The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-04-27

EuOTuS were DelDS lna0e Jule yeai
ITO have a Joint celebration of then
Soccasion by Excelsior, the senior, B
@and Harmony" Lodges; but the
arrangements broke down at so lateE
Ssga day as to cndanger any celcbra- u
s8tion at all However, the members
jSof the former Lodge pluckily deter &
&mined only four or five days beforeE
#the event to have Il celebration, andk
were issued on ThursdayE
s3for n picnic to be held on the
Sgrounds of Mr.. Allen Herbert, at$
lWaikiki, on Saturday the 25th inst.
%rhc invitation committee was conf
opposed of Messrs. j. q. Carter, Robt.E 4
%Lcwers, and w. +. Foster, and theyE
#did their work with searchingE
Ssthoroughness. Besides the members
ssof the other Lodge, and the strangers
Swithin the gates of both, they scoop
Med in some Odd Fellows so "an-
&cient" as to discount the oldest and
Sthe oldest patriarch in all the tents
II ssof the Order.
n The committee of arrangements /
$%was as follows: Messrs. A. Herbert,
MsJ. Emmeluth, j. Lecker, l.. l.. La /
i'icrre and L. M. Marshall. The
s&door committee: Messrs. +. w.
SSPeterson, w. Nj. Graham, and FL. |
!MF. Lewis.
a3 \ basket picnic was announced as
Ssthe central idea of the celebration,
sMbut guests who did not care to go toy
Mthe trouble of providing baskets
Severe to be supplied at q very reason
N3sSsable rate with refreshments. Busses|
&stook the main portion of the com
,s3pany to the grounds, the first one|
3sleaving the hall on Fort street at l0|
no clock. Mr.. Foster managed the
of busscs in II mastcrly
without confusion, delay, :,
R&or any other disagreeablc incident.
M Among the earliest departures was
|sthe Reformatory School Band in
sScharge of the Principal, Mr.. Walter
sMHill, the services of that band
IN having been cheerfully granted by
S$dthe Hon. the President of the Board
h; ;of Education.
s A more appropriate place for such
E&a gathering could hardly be found
#&within reach of Honolulu. The
M houses on the grounds are spacious
M enough to give shelter from any
Ss storm that might surprise party.
HS There is abundance of shade beneath
Ess the algaroba, inga, hou, and banyan
Eas trees that flourish on the extensive
Es lawn. On the one side the smooth
es beach and the Pacific, on the other
sDiamond Head, the cocoanut groves
Es and Kapiolani Park, make up a
Ehssss Ehssss romantic locality.
Ess Altogether about three hundred
are estimated to have taken
ASpart in the picnic throughout the
EMday. They all gave themselves up
Esdto unconstrained and informal enjoy
Id mcnt of the scene and of the various
VIZ amuscmcnts devised by the man
RMsagers. Upon the grass there were
klawn tennis, croquet, football, swing
@aing, and various athletic exercises.
MDancing was conducted in the re-
Inception room of the main cottage,
MMr. Herrick furnishing excellent
,Mmusic. Gentlemen had the freedom
EMof the billiard room, and made gooC
HHuse Of it. In short, the company
Mdid not require to be directed as tc
how they should individually OF
M unitedly enjoy themselves, but witt
IA one consent each found pastimc tha,
Msuited him or her, and everyone
Mseemcd to be in pleasant spirits al
@the time.
@ Mr.. Herbert himself catered fol
Mthose who did not carry their owl
refreshments, and at noon he un
Recovered superb repast in the lana
Mon the sea side of the main cottage
'It was at once abundant and varied
Mwell-prepared and elegantly served
,@a Among the first of the guests invited
89to sit down to this fine feast were
,@ the band boys, and they appreciated
Athc kindness and the distinction tt
e the full, and will long cherish il
lMthcir hearts sense of the generosity
Moi the Odd Fellows. Disposed herr
Wand there about the grounds were
#the small parties who had brough
baskets. Many tables and chairs
were furnished those who did no
@prefer the real picnic style of making
the ground both table and chair. Al
i, that hour the place presented fes
tive scene so full of enjoyment a
to do the eyes good. Ice cream ant
y the choicest temperance beverage
$ were obtainable at any time durin:
G b the day.
E& The band played particularly wei
M at short intervals, and besides TIN
s pleasure thus contributed the lad
$ Engaged the white boys of the part.
!. i'm a match of football, consisting o
several games before and afte
Mdinner, of which they won larg
Mmajority and carried off the ball a
= Ma trophy. This event caused one o