| Show Hawaiian Musicians Recognize Prest Smith Remember Appreciatively the Face of the Reverend Leader Lender Who Had Carried the Gospel to Their Fathers Origin of the Whose Members at One OneTime OneTime OneTime Time Could Play Only Native Chants There Th re was wag wa a pretty exchange of or com coin compliments at lent last Thursday ThurMay eve evening 1 ruIng ning The Th loyal Hoyal Hawaiian bond with wih lit I It git gl club was a rendering one on on of or Its Ill not clot cd Il Hulas ul Suddenly l hl l lone one of or the most Il expert among the natives nudged tile his hl nearest neighbor At t the seine mine moment n a trIo of or singers turned turne to each other nodded node and smiled u II smile of or They Time The bowed toward to lall tho the audience few Knew nt at ft tho the finish h of o the time song pong fon one of or them stepped forward tu to t the conductor herr err larger forger and write I r something Into his ear car rr The number whIrls which followed had haI hl not bees been bel announced 1 on the program and It I was vas wal not ot sung And nd only ml ant one i In the I audience resized that it I was the beau betm bl beautiful melody tn to which the Hawaiian I sing 0 O rny uny I Father the fatuous famous Mor Mormon Mormon 10 mon mOi anthem That one ont person was wai I President Joeeph F Smith As 11 m he hI en entered el toted Ir d he waa wu recognized by b members mel rl of or orth the th hand band who were wro long ago converted to the principles of or the Salute Saints Church burch and au he taking his hil seat tat noticed the compliment The Th respected bader ader I sat Nl In silence until the thelast last haiti of or the plaintive notes had dl dId d daway away nw aa Then Theus he hI glanced significantly toward the musicians and ahll was greeted by h a 1 score corp or more of o smiling faces Ly by Lythe L bythe the who were lf familiar with hi features not from acquaint acquaintance coca ance but bUI from having seen pen his hl photo photographs graphs which are arf liberally I b exhibited In Inthe 11 inthe the Ih Mormon chapels throughout th Iho the Islands the ond old of or the concert lt Smith Hrh was WOI n a n deeply d pl Inter Interested r estex ested listener Ills mind reverted to In the time days da e when mn be ie minified IP with wih th Ih the fathers of ur if these as 11 a I mission missionary ary au aryIt a i y yIt It I Is II well ll known knon In the time Church thit thu shortly after President George Oen Q Can Cannon Cannon non had established time Ihl mission In II tb tho Hawaiian Islands Islamic President Joseph K F r FSmith Smith was WA nt to relieve him This occurred In liU 1114 Nut Hut Jut It Is I not riot known Ore perhaps that nine members of or the Royal Hawaiian band are aro sons eons or fr grandsons ls of the converts made by h Presidents Pr Cannon 1 annon And Smith that they the have h followed In ti the Ihl footsteps of o their fathers and are arc considered en devout Mints MinIs today toa that they the regret their In tn Inability Inability ability to attend the tabernacle ser services vices tomorrow afternoon especially e w wIn so o oIn In Iii view Ie Ic of f the fact act that this Is II their ther first trip to the first 1111 time line In tn fact that thit any al all of them themis has hl traveled farther Cast can Ia t than th an Portland where the band hand pla played ed an engagement at ot th the Lesis and Ild lark dark exposition The Royal Honl Hawaiian bAnd bond derives the title Royal nOt from the fact rod that tha It was W organized by b King 1111 of ut f l ha wat wall about 3 3 35 years rl ago lung before time the thelima tUna lima of or Queen as an im imperial In escort ort for his hil majesty The hit hitter lit let ter was wa very vet friendly with Wihelm of or at lt that thai time ni had hoard heard hord that thaI he lie owned le such UM MI aim R or nr organization A band was 1 wanted anted Tim The natives know kno no 1111 their chants The Tue technical ur of the theart theart art had hat to be bl supplied fk So the lii old kIng hint laid leid his predicament lent before the friendly asked that he bl select Meet some somebody 18 body bt boil to teach teAh his tl ts the ins anti and outs of or Instrumental music Time TIle em ens n Perot listened to time tho plea He lie went welt ao an 1 far ns as to lo take tAko his own bandmaster from hi h his I posItIon grant rant him hIm a good pension and send Ol him hl to Honolulu Hoolulu on the w fr errand rum rand ruml which was to give gt KI so al much sat satisfaction t I to tn the old olt monarch of o the Uie la is lalands i islands lands lindl The ThC task tank was wait not III an easy fal one Captain larger had material that was wasas wasas 8 as A crude aa as D could cull have hi Vf been 11 fount found any anywhere whore but bUI which lied 1111 the saving grace rc nf ot an ear 11 for music IUle and arid an Inborn In Int t born orn love of or harmony harton Teaching his hil boys 01 time the notes nt and ani rul cul cultivating their taste tute for standard inu mu IU sir sic II WaS sas as arduous as I It was wag U plow glow Blo He lie le gave I f 2 27 hOnA each ch day It ita for