Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-09
The Voode 81 the UkuieIe.


The ukulele, Hawaii's own instru-
ment, is being treated with much IA
Vor on the mainland and is to be Civ
en- more prominence than in former
years, according to an article in the
San Francisco News Letter. Alvin
and Kelvin Keech, two Honolulu boys
whose musical talent won fame for
them in their island home, are now
taking steps towards making the uku-
Iele popular in California.
The News Letter says of them:
San Francisco has always been
fond of the plaintive music OF Hawaii.
1t has long since taken the ukulele to
its heart. So there is a great deal of
satisfaction in musical circles at the
announcement that the Keech broth
ers have opened studio here. Kelvin
Keech and Alvin Keech scarcely need
an introduction. The many San Fran
ciscans who mingle from time to time
in Honolulu society know them we'll
They are Hawaiian-born Americans.
with special prominence in college
and fraternity circles. In the islands
they operate the largest ukulele fac
tory in the world. The Keech ukulele
is famous because ii is the genuine
Hawaiian musical instrument, and not
an imitation. So it is very interest
ing to know that the brothers have
fitted up two stories of the building at
435 Powell street as studio for hand
ling the beautiful instruments The
Keech brothers are prepared to give
N OF nh lcln nff IN
individuals or to cubs. They furnish
native Hawaiian singers for dances,
teas and concerts and naturally their
talent Is the very best procurable.
Kelvin Keech, by the way, has just
completed a ukulele instruction book.
This is noteworthy achievement, as
he has standardized the ukuIele and
Hawaiian music"
Honolulans will be amused to note
that the Keech brothers own the larg.
est ukuIele factory in the world and
that It is situated in Honolulu, for
when they were IN the islands the
boys were too busy with their studies
and music to operate factory of any
kind. The San Francisco papers, how
ever, are always willing to make resi-
dents Of Honolulu prominent in the
business world, and Honolulans are
usually credited with being sons Of
sugar planters, If not the planters
themselves, or kings in various indus
tries.
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Pretty Wedding at kau.
.sDecial Star-BuIletiI Correspondence
CO KAU, December 5.-The people of
.Kau witnessed a very pretty wedding
last week, when Mrs. Louise Campbell
became the bride of Mr.. Wilmot Vre-
denburg at the home of Mrs. Mccarthy
OF Waiohino. The Mccarthy residence
was prettily decorated with palms, as
paragus fern and. white Shasta daisies.
Miss Evelyn de la Nux played the
wedding march. The bride looked very
sweet In q beautiful gown of white
embroidered pima silk She carried
a bridal bouquet of white roses and
ferns. Amid showers of rice, the bride
threw her bouquet, which was caught
by Miss Evelyn de la Nux. The guests
were then taken to the Waiohino hall,
where they all enjoyed a most deli
cious lIau, after which everyone
danced until q late hour. The young
people received many beautiful gifts.
They will reside at the KahuKu ranch
of which Mr.. Vredenburg is manager.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Ogg, Mr. James Ogg, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Limo, Miss Gibson, Miss
L. Meinecke,s Dr.. and Mrs. Gurdon
Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. de la Nux,
Misses Zalida and Evelyn de la Nux,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lowrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Glib, Mr.. and Mrs. Apiki, |
Judge and Mrs. Hayseiden, Miss Emma
Kahiwa, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Miss l..
Aud, Mrs. Nora yredenburg, Messrs.
r. Kay, w. Glib, L. Forrest, Chas Mac
omber, C.. Meinecke. Mr.. and Mrs. G. |
Becker. Miss d. FEEDER, Miss Chang,
Mr.. and Mrs. A, Patten, Mr.. E. Ed. |
wards, Mrs. H. Bartells, Mr. and Mrs. |
F. Eaton, Mrs. Mccarthy, Rev. FIR. |
James and others. -.>
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