The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-30

Perfect Christmas weather, splendid
arrangements carried out TO the letter,
heaps of gifts, enough and to spare,
with music, laughter and oceans Of
good feeling, made of the Malihini
Christmas Tree on Christmas morning
all that those responsible for it had
dared to hope The day was warm
enough for the daintiest of white
frocks, yet not too warm, the sun 5
rays filtering through the fleeciest Of
white clouds, while the cool trades kept
the palm leaves waving. A great
Christmas tree, flaming in bright colors
on the Capitol steps, beckoned the
children on, while in a semicircle be.
fore it stretched the long tables, piled
high with all that goes to make up
Christmas morning 5 treat. Before
these tables passed the line of children,
seventeen hundred being laden with
gifts, while other hundreds, who had
missed out in the scramble fOr>tickets
were each given from the popcorn and
candy and cake tables until everything
was gone.
The success of the Malihini Christ.
mas Tree this year surpassed that of
any of the six that have gone before
Not an accident marred the pleasure of
the thousands of children who focked
to the Capitol grounds or of the other
thousands of grown-ups who gathered
| in from every quarter of the city 70
witness the great event Of a Honolulu
Christmas. The tourist in the city
l ln at H.. Ia.
exception, while the townsfolk were
out in force. The Capitol lanais were
| filed with spectators and the ropes that
were stretched to hold back the crowds
were lined twenty deep.
Eager but Orderly.
Santa Clans appeared on the dot and
was presented to the children by Judge
| Dole. Then the children, who had
been lined up by the Boy Scouts in a
dozen directions. like the sticks of q
huge fan, began to move forward, one
line at time, eager but orderly.
Each was supplied with twenty-five
dropped the gifts as the tables were
passed, until, ut the fourteenth table
each bag was trimming full and each
bearer was supremely blissful.
The ladies in charge of the various
tables and their assistants, including
scores of Honolulu s most beautiful so
ciety buds, smiled their greetings as the
little ones of twelve nationalities
trudged along. Should a little one be
come startled at the white whiskers OF
Santa Claus, there was always a pretty
lady to take him by the hand and es
cOrt him past all danger; should q
fodder find her bag too heavy, with
its piling gifts, someone was there tC
help; should bewildered baby set NJ
n cry for "mamma, someone would
take her in his arms and search for th'
missing parent. The spirit Of Christ
mas was over all the throng and, AS th'
long line wound its way past and each
little face would light up in the Joy
Of great expectations fulfilled, many
struggled between the desire TO laugh
and to weep
Splendid Scout Work.
Ono of the very noticeable events Of
, the morning was the handling Of thu
thousands of children by the Boy
Scouts. Some sixty of these boys, un
der Commissioner j. A. Wilder, tool
complete charge of the children, Se0u
Masters Davies and Potter issuing or
lers which were carried out perfectly
land without friction. The Scouts, II
their respective patrols, reported 10
duty al nine clock aud stayed on thu
Job until noon, when they were line'
mp and thanked by Judge Dole. Da,
bY dny il is becoming more and NOR,
, evident how fortunate Honolulu h IL
having 80 well disciplined force o
willing workers ns are 10 be- founl
! wearing the Scout uniform, while thl
{ fact that il Is an honor 10 become
scout Is becoming more aud more ap
. rnTent 10 the many boys Of scout az
. IN Honolulu,
Kamaa,na Committee Workers.
A very large part OF the credit 10
|, The excellent arrangements for the Mall
HIM Tree thif year belongs 10 a. W, u
King, who bad charge Of the laying on
of Tho grounds M King has serve
ON the committee Tor a number ~ year
. 1ni ir close personal fnoni nf SAINT
lauH, who us wHn Huiei 0n Thursdal
I hns hspfe anu voice very much lik
Ma King
ON thr general committee, Me +. 4
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: men afn tho nlifr wlns. Nithou
Nhosg willing wad it would boz q diA
! lnll prnilrm a. fAlff oH ihr ha'lhir
; Irr faurf tsaI after year ~ nrhui
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