The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-02
MAY DAY
FESTIVAL
Successful Affair
for Mckinley
Fund.
SCHOOLS RAISE
| A LARGE SUM
Entertainment E Last Night Was
Pleasing and Was Well
| Attended.
r. HREE hundred and sixty students
90 almost every public and pri-

oe almost every public and Pri-
vate school in Honolulu parttei-
mated last night in tribute to the
memory of the late President MeAih
Low nv giving a splendid beEedt enter
tainrnent in the opera house TOT sne
Mckinley memorial fund. From begin
ming 10 end the program was repie'e
with numbers which called forth the
admiration OF the large audience and
left no doubt in their minds thas 'hs
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF Honoiuias schoo'
bows and girls are of a high order me
benefit last night realized the total sum
of s466 rs. of which about $3.50 VIII repre-
SAINT the net proceeds, all of which VIII
ha turned over to the treasurer OF the
| Not<inlev memorial fund as the dona-
i ton of the schools of the city to"aI"
| the proposed memorial playgrouho.
| The entertainment was well staged,
| a,,ost every number calling for a syl-
| van scene. and the pretty white dresses
| of the girls were thoroughly in keep
ing with the surroundings OF forest anu
l field. Seldom has an entertainments OF
/ .be kind ever been SO well ana iaso,
ablv presented, and there was praesi-
cally not a hitch in the program, ine
: | versatility of the students OF the vafI
a Gus schools was shown TO the oesa "u
vantage and the musical numbers were
: ao;eIIv r,easing Among the schools
which had the honor of swelling the
: memorial fund were ST. Andrews PIT
orv the Normal Kamehameha Giris ;
;, Kam,hameha Boys, Royal. kaanu-
: mann and High Schools, Kawaiahao
a Seminary. oahu College, and not the
:. least of theostage attractions was she
Territorial Band, under the leadership
of Kappelmester Berger
,ro Allan Dunn is due the credit Tor
~. ,aan,irabIe staging of the entertain
| ro..nt which was Indispensable TO the
= | success OF the benefit.
Acting Governor and Mrs henry ~.
VI S,ooper together with Mrs. . ~ boie
| and Commissioner Barrett, OF the 81
I,ouis Fxposition, occupied stage poA'
the other, one being occupied oy Prince
and Princess Kawananakoa- An upPei
bax was occupied By Assistant Secretary
pose Dawson. of the Board OF Educa-
t;o,, ana marty. The acting Governor
who was formerly at the head OF the
m SCHOOL department, has taken great IN
y terest in the festival, and he was an
IN enthusiastic auditor last evening
If The program opened with May Day
festival march, played by the Govern
a ment Band When the curtain rose
a pretty sylvan scene was oiscioseo
with the Territorial Band, IN IL
It, uniforms occupying the back OF th
ne stage In the center was tail ribbon
a hadecked Nav pole. The band playe'
OF ~ LET lis Weave a Lei," and other Ia
=. vorites of the Honolulu public IN
"A curtain fell and soon after rose aeai
e0 showing the girls OF St Andrew Fr1or. .
e circling around the pole. each one hold
ing a ribbon. When the music star.e
k mn with a catchy gavotte the girl
er danced about the pole, weaving the'
as ribbons in pretty designs against
nnwinding them. and pirouettlng In
manner which evoked rounds or AZ
,lanse The third number was present
ns ed by the students OF the Norfns
in school. The students. most of thei
Young ladies, occupied the front OF In
lt- stage. three ranks deep. the front on
IRE being line OF white. broken oniy
~, one Oriental costume. The stuoeh
do sang the chorus. Fa1'Siaho :"
/ by VeaZie-
10 The scarf dance by the pupils OF Mr.
Mary Gums dancing class was one
IN the prettiest features on the program
,rd The dance was given by five fairy-hs
s,yt If,tIa girls. dressed in gauZy pink, bli
-. and white gowns, and during the tili
-, they we're on the stage they were uno
the changing colOrs OF the caiciui
OF Their dance was replete with baliet NJ
sl- ures given with a pleasing aoano'
rly which brought forth a tumuit OF -
ef- plause. The steps were nearly all OH
mel cult, but each little miss showed ne
self a master of terpsichorean ART
.rThe Bridal of the Birds was SUI
ana nv chorus of twenty-five girls FRO
and the Karneharneha Girls School IN
.ck. excellent manner The voices OF
two altos and sopranos blended with tuh
-eAt suI effect. The piece was a pretty =,
og and was sung with the sweetness y lii'
characterizes most of the rendltioIls
ans the Karnehareha schools. Ihe YOU YOU
irs. ,aS,es an Hawaiians or part Hawa
her ans we're daintily garbed in white
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