The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-08
THE ARION PICNIC

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full Aaair-About Six Hundred Peo-
pie Present.
The third annual picuic of the
Honolulu Arion was held at Remond
Grove on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Fine weather prevailed
and the result was that nearly six
hundred people went ont to the
grove and participated in the amuse-
ments provided by the committee
of arrangements which was as fol-
lows: President NJ. Goldberg, J.
Bartram, j. Asche, NJ. Brash, Z. d.
Wicke, W. VOTERS, c. Neldner, j.
f. Hunt, A. Peyser, G. W. Zeigler,
Theo. Wolff, n. Struhlman, g. w.
Ashley, E. b. Thomas, G. Kaiser, G..
Schumann, F. Lubker, a Cron and
Z. III. Wolter.
The first train left for the grove at
P. NJ. and carried large number of
people In all there were five trains
to the grove and five returning. The
arrangements made by the Oahu
Railway and Land Company were
perfect in every respect, not hitch
occurring. Soon after arrival of the
first train at the grove programme
of athletic sports was carried out in
charge of the following committee:
NJ Brash, j. Bartram, F. d. Wicke,
G.. Neldner, A. Peyser, w. Wolters
and III. f. Hebbard. The result of
the sports was follows:
l. Foot race 50 yards for children
under7 years of age. Clara Gertz LIST,
q Bruins %, E. ZeigIer Sd.
2. Foot race IS yards for boys between
and II years. f. Angus LIST. A. Harris
I'd.
g. One hundred yards race. Boys
over II years. w. Lycett 1st, B. Lemon
I'd.
4 Ladies race IS yards. Mrs. Wagner
LIST, Mrs. Raseman I'd
5. Fifty yards race for girls between
7 and II years. Miss E. Vetter LIST, Miss
A. Richard I'd, Miss A. Gertz Sd.
6. Stick race. w. Lycett and B.
Lemon LIST.
7. Potato races. Mrs. Wagner 1st
race, Miss Roth I'd race, Mrs. Steiner Sd
race.
8. Biting apples. A. Zeigler LIST, F.
Hoting I'd
8. Skipping races. J. Wright LIST, L.
Vetter I'd, lst race. f. Hoting LIST, A.
Wicke ID, % race.
TO- Egg races. Mrs Welsh LIST, Mrs.
Raseman I'd, 1st race. J. Wright 1st,
M. Mott I'd, I'd race.
A baseball match between the girls
and boys mines, was won by the
girls, by score of 20 to IL in five
evenings. The sports created much
amusement and were enjoyed by all
who witnessed them. The Royal
Hawaiian band was present and en-
livened the proceedings with choice
selections of music. No affair of
any kind would be complete without
our excellent band and its indefa-
tigable leader.
During the afternoon there was
also a baseball match between the
Barracks and Pauahi teams of the
Amateur Baseball League. It was
a good game but only seven innings
were played. Messrs. M. X. Keoho-
kalole and G.. FL. Tweedie were the
umpires. Following is the score by
innings:
Pauahis. ..........3 0 0 l 4 SO
Barracks. .....0 0 2 0 o.
During the evening dancing was
carried on in the pavilion which was
lastly decorated for the occasion,
and brightly lit up by the electric
light. The floor committee was:
III. f. Hebbard, G. E. Smlthies and
j. G.. Waibel, and floor manager, 9.
A. Widemann About one hundred
and fifty couples participated in the
dancing to the strains of the Ha
waiian band. Electric lights were
scattered throughout the grounds as
we'll as in the dancing pavilion.
There was a bountiful supply of
excellent refreshments, Mr.. f. Horn,
of the Pioneer Candy Factory, cat
ering to the satisfaction of all. The
Crystal Soda Works furnished the
aerated waters. The picnic was most
delightful affair throughout. Every
one present seemed to enjoy them
selves and the success is another
Feather in the cap" of the Homo
lulu Arion, society that does so