The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-29
WERE WE'D At
KAWA|AHAO
Miss Ahana Mar
ried to Hon. j.
kunalae.
PRETTY WEDDING IN
HISTORIC CHURCH
Reception at Kawaiahao Seminary
and a Honeymoon Wee4
BiIleted for WaiaIua. 1 J

Amid the melodies of the sSs,Ipngs
of the girl students of Kawaiahao Sem
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ahana, and a former
student of the school, was married last
evening to Mr.. Jonah Kumalae, the
young Republican Representative in
Honolulu. The ceremony took place in
IKawaiahao Church, which was filled
with the friends and well-wishers of
the young couple.
The old edifice was artiStically decor
lated with a wealth of island flowers,
palms, palm flowers, stalks of banana
plants and a mass of greenery, almost
Iconcealing the pulpit platform and the
|choir railing Immediately before the
platform beautiful arch composed OF
sugar cane tassels, white carnations
and maidenhair ferns formed fitting
bower, beneath which the two young
people were made man and wife.
Shortly before the bridal party entered
the church the girls of Kawaiahao SEM
} mary filed into the choir loft and sang
several choruses. During the intervals
, Professor Berger rendered appropriate
. selections upon the pipe organ. Shortly
. after s O'Clock the organist commenced
the beautiful Mendelssohn Wedding
, March as the bridal party made their
, appearance at the main portals of the
D church They were preceded by twenty
\ Kawaiahao Seminary girls, all dressed
= in white and carrying streamers OF Wnlte
: silk over their shoulders. Near the arcn
they formed an avenue, guarding the en-
. closure with their ribbons. Mr.. James
Hakuole and Mrs. Keliiaa follower,
. walking up the aisle in slow, measured
. steps.
Q The bride and groom, the former lean
. ing upon the arm of her intended hus-
. band followed The bride was attirec
in a pretty creation of white chlffor
trimmed with white silk ribbons, ano
wore a white tulle veil, caught in the
. hair with orange blossoms. She present
Q ed a picture of Hawaiian loneliness ane
q was indeed one of the seasons pretues
. brides.
Rev. Henry Parker, pastor of Kawaia
hao Church, met the party beneath th'
. floral arch, where the simple marriage
. ritual of the church was read and ne pro
Q nounced them one. Rev. w. u. Wester
. welt pronounced blessing over the cou
pie and the benediction was said b.
= the pastor The happy couple turne'
about upon the completion of the cere
mony and left the church, while the OF
gan pealed forth the joyous music of tn
. | Iohengrin March. The party went t
Q Kawaiahao Seminary, where the recep
. ton was held. The grounds were pref
= tiIy lighted and the reception hall wa
tastefully decorated in honor of the nul
tials of the bride, who was for SIX year
a favorite student in the institution
Congratulations We're showered upon tn
. young people and ali went merry as
q wedding bell"
. Mr.. and Mrs. KumaIae will spend the
HONEYMOON at the Waialua Hotel The
will remain there for week, Mr. kums
lac having been granted a weeks leaH
of absence from his duties in the leglsis
. tive chamber.
a The fellow-members of dhe groom
. the House of Representatives presentt
a the benedict with handsome silver Sc
. Twice consisting of a massive coffee Sc
vice salver cream ever. sugar bowl ar
coffee pot, which were sent over to Il
Seminary in the afternoon. On the sa
. yer was engraved the following insert
Q ton:
From the
Fellow-Members and Officers
of the
House of Representatives
First Legislature
o of the
o Territory of Hawaii
to the
Hon. Jonah kumalae.
A large number of presents was
ceived showing that the friends of
couple are legion. The bride is a II
. waiian- Chinese and blessed with bea
. tiful face Her late father was one
Q Honolulu's leading merchants. Amo
. those present at the church were
and Mrs Frank Damon, Mr.. j. B. Al
erton Mrs. Frear, Rev. O. P. Enerst
Prof and Mrs. Alexander, Rev. Alexa
der Macintosh, Mrs. A. Coney, Mrs.
Q Robinson, Mrs. l.. II. AIffd, Mrs. H.
Q Holt Mrs. E. A. Nawahi, Mrs. A. 4
Nawahi, Mrs. II "A. Heen, Mr.. and M
Chang Kim, Judge Lyle A. Dickey, \
and Mrs. j. K. Kamanoulu, Mr.. a
Mrs. S. NJ. Kanakanui, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Paris large number of members
the Legislature.
. The Hawaiian Band played last ev'
ing at the reception to the bride a
o groom. the public generally being inN
cd m bo nraSaut