The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-05-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLRAuY
INTERESTING EVENT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
Nearly Two Thousand Children in
Procession-Passing in Review
Singing-EXercises at Kawaahao.

Prof. Theo. Richards has every rea-
son to congratulate himself on the
Sunday school rally of Saturday aft
ernoon.' The function was a novelty
here, nothing of the kind having ever
been attempted i'm the Islands before.
There were something like 1.S60 chill
dren in line and fully 5000 people
witnessed the procession.
All the telephone and electric light
poles along the line of march from
the drill shed via Union square to
Kawaiahao church, were wrapped in
colored bunting. Some bore hand
some shields. with biblical inscrip-
tions. Over street corners along the
route of march were wide banners
carrying appropriate notices.
Secretary Coleman. of the Y. NJ. G.
A.. was grand marshal of the day. He
formed the line. conducted the review
and placed the schools in their re-
spective positions at Kawaiahao. Prof.
Richards assisted. Each school re-
presented also had its aids, as follows:
Kamehameha Manual, ID. Kaloi; Ka-
mehameha Preparatory, w. w. Bris.
tol; Methodist. Mark &. Johnston; Ka-
waiahao. NJ. Nawaa: Christians, John
Templeton: Japanese. Mr.. Fukukita;
Paama, f. c. AthertOn; Portuguese,
j. ID. Marques; Chinese, Mr.. Naste;
Kaumakapili. Mr.. Kamaiopili; Central
Union, Edwin Benner: Kamehameha
Girls School Mr.. Easkew.
The order of march was as given
| above. The line formed i'm front of
the drill shed and moved at $3.50
o'clock sharp. 1t was led by the Ka
| mehameha cadet band in a short step
| and slow cadence. Each school car
ried notices. and there were few ma
tional flags
Most of the schools paused in front
! of the reviewing stand at the opera
house and sang. The nationalities
sung their own tongues, adding an in
teresting feature An organ on the
reviewing stand supplied accompan-
| ments. The Waikane school, in uni
form, carried it's own music, consist
| ing of cornet and two drums.
On the reviewing stand were the fol-
lowing: President Dole, Minister f.
! \. Mott-Smith. Minister Damon, Min
lister King, AttorneX-General Cooper,
Rev. Ill. II. Parker, Kawaiahao; Rev.
+. S. Timoteo, Kaumakapili; Rev. w.
NJ hincaid. Central Uhion Rev. G. l..
Pearson. Methodist; Rev w. A. Gard
ner, Christian; Rev. y. Y. SOareS, Por-
tuguese; Mr.. Leng, Chinese; Rev. XII
hara. Japanese Methodist: Rev, Oku-
mura, japanese Congregational; Rev.
S. p. Perry, Kamehameha; Rev. V H.
Morgan, Christian; Rev. Hiram Bing-
ham, Rev. Serene Bishop, Rev. John
Leadingham. North Pacific Institute;
Rev. o. II. Gulick. Japanese; Rev. o. p.
Emerson. Hawaiian Boar6k Rev. Alex.
Macintosh. Episcopal church; Rev. J.
osborne. st. Clements; Rev. V. II. Kit
cat. Episcopal; Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney, w.
c. T. L.; Rev Mr.. Howe, Adventist,
Goo Kim, Chinese Y. NJ. c. A.; It. S.
Southwck. Y. p. S. c. E.; j. Kumalae,
G. f.. S. Kamaiapili, c. E.: Mrs. j. Fl
Taggart, c. f.; Alfred Dunn, Epworth
League; Captain Merriweather, Saliva
ton Army, and Rev. James Davis, Wal
kane.
Exercises at Kawaiahao consisted
principally, of an address by Rev. G
l.. Pearson. There were also two
songs and prayer The procession
disbanded at that place.