The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-27
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Hi1o Woman's Board and
KindergartenS.
Interesting Personal and Business
Notes From the Big
Island.

HILO, HAWAII, Nov. 23d.-At the
late session of the Legislature an ap-
preparation of $4,000 was made for the
purpose of erecting a hospital build
| ing in Hilo. The amount is now avail
able, and public meetings are being
| held to discuss plans for selecting a
site and proceeding with the business
of construction. The first meeting
drew forth a small attendance, and a
committee of investigation was ap-
pointed as follows: Judge Hitchcock
Senator Lyman, Representative Rich
ards, E. n. Holmes, G.. G. Kennedy and
DR.. Williams. The Tribune made an
earnest appeal for large attendance
at the second meeting. About 40 of
the best citizens responded to the CALL
and the committee reported that Mr..
Kennedy had made an offer of site
at Waiakea, the selection of the same
to be left to the public or their repre-
sentative committee. This is most
liberal offer on the part of the man
ager at Waiakea, as there are some
excellent locations from which to make
choice. The president of the Board
of Health guarantees 500 per month
toward current expenses, and the Gov
eminent will, doubtless, install num-
Der of Sisters of Charity to take charge
of the institution. At a-future meeting
some action will be taken respecting
the building of Government ware
houses for the storage of oil and pow
der.
Shortly before o'clock last Tues
day afternoon Hilo was treated to an
earthquake shock which was not severe
enough to cause any damage, though
it was quite a little shake The quiv
er was quite generally felt over the
island.
The Hilo Woman'S Board of Mis-
sions held most interesting meeting
in the church parlors on Tuesday aft
ernoon. Reports from the free kinder
garten and the Chinese kindergarten
were read, as also several splendid
papers. 1t is to be hoped that many
new subscribers will be added to the
old list by the first of the year, so that
the new year may see a suitable home
for the free kindergarten. Miss Guild
has between 40 and SO children thor
oughly in love with the kindergarten
work, and the people want to see the
beautiful work continued.
The Teachers Reading Circle met at
Union School Building Friday evening,
Mrs. Townsend presiding. A most
profitable evening was spent in the dis
cussion of Pages Theory, etc.
Miss Annie Rose and Ed Weight of
Onomea joined in the celebration of
their natal day anniversaries on Sat
urday last. About 40 friends, from
Haka1au to Hilo, attended the sump-
tuous luau at Onomea Saturday even
ing, and most glorious time was had.
The feast included the finest and best
of Hawaiian dishes and the standard
was par excellence. A number of the
guests from afar camped at Onomea
over night.
Editor Sparrow of the Tribune in
vited some of his friends to a dinner
party at the Club Restaurant on Satur-
day evening. Covers were laid for 10,
and mine host honored the occasion by
furnishing an up-to-date dinner in fine
style Wit and repartee flowed freely,
and a generally happy time was spent
over the discussion of the menu.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Wilson enter
tanned a number of friends on Friday
evening. Card playing in the early
evening was IOlIOWSd ny SSNC1 al NUS
ical selections, after which the guests
gathered around the tete-a-tete tables
and enjoyed delicious refreshments.
Miss E. Richardson and Miss Ellen
Lyman are extending invitations to a
private fair and entertainment to be
held at the home of the former on Sat
urday evening for the purpose of rails
ing funds for the Christmas tree for
the Halle Sabbath School
Invitations are out for a card party
at the home of Judge Hitchcock this
evening.
If this charming weather continues
the week the yacht race on
morning will be wit
messed by a large concourse of people
no doubt Four boats will enter: Sen
ator Lyman's Sunbeam, Mr.. Sever
ance's Aurora, DR.. Hutchinson's AS
thore and the new boat Nonesuch, built
and owned by the Hilo Boarding
School
Ed Wilhelm, who returned from HO-
nolulu on Saturday evening, reports
that he has so far completed arrange |
ments for the building of a new fur |
mace and oven for his bakery that he
will be ready for business by the end of |
December. The new bakery will be on |
King street, near Front.
The bark Roderick Dhu, Rock mas |
ter, arrived on Thursday last, II days |
from San Francisco. She brought SO |
mules and horses, 1000 tons freight |
and IS passengers: Capt. VIM. Matson, |
wife and child, Miss Mabel Howard, |
Mrs. G. B. Zabriskie and daughter, |
Capt r. A Williams. G. j. Fisher, |
Mrs. Chas Lewis, B. T. McCullOch, |
Tony Marshall, Alfred Grinden and |
Sam Thomas. Since her last voyage |
10 Hilo. the Roderick has undergone |
change About So 900 has