The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-03
KAUAIANA.
Whooping Up the Manipulating
Business-A seamy Side to the
Festivities.


this year. Col. 2. 5. Spalding gave
"a stocking party Christmas Eve at
Pythian hall. There we're stockings
loaded with presents and good
things for each of the skilled labor
ers in the employ of the Makee Su-
gar Company with presents for the
wives and families too.
AT 7:30 these people, with the in
vited guests, met at the hall, when
choice program was rendered ON
bracing twelve numbers and begin
ming with a well executed overture
by the Misses Kamakee and Maria
Cummins. Mr.. Geo. H. Fairchild
introduced Santa Claus in disguise,
Mr.. f. b. Smith, in an exceedingly
unique masquerade costume, who
entertained the large company pre-
sent with side-splitting comicalities.
Comic song and dance-A Dandy
Dude-Mr. F. B. Smith.
instrumental selections on the
piano by Miss X. Cummins.
Solo-When the Robins Nest
Again, by Mr.. Hogg of Lihue, who
has very sweet baritone voice and
did himself great credit on this oc-
casion, responding to several en-
cores.
Liliuokalani March-guitar, violin
and banjo-by Mr.. Fairchild and
Messrs. John and Tom Neal.
Piano duet by the Misses Cum
Minis.
Irish jig, dance, by Mr.. H. z.
Austin.
Negro minstrels by Messrs. Fair
child, Smith, Jno. and Thos. Neal
and Austin.
Duet-guitar and harmonica-
Messrs. Fairchild and Hogg.
Comic song-Mr. Reilly-by F.
B. Smith.
Piano duet by the Misses Cum
Minis.
Then came the event of the even
ing in the distribution of presents
by Mr.. Fairchild, Mr.. Smith in mas,
querade acting as interlocutor. After
this most delicious refreshments
were served and then dancing was
indulged in until the wee sma
hours. Many of the presents were
exceedingly rich and beautiful, but
owing to the great number lack Of
space prevents detailed account OF
them.
Col. Spalding graced the occasion
with his presence until II midnight
when he retired amid three we'll
voiced cheers and rousing tiger.
The following day-Christmas-;
most elaborate turkey and pig din
ner was given by the Colonel at the
plantation boarding house, which
was most enjoyable, there being
great abundance of good things fol-
all.
The festivities will continue dur
ing the week, ending Saturday even
ing, the 31st, with grand watcl
night party at the home of tn,
charming Mrs. Rufus Spalding.
Mrs. c. B. Makee gave a cham
payne dinner at her pretty home
Lily Hights-on Knob Hill, las
Monday evening, which was very
elegant. The focal decorations wer'
exquisitely beautiful and the Dime
a charming success. Her brother-in
law, Col z. S. Spalding, had the sea
of honor. There were covers laiC
for twenty.
The many friends and acquain
tances of Miss Katherine Ritchi
will be grieved to learn that she i
lowering between life and death a
Waikiki, Maui, with the chance
strongly in favor of death. She in
tended to spend the holidays will
her friend, Mrs. Harry z. Austin, o
Kapaa, Kauai, but few days befor
her intended departure from Mau
she was taken ill and grew worse S,
rapidly that Saturday last she wa
pronounced by her attending physi
clan, Doctor Geo. Herbert of Wal
luku, as in very precarious condi
ton, with little or no hope for he
recovery. Mrs. Austin as her neares
and dearest friend was sent for ant
is with her now endeavoring to gail
the victory over the angel death
God grant she may win.
Col. q. S. Spalding and the Mise
Kamakee and Maria Cummins lef
last evening by the steamer Jane
Makee for Honolulu. The Colone
goes thence by the S. S. Australia t
America on his way to Paris.
; Mrs. G. b. Makee will leave mex
week for protracted visit in Hone
lulu.
The young gentlemen of Keali
and vicinity are in sackcloth an
ashes in consequence of this sudde
exodus of these charming lad
friends. 1t is pleasant to be SO ger
orally missed and we trust they wi
favor us with a speedy return.
Mr.. Voss, recent acquisition frol
California, where he has been col
nected with educational matters fc
the past twenty years, came up b
the Makee to fill the position in tn
Government school at Hanalei Re
Gently vacated by Mr.. Mueller.
The mill at Kealia is runnin
smoothly and has an output {
10000 bags sugar, thus keeping til
/. little steamer busy transporting
to Honolulu. Mr., cassie, the geni
chief engineer, informs me he wi
make brief shut down this ever
ing to enable him to make necessal
alterations of minor nature tn;
cannot be done while running.
The weather has been very co
and stormy with considerable al
continuous rain. 1t is bright, hoy
J. ever, to-day, but the wind is ST