The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-29
Twas on the Patriotic Order For
Many Nations.
NEWS BUDGET FROM MAUI.
Fires on PaIa Observation-Disclosures
Company Preparing TO Extend Its
LInes--Summer Visitors Coming to
Town-Au the Schools Iare CLOSED.

MAUI, June 27.-During last evening
the June evening of the Makuwao Lit
erary Society occurred in the parlori
of the Paia Foreign Church. The int
rior decorations were quite effective
consisting of British and American
flags mingled with the delicate foliage
of the bamboo. The evenings pro-
gram. which was of a highly patriotic
order, most elaborate and most pleas
ing, is given below:
Love of Country" sung by chorus
of boys and girls in costume.
Defamation, 1.-The American Flag, -
by Walter Engle.
Songs of the Nations, by ladies in
costume.
Tableaux, National Dishes"
Quartette, Soldiers Farewell"
Defamation, from THE Lay of tine
Last Minstrel" by David Fleming.
American Flag Drill and Recitation,
by a company of boys and girls iii
costume.
Quartette, "Tenting Tonight"
Recitation, "The Legend of BregenZ,"
by Agnes Fleming.
Quartette, MY Ain Countree."
Several Songs by the Patriotic Choir.
Essay, Origin of Some of the National
Songs" by DR.. E. G. Beckwith.
Chorus, Angel of Peace.
America"
In the number, Songs of the Ma
tions," the white dresses of the ladies
were prettily draped with the different
national cGiCrs and each carried the APP
propriate flag while singing her solo.
Miss Kate Watson represented Brit
ania; Miss Hattie Watson, Scotland;
Mrs S. E. Taylor, Ireland; Mrs. Heapy,
Deuchland (singing the national hymn
in German; Miss Nape, Hawaii mel, and
Miss Beckwith, Columbia.
The quartette sang "Tenting To-
night" in an improvised tent with an
American flag flying from the peak.
The entertainment was the most
unique in the history of Makawao lit
eraries.
Some arrangements are in progress
for the usual annual ball on the night
of the Sd of July, either in Waikiki or
Spreckelsville.
w. T. Robinson of Wailuku took 129
thumb impressions before the repeal of
the registration law.
Recently there have been four fires
in Paia plantation cane fields, two of
which were accidental. 1t is stated that
after one of the fires cloth saturated
with kerosene was found
Congratulations are due the house
holds of the Lemons of Hamakuapoko
and the Zumwalts of Kahului-a son
and heir in each case.
The Claudine of Wednesday last
brought quite a number of summer Wis
itors for Makawao. Mesdames Thurs
ton, Alexander, Andrews and Reimen-
schneider are at Mrs. AleXander'S resi-
dence; the Misses Wilcox and Miss Wa
terhouse accompanied Miss Grace Dick
ey to her Haiku home: Mrs. w. o.
Smith and Miss Ethel Smith are guests
at H. r. Baldwin's, and Miss Weed is
visiting Miss Nape.
On Wednesday, the oath, the stock
holders of the Maui Telephone Com
pany decided to raise their capital stock
to $4,000 in order to take in Hama
district
Miss Eva Smiths private school at
Paia closed on Thursday, the 25th, and
all the Government schools held re-
ceptiOn days on the Goth.
1t is reported that there's to be a
complete change of teachers in the Wal
hee school next term Miss Malone. the
present principal, after a short rest, is
to depart for the United States. Miss
Turner is to accept a position in Wal
luku and Miss Carney is to attend the
Kamehameha Normal School.
Mrs. Fl. p. Baldwin departs today
for visit to Oakland Miss Eva Smith
of Paia also goes to California for a
vacation outing.
Beef is selling at 5 cents a pound
wholesale on Maui.
Weather,-Very windy and dusty