The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-16
MAY-DAY
FESTIVAL
The KiIohana Art
League is Well
Supported.
MOTHERS AND
PARENTS HELP
Meeting Held Yesterday in Thomas
Square Where Plans We're /
Outlined.

The Showery weather yesterday af-
ternoon compelled the Improvement
circle of the Kilohana Art League and
it's friends to hold their May Day
meeting in the Thomas Square band
stand, instead of under the banyan
trees, as before, to discuss it's prepara-
lions for the grand May Day festival
for the school children. There was
large gathering of school teachers ana
parents present to meet the executive
committee of the Improvement circle,
which consisted of w w. Hall, Mrs.
William Montrose Graham and W. r.
was manifested by all present, and the
reports showed that the festival will
be very successful from every point OF
view.
1t was decided to have w. r. Castle
Jr. act as marshal of the day, assisted
by Mrs. A. B. Tucker, Miss Ida Pope,
Captain H. Berger and Edgar New
comb. These will also constitute a COM
mittee to draft the program of exer-
cises.
Mrs Wood, a school teacher, has the
May-pole children in training, one of
whom is to be the May Queen. Each
year this duty will be taken up by a
different school.
The nucleus of a flower committee
was formed. and their duty will be. to
solicit flowers, shrubs, Towering
plants, palm leaves, leis and other
| flowers, which are to be carried by the
children in the procession, all of which
will be laid at the feet OF the May
| Queen, who will be seated on throne
The children from the outer districts,
where few flowers are to be had, will
be literally supplied with blossoms,
and the meaning of May Day will be
| impressed upon them by this pretty
custom. An effort is being made to
| have the different classes of the
| schools carry uniform floral offerings.
| For instance, one class will carry palm
leaves, another oleanders, ETC. The
Maypole will be elaborateiy decorated.
| Instead of being a mere formal cere-
mony it will probably be a day on
which every poor child who attends
| joy the sunshine, music, flowers and
luncheon, under circumstances that
appeal to them as no other out-of-door
fete will. The mothers and parents
of this city have responded nobly to the
call for luncheon, and will provide
about. all the youngsters can eat.
! The Kilohana Art League anticipate
| that their little hearts will throb and
their eyes dance with pleasure when
| they see each other carrying armsful
of crotons, palm leaves, oleanders,
callas, and other beautiful flowers of
the Islands. 1t was arranged yesterday
that they will sing in grand chorus,
America" and other patriotic airs, to-
| gether with the well known Il Will
Make Lei" to the accompaniment of
| the band.
Miss Parish is at the head of the
committee to secure funds Tor the
! luncheon, decorations ana the number
less little expenses of the Gay. y good
report was made Yesterday at the meet
ing as to the subscriptions, but more
are needed. Those who evInce a desire
to assist in giving the 1000 school
children of Honolulu a p.easurab e
day can send their donations of funds
to Miss Parish. w. r. Castle Jr., or TO
Mrs. w. NJ. Graham.