The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-11
HAWAIIAN BAND NOTES.
More About the Gear, the Singing
Girls and the Chorus Plan.

took up end exposed the treatment
accorded the Bandsmep by Captain
Herr Berger, including the two we'll
known native lady vocalists, the
public is learning more and more OF
the high-handed methods employed
by the one who is always ready and
quick to say Cat his tongues end) Of
how much he loved the Hawaiians,
and is ever ready TO say in pidgin
Hswaiian-"wau nuinui aloha ka-
naka," and translated would mean
81 greatly love the native" No
doubt the lady yocalists have since
gained most unenvisbe notoriety
by the notice and prominence given
them by the press in writing them
up 1t is not for us to say whether
they ought to be proud or not with
the notoriety gained, yet one thing
we do cay they have stirred up a
hornets nest within camp and the
grating car, who, at the expense
OF others receiving lees pay,is at last
exposed to public gtz,.
Last Saturday the Star said that
the two singing girls were lording it
over the boys. It is known for fact
that with one exception, none Of the
boys begrudge the girls for recsiv-
ing $50 a mouth as specifically ap-
propriated by the Legislature. The
Star must have received its uspira-
ton from "Himm" aud from none
other. OF course, the girls are pleas
ed with the increare in their pay and
wherein they have & right to he
happy. And whb would not be so?
Monday last they were sent for by
Hmm" "Hee" Informed them hat
by direction OF the Governor and
Attorney General, their services
would not be required during the
week and that the vocalization at
band concerts would be undertaken
by the boys. At the same time a re,
: quest was made to them to look fol-
. other recruits and to include male
voices for solos aud choIuses as we'll
This was the first step to dispense
, with singing at band concerts aftel
being in vogue these many years
The "Herr" attempted to use the
boys for that purpose at the Emma
Square concert that evening bul
they declined. People who attend
ed came away disappointed. Ano
: the same thing has happened, a
: every other concert since.
t 1t was expected that the Adver
tiser would be inspired by Hmm
}, and sure enough it came out mex
morning with the statement "tha
the usual singing by the ladies, will
the assistance of the whole band
y will be omitted this week becsus,
they have nothing new or striking t.
present and several good singers art
8 sick" This statement seems pecu
9 liar, because they have been singing
J. nothing but the old and antiquatet
}. Hawaiian songs OF a decade or 81
ago, now and then interpreted witt
:, few new imported" coon songs,
- Since their suspension, it is re
= ported that "Shse" Berger, after in
= ducing certain OF ths boys to sing
= attempted through few of them t
get the words OF the Hawaiian song
q from the girls. The reason OF thi
E is because the boys only know tn
d choruses and not the solos. 1t
IL inferred that this attempt has no
q been successful
Now, the lates! is that Kumala
10 has spoiled, so says Berger ride Bull
ii, letin aud Star yesterday, his plan
1T for the establishing OF a sinRin
10 chorus, The Bulletin has it ths
"a Berger states that he and Goyernc
Dole had discussed chorus of pei
haps a dozen Hawaiian girls to sin
~ with the band on Sundays. Th
o. Governor was enthusiastic over th
., idea aud approved Bsrger's plan