The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-12

1 ma the + lISI was q u cat mani S4NC ~
left such a jolly birthday TO be kept.
1t has come to be one of the most joy
Gus days in the year for the young
sters, and that it is still growing in
| Juvenile esteem has proof in the fact
that more of them enjoyed the Sun
day school picnics yesterday than ever
before. The electric car and steam
railway excursions forming part Of the
schemes added to the pleasures of the
festaI day in the groves Of Punahou
and Pearl City. Although a few years
ago Central Union church school was
the only one holding an annual picnic
and now four other organizations
turned out to the number of nearly
six hundred. Central Union yesterday
broke the record in attendance OF
young and old at the merry making on
the grounds of Oahu college, Puma
hou, while at the same time the man
agement was never more systematic
and effective.
At none of the places of picnic was
the weather unfavorable. General
cloudiness made for comfort and the
occasional showers were so light as
not to interrupt the sports. Nothing
but unalloyed enjoyment was to be.
noticed at any of the four picnics OF
which some details follow and the
young people, with the utmost free
dom allowed them by the managers,
behaved so admirably that any exer-
else of discipline on the part of the
elders was neither seen nor heard.
CENTRAL UNION PICNIC.
The festival of the Sunday school of
Central Union church was held as of
old upon the campus of Oahu college.
Free tickets on the Rapid Transit cars
were given out to the children at the
church in the morning and at the
college gate as they left the grounds
in the afternoon. The picnic hours
were from 10 a. m. to p. m. 1t is es-
timated that between 1900 and 400 peo-
pie, young and old, were assembled.
About 100 consisted of the Palalna
mission school.
Facilities for various sports-base>
ball, tennis, swinging, races, tugs Of
war, etc, were provided for the young
sters and were fully utilized. Some of
the seniors, too, recaught the spirit OF
youth and took part in contests of
agility and skill. AS may be judged
from the huge organization for the
service, the feast that was
served the middle of the day was both
choice and elaborate. There were no
less than sixteen committees in charge
Of the day, comprising an aggregate OF
l65 members. L. j. Walker, super!n-
tendent of the school, was the general
being ably seconded by Miss
assistant superintendent. The
various committees with their chair
men were as follows:
Reception-E. ]. Walker.
Bread and rolls-Miss Margaret Hop
per.
Meats-Mrs. John Drew.
Coffee-Mrs. H. L. Kerr.
Cake-Mrs. Jos. a. Gilman.
Waiters-Mrs. G. II. Anterior, !
Invitation-Mrs. w. L. Howard.
Carving-W. Colver
Games-Henry Judd. l
Games infant department-Miss Char i
otte Hail. I
Tents and tables-W. T. Patty.
Soda water-C. H. Anterior.
Lemonade stand-F. J. Lowrey.
Crockery and chairs-E. Benner. /
portatiOn-Jonathan Shaw. I
Ice-W. o. Atwater
An idea of the magnitude of the COM
nissariat may be had from the fact
hat the supply Of soda water was 176 g
lozen bottles. ?
Miss Yarrow, near the close of the Il
lay, spoke in high praise OF the work q
# the committees, saying that since =
heir appointment four weeks ago they T
lad neither asked nor received any t
.dvice, yet when the time came every il
hing was ready and, as the result, [
very arrangement was smoothly car
led out. On the other hand, among a
he committees Miss Yarrow was said t
o have done all the work. a
THE METHODISTS. =
The picnic of the First Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday school vas
ield at the Peninsula residence % ..
;. Dillingham;. There was an attend
lnce of about 175 people-children, L
eachers and relatives. \ special train
# eight cars carried them from town
md home again, being shared by the b
sunday school OF the Christian church. v
-he young people had abundance Of :,
port in various games and romrinE d
lpon beach and sward. J. Alex Lyle L
directed the competitive events. Rev. u
J. L. Pearson, aided by teachers and ''
parents, looked after the aAneral Ce- :
l.