Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-08
FORESTERs AND
FRIENDS PICNIC
At PEARL CITY

Honolulu Foresters and their fam
lilies and friends to the number of
more than $500 spent many delightful
hours at the Peninsula, Pearl City.
yesterday in attendance at the annual
picnic of the fraternal organization
which, besides being the carrying-out
OF a yearly custom, was perhaps the
terrftory's most pertinent observation
of Labor Day. A perfect day and
perfect crowd of merry-makers added
greatly to the success of the affair.
which was declared by all to be the
most elaborate out-of-doors function
ever engineered by local society.
Special trains leaving Honolulu
early in the morning conveyed the
crowds to the scene Of the picnic
while many Of the pleasure seekers
made the trip by automobile. In at
tendance was Kappellmeister Henri
Berger and the Hawaiian band, which
discoursed sweet music throughout
the day-Hawaiian melodies for con-
cert and the latest popular airs for
dancing The big dancing pavilion at
the Peninsula was appropriately dec
Grated with American, Portuguese and
Hawaiian flags and palms and plants
The dance floor was in constant de-
mand, hundreds of couples taking the
onportunity to either do just plain
dancing or practice the new steps.
Sports of every description were in
cluded in the program. One of the
events of the occasion was luau ten
dered the officials In charge of the pic
mic and several invited guests. Hosts
and hostesses at the luau were Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Refs and Former Rep
resentative Frank K. Archer.
Among the most interested attend.
ants at the feast were Senior and
Senhorat Lopes da Cunha Pessoa, the
former being the new Portuguese con-
sui of Hawaii. It was their first luau
and from the manner in which they
attacked the various viands, they
heartily enjoyed the repast Other
guests at the luau were DIR. and Mrs.
Luiz r. Gaspar and Delegate Jonah
Kuhio Kalanianaole. ~.
There was only one thing barred
at the picnic and that was campaign
speeches. When friends of Kuhio
requested that he be allowed to speak
the request was refused, as it was
stated that the Ancient Order of For
esters is divorced from politics.
In the athletic contests, of which
there were mahy. unique prizes were
awarded to the winners of the various
events. Vincent Fernandez, Jr., acted
as starter and John Anderson as an
nn 10 Avcf If f6n dou
an indoor baseball game between
Court Canoes and Court Lunalilo.
was wen by the former by score of
3 to 2. In the tug-of-war the Canoes
pulled the Lunalilos over the line with
apparent ease. - s..sss
Following is a summary of the 9th.
er sporting events:
Chief Rangers Raee-M. V. Souza,
Canoes. first; John C. Anderson, Lu.
nalilo, second -~@-elt
Past Chief Rangers Race-Louis A.
Perry, Canoes, won Others who
were in the race were Vincent Fer
being a dead heat between these two
for second place; NJ. r. Pereira and
A. K Vierra
Three-legged Race-Joseph Ornellas
and H. Phillips of Canoes.
Girls Race-Rosie Gilbert.
Shce-lacing Race Virginia Betten.
court r..
Boys Race-Abel Phillip.
Relay Virginia Bettencourt,
NJ. R. de Sa, NJ G.. Jardim and H |
Phillip of Canoes. ~
Fat Mans Race-William Marshall. |
Free-for-all Race-Joseph 0rnellas, |
first; Alfred Souza of Canoes, second.
Sack Race-Alfred Souza of Ca
noes.
Standing Hop. Step and Jump-M. |
G. Jardim of Canoes. ..s
Standing Broad Jump-Joseph Or.
nellas OF Canoes.
Shot .Put-yirginio Bettencourt of |
Canoes.
Children's Race-Herbert Keppler.
Wheeibarrow Race-Ernest Enos |
and Alfred Souza, Canoes. |
Crawling Race-Joseph 0rnellas.
Boys Crawling Raee-Abel Phillips. |
Girls Crawling Race-Rosie Gill
bert.
Needle-threading Contest - Duke |
Rodrigues and Clara Pomroy.
Doughnut-eating Contest Alfred
Souza and Joseph Ornellas.
The general committee in charge |
Of yesterdays picnic, which was given |
entirely under the auspices of Court |
Camoes, was made up as follows:
Louis A. Perry (chairmanl, John B. |
Ponte. Joseph V. Fernandes, Manuel |
E Menezes and NJ. J. Ferry.