The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-30

. SPLENDID SUCCESS
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Nlne-Y ear-Aiter Celebration BY
4 Press Club Is Attended ,,,
T. ..- BY Thousands

i SAN, sFRAN0IsCO, April ls.-The
shade Of f'dull care, - 10 ceremoniously
buried short time since on the exposi.
ton grounds by the members Of the
San Francisco Press Club, evidently
tiidn 4 ,'haunt y the pageant and dan.
asant given i'm the Civic Auditorium
last night BY the Press Club members
and their friends, for hiIarity alone
reignsd Supreme in that vast structure,
from early In the evening until the
itinting of the eastern skies denoted
the breaking OF another day.
1t was q doubly successful affair."
financially for the cause and from a
spectacular and social point Of view.
The attendance was large, and the
enthusiasm manifested over the events
constituting the pageant showed that
they struck a responsive chord with
all. There were fully 300 participants,
exclusive Of the high stepping horses
that were ridden and driven by society
folk and lovers of the turf az
The several Wild west features
transplanted from the exposition Joy
Zone, lbesidas the vocal and instrn.
mental numbers, added much to, the
general gayety of the evening.
In one Of the large halls leading
from the main auditorium n miniature
representation Of the "Zone" was Dor.
trayed. Here wellknown members OF
the Press Club d" Spelled " before side
shows, which were supposed to repre-,
sent the real thing daily carried out
on the Zone. Well.known society girls
took part In the Sultan 5 harem, the
dances Of all nations, as diving girls
and in I" Alohaland, the Paradise of the
Pacific. " Savages from Somaliland
as well as warlike Maoris from New
Zealand, firted with pretty girls from
the Far East. T..
One of the main features in this
miniature "Zone" was the Hawaiian
section, "Alohaland, the Paradise OF
the Pacific" That this was one OF
the most popular features in the large
hall was evidenced by the crowds which
thronged this concession. Six of Sar
Francisco's prettiest girls danced tc
the enchanting strains of lanRorou.
tropical music and executed the grace
full steps Of the hula in a manner
which would have done credit to pro
fessionals.
These young women had but q
weeks training under the supervision
of William Lincoln of the Hawai-
commissions glee club and the apti
tude which they showed was a marve
to the audiences who witnessed tn,
| performance. Those who took part IL
this feature of the entertainment were
j, Walter Doyle, Miss Marie Robertson
Miss Florence Geary, tAIiss Ray Col
Inns MISS Antoinette "a Sahe, Mis-
Gwendolyn Jones, Miss Realoha Shaw
William Lincoln, Miss Lucille Wilson
FTaneis Cushing, Henry Kailimai, Bol
1 Waialeale, Frank Kcma, Gordon Phi
Rnia and George Berry. u.s..
Shortly before midnight the foo
Of the Auditorium was cleared 20
dancing. 1t was then that the enter
tainmept assumed more hilariou
phase, remembrance of HdulI care
were east to the four quarters of exist
ence and the thousands present in
dulged themselves to the Gripping o
the light fantastic TO their heart
| content,
The municipal band furnished tn
music for the evening. Throughout
the night the dancers RECALLED them
selves at tables arranged In the arcade
running around three sides of the dane
floor. The whole was fitting open
ing of the thrceday nine year afte
celebration.