The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-02
MUSICAL BOYS OF HAWAII.
Sketch of the National Bands Origin
Last Nights Concert.

A year ago yesterday, February |,
the members of the then Govern
ment band left the service in body,
with q few exceptions, rather than
swear allegiance to the Provisional
Government IL was against their
grain to go back on their Queen;
they were loyal to her. and for
twelve months they have remained
so, in spite of the fact that many of
them have barely any means of sub
sistence, and hardly spare shirt to
their backs. Several have even been
seen working on the city front as
dock laborers. Thus have they
shown their devotcdness to their
Queen.
Shortly after resigning from the
Government service, the bandsmen
organized themselves into the now
popular bndy known As the Hawai-
ian National Band, and on February
10 an order was sent on the Union
steamship Monowai, through the
Golden Rule Bazaar, for full set Of
BE, gian instruments. These arrived
at the earliest opportunity and the
Hawaiian National Band assembled
at Emma Square at 6:3O o'clock on
the morning of March 18th. They
marched to Washington Place, where
they serenaded Queen Liliuokalani
with their first concert. They play
ed three marches, beginning with
the "Liliuokalani," and ended with
"Hawaii Ponoi." The Queen cor
daily thanked the Nationals for
their delightful music. An item in
the Bulletin the previous day stated
that the band intended serenading
the Queen, and in consequence there
was large crowd of people outside
the fence listening to the boys
The music was 50 beautiful that
three cheers were given for the Ma
| tionals.
The first public concert by the
members of he former Royal Hawai-
ian Band as renamed was given at
the Hawaiian Hotel un the evening
Of March -. An immens. concourse
of people, estimated at five thous-
and, throngcd the hotel veranda and
grounds. The band was assisted by
the Hawaiian Quintet Club. The
! demand for encores was so n,iner-
Gus that il was not until 1890
o'clock that the program OF eight
pieces was concluded. At the con
clusioD tho American, British, Jap
( ancse aud Hawaiian national an
thems were played. On all sides the
most enthusiastic praise was heard
Of the debut of the famous Hawai-.
ian National Band.
! Oilers have since been made by l..
O A. Thurston aud q. &. Bcckley.
sympat hiZcrS with the present Gov
ernncnt, to TAX" ruE baud to the
Worlds Fair, but in each case they
have failed To- lure the boys away.
Lately another offer was made By
/. W. Hebron, agent for the Mid.
winter Fair, aud again the offer was
spurncd.
G.. W. Macfarlan. has since al
vanced a proposition To take the
band To the Midwinter Fair, and a
meeting OF the Nationals was held
this morning to consider the offer.
Tho band gave concert at the
Hotel yesterday evening, tn" ami
vcrsary 81 their refusal To swear al.
legiancc To the Provisional Govern,
ment, and notwithstanding the bois,
ferrous weather about one thousand
enjoyed the musical treat. On the
hotel vorauda, and ia the parlor aud
lanai, was congrcgatrd gay aud
fashionable throng. including many
society bellies. American and British
naval officers, and diplomatic repre-
scutativcs Of foreign nations. Tn,
playing and singing were particular
~ linc. After the concert came ;
! hop in the parlor, an orchestra %
Nationals furnishing delightful
music.