The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-04
How's THAT UMPIREP
Bowled Out BY the Government
Electric Lieht Service the Crick-
eters Use Candles.

last night was his first experience as
a presidential sire OF smoker, one
felt inclined TO doubt his unim-
peachabls veracity, for like the man
who fires at target for thu FIST
time in life and hits the bullseye, he
certainly scored high in the estima-
ton of those who attended the
largest, best and most jovial and
rollicking smoker given for several
years in this section Of the Isles OF
the Sea.
Hewitt and his aids, Princes David
aud Cupid had turned the American
League Hall into handsome ban
ner decorated pavilion in which the
flags of all natiors Aoated side by
side in friendly rivalry in the cloudy
wreaths of acknowledgement smoke
issuing from the gaping mouths Of
British churchwardens. The plat
form was embellshed with the green
fields OF Erin and her golden harp
faced the players as emblematcal
OF he dear ould sod far away and
tn" beauty and song which lightly
spring therefrom. Around we're
stationed beautiful palms and pot
ted plants, while surrounded by her
country's flag, and supported by the
ruddy Lion OF Scotland on the
golden field and st. Andrews cross
Queen Victoria smiled benevolently
on President Dole, who with back
turned to the Stars and Stripes gaz-
ed dubitatingly at the banners of
England and Japan.
Au incident which in other hands
would have marred the evenings
enjoyment in fact added to it, and
gave swing and vim to the merry
making awfulIy Disappointing to
hypochrondriacal fun spoilers
About $3.50 with gentle glimmer-
ing warning the electric lights sup
piled by the Government of the
Republic faded into obscurity and
for few moments wax vestas and
the street lights furnished all the
illuminating power. Captain Murray
will be forgiven for his vocabulary,
but we hope he won't vote "agin the
Government" or that the 1870 voters
present will cherish tho recollection
that while there was beer aud whis-
key enough in the Hall there was no
water outside to give light, Berger
dispelled tho gloom with rafting
marches and choruses accompanied
by the musical clinking of pipes on
the glasses and sonorous voices. At
length wax candles came in and
electric lights were forgotten, and
the fun increased.
To mention the two dozen num-
bers that were gloriously given or
to praise ose when all excelled is
rather too invidious and space kill
ing. All were crested enthusiastic-
ally and approximately, and if the
telepathic chord was in accord
Queen Victoria must have been
startled by the jubilee cheers raised
at @. A. Browns suggestion. Auld
Lang Syne closed the evenings en-
joyment at IL o'clock and none was
the worse for wear, and with 8
financial success scored, as we'll as a
moral and musical one.
The Club desires to thank for the
$1,000 of flags entrusted to their care
j. T. Waterhouse, Castle a. Cooke,
f, Harrison, the Thistle Club, G.. j.
Mccarthy, j. Dodd, MA. Gonsalves
Goo Kim, Peacock 81 Co, and the
Royal Annex, and the Hagey Social
Club for the Piano. Among the
hard workers of the evening must
not be forgotten DR.. Murray, DR.
McKibbin, Secretary Thomson, Her
bert, Ball, Dr. Sinclair, Jordan, Tay-
Tor, Cation, Auerbach and others
who did everything and looked
after everything from post to finish
and must take the success scored
for their reward.
A snap short was taken by Mr..
Davie during Vierra's performance.