The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-06
MakaWaOS Literary Record Of Pass
ing Events Makes a Hit.
CONFERENCE OF NATIVE MINISTER'S
New School House at CIupalakua-Wai-
Iuku to Have a Road Sprinkler.
Schooner William Bowden Carries
Large Sugar Cargo-GeneraI News.
Especial to the ADVERTISE. ]


MAUI, May 4.-The May meeting OF
the Makawao Literary Society took
place last evening in the parlors of the
Paia Foreign Church before a large
audience. The villages of Paia, Ham
akuapoko, Haiku, Mauka Makawao,
Kahului and Wailuku were well rep
resented. A unique and delightful
programme of events, entitled "The
Makawao acknowledgements for
May, 1885," was successfully portrayed
by reading, recitation, vocal and in
strumental music, with tableaux serv-
ing as vivid illustrations.
On the first page was Scharwenka's
Polish Dance, an instrumental piece,
by Miss Grace Dickey. Then followed
a frontispiece etching, 'The City's
Fair Pale Daughter" by Mrs. B. d.
Baldwin, in q tableau illustrating a
selection from Whittier's "Among the
Hills" which was recited by Miss
Maud Baldwin. The fourth on the
table of contents was a mirth- provok-
ing continued story, "The Adventur-
ers of the Card board Box" read by
II
Gus vocal quartette, "The Three Bum
BILE Bees" by Messrs. G. D. Loveland,
III. P. Baldwin, G.. II. Dickey and
D. D. Baldwin. The sixth, Thackery's
poem ''The Old Cain bottomed
Chair" was read by Miss Chamber
lain and illustrated by two pleasing
tableau. The seventh, simply
''Rhymes," anonymous, decidedly
original and of a personal character,
hxyM
was dreamy piano piece, T. J. Guys
s'Twilight Reveries," by Miss Cham
berlain. The ninth was a pleasing
resume of many camping trips in
search of the tiny and beautiful Achi-
tinella, written by d. d. Baldwin.
The tenth page exhibited portrayal
by tableau of a painting after j. Pet
tie, entitled 1.-TWO Strings to Her
Bow" The eleventh was Poe's
George E. Beckwith. The twelfth, a
vocal duet, "See the Pale Moon," was
rendered by Misses Milly Beckwith
and Kate Watson. The thirteenth
was an amusing local "Monthly
Record OF Events" compiled and read
by c.. n. Dickey. The fourteenth was
the editors Drawer" and the three
graphic illustrations were L'enfant
Terrible, Good Authority and Award
devoted, as is customary with popular
publications, to the reproduction of |
sundry well-known advertisements.
Judge Napulou, of Ulupalakua, has |
resigned, and S. e. Kaleikau, of Wal |
hee, has received the appointment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Palmer, of Maka-
we'll, are enjoying the braciDg climate |
of Olinda.
During the week Wailuku has been |
hn nf IF
the native ministers of Maui and |
Molokai.
The new Catholic church at Waia-
kOa, Kula, is huge Octagonal build
ing surmounted by high tower. The
building is being erected under the
direction of Father James.
Mrs FL. G.. Alexander of Makawao
returned this week after a long visit |
to Honolulu.
Maunaolu Seminary now has sew
enty nine girls under its care, the
largest number in several years.
A fine new schoolhouse has been re-
Gently built at Ulupalakua to take the
place of one burned some months ago
by supposed incendiaries.
Mrs. @. E.. Simpson of Paia is the
principal of the Government school
recently established at Kahului.
The Wailuku road board have re-
cart to be used in sprinkIing the now
dusty roads. Lahaina has boosted of
q street-sprinkler for several years.
Miss Helen Wilder is visiting Ka-
hului and Ulupalakua.
Miss Gertrude Whitney is the guest
Of Mrs. E B. Carley at Kahului.
The MakawaO road board have well
nigh completed a new road on the
Kuiahu side of Waikina gulch at Pau
7Vela.
The four-master, William Bowden,
arrived on the 28th eighteen days
from San Francisco. She has taken
4 huge cargo of Paia and Hamakua-
poke sugar and expects to leave Ka-
lului today. She carries 21,0OO bags 6
If sugar, her full capacity being %, 400
Iacks. The schooner came down in
ballast.
The steamer Kahului is expected
rom Honolulu either today or tomor-
Ow.
Weather: Warm and dusty.