The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-03

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the drill shed was fitting
z wind-up for the most success
full celebration of Labor Day
lever held In Hawaii. Fully a thousand
people visited the scene of the festiv-
tiles during the evening and there was
seldom less than a hundred merry
Icouples on the floor at one time.
The drill shed has seldom presented
such a scene of beauty and gayety as 1t
did last night through the untiring eff
Iforts of the ball committee, which had
left nothing undone or spared either ex-
pense or labor in order to make the
lcIose of the days festivities the success
it undoubtedly was.
| The decorative effect was carried out
with an unstinted use of flags and bunt-
ling of every nation. Directly at the en-
trance obscuring the dancers from the
view of the crowds lounging at the door,
were draped large American and Ha-
lwaiian flags On the walls facing each
Iother was the fierce emblem of the Rus
sian bear hurting defiance at the Ger
man imperial colors across the way.
AT the entrance to the stage were drap-
ed American and Hawaiian, and Ha-
waifan and British flags, while all
around the spacious dance hall were
Istrung the flags of nearly every nation
fof the world. Even the cosmopolitan
population of Hawaii could not have
| taken exception to the display, for
Ievery nation was fully represented.
Above on the walls, the sailors had
tastily arranged the flags of the signal
lcode, the odd emblems of the nautical
alphabet contrasting strangely but most
effectively with the diversified flags of
the various nations. Overhead, arrang-
ed in long waving ribbons, the decora-
tors had added very artistically, red,
white and blue bunting, and the numer-
Gus arc and incandescents deepened the
effect by soft shadows of light.
| In front of the stage palms, ferns and
potted plants We're grouped. and the
decoration of the stage was of itself an
art. Flags and flowers and ferns figur-
ed prominently and the white uniforms
lof the members of the band were sharp
ly and prettily set off by the contrast
with the. numerous and vari-coiored
ifags and bunting.
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flashing in and out to the music of the
band, were not by any means the least
| part of the beautiful and Inspiring
isight Mingled with this also were the
neat white and blue costumes of the
sailors. who were very much in evl-
tdence and the blue of the United States
army and OF the National Guard added
much to the color effect.
| The grand march began promptly at
lS:45 o'clock and was led by Captain
Shaker, U. S. A, and Miss Kelley, fol-
lowing whom were Chief Marshal Thos.
Rae and Mrs. Captain Shaker. Then
came Mr.. Fred Holland and Mrs. s.
Scanlen, following whom were Mr.. j.
Scan1on and Miss 3. Mossman. PROB
ably one hundred and fifty couples par
ticipated in the grand march and there
would have been nearly that many
more, had the floor been large enough
| to accommodate them.
| Every convenience had been provided
! for the guests by the thoughtful MEM $
bers of the committee. The gentlemen
were given a room on the left, where
| their hats were checked, while the
ladies were directed to the right, and
taken in charge by the attendants. Re-
| freshments were served to the guests
| In the small room near the stage.
| During the evening many prominent
citizens came to pay their respects to
the laboring men in charge, or to look
upon the merry scene. In fact, so large
was the crowd that all could not have
danced had they so wished, and many
spent the evening in the seats which
| had been arranged for their accommo-
dation about the hall. The band was at
Its best and Kappelmeister Berger was
the recipient of many congratulations
during the evening. Governor Dole was
unable to be present, and sent his re-
grets through Louis Kenake.
| Among the visitors during the even
ling were Francis Murphy and Franklin
Austin, who, however departed early.
II ever labor and capital were on an
iequalfty it was at the ball at the drill
Ished, for on the dancing floor there was
Ino distinction, and the 1aboring man
tdanced with the employers daughters,
and the wives of the Iaboring men with
1.-THE capitalists or that even more sup
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