The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-27

II made up of the leading members
- of the League, the. works of the
successful contributors to the literary
contest of the Kilohana Art League
were read on Saturday evening. Essay.
poem and story followed each other,
and the generous applause which
greeted each number showed not
kindly interest only, but real apprecia-
ton of excellent material.
The hall of the Art League was COM
fortably filed when Mr.. Philip Dodge
read the list of the successful ones.
and announcing that the first mentioned
productions would be read to the audi
ence. This brought the serious side of
the contest to the fore and Miss Cart
wright read the essay, First impress
bel Wing Castle. The paper was in
more ways than one a fine piece OF
writing, though it had in it little fine
writing" One of its charms was its
apparent directness. The absence of
straining for effect, the clear, precise
recital of the event which left so great
impression on the mind and heart of
the school girl, the analysis of it all
then, and the later mature discussion
of the manner and mind of the poet
and philosopher, even to the sidelight
upon the mental picture of Emerson. all
gave to the production a charm and
purpose which earned for it a recep-
ton from the audience which was as
spontaneous as it was hearty.
A short poem, Dawn" by Mrs.
Scolefield. was well received. though it
is a thing which will read better than
it sounds, for it's delicate imagery and
it's local flavor lose something in the
hands even of so finished a reader as
Miss Cartwright.
Father Francis a short story by
Henry Wadsworth Kinney, the best of
number received by the committee,
had in it a knowledge of the humanity
of man-and the inhumanity as we'll
the touch of human interest which
holds, when it reaches, the heart and
like shading of the lights and shadows,
goes to make the boileo-down fiction
so striking a feature of the literature
of the day. Since the short story
gained its more recent vogue there has
been a constant reaching for effects
without a mass of description. Hawaii
has. not developed a distinctive story
telling cult, but Kinney has found in an
incident which one is tempted to believe
has part of a foundation in fact, a
story which will live for more than
day. Barring some crudity of max
ing, the story possesses that necessary
quality, interest, and was so well re-
ceived that the audience demanded the
author and applauded the young man
literally.
To conclude the readings the poems
of first mention. written also by Mr.
Kinney, "Akuas," and Canoe Song,
were given and these as well gained
the favor of the hearers, especially the
latter. After this part of the evening
refreshments were servd at small ia
bles. presided over by Mrs. w. w. Han,
Mrs w. f. F'rear, Mrs. M. NJ. Scott,
Mrs. S. S. Kinney, Miss Burbank and
Mrs. w. G.. Smith. The results of the
contest were:
ESSAYS.
First mention--First Impressions of
Matthew Arnold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
.. Mrs. Mabel Wing Caslie
Second mention--A Study of Mac
beth. Miss KATHERINE Mcleod
POETRY.
First mention-Canoe Song
Henry Wadsworth Kinney
Second mention-Dawn. Mrs. Scolefield
STORIES.
First mention-Father Francis
Henry Wadsworth Kinney
Second mention-The Lovers of Mi
EIani Albert F. Judd
Following are the successful contrl-