The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-29
Santa Claus and the Cooks Were
Busy Bringing Cheer to
Men in Uniform
POST CHILDREN WE'RE
WELL REMEMBERED
All the Mainland Customs Were
Transplanted Fer the
Day and Night


In HUNDRED decorated messhalls
Friday the savory odor Of roast turkey
and the attendant trimmiuss Of hoIi.
day dinner indicated that the soldiers
and marines and sailors on Oahu were
celebrating Christmas nay in the man.
ner which bias become ono Of the time.
hOnored customs thfe services. In SOW.
eral hundred homes Of army and navy
people, Christmas dinner parties large
and small were to be found in the
evening.
Coming from the land Of ico and
snow at Christmas time, 10 the land
Of fsliqnid sunshine, . the service nen-
pie omitted no detail Of their custom.
AIRY celebration, from the round Of Wis
its TO the various organizations, clubs
and homes for the morning cup OF
egg-nog, to the informal social gather.
ings and song fests in the evening.
christrnas Trees Plenty
Christmas Eve the Christmas Tree
exercises were held at various canton.
monts. Out at Scho1cld Barracks.
where the garrison has grown too largo
for post affairs under one roof each
regiment had its tree where an the
children of the officers and men wcro
taken by their parents and made the
recipients Of Christmas presents dcliv.'
cred BY Santa Claus 10 person.
No general assemblage was held nc
the big post for Christmas exercises.
but every organization had rs special
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social gatherings, dinners and dance
parties. The halls Of the varions camps
Of the Spanish American War Veterans
we're thrown. open to the members Of
the regiments and festivities and en-.
tertainments Of various kinds contin-
ned throughout the day
At Fort shsfter
At Fort Shafter, even though Il had
been raining almost all the afternoon
and the seats were wet, about every
member Of the Fort shafter garrison.
old aud young, was present AT the See
ond Infantry Airdomc on Thursday
evening Christmas Eve, to see Santa
Claus climb down the chimney and dis.
tribute gifts from the gorgconsly
decorated tree to cvery child IN tho
post and to al the enlisted mon who
were far from home on that day.
Christmas songs were sung by tho
nicmbers Of the regiment under The
leadership Of Chaplain William Reese
Scott, and when the services were
over, Santa appeared and the fun for
the little ones began.
Captain J. G. Kay, Captain o. y.
Rosenbauh, Lieutenant Ira Longanetli.
err, Lieutenant G. G. Gee. Lieutenant
G. III. Wright, Captain @. S. Gibbs, and
many Of the non,commissioned officers
sided Kris Krinele IN bis wide dislli-
button Of wonderful gifts
Mrs. r. II. French. the wife Of the
regiments commanding officer was
also the recipient Of a lovely present.
large bunch Of American Beauty
roses from the Second Infantry The
celebration In the Airdomo this year
was one TO be Remembered.
AS at Schoheld. BARRACKS, Christmas
day was given over 10 the social gay
cites, dinner parties aud dances, and en-.
Itertainments given by the members OF
the various organizations, IN which ait
the different companies and arms Of tho
service took part
The Coast Defence
At the forts, Ruger, De Russy, Arm
strong and Kamehameha, whore the gar
risons are small, no formal etefclsos
were held. Here, as AZ tn other posts
the artillerymen had the mess balls ,|c.
c0rated and Christmas dinners elaborate
" prepared. we're served Co The soldiers,
while the officers entertained al dinner
parties AZ home, or were the guests Of
friends in Honolulu or Al other posts.
The Navy Celebrations
At the Pearl Harbor rayal station, the
navy people were the dinner guests Of.
Admiral and Mrs, G. y. r. Moore. and
the service family had most cnioyabIo
time Ms the guests Of tbs genial com.
Inandant There were nearly score Of
persons present Or aceonni Of tho
small number Of persons stationed az the
Pearl Iiarbor navy yard at pfesont 10
formal exercises anf any Kind were held.
The crews OF the submarine flollIla IN
Honolulu had their service Chr'sfInat
dinner Thursday evening on the sNps.
most of the men being married ard C.
string to spend Christmas day with their
families IN the city. The naval officers
IN the city spent the day With their fam
lies AZ home OF at private dinner parties.
Celebration on the Geier
A special Christ mas celebration was
held on hoard the warbound German
cruiser Geier ut the navy wharf ia the
afternoon, The Rev. Emil Engelhafdl.
pastor Of the German I4nthcraDAchureh
in Honolulu, dellyered the Christmas
sermon to the sailors az the German
warship. In the evening regular
Christinas dinner was served 10 the
sailors, at which al the customs ana
traditions Of the fatherland we're Oh,
served.