The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-02
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT DOLE.
Gathering of Nations and Coming
Citizens of Hawaii-SOngs, Dancing
on the Green and Plenty to Eat.
Twas Picturesque and Interesting.

ing their May festival, ana gay, pretty
sight it is. Lines of little folks are
drawn up under signal flags of many
colors. Hawaiians lead with their own
flag. the Japanese follow with their
white banner with its red sun blazing
in the center; then come the Portuguese
with their shield and crown, the Chi
nese with an awfully fierce dragon
chasing fiery ball over a yellow field,
and finally the Americans, British and
others. Round and round they march
eto music; but now the tune is changed,
and standing still the baby voices break
forth into song. 1t is a song OF greeting,
followed by a motion song, then prayer
song. Now watch them. How hard they
try TO assume deVout expression! See
how the eyelids culver and pop open,
only TO be resolutely shut again. Some
cover their eyes with their hands, but
peek through their fingers. Others may
have achieved success, but from our
point of view only two looked absolutely
pious, a Japanese boy and girl. These
bore an expression of determined piety
which was decidedly interesting TO be-
hold; and when that boys face was
lighted up with the sunlight on his red
necktie it was beatific.
Again the song changes and they sing
a May song, declaring positively that
the flowers say it's lovely May, lovely
May" This refrain is sent forth Vigor
ously into the teeth OF a trade wind
gale Now they sing of the 'Mynah's
Nest in the Mango Tree" song adapt
ed to Hawaii by one of the teachers,
and a motion song which ends with a
dance and rOuses the most Indifferent.
How the skip about in pairs, the vary
ing costumes making such pretty pic
ture, the quaint Chinese dress with it's
wealth of color the graceful baby kimo
nos, the Hawaiian group with the bril-
liant necklaces OF flowers, the 1.-the lit
tie bodies and glowing faces. Who can
look unmoved on SUCH a group of chill
dren? Watch that baby sucking her
thumb. She must be about three years
old, and all the morning she has kept
that fat little thumb in her mouth, no
matter what happened. At feeding time
we lost sight OF her, and whether she
ate cake or sucked her thumb we are
unable to say. But she did seem to en-
joy ii immensely.
Now, line up, little folks, and listen
to the Presidents speech. There they
stand, four or five lines deep, one hun
dred and twenty children of all nations
and President Dole tells them of the
81,
Fairy Queen.
The Brownie King and the Fairy
Queen were to be married, and all the
children wished to bring hokupue
What to give was the question, and
finally they decided upon flowers. One
very poor little girl was troubled be-
cause she had no flowers to bring. Fin
ally she bethought her of a sunfower
plant, but on hunting it up she found
the flowers withered and only a few
seeds left. After careful consideration
she took seed and carried it to the
Brownie King as wedding gift. What
is this good for?" asked his majesty
You can eat it, said the child, and
it will make you strong for a little
while, or you can plant it and it will
have bright flowers and many seeds
The King took the seed and calling a
servant told him to plant and tend it
with care. In time thriving plant
grew up in the royal garden, and burst
ing into bloom bore one hundred gor-
geous flowers. Then the King sought
the little girl, who was little no longer, |
and told her that her gift OF the little
brown seed was the best of the we'd |
ding presents, for it had brought forth |
such wealth of increase. So in all |
things WI hot
which brightens the lives of others. no |
matter how small its beginning, is of |
far more value than those things which |
perish with the using.
The story is followed by three cheers
for the President, the ladies of the Kin |
dergarten Association and the teachers. |
Then the children join in a chorus, BE |
True to Our Beautiful Hawaii Mel" |
which was written by one of the teach
ers. During the story telling some of |
the smallest boys broke ranks and am |
used themselves by soIemnly scribbling
on the sand with sticks. They looked as
if they were initiating the reporters. |
Could these efforts be called footprints |
on the sands of time?" They were GER
tainly making their marks
The Japanese, Chinese and Hawaiian |
show the most animation. The Am |
orleans and Europeans seem more diff |
hdent. But when the band strikes up |
dittidence is driven away, and Music, |
heavenly maid" leads all. Faces light |
up, feet move in time and all is forgot |
ten in the universal enjoyment.
Does it amount to anything?" some
one at my elbow says. DR.. Johnson has |
said, much could be done with a |
Scotchman if he is caught young !
enough" Thank you my friend. that !
answers the question. Try the expert |