Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
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lehua, and the Dig garrison spent the
holiday mostly indoors. A dance at
the 25th Infantry Club attracted a
great many in spite Of the bad wea-
Their
All OF the companies, troops and
batteries had most elaborate dinners
at noon, with roast turkey forming
the piece de resistance" of the me-
nus. The mess halls were decorated
with greens. Christmas trees, holly
wreafhs and athletic trophies. All
had printed menu cards, most of them
beautifully decorated with pictures,
and bearing full rosters Of the organi-
cations. These cards were mailed as
souvenirs to every corner Of the main
land.
On Christmas Eve every regiment
had q Christmas tree for the child
rem. Some officer played the role Of
Santa Claus and distributed presents,
candy, cornucopias and oranges to ey-
cry child in the big garrison.
In the field artillery Chaplain Ignar
titus Fealy was Santa Claus, and be-
fore the presents were distributed the
children sang Christmas carols and
many of the little ones recited or sang
solos. The program was as follows:
March. ..... 1st Field Artillery Band
Santa Claus Arrives.
Song Silent Night" All Children
Trio Christmas Babe. .......
Masters Bales, Brinley and Walsh
Song-"With Hearts Truly Grateful
...............A All the Children
Hang Up the Stocking"
Guy Glassford
Recitation -. Charlotte Montgomery
Solo, ipperary' $3.50. Edward Walsh
Duet-"Wiki Wiki ...............
Pelham and Elizabeth Glassford
Solo .............D Dorothy Simmons
Recitation .............. Helen Roth
Hymn-"Angels We Have Heard"
observation-disclosures. audience
March ............... Artillery Band
let Infantry Tree
At the 1st Infantry hall at Cashier
a beautiful tree was set up on the
stage and electrically lighted. Lieut..
E. f. Rice was q very able Santa
Claus and greatly amused the child
rem with his .witticisms and capers.
Every child was remembered with
toys, candy and oranges, and in re-
turn rendered very pretty program
OF songs and recitations. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Christmas Fantasia" ...,.......
......... LIST Infantry Orchestra
A Christmas Welcome" ..........
................. Herbert Feltrinelli
"a Christmas Time" !. .Dickie Janda
"Why Johnny Didn't See Him
.,.......... Frank Crusan
-Four Christmas Wishes" .........
Jane Merriman. Marie Campbell,
Morrow Sorley, Bob Janda.
Violin Solo" Christmas Night
's ..... = Freda SchIitzkus
HSing Praises All, Foon
merry Christmas" Jane Rice
rChristmas tumble George Kumpe
Going to Grandma's" .............
......-...s...... Alice Schlitzkus
Just Before Christmas" .......
................... Edward Kumpe
Violin Solo-"Rigoletto" ......
.................... Stone Sorley
Song-"Babe in the Manger," with
violin obligato. -. ........ ..,....
Marie Campbell, Jane Msrriman
and Stone Soriey.
sBood Bye" 1890. Alice Feltrinelli
In the eth Cavalry.
The 4th Cavalry also had beauti.
full tree and an enjoyable time with
Santa Claus in the person of Lieut..
Ernest G. Cullum. Many officers and
ladies and many enlisted men were
present to hear the children sing their
Christmas carols, and watch their
enjoyment as they received their pres
ents from "Old Nick"
25th Has Big Celebration.
The 18th Infantry started their
Christmas Eve celebration at retreat,
when Santa Claus and q big retinue
filed past the companies as they were
forming for retreat. It was big pro-
cession with automobiles filled with
toys. The automobile procession went
all around the 18th Infantry garrison
and finally to the 4th battalion, visit
ing the quarters where the children
were too small to come to the big
Christmas tree lin the evening.
At s o'clock the 25th Infantry hall
was crowded, and everyone kept mer-
~ by catchy ragtime from the horns
of the 25th Infantry band. Automo-
biles and carriages were sent to col.
lect all the children.
Moving pictures came first on the
program, and then some recitations
and songs by the little children, that
received most hearty applause San.
ia Claus was brought on the stage on
a stretcher. He had sustained some
accident but was soon revived by the
songs and merriment, and proceeded
to open his pack. The children re.
ceived their presents first, and then
each company of the regiment filed
up on the stage and every man receiv-
ed Christmas remembrance.
Chaplain Oscar ]. w. Scott and
Capt. Charles L. Willard made Christ
mas addresses and Col. l. w. v. Ken.
non made his farewell speech to the
regiment. The regiment presented
Mrs. Kennon with a large and beau.
tiful silver fruit and flower basket,
appropriately engraved.
Comsy.Sgt. Green, who has been the
regimental Santa Claus for many