The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-27
OBSERV
OF CHRISTMAS
Home Merrymaking Marked the
Day Throughout the City
Quiet Holiday.

Christmas was home day through
out Honolulu. the business sections Of
the city being deserted practically, tbs
observers of the holiday being gather
ed in home circles everywhere in the
residential districts. There was little
to tempt anyone into the city, al
though the day was a beautiful one
The only sports going on We're the
games at AaIa Park, and even the
clever show at the Orpheum failed to
attract more than an ordinarily good
house either at the Christmas matinee
where gifts to the children were dis
tributed, or at the evening perform
ance.
After the noisy ushering in of the
day by the biggest crowd that ever
assembled on the streets of Honolulu,
the peace of Christmas was all the
more striking. and until evening the
Rapid Transit business was light,
carrying only guests to Christmas dim
ners with friends. There was the
usual amount of serenading in the
early morning and new feature was
introduced: this being the presence
among the serenaders for the first
time of a quintet composed of girls,
who Travelled about town in an auto
mobile and stopped at various houses.
Their music was exceptionally good,
and, judging from the enthusiasm with
whi2h the fair singers We're received
throughout the course of their rounds,
it is probable that the next holiday
will see many more bands of singing
girls out to compete with their broth
ers for the coin cheerfulIy handed out
by those honored.
There were large congregations pres
ent at the various church services,
which were held at the Roman Cath
Ollie cathedral, st. Andrews cathedral,
Central Union church and st. Glenn
ent's. The holding of such special
services at Central Union was an in
auguration. being especially largely
attended. At all these services special
Christmas music was rendered.
AT THE HOTELS.
About the city hotels the day was
very quiet, and at only two of them
were there special dinners given. In
nearly every instance the guests of the
various houses dined outside. Special
menus were served at the Seaside and
Moana, but there were few diners at
either place and the beach was de-
serted because of the tabu on bathing
imposed by the Board of Health. At
the former hotel, after dinner, a very
enjoyable danee was given, the at
tendance being large.
Miss Mamie Winston and ]. NJ.
Levy entertained at dinners at the
Moana and dinners were also given al
the Alexander Young by E. ]. Lord
Samuel P. Woods and Walter G
Smith.
A KANSAS DINNER.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Parmelee were
the host and hostess of a Kansas din.
ner, a novel and very jolly affair giver
at their home on Beretania avenue tx
a number of their friends, all hailins
from the Sunfiower State. The affail
was a regular Christmas dinner, Kan
sas style, the table decorations being
arranged about a shock of corn ant
were made up of sunflowers, corn, but
terfiies and grasshoppers, the last.
named decorations being artificial
ones. The place cards were sunfiow,
ers, and the menu, which included
prairie turkey, grasshopper relish, sun
flower stalk salad, corn off the cob and
other Kansan dishes, was written ouf
on sunfiower postals.
Elsewhere throughout the city there
was much entertaining, while every.
where cleaned the Christmas candle
and the Christmas tree tinsels.
SALVATION ARMY TREAT.
Christmastide enjoyment would not
be complete if a report of the proceed
ings at the salvation Army were
withheld.
About one hundred and forty were
supplied with provisions for a thor
oughly good dinner, duck, poi, pota-
toes, onions, bread and butter. sugar
coffee, fruits, nuts and candy COM
prising the list. Others were suitably
remembered with pretty purses, not
quite empty. and a number of pretty
dresses were distributed to as many
happy girls,
ABOUT half-past six in the evening
the neWSboyS assembled, and such 8
crowd black, brown, yellow and
WITHDRAWING, squeezing and push.
ing until the hall was literally jam.
| full. They sang and clapped sheil
hands, and they rushed petl-men al
| most or quite over each other for the
candy, nuts and frHit. enjoying tn,
| occasion as newsboys can.
After the peMsboys had been dis
posed of, the Army Sunday schoo
| children, a goodly lot, rendered a rict
| program, some of the numbers bein;
1 very interes ting. While singing
Merry, Merry Bells" Santa and Mrs
Sapta Claus arrived and the present
We're distributed. Each child in tn
room received some gift. Many of tn
| children's parents were present AM
| enjoyed the festivities.