tor or more mart mor titan than h 10 0 months but bUI he succeeded at atthe atthe t the end ehl of lr that time thee lle In establishing a 1 military band King Kin ni 10 upon hearing Its Il music for the time first time decorated the time captain with the Ibe highest honors ever er pelt paid fM A I civilian In the is II islands islands lands The had bad ha be bl n performed and und Captain Merger was waa U ready rad to 10 start for Germany G Hut lut he did not Induce Inducements meats ments wore ore offered which tied te him bUn to In Honolulu for a 1 period ro of or years en end and Ind during those years he ime hI worked worlo with the tho thomine 10 mine Me persistency anti and the same Mme lime fine success that had ht characterized hi his hla I work from the beginning The result today tOo toda Is 15 n a band of CO Gd musicians can h play pIl the tl overture with lh the sarno 1111 brilliancy M as I many of or i our ur great rat American tends bands Ild and at 1 the time same Imo time provide the plaintive mete mel melodies dies diN of or the time iNlands In a manner mume causes MU pS our own musicians to stand In wonderment Since tho the overthrow of the monarchy the time band 1111 has hns Oiled filled a unique po position It I Is In reality r lt a it 1 national guard Jn thin lion mind and each earh of o Its ls members Is Idolised by h the natives l lr ship hip that touches at nt Honolulu is II most met hy by h the time hand hn and there ther Is h no outgoing steamer that thatis II is s riot not serenaded Just prior to Its de dc departure It I In II on such occasions O the celebrated Farewell Song Pong or Aloha Oe Os Is Ii rendered and Ind Nh de do departing porting parting native Is I decorated with the th let lei of n flowers or an Imitation such as cue n are arl frequently seen 1 on num quo te streets of ot Salt Lake lako since the came here hl Ai At Miss MII UI Lii Lehua the th sings nines the solo part nf of o the Ih great wing 1111 wu and she ene li has h made mI it II very tr popular That there th sir are nine members member of ot tho the thoM M oln hutch Church hurh In the Ih bund band of II 60 6 O Is I no cause caus for or astonishment when tt ft I In hi tl remembered that nearly forty tort of ot the population of nf the th simile lands Is II Mormon ormo The t boys Iny li Its If the th were 1 all al rarer eger to reach arh Salt I for tor they Ihl had hd received the Ibl best of or treatment nt at lt the lb hands hand nf of r the Ih hutch church members In their nth native aunt and they Ih tc the some Im here That ThaI they found exactly Pl I what hll they th goes without saying 1 In On O the opening day of o visit Mull 1111 besides Il crowd from fm ih Ui city they renewal a I i mit a large m nr or natives from m the Kanaka Kank Irr iii II Skull Valley 11 who hll knew the th hand iid tn by br heart hert and ald wore were nN only too to glad of ot an another other oilier opportunity to cheer chr Its I mu mud l The organisation Is time the tb pride of nil all 11 1 anti and Ino before the present toni la Is i completed will 1 be he the I hI pride of ot all I 1 Americans For lor It I Is I now no an 11 Amen Ameri American can N Institution using unK Instruments suit and In uniforms for tor which Incle I Sam Pam m paid J and nd privileged to make a trip through th country by ii b the same name Im I old nit old party In the high hat ht de 41 1111 with lh stare alar This trip the first ant the hand hits has ever made tn II it the eat eastla Is largely In lii the lie In Interest II terest of ot colonization The The object Is hi Isto to II tt show the tb people dT the east sst that Hawaii has ban bl Jp steen rn far tr abes a the old 01 Idea that limit Its 11 people are Af not hot fully tull fail i 1 1 lla lvery I pr man Inn In the organisation or nIC lion tion lon Is l I an American I n patriot with Jb n it high ili souse of o honor and will 1 resent remit to his hi hearts heerts blood blod any An Insult cast Ril upon his hla hl race Jf or r color The Te band goes 1 from herb her hr tn to Denver wh r It I I Is to In tolie Inbe lie be 1 the escort Hr of ot the th lodge IOle om nih core ora of o the Elks Ik national convention It I then playa lucia In Omaha for to one nice week In Kansas lT for a II like IlkI period I in St NI 1011 for ur two 10 week lir II Chicago hIgo for four tur tu In II for five lve concerts concert mid amid Ild then Into Madison Square U Mr 1 Xe Sf York for or an en engagement The wilt will wi b bm be m made madl through the th south luth That the Salt Hl lAke engagement which clo Monday ond has bat been R a RIPI sue ei teas Is I without question The T Fourth nn of or July attendance of o le of Octal t te one on of ot the beet bt IL of or Stairs r and nd on o the Ih of o July Jut Jul time the attendance ot of over 11 3 established A Anew 1 anew new he at lt tire this tie retort resort for fO a a day c tie tel fol following 01 lowing n a holiday hlll And while Ible figures n ll II the best beet assurance of or the bands bunds wonderful popularity here hlf Is time the m with wih which tacit each of o Its IU features Is II received nightly at t tIme big pavilion 11 In |
