The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-29
GOOD BEGINNING
First Hagey Club Concert
Was Success.
HonoluIu's Leading Singers and
Donald Graham Reviewed Ova-
lions Last Night.

Not in years, except at the Yatman
meetings, has the Y. NJ. c. A. hall held
so many people as crowded into Il
last evening TO attend the concert of
the Hagey Club. Every seat was &C
cUpied, numbers of people crowded
into the aisles and a full hundred stood
on the landing at the top of the stairs.
| On the platform sat President Harri-
| son, Secretary Robt. Scrimgeour and
! other officers OF the club, while mem
bers of the society occupied seats near
| the front.
The program was excellent one. 1t
consisted of eight numbers. The
! concert began at and was over at
| 9:45. Misses McGrew and Love as
sisted as accompanies in the musical
program. Mr.. Harrison had general
charge of the program.
The first number was violin duet
by Prof. Yarndley and Mr.. w. a.
/ Love, with Miss Love as accompanied.
! Inc selection was from Petite Symp-
/ homie" by Danela and met with great
! favor.
Next ctme an extemporaneous well
come by Mr.. J. II. Kirkpatrick of the
Hagey Institute. He briefly outlined
| the history of the Hagey treatment for
! the liquor and tobacco habits, and
made a statement of the work accom-
pIished in Honolulu. Following this
he stated the facts of the recent in
corporation of the Institute under 10
cal auspices and the plans to make it
a permanency. He took occasion also
to thank the people of Honolulu, one
and all alike, for the hearty hand and
assistance that had been rendered In
furthering the cause.
For the next number the fine voice
of Mr.. Donald De V. Graham was
heard in "Where'er You Walk" by
Handel. The vocalist displayed won
derful power with effect, and paved
the way for a hearty encore. In Ie-
Spouse he rendered Heart Aches"
playing the accompaniment himself.
This, if possible, was better than the
first. The selection is a beautiful one
"a splendid sentiment and strain
that at once appeals to everyone.
Mrs W. w. Hall was called upon
for the next number. Her well-known
evolutionary powers were fully en-
ployed in Lowers famous realistic Ie-
citation 1.-The Courtin' -. Mr.. r. c.
Monteagle sang very acceptably "The
Palms." by Gounod, and, in response
to an encore, presented "Good-Dye,
Sweetheart" Mr.. James T. Stewart, a
pupil of the Institute, read the Consti-
tuition of the Hagey Club, and follow
ed it with a bit of his own experience.
He related in an interesting way his
career as a drinking man.. and said
that, though he had been taking the
Hagey treatment a week only, he no
longer craved spirituous liquors. He
oil ncyr.in RI hn 1Ofc ff
the Institute with an appeal to all
drinking men to take the treatment.
A storm. of applause greeted the
presence of Mrs. Montague-Turner in
the doorway, as she approved for the
next number. With Miss Love as ac-
companist, her superb voice was first
heard in "Knowest Thou That Dear
Land" by A. Thomas. For an encore
Mrs. Turner played and sung the first
stanza and the refrain of "Home, Sweet
Home" The propriety of the selec-
tion and its beautiful rendition made
it exceedingly impressive.
Mr.. VIM. O'Haloran, graduate from
the Institute read an appropriate
poem. The audience was then treat !
ed to one of the happiest musical num- |
bers of the program-the song"Once |
In a While" by Mrs. r. d. Walbridge, |
with violin obligato by Prof. Yarndley |
an. Miss Love as accompanist. Mrs. |
Walbridge possesses an exceedingly |
sweet alto voice and more than pleased |
the large audience in the hall last |
night
A reading by Mr.. J. F. Brown was
quite humorous and was very accept
ably interpreted. Prof. Yarndley Of
fered as a violin solo Ernest's "Elegie"
which brought the splendid program
to a successful close. After this there
were short talks by members of the
club and their friends