The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-02
MERRY MAUI
CHRISTMAS


MAUI, Dee Christmas celebra.
iiona on Maui consisted mainly Of
Christmas trees and Christmas dinners.
Excepting the baseball game ~ La.
haina, the Observance Of the day aud
time was confined chiefly to family
parties at the different homes. The
families held their tree celebrations on
saturday evening, Sunday evening and
ON Monday, but the sumptuous dinners
were, OF course, all given on Monday.
On Sunday, at the Paia Foreign
church, Rev. II. V. Bazata preached
Christmas sermon on the human side Of
Christ. II. w. Baldwin sang fine
baritone solo and the music by tho
quartet was unusually elaborate and
pleasing. The decorations were most
attractive, consisting of beautiful cal
las and gorgeous poinsettias.
On Tuesday Christmas celebration
was held in the Kaupakalua school
house by the Makawao Catholic
church. There was fine tree and
many children enjoyed the event.
Thursday afternoon Christmas tree
was held in the parlors of the Paia For
eign church for the benefit of the
children of the Sunday school. There
were brilliantly adorned tree,
Santa Claus, gifts and refreshments for
all. The program of entertainment
consisted of recitations and songs by
the children and an interesting address
by Rev. b. V. Bazata. The singing by
the little children was especially sweet.
There were about 75 present, old and
young.
Today the Chinese Sunday school at
Paia will hold a celebration under the
direction of Mrs. +. NJ. Simpson.
On Christmas morning an Underwood
typewriter, together with stand and
$50 in money Ga balance remaining
from the amount subscribed), was pre-
sented TO Rev. Mr.. Bazata, of Paia, by
some of his Pensioners.
NOTES.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
at Waikiki next Tuesday.
On the 22d the committee of seven
chosen by the Wailuku mass meeting
of the 2lst, selected County Attorney
d. II. Case to represent Maui as u
member of the delegation to be sent
to Washington concerning the federal
revenue matter A wireless message
was sent to Honolulu informing Mr..
Case of his election. The meeting of
the committee was held at "The Fish
cries." Kahului.
Last week n commission composed of
w. o. Aiken, w. f. Pogue and John
Kaluna visited Lahaina to appraise
some government kuleanas situated
near the center of the town.
Government Surveyor S. NJ. Kama
kanui has been busy for three weekly
past surveying school lands in the
vicinity of Haleakala ranch and PHI
holo for the purpose of classification.
There are about 1000 acres of these
lands TO be divided into three classes,
forest reserve, pasture and homestead.
The pasture land will probably be
leased to the highest bidder and the
homestead section will later on be al
lotted to small farmers according to
the terms of the land law.
Yesterday Capt. A. Waldwick, of
the schooner Olga, now moored in Ka-
hului harbor, had his mate, VIM.
Wayne, arrested and fined So by tho
Wailuku district court. The charge
was abusive language or something to
that effect.
Senator and Mrs. j. M. Dowsett and
children of Honolulu are spending the
holidays with Mrs. Dowsett of Maka-
wac, the mother of Mr. Dowsett.
Inspector c. w. Baldwin spent
Christmas with his parents at Haiku.
Avon Crook Of Kauai departed by
Wednesdays steamer after holiday
visit at his fathers home in Makawao.
Inspector II. M. Wells Of Haiku de-
parted for a business visit to Honolulu
by the Claudine of Wednesday.
d. b. Murdoch, auditor for Alexan-
der & Baldwin, left for Honolulu by
the steamer of the 9th.
Today Miss Lindsay of Haiku will
give an afternoon tea in honor Of Mrs.
Henry Alexander, Mrs. G. G. White
and Mrs. II. M. Wells, all of whom
have recently come to Haiku to reside.
The Nebraskan, Weldon commander,
departed from Kahului yesterday. The
steamer left for Kaanapali on Tuesday,
loaded sugar and returned to Kahului
on Thursday.
A company Of Japanese with moving
pictures of the recent war is again ex-
on Maui
Weather: Cool, windy, showery in
localities