The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-28
FAIR AT WA IMEA.

lnt 5uCCe5S WnlCH dJItHoco blc
sale of fancy articles at Walmea on
Saturday evening last, for the bene-
fit of the hospital fund, was a most
emphatic confirmation of the truth
of the adage, "When woman WILL,
she WILL" and you may depend ont.
The sale opened at p. NJ, and in
spite of rain and bad roads, by 8
o'clock in the evening everything
saleable was disposed of, and without
an auction, the receipts reaching the
handsome sum of S1032.
The schoolrooms, which we're kind
ly placed at the disposal of the ladies
- for the evening by Mr.. Gibson, had
been transformed into bowers of
green throaah the fundamentally
of Messrs. Gay and Robinson. In
the front room, to the left of the en-
trance, Mrs. Meier presided at the
fish pond, assisted by Miss Bartels.
At the right, and filling the entire
..aud of the room, was the flower
booth, where Miss Hart, assisted by
Miss Laurie Nicholson, provided bou-
all kinds. At the next stall Mrs.
Palmer, assisted by Miss Ensign,
furnished candy and popcorn. Pass
ing to the middle room, the entire
mauka side was given up to fancy
goods, which department was con-
Quoted by Mrs. F. w. Glade, assisted
by Misses Gay and Nicholson, Mrs.
Aubrey Robinson and Mrs.-Conant.
Miss McGrew, of Honolulu, and
Mrs. Van Vleet, were in charge OF
the next booth, which was also de-
voted to fancy goods. After the
articles at this table had been dis
posed of, the cash receipts were aug
mented by fortune-telling. This
might have been q most profitable
feature of the evening had the fair
fortune teller revealed only the Sc
rious side of the future but when
she cruelty dug up the mouldy past
and exposed the love affairs of some
of our most respected citizens and
pitilessly predicted, in the presence
of their respective wives, a repetition
of their follies, her occupation was
gone.
At the next table Mrs. Brown, as
sisted by Mrs. Borchgrevink. did
rushing business in children's cloth
ing at orphan asylum rates while
still further along Mrs. Under and
Mrs. Hofgaard furnished the thirsty
with delicious lemonade. The third
room was devoted entirely to refresh
ments. Here Mrs. Morrison, ably
assisted by Mrs. Thrum Of Homo
lulu. Mrs. Gibson and Misses Lind
sew and Aim, filled the hungry
with -.nings, dispensing coffee
arSs, witches, ice cream and cake
whole affair was grand sue,
cess and reflects great credit on all
who participated.
The ladies of the society, by their
efforts and the generosity Of their
friends. have raised about S24OO
WHICH amount it IS hoped will be suf-
ficient to erect two building for hos
nitaI purposes and two cottages for
attendants.
The work of raising funds for the
hospital has fallen upon the shout
ders of a few, and while they have
cheerfully lsbored to carry out the
programme and put the enterprise
on its feet, it would be unfair to ex-
meet them to continue their efforts
Indefinitely
The district is populous one and
contributes largely to the public
funds by its taxes. When the Socie,,
ty funds are exhausted it Is hoped
that the Board of Health will con-
tribute toward furnishing and main
tanning the hospital and relieve the
ladies from further care in the mat
ter. Once fairly started, the instltu-
ton will no doubt be self-supporti1g
so that the government would not be
burdened to any extent.