The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-08
KAUATS LIVELY FOURTH.
Rife Match, Tennis and Dancing
at MakaWeli.


MAKAwELI (Kauai), June 6.-NIa-
kaweli social hall on the evening of
Wednesday the Sd inst. was the scene
of one of the happiest and most pleas
ant gatherings of its history.
In response to the seventy invita-
tions issued by the members of the
Plantation Tennis club, nearly sixty
awaited themselves Of the opportunity
of having good time.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flowers and ferns entwined round
every available space, and pretty
and catching drapery of stars and
stripes hung from the sill of the walls
two feet deep around the entire hall.
Above the platform and in very large
type were the letters in ferns and red
blossoms, NJ. p. t. c., representing
the name of the club. At $50 p. m.
in answer to the strains of music from
q band of fine performers, the grand
march began led by Mr.. Morrison,
with Mrs. Morrison the patroness of
the club, followed by DIR. and Mrs.
Campbell.
At 11:3O and after the seventh dance
a slight change took place in the pro-
gram, in the way of a song beauti-
fully rendered by w. II. Meyer of
Eleele, who was so loudly applauded
for his able rendering of wander
IiedD by Schumann, that he gave
HDer Zecher am Rhein" as an encore.
This finished the first part of the pro-
gram. During the interval following,
coffee and sandwiches were handed
round by the committee to all pres
ent with the usual far renowned Maka-
we'll ice cream, cake and cold drinks.
While the company of merry max
ers was enjoying these refreshments,
they were also being treated to popular
airs on the either ably rendered by
Mr.. Schwalmeister. At midnight,
and with ringing voice, one of the
gentlemen proposed three cheers for
the Republic of Hawaii coupled with
independence. At the close all joined
hands and sang with will, "Auld
Lang Syne."
A vote of thanks was rendered
James Scott for his able management |
of the floor. The following is a par
tial list of those present: Mr.. and Mrs. |
Morrison, DIR. and Mrs. Campbell,
Miss Gay, f. and G. Gay, Miss Boyer, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Palmer, DR.. |
and Mrs. Derby, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur- |
kett, Mr.. and Mrs. Goodacre and Miss
Goodacre, Mr.. and Mrs. Hofgaard, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Dyson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcqueen, Mr..
and Mrs. Nuu, Mr.. and Mrs. HASTE,
Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. COnant, Miss |
Kate and Miss Lizzie Lindsay, Mr..
and Mrs. Lindsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Omsted
Mrs Borchgrevink, Miss Kamer, Miss
Tanner, Messrs. Kruse, Meyer, Pros
ser, Yhort, Knudsen, Mahrt. Fries,
Myers, Anderson, Hime and Omsted.
Through the efforts of Lieutenant
Mahrt of the plantation battalion of
the Citizens Guard, target had been
put up and all arrangements made for
q rifle tournament to take place at 10
I'm. on the Fourth. Following is the
result of the prize competitions
rounds at 200 yards: Mr.. Hime, first
Messrs. Morrison, Scott and Douglas,
tie for the second prize. Final result,
made by these gentlemen on shooting
three extra rounds each, Mr.. Doug
las, I'd; Mr.. Morrison, Sd; Mr.. Scott,
4th. Two other friendly competitions
took place, with Mill versus Field,
Field winning by Is points; and bach
elors versus married men, bachelors
winning by % points.
At p. m. of the sane day the men,
bers of the plantation tennis club I
threw open their gates for all those
who cared to handle the racquet and
ball. An enjoyable afternoon was
spent. A little service of fruit fin
ished up, what all here consider the
liveliest Fourth of July ever spent.