The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-27

LAST NIGHTS EVENTS.
At its hall on the corner of King and
Nuuanu streets last night the Saliva
ton army gave it's Christmas tree for
the tots who had been neglected by
other people the newsboys and some
other tots. The hall was crowded 70
the doors and there was the usual lit
erary program by the little ones, helped
out by musical selections from the ar
my's string band and the members
generally The occasion was as success
full as Salvation army affairs always
are. That is, nobody was forgotten,
and all the little ones enjoyed them
selves to the utmost.
The Chinese Sunday school had it's
Christmas tree at st. Andrews mission
chapel on Emma street last night
There was a large crowd, the program
was entertaining and the affair passed
off very pleasantly. This was, in effect,
the closing of the Christmas holiday.
THE CAR SERVICE.
An enormous duty was satisfactorily
performed by the electric cars and their
crews on Saturday night in getting the
shopping crowds and merrymakers
home to every part of the system. Mo-
tormen and conductors were careful
and alert, while the people crowded to
the aisles and footboards were, as a
rule, both we'll behaved and good-na-
tured. Consequently, so far as heard,
there is no mishap to record from the
running of the cars. The lines We're
kept open for an hour later than usual,
no doubt making hundreds of people
grateful.
The suburban car lines were crowded
on both Sunday and Monday. On the
Kaimuki line Sunday one of the long
cars was running full from morning
till evening. The small car kept on
yesterday was often much overcrowded.
AT OAHU PRISON.
Right merrily was Christmas cele-
brated at Oahu prison the past TWO
days. On Sunday the observance was
strictly religious in character, but joy
Gus and enthusiastic withal. Yester-
day bounteous feast was served to
the prisoners in the morning. The rest
of the day, during which the rules We're
relaxed, was kept as a holiday.
Following a custom established many
years ago the Y. NJ. C. A. conducted a
special service at p. m. Sunday, to
which representatives from all the
evangelical churches had been invited.
This meeting had been looked forward
to by the prisoners with the keenest
anticipation. Desiring to show their
appreciation of the splendid spirit of
friendship and brotherhood which had
impelled a number of ladies and gentle
men to remember them OH Christmas
day, the men on the reef had re-
quested permission from Warden Ka-
mana to decorate the Jail, which was
cheerfully granted. As a result the
usually gloomy jail presented a lively
appearance. The hall leading from the
office into the yard was a veritable
bower of flowers and ferns. Yards of
evergreen trimming were wreathed and
festooned on doors and walls, While the
Kamani tree in the yard had been sur
rounded by a wall made of a number
Of beautiful palms and ferns. Over tile
organ and directly in front of the visit
ors hung a transparency bearing the
motto in fiowery letters Merry Christ
mas" while draped as a background
were the American and Hawaiian flags
entwining their folds in a peaceful ana
loving embrace. 1t was a beautiful and
inspiring scene. The mass of eager
faces amid the setting of colors and
greenery, the hearty singing. the in
tense enthusiasm and the cordiaIity
that prevailed over all this. surely is
not picture which one would associate
with a prison.
John NJ. Martin, chairman of the
prison committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.
had the chair and introduced the par
Elephants in the program. Rev. w. Nj |
Kincaid was the speaker of The dav
and his message was one of Hope" |
which he ably developed from Matthew
1S:14, Even 50 it is not the viii of your !
Father which is in heaven, that one
OF these little ones should perish The
fev. II. II. Parker, who was to have
spoken In Hawaiian. was unable to be
present, owing to his ministerial dr.
ties but had most acceptable substi- |
tute In the person of ]. c. Austin. Mr..