The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-31
MAU|ANS'
HOSPITALITY.
Much Entertaining On
That Island.
THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
Polo Game on the Sunnyside GROUNDS
at Paia--Dr. Beckwith
Especial Correspondence

WAILUKU, Maui, Dec. pa socie-s
ty reporter would find much to write
about in Makawao district during the
holiday season.
Thursday, Miss Forbes. the teacher
of the Hamakuapoko kindergarten,
had a tree on which was some little
gift for every pupil During the 21st,
Miss Mosser had a tree for her pupils
day, Mrs. Austin, principal of the Wal
| kapu government school, held closing
| exercises, in which Christmas was the
theme. While the children were sing
ing a song about Santa Claus coming.
| surely he did appear at the window
! 10 the great excitement of all the little
lones, and he had a gift for everybody.
! Either on Christmas eve or on
! Christmas day, elaborate dinner par
! ties and gorgeous trees were enjoyed
at the residences of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Baldwin of Hamakuapoko, Mr. and
/ Mrs. w. o. Aiken of. Makawao, MI
| Alexander McKibben of Makawao, ana
| others. During Christmas night a
large tree for Maunaolu Seminary girls
was held in Baldwin Hail. The tree
was hung with bags OF candy, peanuts,
cakes, etc., and one hundred hand mir
! rorS, gifts to the girls, reflected the
lights of many candles. A large and
attractive tree pleased the members of
the Sunday school of Paia Foreign
Church.
Christmas afternoon d polo game
took place on the Sunnyside grounds
Paia. After lively contest Messrs
w. O. Aiken, d. r. Fleming and j.
| Richie won over Messrs. D. C. Lind
say. II. A. Baldwin and F. A. Alexan-
der
Invitations have been issued To an
AT Home by Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Lowrie of Spreckelsville, December 81.
1900, which means dancing the old
year out and the new year in.
GENERAL NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coffee of Cal
ifornia are guests of Mr. and Mrs
David Center of Spreckelsville They
both have been residents of Maui.
| DR.. E. G. Beckwith of Paia was Sc
riously ill with heart trouble during
| the 22d. 23d and oath His many
friends felt exceedingly anxious con-
corning him. -
Sunday, the 23d, Mr.. R. F. Engle
read one of Phillip Brook sermons at
the Paia Church.
| DR.. Beckwith is now slowly recov-
ering.
Mrs. A. ~ Kepoikai, of Wailuku,
has for sale some most beautiful sofa
| pillows, embroidered on satin. The
proceeds are TO be used for the bene-
fit of the HALL Church, of Hilo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Nishwitz are at
the Windsor Hotel, Wailuku They
were formerly teachers of the Keala-
hou school, of Kula, but next year will
teach a government school on Oahu
Messrs. S. r. Dowdle and d. T.
Fleming, of Makawao, departed on an
outing to Hama, via the crater of Ha-
i leakala
1 Today party on horseback went to
Ulupalakua. They will be guests of
Mr.. l.. r. Crook for night. and return
on the Both. In the party are Mes
danes Aiken and Cox, Misses Edith
! Alexander and Dolly Sumner, Messrs.
| Aiken, Cox and Alexander.
The Mani Drug Company expected 10
open their new store in Wailuku with
grand display of Christmas novel
ties, but as their building was not
completed in time. the goods purchas-
ed had to be sold in San Francisco a.
la sacrifice.
During the 9th, DR.. Robert McKib-
bin arrived on Maui, per Claudine. to
take up permanent residence in Ma
| kawao, where pretty cottage has
Been recently built for him.
BY the same steamer, Miss Minnie
Bailey, of Oakland; Messrs. w. 0.
Smith and J. p Cooke, OF Honolulu
also came to Maui. They were enter
tanned by the H. A. Baldwin's. OF
Hamakuapoko. The two gentlemen
return to Honolulu today.
Miss Dolly Sumner, of Hilo. is
spending the holidays with her cousin
Miss Edith Alexander. of Kaluanui.
Weather: Very cold for the last day
or two; Sc degrees at a. m. at an
| elevation of 800 feet.