The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-01-04
Excellent Annual Concert BY The
Y. M. c. A.
THE GUESTS LIKED IT ALL
Orchestra was Feature = Some
Singing That was Appreciated.
Mandolin An Address.

$ though the weather was very bad, the
G hall was crowded, every seat being
taken and people finding it necessary
to stand at the back part of the hal
and on the stairway. The decorations
were confined, for the most part, to the
: stage, palms and ferns prettily arrang-
ed, making tropical effect.
AT O'Clock, an amateur orchestra
of Is pieces, organized by Wray Taylor,
took the stage and played Isenman's
grand march, the Iron Cross" This
was very well done. Mr. Taylor has
put in a great deal of time during the
past fortnight getting together players
and getting everything into shape for
the concert. Their selections through
out the concert were excellently given.
Mr.. Arthur Davies tenor solo ''Adieu
Marie" was so we'll sung as to call forth
an encore, but unfortunately for the
audience, a polite bow was the only
answer.
Miss Johnson's mandolin solo "Star
of Love- was followed by a gavotte,
Silver Bells" by the orchestra. Then
came very sweetly sung soprano solo,
Star of My Heart" by Miss Emily Hal
tead. An encore was gracefully re-
sponded to.
Mr.. A. E. Murphy, in his recitation,
Statue of Liberty kept the audience
in roars of laughter As an encore he
gave a short selection for the special
benefit of the young ladies. A young
man unable on account of the state of |
his pocket book, to give a lady the pre-
sents he so wishes to, catches and |
kisses her under the mistletoe when |
she, nothing daunted, turns bewitch- |
ingly toward him with the exclamation /
THAT is just what | wanted"
An overture, Dramatic" by the or
chestra and a song, "Nymphs and
Fauns," by Miss Johnson, were both
very much enjoyed
The ninth number on the program
was to have been a mandolin quartette
by B. l.. Marx, A. Along, N Halstead
and F. Hedemann, but on account of
the illness of one of the number, this
had to be omitted
Mr.. Taylor announced Mr.. Theo. II.
Davies who had given promise to make
a five minutes speech. Mr.. Davies said
in substance:
Il am not quite sure whom l am to
address and | am in the same state in
regard to what l am to speak about l
only know that / am to speak five
so l had better start in i'm
about two months ago, was stand
ing on the wharf watching the steamer
Belgic just as she was about to cast
off her lines for China and japan.
Aboard her was a British admiral. Sir
Novel Salmon. The band was playing
on the wharf and Sir Novel. am sure.
was enjoying the music, as we'll as the
lovely scenes one is fortunate enough
to be able to feast his eyes on while
leaving this port.
Suddenly Professor Berger stepped
up to me and whispered something in
my ear. 1t was message l was sure
would alter the whole character of the
scene for Sir Novel, could he but hear
It. The message was this: The band
came down here today in honor of the
British Admiral Another such OFF,
,er, Admiral Miller, was standing near
ne and he Immediately offered his or
1erly as bearer of the message. The
orderly ran up the gangway and told
Sir Novel. The whole character of the
scene was changed for that man.
Il want to be that orderly tonight
md want to convey message, partic-
llarly to the young men, who are about
% embark. My message is the motto
If the Y. M. G. A. for 1898: BE strong
md work, for I am with you,' saith the
Lord of Hosts.
There are young men in this audi
snce tonight who represent homes in
another land and to them have come
he wishes for Happy New Year. You
an make this a very happy year. if you
will be but strong and work with a
will. This is the message 1 would give
7ou."
Mr. Davies then gave an illustration
Of strength and beauty. He referred
to the ugly white house on Vineyard
street near Nuuanu and the ugly sur
While these things were in
existence, why was it that hardly any
one was cognizant of their existence.
Simply because they happened to be
overshadowed by a strong, beautiful
tree. There was no room for the i'm
preston of meaner things to enter in.
Mr.. Davies ended his most heartily
appreciated speech by wishing those
whom he saw before him, Happy New
Year, in every sense of the word.