Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22

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week for the men of the service a
\ Central Union church has proved to bt
an Inspiration, for this week of Christ
mas cheer and honey" informality ha:
Il been more successful than even those
/ who planned it dared to hope. One OF
1 the most gratifying features in connec
\ ton with the affairs has been that the
4 majority of the men who have come
have returned for at least one other
evening, while there are several boys
who have been present each evening,
proving that there is a big need for
such simple evenings Of fun as have
been offered under the educational
| committees supervision.
The Sunday, school room of the
church was made most homelike and
attractive with rugs and big easy
| chairs, tables with gay covers, piled
1 Nth magazines, a bright shaded light
Jr TWO, basket OF rosy checked apY
! pies and the usual CHEEKY litter of a
..Otary IabIe. AT one enc OF the room
was hung a beautiful copy of Raph
;>el 5 I4aUunna AND beneath 1t was sim.
ulated an altar by the clever placing
Ut a table and tail white tapers burn
ing. In one corner was a fireplace
with a very realistic looking. glow be-
| tween the quaint .old-fasfioned and
.oas, while varying sizes Oh noslerS
,t'eaded IN Jhtetide suggestiveness
from the mantel. sCosY seats were ar
ranged arour this lII15'See and they
| were never empty. q. = "a.
A great Christmas tree, reaching to
the ceiling and g:listening with tinsel
aud gay trimmings, with a great star
of Bethlehem in lights cleaning from
the topmost branch, gladdened one
corner, while great poinsettias, the
Mexican Christmas flower were
placed about the platform and the cor
ner, the blood red bloom and beautiful
foliage giving gay Christmas touch.
Palms and hanging baskets added to
the homelike appearance, while Grim
son leaves and feathery greenery
wreathed the chandeliers. Several
tables were~placed about the rooms
with various games in evidence, and
while someof the guests played games
others strolled about the rooms or
listened to the music. During each
evening very good program was
given, some Of the numbers being re-
peated each night, while some new
numbers were also added each time.
An amusing fancy dance in costume
was a feature Of each program, while
one OF the numbers making the big.
gest hit was the clever sleight of hand
tricks performed by DR.. Robert Will
Hams, president of Mid-Pacific Insti-
tute. There were freak solos on the
vacuum cleaner, solos on a phonograph
horn, a little black-face work by some
OF the boys. On one evening Mr..
Lynch gave most enjoyable reading,
The Man in the Shadow" while
among the singers who delighted the
boys with their songs were Mrs. G.
X. Tackabury and Mrs. C. F. Hall
Miss Tweedy's work at the piano was
also much appreciated, while Miss
Ruth Tubbs assisted as accompanist
for some of the singers. A great treat
came the second evening as a happy
surprise, when Nine. Ellen Beach
Yaw, the noted singer, offered to -
for the boys land gave five or six
songs in impromptu fashion some
without accompaniment, and playing
her own accompaniment for others.
AS final encore she, sang by request,
"Tenting Tonight" an especially ap-
propriate song just now, and wonder.
fully sung. -.
Owing to the advice and wishes of
the food conservation committee the
usual refreshments have been elimi.
mated, but each night the window
lodges were piled high with apples
and oranges, while great baskets of
tempting looking fruit were placed
about the rooms and Just before the
groups gathered each tine about the
piano for the, good night sing"
which is a feature Of each program,
the guests were asked to help them.
selves. Each evening several ladies
and young girls and several men of
the church have been present to as
sist in entertaining the guests, and all
feel that much credit is due Mrs.
Frear for the inspiration which
prompted tie carrying out OF this ve-y
successful plan. -~..
Mrs. E. D. Kilbourne gave much
pleasure with her singing, and Mrs.
E1izaheth M kali aIa0 raye an an.