The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-11-05
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS
The Procession.

1t was intended that the Procession, as origin
ally designed to meet the King should be formed
at 2 pm, on Monday, and march to the Palace,
but most the bodies who were to form part of it
assembled in the neighborhood of the Palace,
and in King street, and except through the
gardens of the Palace there was in effect no pro-
cession Mt all. The various schools and bodies
presented themselves before His Majesty, (who
stood in the porch of the Palace, in the follow
ing order, the band leading the way: Teachers
and pupils of Oahu College, Kawaiahao Semi
nary, Bishops College School, st. Louis Col
lege School,, Miss Aylett's School, all other pri-
vate schools, Pohukaina Girls School, Fort
Street School, Kahekuna School, Sixteen Com
mon Schools, Reformatory School, Hooulu
Lahui Associations, Honolulu Fire Department,
Mechanics Benefit Union, Poola Association,
Improved Order of Red Men, Ancient Order of
Foresters, Knights of Jerusalem, Ahahni Opio-
pic Puuwai LOkahi, Y. NJ. c. Association of
Knumakapili, Kolauloa Delegates, Delegates of
the other Islands, Church OF the Latter Day
Saints, People of Eva and Waianae, Chinese
Residents, the Public. The reception of
his loyal subjects by His Majesty occupied
more than an hour, the proceedings being agree
ably relieved occasionally by the singing of the
children. One little girl presented n petition to
the Ming praying IOf TWO days MONDAY Tor ler-
self and her schOOl-fellowS, which behest was
promptly granted, Among the delegations from
various parts of the kingdom, that from the Laie
Settlement was conspicuous by its numbers
more than a hundred being present. Their
banner bore q map OF both hemlSphereS with the
device, Welcome Beloved David; King Circum-
navigator" There were fifteen delegates from
Koolauloa, a number from Eva and Waianae;
three each from Lahaina, Wailuku, and Hama
two from Kaanapali, one from Ulupalakua, and
two from South Kona. The public was present
in some force but most of those who entered
with the procession left it and dispersed over
the Palace grounds.
Although the procession, viewed as a pageant,
was but a slight affair, it had the far higher
merit of being a spontaneous and enthusiastic
manifestation of the good will of the people to
their King, and His Majesty evidently felt il to
be so and showed very plainly his delight. Es-
pecially did he appear to enjoy what was truly
the most interesting part of the whole affair, the
presence, in such numbers of the children Of
the district, their faces beaming Will excitement
and all eager TO bid him welcome. The sight in
the Palace grounds, the white dresses Of the
girls, the loyal decorations and badges which
both boys and girls wore, their banners and flags
and the thousand animated young faces all turned
to the King-foTmed Il picture which His Maj
estv Is not likely to forget and which will dwell
in the memory of all who were present there.
In connection with this happy scene we ought
not to forget the beautiful and cultivated young
ladies'. engaged in the tuition of these children
who came there, marching with their army of a
thousand pupils, with banners and devices like
the noble knights errant of old, going on n cru
SADIE against Ignorance and vice. They had one
and all taken great interest i'm the preparations
for the occasion and il is pleasant to think how
well they were repaid both by the beauty of the
scene they helped to create and by the delight
it occasioned to His Majesty and to all who
were around him on the occasion. All the
children wore badges in honor of the occasion,
and each school carried one or more banners
with loyal notices. We regret that we have not
a full list of the latter, which We should have
wished to have published. The following par
ticulars have been kindly furnished to rs by the
teachers of some of our principal schools.
I0lani College two banners, one bearing the
device, 81 God Save the King, - and the other the
name of the school. Fort Street School the
banner carried before the school had an old gold
background, was edged with scarlet and had the
name of the school in scarlet letters another
banner was Of cardinal, white and blue, and
bore the device - Aloha nui ka Moi Kalakaua.'
Royal School the preceding banner was also
Of old gold, edged with maroon in the center
was a Hawaiian crown, over which III maroon
letters was d" Kula Alii,i' with Royal school
beneath the banner carried at the rear was Of
scarlet, edged with light blue, with the same
device. Pohukaina Girls School the first
banner was white, with scarlet letters, "Pohu-
kama. 1851 the second bore blue letters on an
old gold ground, Welcome Kalakana - the
third was white, with old gold letters, . + ola
ka Moi We have the best authority for saving
that in allfuliy more than a thousand boys and
girls took part IN this pleasing demonstration.
Some of the old military men who were present
took note Of the drill exhibited by the boys
and gave the palm to the pupils Of Ioiani College
who, under the instruction of Mr.. jenkins. have
lately shown marked Improvement in this par
tI.rlor