The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-31
AT A CAMPFIRE
First Regiment Social in the Drill
Shed.
LUNCH AND entertainment
Five Tables FilIed-Guests of NJ. G..
H. ing-lnStrumental Music.
Recitations-Specia
LUNCH AND Entertainment

The First Regiment affair at the
Drill Shed last night was a most happy
| blend of High Jinks, Low Jinks, Smok-
ing Concert and Campfire. 1t was a
| regular good time function There was
| a decided air of reunion and good fell
| lowship about the gathering. Every
one seemed bent on making the hours
| enjoyable. The refreshments were
just right, the service was good and
the stage entertainment was of the
first-class order. Shows of less merit
have been given here as theatrical
attractions.
Running the full length of the Drill
Shed were five tables. The middle of
the center one was reserved for the
distinguished guests, the colonel COM
manding and staff and the line and
non-com officers of the regiment and
battalions. The other four tables were
occupied by the eight companies of
the First Regiment, N G. H. The at
tendance was more than 500. Decora-
tions consisted of flags, signals and
greens, and were neatly arranged On
the stage were two field pieces and
two stacks of arms Seats were taken
at s o'clock
The committee looking afterthe affair
consisted of Lieutenant-Colonel Nc
Leod, Majors Jones and Mccarthy,
Captains Ashley and Smith They
divided the work. Major Jones secured
the talent and arranged the program
Captain Ashley gave commands to
Chapman, the caterer. Captain Smith
was responsible for the furniture Ma
jor Mccarthy had the refreshment de-
tail and Colonel Mcleod picked up and
Strengthened out the loose ends here,
there and everywhere. At short
meeting last evening the committee
voted thanks to Jim Dodd for the use
OF wagon in hauling up the bonfire
material. Major Mccarthy furnished
the barrels and the fire was kept going
on the parade ground all evening"
Among the guests of the Regiment
last evening were: President Dole,
Minister Cooper, Minister King, Col
onel SOper, Major Potter, Mr.. Rand,
Mr.. Burdeck, Captain McStocker Geo.
w. r. King, w. H. Hoogs, J. S. Martin,
Geo. w. Smith, Jas. A. Kennedy, julius
Asche, w. R. Sims, w. T. Monsarrat,
J. A. McCandless, Geo. Cavanaugh, W.
oh
@. H. Berrey, H. A. Wilder, Fred. B.
Oat, Jas. A. Low, w. G. Wilder, Jr.
A spirited overture by Captain Ber-
gers band was the first number on the
program. Then a party Of sweet sing
ers from the barracks led by Moore
and O'Connor "a visitor) gave several
popular selections. Mayne, Hirsch-
man, and others supplied the string
music The band and the barracks
choir appeared several times in the
course of the evening and both were
always warmly welcomed and cordial
ly and noisily invited to stay and con-
tinue.
These are the members of the Nuu
anu Mandolin Quartette: Messrs.
Marx, Hedemaon, Along and Halstead
| They were held to the stage till it ap-
peared as if they must have exhausted
their repertoire, but they responded
| willingly until, after the very sweetest
| aloha Oe," the audience relented.
Mr.. w. H. Hoogs has seldom been
| in voice as he was last evening. His
rendition of Let Me Like a Soldier
Die" and encore selections was equal
in every way to the singing of many
professional tenor. Mr.. Hoogs earn
ed perhaps the heartiest applause of
| the evening.
Mr. Marx was excellent in a violin
solo and gave an encore.
| Vanderveer and Marshal, of the Bal
| timore Minstrels, were in full evening
dress, wore high hats and carried heavy
crooked canes. They were stunning in
makeup and gave their popular hits
with a vim and a finish that the Regi-
ment and guests thought immense.
| Vanderveer's recitations Casey at the
Bat" and "Jawcob Strauss were ex-
ceedingly clever. Mr.. Turner (Balti-
more Minstrels) installed himself as a
great favorite by giving "All COOns
Look Alike to Me- and by his wonder
full and artistic dancing His sand jig
ging and his fancy steps are fine in
| deed.
| Vierra and Jackson did a Chinese
sketch and during the time they were