The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-27
THEY WERE A JOLLY SET
STAR NEWSBOYS DINE AND HAVE
A ROYAL GOOD TIME.
4 Seasonable NIenu-More Than
Enough--A Ride Around Town-Tin
Horns-At the Foot Ball Game.

Everybody saw their happy faces
yesterday. If they didn't actually see
them, its thousand to one that they
heard their merry voices intermingled
with the blowing of tin horns and
many other noisy contrivances.
This happy aggregation was no
other than the Star newsboys and
their little friends. They were out
for good time and they had it. They
started in with a big turkey dinner
and wound up at the foot ball game.
Now after it is all over, the lads who
sell papers to earn their own livelihood
and in many instances to assist their
families, have only one regret-thit t
Thanksgiving only comes around once
a year.
The little fellows had learned early
last week that they were to be "in it,
this year again. From that moment
they anXiously awaited the arrival of
the day when they would feast and
live like rich people.
This is sufficient 60 explain why
Thanksgiving was hailed with such
delight by these lads yesterday. Every
mothers son of them was up and
about with the sun. In the morning
they met the Advertiser base ball nine
and lost by score of Z to II. They
had no time to think about base ball.
AS one little fellow in The Star team
explained it: "Jimminey, you know,
every time was at de bat, I thought
[ was lamming away at a fat old tur-
key. 1 had turkey and pie on me
brain during de whole game"
Shortly after noon the boys congre.
gated in the main hallway leading mp
to The Star office. The entire news.
boys staff was on hand, each with q
friend. They had been given the
privilege to bring some friend Will
them. The start was made for Love.
bakery on Nuuanu street promptly al
1. The little fellows marched two by
two in a manly way up Fort and
around the corner and down to Nuu
anu. There were just fifty-siX in line
\ few moments after they had in
vaded the restaurant, was heard tn,
clatter of plates and the clashing o
knives and forks. This told that they
"were off,
How they did eat. The lads sur
prised themselves and everybody whC
watched them-and there was quite
number of ladies and gentlemen whc
witnessed the happy picture.
The boys occupied almost ever,
available inch of space in the big din
ing room of the bakery. They wer
seated about tables in groups of fou
and five.
There were plenty of plates ant
grub" and the urchins lost no tim
in getting down TO business and to Sc
9 how quickly they could make a hol
: in the supply.
A large bowl of poi was on the cen
ter of each table. The dinner wa
served in the good old New Englan
, style. Turkey, roast pig and veg
etables first and goodies" afterward
: After the dinner each one of the boy
was presented with a pound box D
, assorted candies.
2 The menu was as follows:
= Poi.
1 Roast Turkey.
Roast Pig.
Sweet Potatoes.
Irish Potatoes.
Cranberry Sauce.
Vegetables.
: Assorted Cakes and Cookies.
Cranberry Pie. Mince PiC
Soda Pop. Ginger Ale.
Candy.
The crusade on this bountful re
past was kept up for fully an hou
when the boys started back to tn
: Star office.
t Here they were kept in waiting fo
a few minutes until the arrival of tn
Tram Company's big four horse bu
: But they managed to put in the tim