The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-13

MAKE MERRY WITH
GAMES AND DANCE
Several Hundred Guests Enjoy the
Day Spent in the Manner
OF the FatherIand..

kaiser wilhelm's brave tars from the
Peninsula at Pearl Harbor, captured
b. F. Dillingham's beautiful country
place and held the fort for the entire
afternoon and evening, when they We're
entrained on a special and were whirled
back to Honolulu and thence back to
the warship without the loss of man.
1t was a splendid bloodless victory, and
the German coIors waved triumphantly
during the day over the grassy tree
shaded slopes on the shore of the land
locked bay.
), 1t was the occasion of the picnic given
gby the German residents of Honolulu
in honor of the officers and men OF the
warship. A portion of the Fatherland.I
was transplanted to fair Hawaii for a
few hours, the German language, Ger
man refreshments with plenty of lager
to wash it down, German singing and
music, German games and dancing and
all the joviality and cheeriness, which
is ever present at a gathering OF the
subjects of his Imperial German Maj
esty, predominating. The white duck
uniforms Of the tars of the German
navy. relieved here and there by the
gold braid of an officer, the excellent
little brass band, the refreshment mar
quee beneath which the amber lager
was turned into glasses which We're
lifted high into the air when a stentor-
ian in .Ioch der Kaiser." rang out, all
helped to make picturesque picnic,
salrnost the first of the kind ever at
tempted on Oahu.
At 2:15 p. m. the special train pulled
seventy-six sailors and petty officers in
command of Oberlieutenant Albrecht
detrained and formed in the. road be-
hind the brass band. The Honolulu
Germans by birth and parentage, men
and women, old and young. fell in be-
hind and to the strains of Greman
air. marched over to the Diliingham
place. a foig cart weighted down with
half dozen 1O-gallon kegs of beer trail
I ing along behind. Under the big sail
cloth stretched between two trees tables
were already in place and covered with
plates of rye bread, cheese fand nam
sandwiches. with platters of schmear-
kase and Wienerwurst and big bowls OF
salad. near by F. w. Klebahn, Cap
tain Dabel.. viii Schmidt. Mr.. Reilly
Snot Germany. Mr.. Muller. George Ro-
dick. Mr., Constable and others at once
rolled kegs OF beer TO a table, the pump
was started, and soon the thirsty sail
srs were enjoying their favorite drink.
The band played German and American
airs, stopping occasionally to drain
glasses or smoked cigars, and the eroWo
became iovial and ready for amuse-
ment 10 calls for a march, the panu
struck up pretty German air.
Mrs. H, A. Isenberg, wife of the con-
sui. looked at the sailors. who were
~sniy waiting for a leader to start the
fun. and taking Wachmeistersmart
Zimmerman, natty looking jackie, oy
the hand. ran out into the open space
and took her place at the head of a line
of couples which quickly formed be-
hind. Sailor Zimmerman's handsome
M vandyke-b bearded face blushed wheh
he found himself escorted by the
wife of the consul, but with true
German chivalry he courteously on
cred her his arm and the march began.
Forming into columns of fours and
eights. eircling and countermarching,
skipping over the lawn, and lastly
breaking into polka the amusements
4 were fairly put under way. thinner
8 maa Ees the hero of the day, and en-