Honolulu Star Bulletin

Takes Ragtime Into Jungle.

Fred A. Boardman, until some months ago identified with newspaper work in Honolulu, sometime reporter on the Manila Times, and later waterfront reporter and shipping clerk on the Daily Bulletin of that city, in which capacity he assisted ashore in the salving of the Nippon, who resigned last month to have a look at Australia, has been heard from.

While at Wilhelmshafen, he was entertained ashore by a wealthy cocoanut-plantation owner for a day. Miss Wagenhoff, a prominent society lady of that port, had heard of the rag dance and importuned Boardman to teach her the steps. The ship's gramophone was brought ashore to the plantation, and, to the tune of the Alamo Roll and Alexander's Ragtime Band, Fred taught the young lady a number of the Oriental adaptations as interpreted at Kukui and K. of P. halls.

The new dance scored a distinct hit. The native element of that isolated south sea port, while scantily clad, are natural musicians and readily caught the ragtime meter. When the ship weighed anchor that evening the plantation laborers were seen dancing the Boardman grapevine twist on the moonlit beach.