The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-02
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Whrr OF whistle, boom of bomb and
flash of fire. blare of brass, din OF de-
tonation and aloha of all who witness
ed the incoming of the youngest OF the
years. greeted the change of Father
Time from the last of the old to the
first of the new last midnight. And
when at the stroke of IL O'Clock the
myriad noises of the night gave token
that the people were placing their hom-
age at the feet of the incoming guest,
every one who had waited for the mo-
ment showed their interest and with
the most varied of expression added to
the noise and the merriment.
There was nothing lacking. The
whistles of the various factories of the
city were kept going for a quarter of
an hour after the minute hand indicated
the birth of the period which will bring
to Hawaii so many good things, and as
their din made the night alive with
echoes, from every corner of the down.
town district arose shouts which were
almost instantly drowned by the crack
! of bombs and the sputter of crackers.
| There was more than a fair representa-
tion of the life of the city on the
streets and the uproar continued until
! late hour with the many means of
making noise, used to their fullest ex-
tent by the people who wished to show
appreciation that a year, which had
witnessed such peculiar times for the
people of the Territory, had passed in
to history to give place to 1908, which
comes with all the pathway of progress
cleared and everything made ready for
the greatest development. The New
Year had lived for an hour before the
| II, gnI nd ,1nn fn ha OF
of the night.
MERRYMAKING MARKS THE OC-
CASION.
The close of the year was the occa-
sion for many merry parties. OF the
public ones none exceeded in jollity the
| dancing party which was given by
Manager James of the Moana Hotel
for the guests of the establishment and
such of the townspeople as gathered to
take part in the festivities. There were
many dinner parties preceding the
event of the evening and the pretty
dining room, ablaze with colored lights
and bright with greens and bloom:
formed a fitting setting for the gowns
and decorations. The feast was a not.
able one too, worthy of the occasion
and place.
L ne largest party WAS one WHICH Wds
, given for the enjoyment of a coterie o.
friends who joined for the occasion, ant
saw the death of the year For thei
entertainment a special setting of {
banquet table had been made and the
, favors were peculiarly fitting to the
season and the party. There was mucf
of merriment during the feast and aftel
, it had concluded the forty guests form.
cd the nf the dancing 4
which filled the Waikiki parlors of the
hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Church wer,
, the leaders and among the others wh'
We're included were all the young Off
; GERS from Camp Mckinley, Mr. anC
Mrs. Frank Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs
: George Angus, the Misses Angus, Mis-
, Roth, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Hutchins, Mr.
Wills, Mrs. Winters and a number o
, others.
DIR. and Mrs. Humphris entertaine,
, Mr.. and Mrs. Hawes and Mr.. and Mrs
Baird, and Mr.. II. w. Lake, entertained
in honor of Mr.. +. ID. Moore, of TIL
Associated Press. Mr.. and Mrs. Harr.
; Lewis had Capt. and Mrs. Fuller an
' Mrs. Widdifield for guests and NJ. Phil
lips and wife We're the center of a part
of friends. There We're numerous othe
small companies and the dancing afte
the dinner was general. The Glee Clu
played during dinner and for the dan
cling later.