The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-12-28
CHRISTMAS TREES.
THE MISSION SCHOOL, FowLER's YARD

THE MISSION SCHOOL, FOWLER YARD.
The young people of the Mission
School, Fowler's yard, assembled in
the lecture room of Fort street
Church on Christmas Eve, where
exercises of very interesting
character were gone through by the
school, followed by liberal distri-
button of dolls, toys, candies and
other gifts to the young people. A
well-aranged Christmas tree had
been erected on the platform, and
presented somewhat unique APP
pearance with its various fruits and
its base surrounded by large array
of dolls of various sizes. The
school numbered about 40, most of
the children being Swedes and Nor
wegians whose invariably white hair
and faces were particularly notice.
able. The exercises were conducted
by Miss Abbie Johnson, superin-
tendent of the school; Miss File
browne presided at the piano and
Mrs. Simpson, Miss Mary Kusiang
(Chinese) and members of the society
of Christian endeavor of Fort street
Church assisted in carrying out all
arrangements. The means for get
ting up the tree and loading it were
also provided by the society of
Christian endeavor. Scripture reci-
tations, Christmas songs and dia-
logues by the school, took up the
time for about an hour, after which
Santa Claus, with footing horn,
snow covered coat and immense
gray whiskers, rushed in and the
distribution of presents came next
in order. This being attended to,
refreshments were served, and this
little 'merrie making" came to a
close.
CHINESE SCHOOLS.
The Chinese Mission Schools
| Christmas festival took place in the
hall of the Chinese Y. M. G. A.
The preliminary arrangements and
the programme of the evening were
under the direction of Mr.. f. w.
Damon, assisted by the Chinese
pastor, Mrs. Simpson and others. A
magnificent tree spread itself over
the platform, and reached thence to
the ceiling. A New England lady,
recently arrived, pronounced it the
finest Christmas tree she had ever
seen. The school children were ar
ranged, boys on one side and girls
on the other, tosthe right and left in
front. The muster of juvenile
i Mongolians seemed to be about
! double of the number present on the
corresponding occasion, last year.
The boys and girls had, over them,
their respective silken banners bear
ing Christian notices in the Chinese
character. Recitations, dialogues,
Christmas songs, and addresses by
Mr.. Damon and the Chinese pastor,
were given, alternately in English
and Chinese. The facility with
which the infantile Chinese express
ed their pieces in English was a re-
markable feature of the exercises,
| SOluC VI llC iIOV WIN
menced English until about July
last. The presentation of gifts occu,
pied considerable time, as the list
was very long one. The exercises
were all of singularly interesting
nature, both in themselves and in
the reflections which could not blu,
be associated with them. The hal
was crowded by adult spectators
both Monaghan and Caucasian. A
number of recently arrived tourists
from the United States were among
the spectators, and expressed them
selves intensely interested, if no
astonished by the exhibition. Mr.
Damon and his co-workers wer'
congratulated ON the success attend
ing their efforts for the Chimes
population.