The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-07
Annual Reception and Gifts to
KeaIia Employees.
GERMANS AT LIHUE REMEMBERED
Holidays Unusually Pleasant at Maka-
welf-NIany Kinds of AmusementS
Make Many Hearts Glad Prisoners
Get Share of Good Things, Etc.

KEALIA (Kauai), Jan. 1t
has been the usual custom with the
Makee Sugar Company in years
past, during the non-residence OF
the proprietor, Col. Z. S. Spalding
and his family, to observe the
Christmas holidays at Kealia and
Kapaa by stribution Of gifts to
all the employees on the planta-
ton, and a grand luau or feast on
Christmas day.
This year proved to be no excep-
ton to this very pleasant custom.
The genial young manager, George
III. Fairchild, carried out the wishes
of his superior in manner very
creditable to himself and worthy
of the gracious liberality of the
colonel and his family, whom he
represents.
The festivities opened with a
grand feast given at the Kealia
hotel, Saturday evening of the 28th
of December. The hotel was pro-
fusely and beautifully decorated
with ferns and flowers, and upon
the tables which were built for
the occasion and enthusiastically
decorated laid covers for a
hundred or more, to whom were
seryed by y-attentive walters all the
delicacies of the season in great
abundance.
The party then adjourned to the
Kealia hail, where they were enter
tanned for a couple of hours by a
series of very beautiful stereopticon
views, which were imported for the
occasion, and under the skillful
manipulation OF chief engineer
William Eassie.
After this, Mr.. Fairchild dis
tributed the presents, each bearing
a card with the aloha of, Col. Z.
S. Spalding and family upon it.
Many of these presents were quite
valuable, consisting of sterling sill
yer, which had been imported from
the East.
To the children were given an
immense amount Of toys and con-
fections, filling their little hearts
with gladness. which surely will
endure through the coming year.
Thus ended an occasion that will
long be held in pleasant memory
by large number of very happy
people. ZIG.
At Makaweli.
MAKAWELI, Jan. 2.-The
holidays were unusually pleasant
this year. In the first place the
weather was good. Our mill had
not started up, and every one had
the evenings at their command.
On Christmas eve Mrs. Ogg's
little Sunday school class of twelve
held their exercises. The little
folks carried through their pro-
gram with great credit to them
selves and their teacher who had
worked so faithfully with them for
weeks.
Shortly after the last number a
Jingle of bells was heard, the cur
tain was drawn and a beautiful
glittering tree appeared and real
''Santa Claus with red coat and
fur cap bounded in, soon making
friends with the children whom he
seemed to recognize by name. He
was soon busy distributing good
things to the expectant little ones.
A handsome volume OF TennysOn's
poems was found on the tree,
present to Mrs. Ogg from the mem
bers of her class.
On Christmas day the Makaweli
Tennis Club held a tournament.
Mr. Perry won the prize for sin
giles.
AS a fitting wind up dinner par
ties were given at the homes OF
Mrs. Scott, Mrs Ogg and Mrs. Nor
rison.
On New Years eve dance was
given by Mr.. Morrison to the plan
tation people and neighboring
friends. A Jolly evening was
spent. Some fifty people were
present. The new year was well