The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-17

The fancy work fair and festival
I given in the grounds OF ST. Andrew
I cathsdra yesterday afternoon, for the
( benefit Of the ST. Peters Chinese
chapel was an unqualified success, an
/ afternoon OF fan being provided FOR
numerous smali boys and girls. and
/ the result being a generous financial
I harvest.
Tickets were taken at the entrance
gates by q Chinese boy. and the guests
were passed into the grounds, where
an impFomptu picnic held forth all the
afternoon. The lecture room of the
Sisters school had been decorated and
apportioned on into booths and re
freshment rooms, and here several
hundred little folks squandered many
pennies in the purchase OF alarming
amounts of candies and sweets. carry
ing away their bon hons and tafSr
sticks TO their romping companions
in the grounds.
The booths from which the fancy
work articles we're sold We're parti-
toned off with gay banners and flags
and large branches of date palms and
banana plants framed them in. Near
~ all the fancy work ON sale was made
BY the Chinese workers of st. Peters
chapel. and there were several very
beautiful specimenes of handiwork,
showing much patience and skill. The
Chinese booth was presided over by
several Chinese girls in costume, and
lively trade was piled in the dainty
articles of fancy work, small silken
b!ouses, etc.
There was also Fijian table. where
were spread a great assortment of
tapa, Fijian mating. fans. leis, etc.
Miss f. Russell had charge of this
booth The flower and fern booth
was a beautiful bower of. leaves ana
blossoms, and thriving business in
lefs and flower selling was done by
Miss Lucy Ward and Miss Emily Laid,
who superintendent this booth.
Mrs. Kitcat and Miss Cameron pre-
sided at large booth. wherein were
displayed Great variety of dolls aud
materials for fancy work. Some real
bargains were made at this counter
bv visitors. who went away delighted
with their purchases.
Although there were numerous adult
visitors coming and going during the
afternoon. the steady patronage was
from the children, who fiocked about
the grounds and enioved themselves
aud probably the most |
popular booth was that which was |
presided over bv Sister Alhertina- |
he CANDY and peanut stand. The har- |
vest in nickels and dimes from this |
enterprise alone went long wav TO |
wards swelling the funds for the Rev |
Quong Yin Tets chapel
The grown IN visitors were furnish |
81 with refreshments in prettily /
decorated section of the hall AT The /
ear. where Miss Irene Dixon. Miss /
Davidson. Mrs. c. ". Booth. assisted |
Dv several little girls dispensed ice
'ream in liberal quantities AND Miss
Margaret Walker and Mrs. G. +. Pond |
'erved tea. sandwiches and cakes at
thor tables.
The decorations throughout We're
'arv pretty and large number of
wright beune-s and flags were in evil
ience The ladies who ARRANGED the
air wish 70 RETURN thanks TO Captain
F. Pond of the L. 5 tug iro"uois.
vho courteouslv lent several large
'anrers aud auartiiv of bright hunt
no from his vessel for the occasion.
The grounds were omen from -
'ntil 3 O'Clock. aud nearly thousand
tsitors called during Tho afternoon.
he Golfers Of the little Chinese chan
. win ,,,d.>r''eii,. he Sena-o~s'v 80
ianished @bv the sum netted from the