The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10
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MURPHY MEN
Attendance at the
Hall Keeps
Up.
AN EVENING
ENTERTAINMENT
The League Has a Plan OF En-.
lsrgement Of Interest to
Business Men.

The attendance at the Freneis Murphy
Hall concerts is undated in spite of
other attractions. Last Saturday even
ing the hall was filed by en- attentive
and appreciative audience No address
was set for the evening, President Aus
tin depending for this feature upon i'm
promptu talks from persons he called
upon from the audience. Mr.. j. L. Mar
tain. who Is always funny responded to
the call for a few words. and woke the
audience up by his irresistible native wit
and homely pointed morals to his funny
stories. He wound up by singing a song.
a new talent he has lately developed in
his remarkable repertoire of accomplish
Hments. However, no one expected to hear
the song, although he promised it almost
at the outset of his remarks. Some even
ing in the near future this natural come
dian will prepare to take charge Of an
evening. when a treat may be expected
Captain Sullivan, who had dropped over
from the Salvation Army barracks to
pick up q few nickels by selling War
Crys. was also impressed into service,
and. as she always does, made few
appropriate and well-turned remarks. In
speaking of the Armys work among sa-
looms she said that all the saloon
keepers she ever talked with said they
wished they We're out of the business
not that they could make more money at
| it than in any other way, which, she ar
gued was enough TO condemn liquor as
a terrible evil.
Later in the evening Mr.. austin an
nounced that he had eaten lima beans
! for dinner and that reminded him of
Judge Williams, who was seven feet tall
and thereby hung tale. Although not
down on the program, he told story of
| the Judges trip to the Eastern States
| and how he was compelled to turn him
self into walking advertisement for
Ventura county bean porridge for in
| fants or be taken for an escaped giant
from circus
ment were reinforced by the William
Welsh quartet comprising Messrs.
| Welsh, Clarke. English and James Ell.
who sang three numbers and were twice
recalled after each number.
Mr.. FELTON, gave two piano solos which
were most heartily received, and he was
compelled to respond to several encores.
Besides this Messrs. elton and Taylor
played several piano duets, calling forth
| applause for their catchy style and dash.
| Miss Lucy Winnie, whose winning face
and voice Is becoming familiar to fire.
quenters of Murphy Hall, sang two solos
and received well-merited applause.
1t was announced that a specially fine
program is arranged for next Saturday
evening Prof Silas P. Perry of Kane
hameha School will be the speaker of the
evening and he will be supported by the
Kamehameha School quartet. Miss Car
RE Castle who has taken so much inter-
est in Murpny Hall. will also give a re-
cital on the piano.
WAN TO ENLARGE.
The success of Francis Murphy Hall
has made it necessary to enlarge the
present quarters, and efforts are being
made to OBTAIN five years lease of the
whole upper floor of what Is known as
the Waverley block, and the public Is
being invited to subscribe funds for this
purpose.
The Murphy Club plan Is that of CO.
operative benefits for employers and en-
ployes. The employer, assisting by sub
scriptions of capital necessary to estab-
lish peoples club. beautifully and taste
/ fully fitted, and the employees by small
monthly free-will contributions, supply
ing the necessary income for mainte-
nance There will be contributing MEM
bers who are entitled to a certain scale
of discounts on all purchases. Thus
eventually returning to the subscriber
the amount he has contributed monthly.
Pledge membership Is entirely voluntary
and no fee is required unless the pledge
signer desires also to become contribu-
| tor. Pledge membership also entities the
member to the scale of discounts.
| Employers are benefited for their sub
| scriptions through the influence of the
club upon their individual employees in
keeping them in the path Of sobriety and
making their work more effective.
| President Austin feels very much en-
couraged by the success he and his rep
resentatives received last week in the
canvass for subscriptions to Francis
Murphy Club No. 1. During the week
representatives of the League will call
upon business men, employers, working
men and clerks.
| The plans for the new club contemplate
| larger auditorium, billiard room, en-
larged reading-room and library and a
restaurant feature.