The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-07


with wonderful vim and precision by
the large body of children.
The outdoor drill concluded, pupils
and visitors were called together on the
upper floor of the building, where the
following program was carried out;
Singing-Our Father.
Welcome.
Reading-The Cat and the Sparrow.
Recitation-When I Am Big.
Motion Song-Days of the Week.
Concert Recitation-The Six Blind
Men.
Recitation-The Parts of the Body
Reading Glass.
Intermission of three minutes.
Song-The Trees.
Recitation-The Swallow.
Reading-The Story of Snow White
Recitation-Hiccoughs
Recitation-February.
Recitation-The Little Dog.
Song-Clock Game.
Recitation-A Little Boy Went Walk
ing.
Song-Little Bo-Peep.
Recitation-The Purple Pansy
Scarf Drill.
SOng-Hurrah.
The entire program was excellently
rendered and the pupils showed re-
markable proficiency in their pronun-
citation and enunciation of the English
language. The smallest spoke with dis
tinctness. The most interesting feature
was the rendition of portions of the
juvenile operetta of ''Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs,' pretty fairy story
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music by George F. Root. The singing
was very good and the whole perform
ance very well done.
The scarf drill by Miss Vests class
deserves special mention, as the entire
drill was effected without leader and
without a fault. The concluding evo-
lutions of the girls with their red, white
and blue scarfs radiating from the stan
dard bearer of the Hawaiian flag, the
school singing Hawaii Ponoi and then
a hurrah with f1uttering handkerchiefs,
was grand finale to the work of the
school,
Examinations and exhibitions were
the order of the week at the Catholic
schools. On Thursday afternoon st.
Mary's School for Boys closed with
distribution of premiums. An immense
crowd witnesses the exercises and ex-
amined the artistic drawings and pen
manship of the boys.
st. Joseph's School for Girls held ex-
aminations and exercises on Friday,
which were largely attended by an in
terested audience.
The monthly social of the First For
eign Church was held at the home of
Mr., and Mrs. Severance on Tuesday
evening. The program in the hands
of Mrs. L. Turner was an excellent
one. Mr.. Peck furnished most delight
full either music. Mr.. Wakefield favored
his hundred listeners with most pleas
ing vocal selections. Mrs. Turner and
Mr.. Wakefield rendered some instru-
mental duets, which were most enthusi-
astically encored. After burlesque
shadow pantomime of Romeo and Ju-
liet'' dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs. S. L. Austin entertained the La
dies Reading Club at a Tennysonian
tea on Monday last After a few pleas
ant hours the company disbanded for a
vacation.
The Hilo juvenile dancing class, num-
bering about twenty-five, concluded the
dancing lessons for the summer last
Saturday, when they appeared in fancy
costumes and enjoyed their final party
for the season. The cute little lassies in
their quaint Kate Greenaways made a
pretty picture.
Mine host, George BeckIey, entertain
ed a number of friends at the Hilo HO
tel on Monday evening. A sumptuous
bill of fare was provided, to which the
guests did justice for about three hours.
To cd
the japanese hospital grounds is Civ
ing nightly performances to fair sized
audiences.
The Fourth of July committee have
decided to hold their ball on the even
ing of the Sd. At sunset on the Fourth
a promenade concert and pyrotechnic
display at Court House Square will fol-
ow the salute of twenty-One guns.
The four-masted schooner Tallant, |
master, arrived on Thursday
June 25th, IA days from San
Francisco, and cleared for the latter |
port last evening, the Both, with cargo |
Of 16,500 bags of sugar.
Very little rain the past ten days. |
There have been many tourists and Wis
tors in town.
B. r. Foss, the book agent, leaves |
iilo today overland for Kohala.
Mr.. Desky is doing land office busi- |
ness in the sale of lots between Hilo |
md Wainaku.
Judge Carter has been in town this |
week.
Miss Kelley leaves for Honolulu to-
lay to visit her sister, Mrs. Ouderkirk. |
Miss Deyo goes to Honolulu to catch !
he next steamer bound for the coast. I,
She expects to spend her vacation with
Ter relatives East. /