The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-28
A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.

The Employees Of the Honolulu Iron
Works spend a Pleasant Evening at
the Y. NJ. &. A. Hall.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Theo. Ii. Davies
gave an entertainment at the y Nj. CA.
Hall To the employees OF the Honolulu
Iron Works. The back of the platform
was most beautifully draped with Ha-
waiian and American flags. and wreaths
OF evergreens and flowers, while OH the
and palms.
The building was filled in every part,
the employees OF the Iron Works turning
out with their families i'll full force.
Quite number of invited guests were
also present including; Hon Chas. Il
Bishop, Hon. w. f. and Mrs. Allen,
Hon. VIM c. and Mrs. Irwin, Mrs
Spalding. Mrs. Ivers. Hon. Paul Isen-
berg. Mrs. j. ). McCirew, Mr.. and Mrs
j. o. Carter, Major J ii Wodehouse,
ii b Ms Commissioner, and Mrs Wode
house, Marshal and Mrs Soper. Hon.
Alexander Young, Mrs Alex Mackn-
tosh. Mrs Capt. Mist, Mrs. A. L. Akin
son and others
Shortly after 7 80 O'Clock Mr. Theo
I'll, Davies stepped on to the platform
and announced that programme of
vocal and instrumental music would be
given. AS it was lengthy one he asked
the audience not to expect any encores
Following was the programme:
Part Song =" The Arrow and the Song"
Choir Association.
Pianoforte Duet. Schubert Quadrilles.
Miss Won Holt and Mr.. Wray Taylor.
Song with violin obligato) Fiddle and /. :"
Miss Dora Dowsett and Miss McGrew.
Song 49,. :. The Shippers of st. Ives. 4"
Mr.. Theo. IL. Davies.
Vocal Duet :........: Trip. Trip"
Song with violin oblgato) .......
Miss McGrew and Mr.. }. w. Yarndley.
Song First in the Field"
Solo and Chorus (for ladies' voices)
Choir Association.
Mr.. r. Il. lsenberg. ''''''''''
Choir Association.
The Choral Association consists of
number OF ladies and gentlemen who
meet every two weeks tor the practice of
both sacred and secular music under
the direction of that .ble musician, MIR.
j. w. Yarndley The three numbers on
the programme were given by them
with much taste and expression. In the
Ave Maria for ladies' voices, the solo was
effectively sung by Mrs. VIM. G. Irwin.
That pretty song, Fiddle and l." was
nicely sung by Miss Dora Dowsett, the
well-played violin obligato by Miss Kate
McGrew adding much to the effect. MIR.
Davies sang " The Shippers of st. Ives"
and an encore was most enthusiastically
demanded He did not respond, but
simply announced the next number,
a duet, "Trip, Trip" capitally sung
by Miss Won Holt and Mr.. Wal
ker. Miss Barnard should have
sung the next number, but owing
to a cold, Miss McGrew very kindly
took her place, and vocalized in the most
pleasing manner. An artistic obligato
was played to the song by Mr.. Yarndley
on the violin. MIR. Swanzy's pleasing
baritone voice was heard to advantage
in First in the Field" Mr.. Paul Isen-
berg gave German song, and his ex-
cellent voice rang through the building.
He was compelled to respond to an en-
core. Miss Barnard ably officiated as
accompanist.
Mr. Davies after thanking all those
who had assisted in the programme,
spoke more particularly to the en-
ployees of the Iron Works. He told
them they were engaged in an important
work, and much depended on the spirit
with which they did that work. 1t was
a grand thing to be a workman. While
travelling he had had good many per-
sons say to him that they would like to
get work on the islands, have some
thing to do on plantation. When he
asked them what they could do, they said
they could do anything. Plantations do
not want those kind of workmen. He
hoped all OF them would work with
their heads as we'll as with their
hands. They must not think it suffi-
cient if they work during the day and
play taro patch fiddles moonlight
nights. He mentioned young en-
gineer who had made his mark in
life, and hoped that there were
men in the Iron Works who would make
their mark. Mr.. Davies related an in.
cident of Scotch engineer in Ceylon,
who disobeyed orders while in an intoxi-
Gated condition, and was discharged
When travelling through India he heard
a great deal of the word "peg," and one
day friend asked him if he would have
"peg." On enquiring what it meant
he was told a drink, and that every glass
of whiskey drank by man was peg"
in his coffin. He hoped none of the men
at the Iron Works would put peg in
their collins. Mr. Davies referred in
feeling terms to the grand Kamehameha
schools, and the benevolent lady who
founded them. He concluded by urging
all the men to be strong in their lives, in
their habits and in their ambition, and
he hoped God would bless and prosper
them.
MIR. John Gilfilian, on behalf of his
fellow-workmen, thanked Mr.. Davies for
his expression of kind feeling towards
them, and assured him they all wished
him much prosperity and hoped he would
soon settle down among them.
Refreshments, consisting OF sand
witches and coffee, ice cream and cake,
were handed around by an efficient corp
OF walters, under the direction of Mr..
James Steiner OF the Elite Parlors, who
catered in his usual frst-class style. On
one OF the cakes was the frosted inscrip-
ton (" Aloha, t. II. d., March 81, 1890"
Thus ended a most delightful evening,
one that was much enjoyed by all pre-
sent. 1t is real pleasure to chronicle
the existence of such good feeling be-
tween employer and employees. Mr..
Davies shook hands with all the men as
they left the bulidinp