The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-15
Fifteen YEARS0LD
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 it's fifteenth anniversary in
smoker at the boat house. The Off
GERS of the other clubs together with
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 a 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 we'll 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 it's 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 cer-
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 we'll 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, parody on
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 G.
S. Desky and song by Jas. Mcguire
with accompaniment on guitars and
mandolin by G. Kaia, Toyo 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,
| Along, Hedemann and Fraser while
the guitar was handled by Mr.. r. n.
Halstead. Henry Vierra and Toyo
| Jackson in their inimitable Chinese
music act, kept the house in roars of
laughter They were encored and gave
a few more verses of the same thing.
| Vierra has Chinese singing down to
a fine point while Jackson cannot be
beaten by 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 a 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 g
late hour when they returned to theiI
homes feeling that they had fittingly
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary o.
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