The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
A DAY OF
JOY.
Celebration of the
kanehameha
| Schools.
THE EXERCISES
HELD YESTERDAY
Speeches and Songs and Lua,
Make Up the Hours of
Delight.


Kamehameha Schools and the opening
ceremonies began at $50 a. m, when
busses and cars We're pressed into SER
vice to convey the pupils of the three
schools to Nuuanu Cemetery, where
commemorative exercises were held at
the Royal mausoleum over the grave
OF the benefactor and founder. Mrs.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was born
December 10, 1881.
| 1t was singularly impressive and
solemn ceremony. First came the little
!! boys from the Preparatory School
dressed in white with black ties. They
were followed by the girls, also robed
in white. and behind them were the
manual boys in their cadet suits.
| They We're placed in line by their re-
spective teachers and advanced slowly,
certain ones falling to either side until
a beautiful military figure was formed.
j The effect was not lost on the boys
land girls, who displayed the greatest
reverence, and obeyed orders silently
and swiftly and without the slightest
,fconfusion, SO perfectly drilled were
they
Then came the decoration of the
Igrave. which was performed by the
tgiris. the Manual boys and the. Prepar-
|, tatory boys standing with uncovered
heads at attention
Gently and reverently this assem-
blage of budding young womanhood
spread a covering of maidenhair ferns
lover the grave until it was dewy
mass of tender green, emblematic oi
? Inn ndx-in trs NO nd af he haa
lIwas placed white flowers gathered from
what was Mrs. Bishops own garden
l and is now known as the High School
? These blossoms were tied with Him;
! colored and black ribbon, fastened il
! a great bow with long hanging ends
t At the foot the fragrant plumaria wer
{. banked in profuSion until their perfum
Q scented the air. Cream and yellow
:, flowers predominated, many of then
I being the gift of the guests present
e The effect was exquisite.
3. 1t was not possiblea that early hou
o to procure leis of the royal flower-lim
d as they were not strung. but the roya
e colors were fully represented in bios
q SONS and ribbon. nevertheless.
o All the boys and girls sang in uniSo
II Nearer Ny God to Thee" and follow
e ed with "OnIy Remembered" That
e the kind of plaintive song that bring
the tears to ones eyes and a chokin
n speaks for the touching beauty of tn
y whole: I'VE are only remembered b
/ the things we have done"
Anything more effective and impress
i i've than these two hundred and eighty
IS five fresh young voices soaring, clea
"a full and resonant. in gratitude to ne
II who had ennobled and uplifted the
lie lives, may better be imagined than d'
scribed. Once witnessed, once hear
7 the listeners would bear away TT
n beauty and the pathos of the scene an
h carry il for years in their memory.
~ But that was not the least par
AZ There was more to come. Standir
AZ about their benefactor's grave tn
great body of boys and girls pledge
q themselves to lead a good and swe
in life in the approaching New Year:
,s brief ritual service followed. after whic
" the Kamehameha girls gave their Il
-, nous call" while, with bowed ar
q uncovered heads, the boys of bot
N schools stood at attention"
Z, Those present at the grave ceremor
O. included not only the children of
of three schools, but the faculty and Il
&c trustees of the Bishop Estate. Amor
~ those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ca.
10 tie. Mr.. and Mrs. Damon, Mr.. and MI
j. o. Carter. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. We;
tv yer. all of whom brought flowers.
=, the conclusion of the ceremony the co
a. tege returned to the Manual Schoo
r redcnlng tnere at ll.oV y clOch-
is THE LUAU.
In the great dining hall facing Il
D. campus, whose green sward and alg
We roba trees and fine palms in front
/ Bishop Hall, with their branches gent
ny waving to every light touch of win
or gave enchantment to the view, w
II. spread luau fit for the Hawaiian god
nd Eleven tables were set crosswise al
lie lengthwise in the vast interior and co
s. ers had been laid for 26e people. T
s. tables accommodated anywhere fro
tie twelve to thirty-two guests, facult
s. boys and girls. They We're spread wi
mt spotless napery and under each pla
as were laid ii leaves overlaid with ferr
nd All along the table. at regular intervs
b. were pots OF unusually fine maidenha
IS The menu included the following d'
W licacies. which found favor with a
I'M Poi. puaa. wrapped in ii leaves; pi
ut also wrapped in ii leaves; mullet, e
II, leased like the others in leaves; tai
in kullo, the Hawaiian pudding, compt
tn ed of cocoanut. taro and milk OF coco
h Inut: sweet potatoes roasted, ana seNe
'se lal other dishes, finishing with Ice crea
.er many varieties of cake and fruit. L
lg. lfavorite beverage was iced SOFAS
u various fiavors.
we The hall was picture. A mass