Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20
sO,IiL HAPPENINGS
She Golden Ueddiso Of Mr. mud urs y. "
Oat, SRI Happy House Warm
.ng-a Merry Birihday Party

hands to make the place the bower Of beauty
il was Mr.. J, w. Mcclure, Fred and Mort
Dat and several lady friends being chiefly re-
sponsibe for the decorations.
A word Of special description Of the interior
is certainly called for. In one corner palm
branches, MALE, smilax ferns and flowers had
been arranged 50 as to form a sort Of vernal
grutto. In this the golden.yeared bride and
groom sat during the reception, DER their heads
marriage bell Of male fecked with the golden
petals Of the yellow fever few
Friends crowded forward in one continuous
procession from half past to half pas, 10 p. N.
to pay their tribute Of congratulation, or
to take their leave.
/ Governor Dominis sent the full banda
gracious and charming surprise; and Band.
master Berger and his coadjutors played their
very best in melodious harmony with the happy
occasion.
| During the evening refreshments were ser.
we'd.
Many beautiful presents we're received.
A card receiver, presented by Mr.. ]. A.
| Dover, was made from an old ship capstan
that has been lying in Lawrence & Robi nson's
ship yard Tor fifty years.
Some account Of the long and prosperous
lives Of the couple whose welded happiness
was SO joyfully celebrated is due those readers
and they arc doubtless few-who do not enjoy
their acquaintance.
Captain Dat, was born on September
rs, 1909. His wife was born in New Lon.
don, Connecticut, September 7, 1876 Her
maiden was Elizabeth X. Croker and the fam
lily was of good New England stock They
were married in Brooklyn, New York, Dec
cmbef. IS, 1884 For IS years after their mar.
rage Mr.. Dat followed the sea-" rising
through the ranks Of the merchant sailing ser.
vice from sailor to master. From IS4o to
| 1855 Captain Dat worked at sail-makng in
San Francisco. He came here in April 1855,
as captain Of the schooner Z. L. Frost. He
LET, the schooner here and started his business
Of sail-making, which he has continued ever
since, twenty years Of it being conducted on
the Kaahumanu street premises now occupied
by Mr.. A. Jaeger.
When Mrs. Dat arrived in Honolulu, some
months later in S., the family consisted Of
L. A. Dat, now married, father OF family
and located in Norwich, Connecticut J. NJ.
Ir., and John M. Fred was not yet born
being the only Native Hawaiian Of the second
generation; John Ms oldest and only being an
Hawaiian Of the third generation.
Over two hundred guests were present and
regrets for unavoidable absence were received
from many others, including Mrs. Sarah
Andrew, Mrs. j. b. Anterior, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Bickerton, Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mr..
and Mrs. S. N. Castle. Mrs. F. l.. Clarke,
Mrs. S. NJ Damon, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Damon, Mrs. S. B. Dole, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Dmond, Mrs. B. F. Ehlers, Robert Halstead.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hassinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
) 6. K. Howe, Mrs. c. Hus,ace, Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. X. Hendry, Mrs. A. F. Judd, Mrs. c. ].
Lyons, Mrs. Daniel Lyons, Capt. Archibald
Mcintyre, Dr. and Mrs. McAlister, Mr.. and
Mrs. McInerny, Mrs. J. s. McGrew, Mr. and
; Mrs. Samuel Mott, Mr.. and Mrs. l. b. Peter.
son, Mrs. L. S. Pierce, Captain and Mrs.
Pcnhaliow; Mrs. w. C. Parke, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gricve, Mr.. and Mrs. James Renton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs.
I James Simmons, Mrs. X. S. Smith, Captain
and Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. F. A. Schaefer, Rev.
and Mrs. Lowell Smith, I. G.. Thrum, IL.
S. Tregloan, Mrs. C. II. Woolmington, ano
:. Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Lame.
Those present were:
J. B. Atherton, Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Allen
Rev. and Mrs. S. Z. Bishop G. Z. Board
man. Capt. and Mrs. William Babcock, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. L. Bushee, Mr.. John Butler. Rev
Hiram Bingham Mrs. Jacob Brown, ST.
y Godfrey Brown, Miss NJ. Bruins.
y Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Cruzan, Charles Carter
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Carter, William Clark
Miss Lizzie Campbell, Mrs. ]. p. Cooke, r
L. Clarke, Captain Cutler, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Carter, Miss Mary Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dayton, Mr.. and Mrs
Il. +. Dillingham;, Rev. and Mrs. S. c
Damon, Mr.. aud Mrs. E. c. Damon, IS. NJ
/, Damon, S. b. Dole, Mr.. and Mrs J. A
:. Dover, Capt. E. P. Drew, Gov. ]. o. Domi
- mis-.
b. F, Ehlcrs, F. N. Eckley. DIR. n. B
IS Emerson, Miss Maggie Emmes, Miss Isabe
Emrck.
, Rev. and Mrs. A. o. Forbes, Mr.. and Mr.,
i, J. A. Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Jay Greene
II Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Graham, Mr.. and Mrs
6 G. I. Gulick. Mrs. S. Gilman. Mrs ]. p
n Gihllan, Prof w. d. Alexander, Mr.. an
d Mrs. L. c. Ables. Miss Nettie Andrew.
IS Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hopper. Mr.. and Mr..
IS w. L. Hopper, Miss Maggie Hopper. Mrs.
l. iialstead, Misses Annie and Emily Halstead
e MIR. and Mrs. II, +. Hebbard, Charles, an
y Frank Hustace, Charles IIustace, IT,, IA. NJ
y Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Hall.
D. Capt. and Mrs. c. Z. G. Jackson, Judg
y A. F. Judd, +. a. Jones.
J. w. q. Irwin.
Of Mrs. c. d. Kinney, W. A. Kinney, Mr.
n and Mrs. J. A Kennedy, Mrs. Kirkland.
'e Mrs. 7. Lack, Miss Francis Lack, Mr.. an
., Mrs. Robert LEVERS Mrs. Robert Low.
" George, John and Charles Lucas, c. ]. Lyon,
u Miss Lyons, Daniel Lyons.
'e Dr.. G. II. Martin, Joseph Maria, III
al Misses Mcintyre, Miss Mclaerny, Dr.. ]. 5
G. McGrew, Rev. aud Mrs. Alexander Msckintosl
al Mr.. and Mrs. John Maeoon, Judge and Mrs. l
at MeCully. 7. X. Moore, James w. MeC;uir,
As ST.. ]. W. Mcclure, Jr
ct Mr.. and Mrs. John Mott, Miss Emily No,
Rev. and Mrs. E. c. oggel, Mr., and Mr.
I'd John NJ. Dat. Mr.. and Mrs. JIM. Dat. IT,, NJ
n Y. b. Dat, Miss Amy L. Dat,
,, Mr. and Mrs. ID. p. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Z
W. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur petersor
Miss Addie Peterson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Pa