The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-15
Myrtle Boat Club Celebrates a
Birthday.
THE BOYS STICK TOGETHER
Address BY President Robertson.
Work of a Year-VocaI and In
strumental Music-Smoker.

Last night, the Myrtle Boat Club
celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in
smoker at the boat house The Off
Myrtle members and friends, filled the
meeting hall, while quite number had
to resort to the lanai. Pipes were
lighted and, at about $50 O'Clock, A.
G. NJ Robertson, president of the club,
arose to make few opening remarks.
Mr.. Robertson stated that the last
year had been an extremely uneventful
one. Only four races had been rowed
since February of 1897. However, it
spoke well for the club that her oars
men won three out of these four. The
membership had not increased to any
great extent, only 10 new men being
admitted. The club could stand this
as the membership was already very
large. The club was still in very
fiourishing condition as could be seen
by the number and nature of the audi
ence assembled. The Myrtle Boat Club
should congratulate itself on the cele-
bration of its fifteenth anniversary.
| There were not many organizations
in the city that could show such an
age. The members should feel an
honest pride in the club. They GER
tainly had the reputation of sticking
together in all sorts of weather. The
rivalry with the other clubs had been
the life of the Myrtles The more riv-
airy, the better. In boating matters
as well as others, opposition was the
life of trade.
Mr.. Robertson's remarks finished,
w. w. Harris, master of ceremonies
announced a song by Ben. Jones. This
was sung with guitar accompaniment
by the performer himself. An encore
was responded to.
C. Helm read with full effect
the Crimson and Blue from E. P
! Dole's book and then came a violin
duet by Professor Yarndley and W. A.
Love which was thoroughly enjoyed
George Cutters song, a parody on a
popular air, was heartily encored and
the singer responded with another
verse which sounded the praises of the
Myrtle Boat Club. A flute solo by c..
S. Desky and a song by Jas. Mcguire
with accompaniment on guitars and
mandolin by G. Kaia, Togo Jackson
and E. Kaai, were very much enjoyed.
Just at this point, Professor Berger
appeared upon the scene and, although
his name did not appear on the pro-
gram, he was promptly called upon.
Professor Berger played the Myrtle
March" and then, in answer to an en-
core, favored the audience with the
'Cyclomere March,"
There was applause when A E.
Murphy appeared on the scene and
there was greater applause when he
finished his first selection bearing upon
the Klondike. Twice was he encored.
the last time giving his Statue of
Liberty" The mandolin selection with
guitar accompaniment was one of the
best numbers ON the program. The
mandolin players were Messrs. Marx,
AlOHS, I1SutudAH dlu TdSeT WHil6
the guitar was handled by Mr.. R. n.
Halstead. Henry Vierra and Togo
Jackson in their inimitable Chinese
music act, kept the house in roars of
laughter. They were encored and gave
few more verses of the same thing.
Vierra has Chinese singing down TO
a fine point while Jackson cannot be
beaten by a Chinaman himself on the
Chinese fiddle.
Just at this stage of the program,
supper was announced and the boys
repaired to the lanai for short time.
The second part of the program be-
gan with a violin solo by W. A Love.
Then followed song by c. Charlock,
another selection by the mandolin and
guitar players. A song by Al. Moore,
an excellent mandolin solo by Mr..
Fraser, brought the program to the
guitar solo by T. Hennessey with
mandolin accompaniment by E. Kaai.
This was the last number on the pro-
gram. After this the boys went out
on the lanai and there INDUCED in
cards and smoked or chatted until a
late hour when they returned to their
homes feeling that they had fittingly
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of
their club.