The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-22
THE MAUI TOUR.

Come again soon, Berger" was the
parting bon voyage OF the Mauians to
Kappelmeister Berger and the Govern
ment band as the latter sailed away
from Lahaina in the Claudine Satur-
day night, after busy six days must
cal tour OF the Garden Isle. Maui peo-
pie liked the band and expressed the
hope that they would see II often. The
cordial relations established between
the horn blowers and the Mauians were
such that the band viii not be loath to
repeat its recent experience. Captain
Berger said last evening that the band
did more playing in Maui in one week
than it does here in three weeks, and
that il was a case of blow morning,
noon and night, and once or twice near
ly all night.
I'VE gave them a lot of good music,
yes" said the Kappelmeister, as he
turned over the leaves OF his diary de-
voted to the tour Immense crowds
greeted US at every place we stopped,
and we were guests at a number of lu-
aus, breakfasts, luncheons and dinners
rendered us by plantation managers,
judges and coroners, and everybody
seemed willing to make our trip q
pleasant one, but we had TO fiddle a
whole lot i'm return. Maui appreciates
good music and that's what We gave
them.
well. we left Honolulu in the Kinau
on Tuesday, April Is, at noon, and had
good. smooth trip TO Lahaina, where
we landed at $50 p. m. There was a big
crowd on shore to meet us and escort
US TO the courthouse square. We gave
concert there from 8 until II, which
was followed by luau for the band al
John Richardson's place. At midnight
We embarked on the Claudine for Ka-
| huluj, which we reached at in the
morning. We were met by "A committee
and taken to Waikiki. We had a good
breakfast at Judge Kalua's and Their
| gave "A concert from to in the church
square The boys looked around fol
rooms and got them all right this time
| AT o'clock we wen. to Paia on the
train and had lunch with Manager
Lindsay. We played during the after
noon until 1880 p. m, and then Wenl
| back to Waikiki. where we gave an
other concert from s until II.
THE next day, Thursday, we went by
! train to Kahului, playing there from
| to IL a. m. Back we went again Il
| Waikiki and gave concert from ! Il
g. For an hour and "A half afterwards
| the band was RECALLED with a fine luaL
given by the National Guard company
! there. That night we gave "A concer
| from 10 S in honor of the dedication
of the new knights of Pythias hall
| Then from 9 p. IN. until about a. IN
we played for the grand ball given b,
the Pythians. We fiddled away for 81,
hours and even then they didn't wan
us TO Quit. There was little sleep for Vi
that night. on Friday we gave con
cert at Waihee from / to 4, and theI
became the guests of II. T. Baldwin a
| 'Puunene,' Spreckelsville. WHAT a bill
crowd they had there, We pla yed from
In the evening until midng ht. Mr.
Baldwin gave the boys fine supper
and everybody enjoyed II, and the peo
pie enjoyed our music too. on Satur
day We left Waikiki in busses ant
went to Lahaina again. the trip acros
the island lasting about four hours
That last concert on Maui lasted 81,
hours and a half and We had to quit q
1880 at night. They wanted to keep u
all night. We got aboard the Claudin
at II p. m. and arrived In Honolulu thi