The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-20
.Molokai Wins
.Inter-ISland
Contest
Retains Kate Atherton Banner
For Another Year BY Excel
lent Chorus Work

No more popular decision ever was
rendered by body Of judges than that
by which at the Opera House last night
the Molokai chorus, with David Kalaau
Leading, were declared winners In the
fourth annual inter.island contest of
song and retained the Kate Anterior
banner which ~ won last year and which
1t will keep as a trophy for another
twelve months.
When Mrs. W. F. Frear, as chief
Of the judges, made the announcement
OF the award and presented the banner
to Leader Kalaau the packed house
burst into tumultuous applause. 1t
had been generally believed throughout
the house after the contest that Mo
lokai would be given the award and
accordingly the decision was the more
popular. Besides Mrs. Frear, the judges
were Miss l.. X. AhOlo, Arthur Hudson,
Miss Agnes Judd and Rev. l.. b. Kau,
meheiwa. .t"r
Conditions Of Contest -
The conditions of the contest were
the compulsory singing Of one song,
"The Shadows of the Evening Hours"
and Of another song to he selected or
composed by the competing choir, the
words taken from some standard liter
airy collection. The judges made their
awards on the following points--appro
priateness and melody Of selection, at
tack and ending, tempo and spirit, enun,
citation, expression and shading--and
their decision in favor of Molokai was
unanimous
Under the leadership Of Mr.. Kalaau
this organization sang with the effect
Of big pipe organ. The expression and
shading was remarkable and both Of its
selections were well suited to the voices.
Oahu had greater volume but not the
timbre. The Hawaii chorus and that
Of Kauai made good showings but did
not approach Molokai for excellence.
Molokh Repeats Victory >...
| The contest is the fourth which has
been held and has become a feature Of
the annual convention of the Hawaii
Evangelical Association which is now
in session here. The first year and
the second the banner went to the Ha,
wall chorus but last year Molokai took
the laurels and repeated last night.
Between the choruses music was rem
dered by the Kilauea and Kealia Fill
pino orehestras. Last night was the
| FIRST appearance in public of the latter
organization.
I A pretty feature was an added mum
Der of the program when the Molokai
chorus, while the judges were making
| their selection, sang a selection under
the direction of Solomon K. Fuller, for
mer leader of the organization. The
applause was so long and vociferous
that the chorus was compelled to en-
core. incidentally, Giuseppe Creatore
has nothing on Fuller when it comes to
eccentricity of baton waving.
All Four Choruses Sing
/ After the award of the banner the
four choruses combined and sang under
the direction of Leader Kalaau. The
program in entirety was as follows:
| Kilauea Filipino Orchestra-Opera,
Aurora. instrumental and Vocal. Lead
err, Simon Vasques.
7 Hawaii Chorns-'The Shadow of the
Evening Hours" mani Fiona"
Leader, Harry Naope.
Molokai Chorus" The Shadows of
the Evening Hours, " "No Jehovah Ka
| Honua / Pi-kaai' Leader, David Ka-
laau.
"Kealia Filipino Orchestra FIRST ap,
pearance) 1.-THE New Sunshine. Lead
er, Thomas Taban.
Oahu Chorus The Shadows Of the
Evening Hours" Z Hama Mau.' Lead
er, Charles Z. King.
| Kauai Chorus-"The Shadows Of the
Evening Hours" "NOw the Day Il
Over" Leader, Judge Kapahee.
Kilauea Filipino Orchestra - Opera,
Iron Ring. Instrumental and Vocal.
Opera, Pavorita. instrumental and
Vocal. Leader, Simon Vasques.
Award Of the Kate Anterior Banner.
Song by the combined Choruses.