The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-01

If the weather is good, May Day in
Hawaii will long be remembered by the
children of the public and private
schools of Honolulu. The festival which
has been planned for so many weeks by
the members of the Improvement
League of the Kilohana Art League will
be held today with the pomp which
tival, and by the good cheer which ac-
companies May Day observances of far
away England and New England.
It is hoped that nearly 1900 school chill
dren viii participate in the march from
the Armory grounds to the Capitol lawns
ernor Dole. officers of the Federal and
Territorial service, members of the Sem
ate and House of Representatives, Army
and Navy guests, etc. The various COM
nftteas have been interchangeable in their
work 10 make the festival the finest one
ever given in the Islands. There will be
plenty of good things for the children to
eat, and parents need not fear that dur
ing their long stay in the Capitol
grounds they Will be hungry for an in
slant.
The great expanse of lawn surrounding
| the band stand is to be decked out in
gala attire and everything viii be in
readiness to receive the May Queen and
| her suite of thousands of little ones at
| 10 O'Clock. when the marching viii begin
| OF music there viii be no end, to which
| will be added the singing OF great Choir
uses from the various schools.
The following program viii be observ-
ed:
America
speech by Governor S. B. Dole.
Song. Hawaii E A. P. Newcomb). Ka-
meflameha Schools.
Song, Welcome My Woods (Robert
Franz, Normal and Public Schools.
Song, Daybreak &c. A. Veazie, Jr),
Funahou.
sunny Manoa." Kawsiahao Seminary.
"A Forest Ramble." Frranz Abt), High
School.
| Grades
May Pole Dance, Kaiulani School
(a) Hawaii Ponoi,'' Cb) Star Spangled
Banner" Mrs. Annis Montague Turner:
schools unite in chorus.
Luncheon.
The entire festival has been arranged
under the auspices of the City Improve
ment Circle OF the Kilohana Art League,
which is represented by the following
committee: W. W. Hall, chairman; Mrs.
William Montrose Graham, w. r. Cas-
tie, Jr.
The festival committees are as follows:
Program: W. r. Castle. Mrs A b.
Tucker, Miss I. Pope, Captain II. Berger,
E. A. P. Newcomb.
Finance: Miss Anna Paris.
Refreshments: Mrs. c. L. Crabbe.
Music: Mrs. A. B. Tucker, Captain n.
Berger.
Grounds. E. A. P Newcomb, I. Hig-
gins, CAPTAIN II. Berger.
Flower: Miss I. Pope, Mrs. II. Lose.
Decorating: Miss Marie Won Holt. Mrs.
j. w. Corlie, Mrs. a. W. Pearson, Mrs.
R. j. Campbell.
May Pole Dancing: Mrs. Wood.
Banner: z. A. P. Newcomb, Miss New
comb. H. S. Townsend.
Transportation: Miss S. Newcomb. Mrs
W. NJ. Graham.
Soda Water, etc.
Miss Paris, for the Finance Committee
has raised 500 cash which will be utiiiz-
ed in dozen and one ways. There Is
transportation to be procured for the
school children living in the outer dis
u1cts: certain refreshments to be bought
soda water to be furnished ad libitum;
purchasing of materials for decorating
labor and other features. which will
make the 800 look like the proverbial
thirty cents. It is expected that more
money will be donated before the day
draws to a close.
The parents of the scholars and the
women of Honolulu have responded gen
erously to the call for refreshments for
The luncheon which is to be served on the
grounds. Mrs. Crabbe has the promise
of a quantity of eatables which are to
be sent by the donors to the Capitol
grounds early this morning. The tables
viii he arranged on the Richards street
side of the lawn and the wants of the
children will be looked after by corps
of teachers and others who have volun-
teered to assist Mrs. Crabbe.
The May Pole has i,een erected on the
iewn half way between the band stan;
and the large tree opposite. An oval
shaped enclosure viii be maintained
about this space and the children group
sd by schools about it, as follows: Ka
Inetameha, kawaiahao Seminary, Kali
hi-waens, Maemae, Pauo, Moiliili, Ma
noa Pohukaina, Kauluwela, Kaahumanu
Kaiulani. Manuel. Portuguese Mission
Royal School. Kindergartens. Private and
Mills Institute. Oahu College and Prepar-
CobaoI a