The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-04


precision and solder-like movements
of the young lads. At the Armory
five O'Clock found sumptuous
spread on three long tables-one
across the head of the hall for
guests, and the others stretching
lengthwise for the Queens Own.
Among the guests were the chief
officers of all the other military com
panies, representatives of the press,
and Mr.. Berger, bandmaster. Capt.
O'Connor presided, doing the honors
with grace aud tact. While the
delicate viands were being despatch
ed, Adjutant Baker and others treat
ed the company to some flights of
oratory. The presiding officer pro-
posed, respectively, the healths of
their Majesties, the King and Queen,
followed by three cheers; "Invited
Guests" and "The Press" paying
a high tribute to the value of an in
dependent press. All the toasts
were received and honored with
enthusiasm, and after little plea
SAINT intercourse, with interchange
of seasonable compliments, the very
pleasants gathering, closing most
successful celebration, broke up.
An admirable feature Of the luau
was the absence of all intoxicants
from the otherwise abundant feast,
which in nowise detracted from the
good cheer, while probably averting
mischief among the young soldiers
on the eve of the New Year.
THE CELEBRATION AT wAIMANALo.
December 31st was celebrated at
Waimanalo in a right royal manner.
Mr.. j. A. Cummjns, the hearty and
jovial manager for the Waimanalo
Sugar Co., had invited number of
his friends in Honolulu to visit him
on that day to assist him in doing
honor to Her Majesty the Queen.
Some of the party arrived on the
steamer Waimanalo, and others ar
ranged to come overland by way of
the Pail. BY II O'Clock the pas
sengers from the steamer, among
whom were the members of the In
dustrial School Band, were disem-
barked at the wharf and shortly
afterward were taken on q train of
fiat cars which was waiting on them,
and after a ride of two and quarter
miles in seven minutes, through the
magnificent cane fields, arrived at
the homestead. Here flags were
flying and wreaths of fern and boughs
of lehua and MALE indicated the
preparations for the approaching
festivities. AS soon as the cars
stopped the boys were off and in
dulging in feast of sugar cane,
car after car of which was drawn up
in front of the mill ready to be
pushed into position for grinding.
Shortly after one O'Clock the invited
guests sat down to sumptuous
feast in the dining room, accom-
panied by the melodious strains
evoked from the instruments of the
band. During the repast Mr.. Cum
Minis proposed the health of Their
Majesties the King and Queen in a
few, well-chosen words. The toasts
were drunk with royal and musical
honors. The health of the genial
host was proposed by Major r. H.
Baker, and drunk with the usual
accompaniment.
After dinner the guests separated,
each to enjoy him or herself after
their own manner-some, to explore
the mill and its mysteries in sugar
boiling, others to admire the grow
ing cane, and some to ride on the
cars down to the fields and watch
the operations of cutting and cart
ing the cane to the mill. Others
preferred the shady recesses of cool
verandahs or the level lawn of the
croquet ground, but all whiled away
the hours pleasantly till the evening
meal.
After DARK the grounds were
lighted up with numerous torches,
and an emulatory rival of the absent
moon was supplied by che big Ian
tern from the lighthouse tower.
The big hall had been cleared out
and decorated in the usual style
with leis of fern and ti-leaf, and
very shortly after the boys struck
some lively music, which set light
feet moving and soft eyes sparkling
in the merry mazes of the dance,
while the grounds were crowded
with natives and Chinese admirina
the novel and beautiful sights ant
the delicious music.
Precisely at midnight the whistle
of the mill shriekcd shrilly its fare
well to the old and its welcome t
the New Year and gave the sigma
for the firing of % minute bombs
and an innumerable quantity o
Chinese fire-crackers. In u few
seconds, amid the general din ant
smoke, could be heard the loud
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