The Daily bulletin., 1893-01-09
MAUI NEWS.
New Year Ball and Shooting Match
Personal.

Personal.
According to time honored GUS
tom, delightful ball was given in
the social hall at Spreckelsville on
New Years eve, which, if possible,
surpassed all previous ones held at
that popular place. The commo-
dious hall was surperbly decorated
with flowers, plants, ferns, and gar
lands, making it look like fairy
bowed, and the ladies-Mrs. D. Cen
fer of Hama, Mrs. D. Noonan, Mrs.
f. P. Hastings and Mrs. Jno. F.
Bowler-who lent their deft fingers
and decorative genius to the occa-
sion deserve unlimited credit for
their successful efforts.
Mr.. H. Center had, with his usual
liberality given carte blanche, and
nothing was spared to make the
affair splendid success. The Ka-
hului Railroad conveyed the good
people of Wailuku, Kahului and
Paia to the scene of festivity, and as
many more came in carriages, brakes
and on horse back from more remote
parts of the island, to trip the light
fantastic and worship at the shrine
of Terpsichore.
Mr. E. r. Biven, our genial friend
Ned, you know, made himself inn
mortal by his indefatigable and ex-
cellent piano-playing, ably assisted
by Mr.. Peyser of Hama. An unusu-
ally large crowd was present.
Spreckelsville has never seen such a
large and brilliant assemblage of
people at any of It's social functions.
Merriment and jollity held full
sway from beginning to end, and
old and young, lame and well, sue
cumbed to the seductive strains of
waltzes, lancers and polkas, and VEN
tured out on the well-polished floor,
to dance out the old year and dance
in the new. Where so many ladies
were present it would be difficult to
describe their different dresses; suf-
flee it to say that they were all ele-
gantly dressed in their most becom-
ing gowns and most winning smiles,
with the glow of youth and beauty
and the sparkle of genuine pleasure
for ornaments.
Dancing commenced at 9 p. m
and was kept up unremittingly until
after IL, when delicious refresh.
ments-coffee, sandwiches, cake and
ice cream-were served by the eff.
cient steward, Mr.. Britain, and his
able corps of assistants. After this
pleasant interlude, dancing wa:
again resumed aud kept up with
great zest for alf hour or so, until
the warning shrek of the locomo
tive reminded the guests from Kahu
lui and Wailuku that time was fleet.
ing, and even this enjoyable affair
must have an end; reluctantly
enough did they stop and go home
to sleep away into the New Year
and in their dreams once more enjoy
the events of the coming, the con,
quest they had made, the whispered
compliments and protestations Of
who knows what?-and all agreed
that the affair was an immense sue
cess.
The Union Rifle and Gem Clul
held special medal shoot on New
Years day at their range near Ka
hului. Owing to the very strong
southerly wind prevailing all day
but poor scores wore made; tho fol
lowing named gentlemen winning
the respective medals Mr.. L. NJ
Vetlesen, 1st medal; Mr.. H. Fl
Plemer, I'd medal; Mr.. A. f. Hopke
Sd medal. After the official shoot ;
turkey-and-geese shoot was held a
the same place, and the lucky rifle
men who bagged one or more turkey.
returned to their homes with
broad grin on their faces and /;
savory New Years dinner in pros
pect, while the turkeys and geese
poor things" had very sad day, in
fact were not "in it,"
Miss Kate Ritchie has been. yer,
critically i'll since before the holi
days, and her many friends are very
glad to learn that she is now con
valescing, thanks to the scientifi,
treatment of DR.. Herbert, and the
tender, careful nursing of Mrs. Moo,
nan and Mrs. Hastings, who both
have voluntarily acted the part OF
the Samaritan, and carried out the
beautiful spirit of Christmas and OF
slsterly love, which is the keynote
of humanity and Christianity.
Nj ,uoNI