The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-04-29
Picnic at the Quaranslne Ground.

On Saturday u large number OF those who had
suffered quaraatIa N the rect, or been in the
~hospitIls ther- jIr.lg the recent smallpox
epidemic, joiu-3 IA 4 picnic party held at the
scene of their ;o- az durance. TIL arrange
inents for this ,esuvity were under the manage
ment of II com n.tt-e of which Deputy Marshal
Dayton was cnrVrner. 1t was a spontaneous
affair, planned and often spoken of when the
hospitals and quarantine premises were most
crowded, and intended to come off as soon as
the epidemic was over. But the epidemic fingered,
and week after week passed by, and still Kaha-
EaaUlana remained kdpH, and the projected
memorial picnic passed out of mind with most
OF those who had purposed to take part In 1t.
The project was, however, revived as the ami
versaries of the illness of this one and the death
oi that one approached it was put into practi-
cal shape by a few and taken up with enthusiasm
1t once by a great lumber. All Hawaiians and
white foreigners who had been residents on the
quarantine grounds either as patients or kokuds
or merely quarantined On suspicion,
were invited 70 join in the affair, and
a subscription of II dollar a head for each adult
was made to defray expenses. On the day be-
fore the picnic over $50 subscriptions were re-
ported, but many must have joined at the last
moment. Including children there could have
been little, if any, short of a thousand people at
the picnic.
The prominent feature of the days entertain
ment was, of course. a iRau. This was, by per-
mission of Messrs. Hackfeld, & Co. given in the
quarters used DIV the Guaranteed CnlneSe Illll
grants-the corral . as by custom it is very
Justly called. The long shed on the makai side
of this enclosure was doubled in size by the adj
dition of a marquee, rooted and walled with sails
borrowed from various sources, and was taste
fully ornamented Will male, ferns. and palms.
Here four long tables were laid out, literally on
the ground. These were capable of
dating more than n hundred each, and bore a
substantial well-cooked repast, in pure Hawaiian
style so far as the eatables were concerned, TO
which were added the modern innovations of
wheaton bread, and an abundant supply of soda
water and sarsaparilla of which a thousand bottles
proved too few for the occasion, The tuau was
served at one o'clock. About half-past one their
Royal Highnesses, the Princesses Liliuokalani,
Likelike, Hon. A. S.. Cleghorn and His Excel
lency, w. n. Armstrong, arrived. The Processes
were attended by Miss Sheldon and Mrs. Ala.
His Majesty the King had purposed to be
present, but was unable to reach home from
Molokai in time to do so. A table had been res
served for the Royal party and other guests,
among whom were Mrs. Dayton, Hon. ). N. ka-
pena, Hon. Marshal Parke, Mr. Henry Water
house, DR.. Rodgers, Mr.. Kawainui, representa-
tives of the press and a few Others.
Rev.H. II. Parker had been requested to de-
liver an address to the assemblage at the conclu-
sion of the feast, but as all those first seated had
necessarily made way for others, and many OF
these had also given place to a third set OF diners
before the time for the address had arrived, the
idea was at Mr.. Parker's request abandoned.
A space was presently cleared at one end of the
room where a number of meles were chanted be-
fore the Princesses. A hula was also got up,
but not of a very elaborate character. Mean
while n large party OF the company wandered
over the familiar grounds where most of them
had spent so many anxious days; and only too
many had sad pilgrimages to make to the
cemetery, where those whom they had lost dur
ing the epidemic lie awaiting 1.-THE last trump.
Some painful scenes of walllng occurred here,
but the larger portion of the company seemed
rather affected by the pleasurable features OF the
day than by painful memories. The weather
was fine although the wind was a little more
boisterous than was desirable, the sun was bright
the Iuau was plenteous and of excellent quality
there was a continual greeting of friends and ac'
ambulance among the lea be-decked crowd
everything even the very magnitude of the
number present conduced to joyful feelings
and helped to make the memory of former days
at Kahakakaulana seem like that of some bao
dream, rather than of a painful and harasslnG
reality.
Professor Berger and his band boys We're ther.
all the afternoon, and contributed greatly to tFee
enjoyment of the occasion with their lyfy
music.
About three O'Clock the exodus homewarL h.
gan led by Mr.. Dodd with his great for horse
omnibus crammed with passengers wherever
there was room for 2nG" Chinese ON. 1t was a
red letfe0perated to iD~,-15nSp~ and for those
Lss-of aborerslghcone to holu mo objection to
oISiSg s DAY for the omni bod g b %"ISn the salt
presses whose Nv Nv driving last visitor reached
oil their pam The retur1ore night all had gone.
lter. 49, hafore theaIld the song and the
rs quite la,e aa;n, Bef sfaulana lay silent under
Ie mlinlana "S"4 East al, young moon, left to it's
nd where u Kshakai the company of them
ance had been, ~ of The J graves.
ghostly - and but one opinion as TO the
olitary guar; r. lo~nely5ho were present, and that
hat sleep IA to he success and that great
There seelH .hosa use who had the manage
.aair amoh9o' : oreahe idea itself and for the
that IL q 90 thoeh they had made all the
ment of it both for