Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-21
BRITISHERS Who
Will Fight 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 Tor t'S
trenches, were given rousing seno-
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 tare"eLi
an event long to be remembered.
Fred Harrison George Bastard 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 Amerl
can and English military services,
now united in the common cause OF
humanity. II. A. Taylor responded to
Our Boys" and spoke feelingly of
the 40 men gathered about the table
who would soon be facing the Hun
bullets. Judge Ashford responded 70
the toast TO The President anu
stirred the gathering with his pa
triotic utterances. When the toast 70
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
I'D 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
demanded
and given, Lady Sen Mel made a 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 were
called upon for impromptu recitals.
Among them were Paddy Moffat, Neil
Slattery, Wilfred Singleton, Jack Pat
ton, Carlos Caceres, o. U. Hyatt, a.
G. Hutton, Tommy Lishman and }.
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, British army veteran.
The majority of the volunteers will
join 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
we'll, Thomas J. Hull, Frank S. Black
wood, Wilfred J. Singleton, Richard
Owen and Richard J. Blake, all of
England.
Robert Forrest, Peter Torrance, Will
liam Mclean, John p. Nj. Thomson,
Andrew Gardner, Geo. NJ. Brown,
Thos. Strathairn, Geo. +. Low, David
S. Johnston, Thos. Donaldson Stewart,
Alfred e. Stewart, John X. Crabbe,
> MacConachie, Geo. Chalmers and J.
d. Ralph, Of Scotland.
John Robt. Mofftt, VIM. J. Scully
and John Nolan, of ireland.
VIM. II. 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-
lbHus WIN. W. "TlSHI, pOIh III lO-
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.