The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-03-28
Time Made for Literary and
Musical Evenings
STORY AND SONG = ANTHEM
Nine National Airs Heard = Pros.
peotlng In lao Valley tor water
Power-At Spreoksisviils.
Especial CorrespondenceJ

Paia Foreign church. The following
program, entitled Song and story.
and arranged by DIR. 4. q. Beckwith,
was much enjoyed:
Piano solo ....... Miss Kate Watson
Story-"The Miller and the Free
hooters" .......... Mr.. w. Il. Nicoll
Vocal Solo ............ Miss simpson
Story-"Three Old Maids and an Old
Beau" ........ Miss Kate Watson
Trio-Messrs. Lindsay, Nicoll, Baldwin
Story-'A College Rush. ..........
Vocal Solo ......... Mrs. J. J. Hair
(Violin obligato by Miss WatsonD
Story-"Two Kentucky Gentlemen
of the Old School" ..............
.............. Mrs. II. =. Baldwin
Vocal Solo ....... Mrs. w. +. Nicoll
Mending a Clock" (Barrie)
................. Mr.. ID. c. Lindsay
Song-"Auld Lang Syne" .........
Story-"The Wallaces at the Battle
of Shiloh" ...... Mr.. c. II. Dlckey
Song-"Battle Hymn of the Republic
Normal Instructor T. II. Gibson, who
has been at Keanae during the week,
returns to Honolulu today.
Land Commissioner Brown and
daughter have been on Maui during the
week Monday, the Goth. Messrs.
Brown and Aiken visited government
lands at Kahakuloa.
Mr.. w. Marshal, an old Maui kamaa-
ina, has been in Waikiki during the
past week. He is to be head luna OF
the new Lanai plantation.
During the evening of the oath, the
Waikiki Union school, assisted by
some ladies and gentlemen OF the town
celebrated the close of school prior to
the Easter vacation by a notable en-
iertainment. The large school hall was
crowded by an appreciative audience,
who loudly applauded each number OF
an excellent program Of songs, recita-
lions, tableauX and dialogues. The
most interesting event OF the evening
was the singing Of nine national an
thems-the leader Of each chorus wav-
lns the appropriate nag.
The Star Spangled Banner" was
sung first, by n chorus Of fifty voices,
led by Miss Zeigler. Mesdames Heapy,
Scott and Austin, Mr.. l.. Crook, DIR.
Boote and others.
God Save the Queen" led by Mr..
G. w. Scott, Mrs Heapy and others.
The Danish anthem-Capt. Janson,
Of the Salvation Army.
The Portuguese Hymn-A Company
Of Portuguese children.
The French National Hymn-Mr.
Baron.
The German Anthems. Hons.
The Chinese Anthem-Chinese.
The japanese Anthem-Japanese
Hawaii Ponoi-Hawaiians
Much praise Is due Mrs. Heapy and
Mr.. ]. A. Moore for arranging so en-
joyable an entertainment.
Saturday evening a dancing party
was given in Spreckelsville hall by
Manager and Mrs. w. J. Lowrie. Be-
tween seventy and eighty guests were
present from Waikiki, Kahului, Paia,
Hamakuapoko and Spreckelsville. The
Kahului X. II. Co.'S trains running
from Waikiki and Paia. The Waikiki
Quintette club played most excellent
music and the dancing was heartily en-
joyed until midnight. Mr.. McLane
made an efficient floor manager.
Friday, the Gath, by clever manage
ment, the Waikiki police captured a
che ia bank, two bankers and four run
ners. For some time the police have
been baffled in their efforts to capture
the bank, inasmuch as 1t was carried
on in a house all boarded up, with sx-
its fastened securely by heavy bolts.
The bankers becoming suspicious,
moved their banking apparatus to a
pasture near the sea, where the police,
disguised as Hawaiian women and fish,
ermen, were successful In effecting a
capture.
The Huelo Sugar Mill Companys
plantation is prospecting. They have
about forty acres of seed cane growing
finely.
During Saturday afternoon, the 18th,
the trustees of Maunaolu Seminary
held a meeting at Sunnyside and ap-
proved of plans for the new seminary
shown them by Mr.. c. w. Dickey, OF
the firm of Ripley & Dickey.
Mr.. J. Fleming, of Grove Ranch, is
very sick with rheumatic fever.
Mr.. w. c. Crook, Jr., Of San Fran
cisco, Is visiting his father in Maka-
wac. Mr.. Crook was clerk OF the Bald
win hotel and rescued the hotel books
during the great fire.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Warehouse are
al the Kaluanui home of Mr. C. H.