The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-27

of Country Life" brought down
the house at nearly every sen.
tence. Miss McBryde sung at
must be 500 and was deservedly re-
cei,ed with an enthusiastic encore,
which was responded to in a
no less effective manner with $50
much love-" General Secretary
Fuller than came forward with
solid five minutes address that had
in it the ring of genuine metal all
through and through" Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker, the latter at the piano,
sang a very fine duet, " Friend
Ship" Ivy Marzials. which was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. Mrs. Adams
followed with a reading, 1.-The
Brides of Enderby." by Whittier.
This selection, in which The breaking
in of the waters of the Trent and
the devastations occasioned thereby
are graphically portrayed, was read
with a thrilling power of elocution
tina, held the audience spell-bound
from first to last. The Rev. A. d.
Miller announced himself "a live
Yankee" and said he hoped never
to meet British tar in any other
capacity than that of giving him
cordial greeting. This gentleman's
address was characterized by the
dexterous manner in which he nailed
great moral truths to the masthead,
interspersing the blows of the
clergyman Ratchet with the flashing
wit of the humorist. Mr.. +. Damon
was called, and spoke on behalf of
his late worthy father. the venerable
DR.. Damon, the sailors special
friend and counsellor for many years,
and at the conclusion of his remarks,
presented the crew with files of
1.-The Friend" covering a period
of thirty years, and containing,
practically, the history of Polynesia
during that time. Mrs. landlord
and Mr.. Yarndley then gave one of
those rich piano and violin duets
which have made the g eloquent air"
breathe melody on so many similar
occasions, and being encored, sup
plemented the performance with an
another exquisite piece "Abschied. v
Miss Bertha Won Hollis singing Of
Louis Diehl's "Going to Market
carried the sailor boys away in a
tornado of applause, which again
burst forth with redoubled enthusi-
assn, when, in response to the encore,
they were treated to 1.-The Maid
of Dundee" Mr.. Theo. II. Davies
sung in his usual happy style.
Three jolly Sailors which raised
the nan-of-war's men to high pitch
of excitement. In response to an
enthusiastic encore, Mr.. Davies
threw the audience into q furcre of
merriment 10y singing LAS I'd no
thing else to do" A chorus OF
ladies', led by Professor Iarndley,
sung the closing piece, which was
rendered in manner to elicit un-
qualified admiration. Part second
of the entertainment consisted of q
liberal collation. of ice cream and
cake, the passing round of which
was attended TO by a troop of lads
and young ladies whose youthful
faces doubtless reminded many 6
weather beaten mariner in that crew
of his home across the sea. Before
the ice cream and cake part of the
programme was altogether got
through with, part third was called
and consisted of songs and recl,a-
, tons by some of the crew. Smitl
recited effectively "The Pauper''
r Dinner" Put,eford followed will
"Home on the Ocean Wave," clio
, russed by the crew. Penfold, thu
, poet of the Constance, sung a mos
, humorous piece, Things that puzzle
the sailor" convulsing the hous
with laughter at every stanza. Ell
rington recited, with massive clio
l culionary spirit, MARY, Queen o
y Scots" Penfold, the poet, FOLLOWED
with witty piece, "The Journal o
r. The Constance, the crew joining il
: the chorus. Captain Doughty thank
/, ed the friends and members of tn
. association for their entertainment
Il and remarked that when here tw
b years ago, he had seen the letter
II "Y. M. G. A." over the door, an,
n not knowing what they meant, sc
J. himself to work to figure out tn
# meaning, and came TO the conclu
!. sion that they stood for You Me
n of the Constance, Ahoy!" Aftc
# the reception on this occasion, h
Il thought that he must have bee
"a about right, for it was now clea
Al that Y. M. G. A. does mean $50
% Men of the Constance, Ahoy!" TIL
Il captain concluded by proposin
Il 'three cheers for the ladies'" whic
ir were given with tremendous vii
~ and heartiness. "God save til
~ Queen" sung by the crew, close
;. the proceedings. - Nov. 25th.