The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-18
HiL0 LETTER.
Fourth of July celebration =
Literary Club-T0uriSts and
Vacation Parties The
Volcano, Ktc., Etc.

Saturday evening, the % inst. The
evening proved an unfortunate one,
as just at the time the audience
should assemble there occurred a
very heavy rain which prevented all
but few from attending. The lee
turer, however, proceeded and &C
companied his remarks with stereop-
tican views. The lecture was very
instructive and entertaining, and
was well appreciated by the audi
ence. The professor very kindly
turned the proceeds over to the Town
Library
The Fourth Of July was ushered in
with the booming of Chinese bombs,
but the entertainment furnished dur
ing the day was of the poorest kind.
A little attempt to relieve the mon
otony of the day was made in the
morning, when a subscription was
started for q boat race between q
crew from the steamer Hawaii and
one from town The race was rowed
IN the afternoon in the steamers
boats, but the town crew was left
from the start, and although they
rowed a plucky race, they never got
ahead, and the steamer boys came in
one hundred yards in the lead. A
donkey race afforded some smuse-
meut, but volunteer sailing race on
the bay could aot raise any excite
ment on account of the absence of
wind.
The literary exercises were held in
the Court House, Mr.. Loebenstein
delivering the Grafton of the day.
After the exercises lunch in aid of
the Town Hall fund was given in the
rooms below, and was very success
full, the sum of $40 being turned
over to the fund. A great number
from the country expressed their dis
appointment that there was no regu-
lar celebration. 1t is about the only
occasion Of the year when the plan
tations all close down and give an
opportunity to their men to get into
town, and when they do SO some
thing to break the monotony of daily
life would be most agreeable. The
entertainments of a few years ago
were very successful and we'll appre-
ciated, and it only requires the put
ting forth of little energy to get up
a good days sport.
In the evening q grand ball was
given in the Court House, which was
brilliantly illuminated and festooned
with flags and bamboo. Music was
furnished by the Band orchestra,
and most enjoyable time was had
Refreshments were served about Ii
O'Clock, aud the dance broke up at
1890, many of those present remain
ing to discuss the pleasures of the
evening.
A public meeting was held in the
Court House to make some DISPOSE
tion Of the town fund which different
parties wished expended in a num-
Der Of ways. The fund amounts to
about $500, and has been upwards of
four years in reaching that sum. 1t
was the opinion of the meeting that
the original object of the fund, n
Town Hall, should be carried out,
and committee of seven ladies was
appointed to act as trustees OF the
fund. II was also decided to incor-
porate, and as that will cost about
$40, we will have the neat little sum
of $3.50, or Whereabouts, as nest egg
TO build our future Town Hall, and
in the meantime fattGr the senti-
ments Of few of our citizens who
think tho Court House not big
enough or good enough for the re-
quirements Of this enterprising little
town. Notwithstanding that we have
the experience OF Honolulu on Opera
Houses before us, still we boldly
plunge into this dimly prospective
Town Hall and park; fer just as ]
have appended the park to this para
graph SO was the park appended at
the public meeting
On the same evening the Literary
Club met at the house OF Mr.. Sever
apce and were entertained with a very
good exhibition of lantern slide
views by Dr.. Williams. A goodly
number of the slides were of scenes
in Our immediate vicinity taken by
the doctor and Mr. Lord and were
we'll appreciated. After this exbibi-
ton a song Jamie by Miss Ger
trude Stiles OF Maui was swsetlY
sung. Following this that beautiful
Spanish song "La Palma" (the
dove) was finely rendered by Mrs.
I. l. Gulick of Maui Mrs. Forrest
played some Scotch airs, Miss Win
ter related in most pleasing man
ner an original story and charmed
all by her happy powers OF express
sion. DR. Virgins recited "Uhrist
mas in the Quarters" and to say II
was we'll done is but poor tribute
The doctors we'll known dramatic
ability was never better shown here
than in this adaptation of the negro
dialect. His expressive face vel
fitted his command of the dialect
and his harmonious rendering of the
different passages brought dowr
rounds OF applause.
The Kinau brought large intlu,
of visitors including the Oahu Glet
Club and ten tourists for the vol
cano. Among those we noticed were
Mr. Henry N Castle of the ADvER
risER and GAZETTE, Mr. Wood o
Punahou, Mr.. Anderson and Nh
Carrothers, all of your city.
II the weather is propitious, TIN
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