nc.
kinley, Edwin B. Herkes and Lee B.
Turner, Canadians. ..-..
]. A. Houser, born in Australia;
Albert Townsend, born in New Zea-
land; VIM. w. Wright, born In Ho-
nolulu, and Henry s. Padgett and Har-
~ H. Lewis, born in the United States,
OF British parentage.
In addition to these volunteers, Mrs
MacGregor and her two young chill.
dren will leave for Vancouver en-
route to Scotland. Donald MacGregor,
her husband, was in the first contin-
gent which left here last month. Mrs.
Peterson, with her three children also
leaves for Vancouver, were her hus-
band is located. He was one Of the
volunteers who left on the last trip
OF the Makura. f..