The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-16
KAUAI FOLKS
GIVE CONCERT

L1HUE, Kauai, February 11.-A con-
cert and dance was given at the Ii
hue hall on Saturday evening. Feb
ruary 10, under the auspices of the
Mokihana cub. 1t was treat to the
public, az well as a financial success.
The ladies of the club undertook to
raise funds with which to purchase a
stage curtain for the hail, ana com
mittee consisting of Mrs. j. A. Palmer,
Mrs. c A. Rice and Miss Lottie Jor-
dan was appointed to devise ways
and means" The committee selected
the form of entertainment mentioned,
and carried it to successful termi-
nation
The concert began with selection
by the orchestra, under the direction
OK Mr.. j H. Coney.
Mr.. Olaf Omsted followed with a
piano solo entitled Spinning Song" +"
by Chaminade; Mrs. Francis Gay sang
"Joselyn," and followed with When
Love is Gone" as an encore; Mr.. de
Lacey sang Love Sorrow" and re-
sponded to en- encore with by the
Old Gnarled Tree; Mrs. Chas. Elston
sang Calm as the Night" and as a
second Thy Beaming Eyes" Mrs.
Sweetser followed with a recitation,
Darius Green" and as moral ad-
vised those who would soar to beware
how they alight.
! Miss Rhodes sang Autumn Sad
ness" and responded with Bend Low
o Dusky Night" Mrs. Gay and Mrs.
| Elston rendered the vocal duet, with
I the Stream" and when the audience
insisted upon having more, sang
| Land of the Swallows" Mr. Alexan-
der sang Anchored and followed
! with an encore, The Old Cellarer.
Mrs. Elston sang "A Tuscan Sere-
made" followed with MY Sweet
heart" The program was concluded
by Mrs. Gay, who sang the solo aloha
Oe," with a chorus Of male voices.
The committee having the entertain
| ment in charge is to be congratulated
upon having secured all the talent;
1t is not often that the Kauai public
has such a treat. Every number on
the program was well rendered. The
singing Of the ladies was especially
fine, and all We're in good voice. After
the musical program the hail was
cleared of chairs and given over to
dancers. Refreshments were served,
anu bht party UP at
The admission charged was only
twenty-five cents, but there were ta-
bles where candies and flowers were
sold; the former in charge of the
Misses Wilcox AMI Mrs. Sweetser, the
latter IL the hands of Mrs. Palmer ana
Misses Hundley and Jordan. Later in
the evening the articles not disposed
of We're sold at auction, the entire
receipts amounting to nearly one hun
dred dollars.
The Molokans are not the only ones
who come in for good things on Kauai.
At the auction sale a lady secured, for
the small sum of four dollars, a beauti-
full lunch basket containing a hands
some package of Armou's genuine
Chicago-made, pre-masticated hash.
At the close of the dancing a party OF
fourteen ladies and gentlemen We're
driven to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coney, where they had been invited
tc partake Of one of Jacks" mimi
table 'chowders." That they enjoyed
themselves may be imagined from the
fact that three o'clock found them still
at the festive board. Those present
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Falrchnd, Auditor
j. II. Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
R'Ce, Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Rice, Mr.
aud Mis Pain 'r. Misses Hurdley and
Jordan an1 e. e. Brown OF Honolulu.