The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-01
PARTY FOR
SWEET CHARITY.
MakawaO Literary Adopts Good
Plan to Raise Funds.
PRESIDENTS CORDIAL GREETING.
Luaus and Enthusiastic Gatherings
Mark His Tour-Baseball Game on
Tapis-Mr. Rodriguez Departs-Fare-
well TO Miss Beckwith-Maui News.

MAUI, Aug. 29.-The August meeting
of the Makawao Literary Society, which /
last evening at ''Sunnyside,"
was known as birthday party" Each
guest was requested in poetical Ian
guage to place as many cents as he was
years old in the tiny silken bag which
was attached to each invitation card. |
Or if he was timid about his age, he
could contribute dollar. One hundred
and seventeen dollars was thus raised
for charitable purposes.
The program rendered was as follows:
Vocal Solo. Miss Fleming
A Farce-"Tweedleton' Tail-Coat"..
BY Thomas ]. Williams.
Cast of Characters.
Toby Tweedleton ........W. o. Aiken
Blackberry Thistletop ....J. ]. Hair
Mr.. Barnaby Bracebutton. R. I. Moore
Mr.. Pantechnicon Pantile i. F. w Hardy
Evelina ...M Miss Juliette King
Kitty Spruce -. Miss Mile Beckwith
Recitation from Eugene Field. ......
Irene Aiken
Exhibition of Ventriloquism. .......
Mr.. Moore gave most amusing and
excellent performance, which was re-
ceiYed with an encore.
Among those present were President
Dole, Major Potter, Messrs. J. F. Brown,
W. Forbes, R. R. Berg, Grant, Mrs.
Robert Levers, Misses Anna Sorenson,
Nellie Bicknell, Hannah, Barnum and
others.
During Thursday, the 9th, the Presi-
dent returned from weeks trip over
Hama. He was much pleased with the
beautiful scenery between Keanae and
Kipahulu, and was received everywhere
most cordially. At Uluinu, small ma
tive village several miles from Hama,
the party was met by about forty resi-
dents of the latter place and escorted
into the town. Bombs were exploded,
policemen drawn up on either side Of
the road, and an arch erected bearing
the inscription Welcome to the Presi
dent of the Republic of Hawaii" The
41oAG1 pCOPlC nClC Al OfCAs ndg A4OcI
hospitable.
Manager K. S. Gyerdrum entertained
Mr.. Dole at his beautiful residence for
several days. During Monday morning,
the oath, Judge Kaleo invited the party
to dainty luau, and during the same
afternoon Manager P McLane of Re-
ciprocity Plantation, a gentleman who
understands the art of doing things in
fine shape, invited four of five hundred
people to meet the President at Mokae.
In the front yard, under a magnificent
lanai fashioned of palms and bamboos,
the tables bearing all sorts of delicious
yiands were spread a unique effect
was produced by allowing the shrubbery
to extend upward through the center
of the long tables.
During Tuesday noon, the 18th, Man
ager Oscar Una of Kipahulu Plantation
gave a most elaborate dinner in honor
OF President Dole.
During Thursday, the 9th, the party
climbed out OF the crater of Haleakala
| by what is known as the Koolau trail,
and thus returned to Makawao.
The gentlemen who accompanied the
President were ]. F. Brown, Major Pot
| ter, Sheriff L. A. Andrews, Judge ]. W.
| Kalua, W. F. Pogue and W. o. Aiken.
II is stated that ]. W. Price will make
a balloon ascension this afternoon. 1t
will take place from the grounds near
the Wailuku Hotel
A base ball game will also take place
this afternoon on the Kahului grounds.
It is WaiIuku VS.. Kamehameha Not
! the regular school nine, but composed
| of some of the students who have been
attending to the grounds during Yaca-
| ton, and have come to Maui as sort
of outing. Messrs. Harry Mossman,
! James Kauka and Charles Chilling
worth will play in the Waikiki nine.
Miss Dora Lamb, who has been visit
| ing Mrs. Dowsett of Punomalei, will re-
turn 10 Honolulu today.
During the week ]. a. Rodrigues, who
has been the chemist for Paia and Ha-
makuapoko plantations for three or
four months past, departed for the
United States, after brief visit TO XII
lauea
Today Miss Martha Beckwith OF Hal
ku will leave for Chicago, intending TO
attend school there for two years.
During Saturday night, the 22d, the
eclipse Of the moon was observed by
Maui people. One resident used piece
of smoked glass rather unsatisfactory.
4 pseudo Mrs. Potter was very popu-
lar at the Literary the other evening.
For further particulars apply to ]. F.
Brown
Miss Minnie Morris OF Wailuku will
depart for Honolulu today to join the
kindergarten class.
H P. Baldwin took the steamer Kaala
for Honolulu Thursday night, intending
TO take the Gaelic for San Francisco.
| He will now go by the Australia and
bring his children back to Maui as
soon as possible
During Tuesday evening, the 18th, q
delightful riding party was much appre-
| ciated by party of sixteen young
folks. They rode from Paia Church,
through Hamakuapoko, over MaIiko
guleh 10 the residence of George E.
Beckwith of Haiku There they sere-
naded the Beckwith girls with Mary
and Tr,-~