The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-06
MAUI NEWS.
A Literary and Social Evening
at MakaWao.
Especial to the ADVERTISED.

Especial to the ADVERTISED.
During last evening, the Sd inst,
the monthly gathering of the Maka-
wac Literary Society was held in the
parlors of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. 2. Bald
win, Haiku. Old Prob. seems sud
denly to have developed a prejudice
against literature and sociability, for
this event has suffered through three
postponements owing to unfavorable
weather. Even during the earlier
hours of yesterdays darkness, the
faces of incoming guests were fire.
quently sprayed" by passing show
ers. However, when once the warm
glow of the veranda lights was
passed, cordial hospitality and charm
ing sociability soon dissipated all
remembrance of hostility without.
Though the attendance was some
what smaller than is customary, still
opportunities for society chit chat
were greater, and the enjoyment of
the occasion was increased rather
than diminished by Old Prob.'s in
reference.
The programme, under the direc
ton of Mrs. FL. G.. Alexander and
Miss May e. Baldwin, made har-
monious beginning through a pretty
piano solo by Miss Grace Dickey.
Mr.. A. Hooking then read very
clearly and attractively humorous
piece entitled 1.-THE Story of Little
Moses
No. was reading and shadow
pictures of "The Tar Baby" from
Uncle Remus. Mr.. G. I'll. Dickey cast
the shade of Brer Rabbit, w. o.
Aiken "lay low" as Brer Fox, and
Sam. Baldwin said "nuthin," but
impersonated the "Tar Baby" with
great success.
A Scotch song was pleasingly rem
dered by Mrs. L. l.. Gulick, and a
quartet composed of Messrs. Dickey,
Nicoll, Lindsey and Charles Baldwin
amused the audience with negro
melody. The sixth event on the list
was reading and tableax of James
Russell Lowell's "Zekle's Courtship,"
in which Mrs. Beckwith read the
poem, and Mrs. g. ID. Loveland, Miss
Irene Stiles and Mr.. L. w. Hardy
took the parts in the three act tab
leau. When the curtain was first
drawn, amid the flash and smoke of
red light, verdant Zekle was revealed
peering longingly through the win
dow at pretty Hulda pairing apples.
The second scene showed Zeke
uneasy as to his feet and hands, cast
ing sleeps eyes at his rosy sweet
heart who, apparently unconscious
of his presence, was busy with the
pan of fruit. Number three exhibits
the establishment of the mother at
the rather compromising attitude of
the bashful pair.
The next feature of the entertain
ment was tenor solo by G. w. Bald
win, which received an encore. The
recitation by Miss Anna Paris of
So Mrs. Beans Courtship" was hon
ored by recall, when she rendered
1.-THE DEVILS Second Wife," Miss
Paris's natural and conversational
style of elocution is most attractive.
The finale of the programme was a
piano solo by Miss Lottie Alexander,
which exhibited so much artistic
finish and musical feeling as to de-
mand repetition of her playing in
the guise of another pleasing piece.
Then refreshments were served,
concerning which sandwiches con-
tanning "real ham," and ice cream
deserve agreeable mention.
Man is social animal, and Maka
wac district is most popular, as il
knows exceedingly we'll how to cater
to this most human weakness.
PERSONAL MENTION.