The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-01-07
WOman'S Club
$ One Year Old
Business Meeting Is Followed
BY Typically Hawaiian Pro-
/ gram Of Entertainment:
' Real Results Secured.

Maui Woman's Club celebrated its
first birthday anniversary at the Ka-
hului Community House last Monday.
II was great day in the life of the
club, its first birthday celebration, and
a program full of interest, beauty and
charm had been arranged by the Mu-
sic Department. 1t came somewhat
as surprise for many of the club
members dill not know the department
mad been doing any work in that di-
lecQon 1t was an entertainment of
hawaiian music and dancing with a
Hawaiian setting. Mrs. w. o. Aiken
ana Mrs. ID. B. Murdoch were host
esses.
Busy During Holidays.
First came the business session and
the reports of committees and depart
ments for the month disclosed the fact
that many interesting and important
activities had gone forward despite the
Interruptions of the holiday season.
The Civic Improvement Department
reported completion of arrangements
for the setting out of hibiscus hedge
to border the Wailuku cemetery; the
educational department is agitating
for better living conditions for the
teachers the club adopted a report of
that department to set aside $50 as a
revolving fund to purchase books to
be sold at cost to school children thus
encouraging book buying and starting
OF Libraries by the young. Such plan
VIII be carried out with the coopera-
tion of supervising principals and the
principals of the school.
Years Work Reviewed
In closing the business meeting,
Mrs. Linton, president OF the club
called attention to the results of the
years work. 1t had been a year of
e5rnest endeavor she said, and had
shown what Maui Woman's Club could
mean to its members in personal de-
velopnent as well as for community
service. She urged the members
earnestly to continue the work so we'll
begun and to make great efforts to
meet adequately the responsibilities
coming to all women through the
granting of full suffrage.
Following the business session the
program of entertainment by the mu-
sic committee followed. In this the
committeNwas assisted by Mrs. Lille
KapOo and Mr.. Kumanaina
Entertainment Charms
The stage, decorated with flowers
and ferns, was fitting setting for
the Hawaiian maidens who sat there
weaving leis or playing ukuleles.
Mrs. Kapoo gave several of the old
time hulas and showed the proper en-
trance for all hulas. In preliminary
talk Mrs. Jones, the chairman of the
committee, gave interesting data in
regard to the history of the early hula.
One of the hulas given by Mrs. Ka-
poo was that of King Kalakaua which
extols his praises.
1t was a bit of old Hawaii interest
ing to both malihin and kamaaina
and was sincerely appreciated.
At. the close of the program the en-
tertainment committee served deli
cious punch and waters.
Notes
The Study Department will meet at
the Territorial Building at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning to continue the
study of parliamentary law with Mrs.
Boyum as leader.
4 The Educational Department will
Hneet Monday next at p. M. at the
Territorial Building. This Depart
ment would like more magazines for
distribution in the schools. Such ma
gaines may be left at the Maui Book
Store.
The Historical Committee will hold
an open meeting on January Fl.