Evening journal., 1893-11-28

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A surprise party was rendered Miss
Mae E. Lane, at her home, No. ] S36
Lincoln street, on Friday evening The
time was spent in dancing vocal and in
strumental smusic and rgames At 10
o'clock an elegant repast was served.
Among those present were: Misses Mae
+, Lane, Nellie White, Sadie Dorsey,
Agnes Keehan and Hildred Mason, of
Wilmington; Misses Lille fAppebly,
Mae Graham, Annie Albert. Clara
Hopes and Blanche Kane of
Chester; Misses Honora H. KeehaD P. d.
die Harder and Lille A. Wilson. p. ID
Of Philadelphia; r. Norris, w. Holmes,
j. Hawkins, G. Macklem, R. Jelver, J. Nc
Ateer and Thomas Comfy, of Whining ton
Charles II Barr and w. Hopes, of Ches-
ter; L. Gray, w. Reed, c. sWills, C.
Bailey. DR.. Mitchell ana Edward Mur-
phey, of Philadelphia
The young men Of Delaware City will
give dance in Assembly Hall to-mor-
row night Alberys Orchestra, Of this
city. has been engaged for the occasion.
The Loyal Temperance Legion gave an
interesting entertainment last night at
No. 100 West Eighth street
The Ladies Aid Society of First Pres
byterian Church will give a supper in the
lect re room of the church tonight. At
o'clock the first table will be set
During the evening there will be a vocal
and instrumental concert by Professor
F. A. Bowers and other talent
On Thanksgiving night, the Grace
Cleaners will give an Old Folks con
cert in the chapel of Grace NJ f
Church. It is called by the projectors
"a Public Rehearsal of Y e Music of Ye
Olden Time. aud will be given in "Ye
Methodist Meetin' House which is set
downe at We crossin' Of ye roads Of
Ninth and West streets, in ye toWne Of
Wilmington
The singers, who will sing many old
and favorite tunes. will be dressed in
old folks costumes will bear the names
of New England erandfathers and sr.ns-
mothers of Puritan stock, and will be
known as high and low voiced singers
Deacon Miles Standish will call out the
tunes and keep order among the singers
Graudsre Methuselah Throcbmorton will
be tineist for the singers, and Ruth CAL
licott will play the piano.
Miss Isabella B Wales, of this city,
spent tie day in Philadelphia.
The third anniversary Of the Young
81 L.. a
Episcopal Church of the Covenant will
be celebrated at the church this evening,
at 2 40 oclocs. Hei bert Dow, general
secretary of the Y H. c. A Of this city,
will make an address, as will also Benia-
min Thompson, formerly president of
the Peoples Christisn Association, OF
philadelphia 7and M G. Garrigas, presi
dent of the Philadelphia Young Peoples
Conference.
D H Menougb, Miss Violet Meuough
aud Joshua Menough of Oxford, Pa.
are gussrs Of G. orge w. Ortlip, ct the
Central Hotel.
The shubert Quartet and Hugh Baker
OF this city, will give an Ell
tertainment in Odessa Hall, al
Oiessa. on Thanksgiving evening
llANnaNA NANNA kI - - h1NAf W NAA
National School Of Oratory aud Elocu-
tion. Of Philadelphia, will deliver severa
orations supper will be served il
the basement OF the hall after the en-
tsrtainment the proceeds to go for thl
benefit OF st. Paups M. e. Church. TIT
supper will be continued on Friday even
ing The Odessa Orchestra will rende
several selections each evening.
Miss Belle Burnside, of this city, ha
been visiting friends IN Chester.
Miss Susie Spring has returned from
pleasant two weeks visit to relative
near West Chester
How do you pronounce the name o
the island Kingdom which wants to b
annexed to the United StatesP was
frequent question recently The mos
commonly accepted orthoepy is "Hat
wi-e," the second syllable accented, an
the 81" long as in "pine" The questia
was once asked Of high caste Hawaiia
lady, well educated in her own aud Oh
English language She answered:
"rhe proper pronunciation is Hal
vao @ There is no w in our alphabe
and no letter or combination Of letter
which takes the sound of'w as in Ems
lisn The missionaries who first trani
lated our language found it difficult
pronounce or express the sound which i
TO my ear, correctly conveyed by u
letter " softened ard made fun o.
"a is pronounced broad, as you pronoun
~ in tall aud our Il is like the Eagli,
20 The rule IS to pronounce evel
vowel and as the exc ption to the ru
does not affect the double i ia Haw,
you will see that the word is 'Ha
vah.e e
There is no sourd of 81. as in Il
English language, except whore "a
follows "w, or. as the Hawaiian ls'
would insist ~" There is a gre
difference in the language as spoken
the high and low caste Hasaians II
low caste speak with succession Of e.
ploslve, stsceato gutturals; the hig
caste with liquid flow that makes il
beautiful language The insistence a
on the ~" instead Of the Nv" sound
considered. even By ZONE of the educat