The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-09-28
Admiral Kimberly and Staff
Entertained at the Hotel,
A Brilliant Gathering of Roy
atty, Naval Officers and
Citizens---The DecOra-
tiOns, Music, Etc.

in honor of ear-Admiral Kimberly
and his Staff, Lieutenants II. ..
Rittenhouse and G. A. Merriam, for
which large number of invitations
had been issued by the committee,
DR.. John S. McGrew, Hons. w. f.
Allen and VIM. G.. Irwin. The in
terror Of the hotel was beautifully
decorated for the occasion. The
front and rear of the building were
Illuminated with Chinese and Jap
anese lanterns. Along the main
Railways stood on either side large
potted plants and ferns, with here
and there bouquets of flowers. The
front and rear entrances were drap-
ed with American aud Hawaiian
flags. The ratings to the stairway
leading to the second floor were
twined with evergreens. The large
dining ball was used for the recep-
ton and also for dancing. The
floor was covered with canvas and
the decorations were in very good
taste. All around The walls were
hung flags, and massive banks of
greenery dotted with flowers. The
chandeliers were twined with
wreaths Of evergreens. On one
side was an American flag covered
with vines. bearing in the middle
the letter SIX" in plumarias. The
veranda at the end Of the hallway
on the Waikiki side of the building
was covered in with canvas and
Hastily decorated inside with flags
and evergreens. Canvas was also
laid on this veranda floor for dane
ing. The committee in charge of
the decorations were Mcssrs. George
E. Boardman and l.. G.. Ables, who
certainly carried out their part of
the programme in the most credita-
BILE manner.
The invited guests began to ar
rive at $3.50 O'Clock and were
received at the main entrance
by the reception committee, Messrs.
George W. Smith, f. M. Swanzy,
c. M. Cooke and f. Muller, and
conducted to the dressing rooms.
On entering the reception room they
were presented to Admiral Kimberly
by Hon. w. F. Allen. Mrs. John
S. McGrew, Mrs. w. F. Allen and
Mrs. VIM. G. Irwin assisted in re-
ceiving.
Their Majesties the King and
Queen, with other members of the
Royal family, arrived at nine O'Clock,
the band playing Hawaii Ponoi.
From $3.50 until nearly 10 O'Clock,
there was n constant stream Of in
vited guests passing in and out of
the reception room.
Among those present were Their
Majesties the King and Queen, at
tended by Mr.. j. w. Robertson,
Acting Chamberlain, and Mrs. Ro-
bertson, Hon. John 0. Dominis,
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Their High
nesses Princes Kawananakoa and
Kalanianaole, His Honor Chief JUS
ticc Judd, Their Excellencies the
Minister of Foreign Affairs and the
Attorney General, Hon. John L.
Stevens, U. S. Minister Resident
Major j. H. Wodehsuse, II. B. M. s
Commissioner Mons. G. B. dan
glade French Commissioner Senior
A. de Souza Canavarro, Portuguese
Commissioner; Mr.. Taro Ando,
japanese Consul General; Hon. Ii.
w. Severance, U. S. Consul Gen
eral Mr.. f. A. Schaefer, Consul for
Italy; Mr.. II. f. Glade, Consul for
Germany Mr.. F. M. Swanzy, Act
ing British Vice-Consul; Mr.. E.
Muller, Acting Consul for Belgium
Mr.. II. Lose, Acting Consul for
Sweden and Norway; Members OF
the Privy Council of State and
Legislature, Capt. j. G. Green and
officers of the U. S. S. Alert, Com,
mander II. w. Lyon and Off
GERS U. S. S. Nipsic; Captain
Sir William Wiseman, Bart, and of.
fcers of II. b. M. S. Caroline, Capt
A. Clarke and officers H. b. NJ
S, Espiegle, Capt. S. Matsumura
and officers II. j. M. s. Hi-yei,
Capt. X. Samejima and officers ii.
1. j. NJ. S. Kon-go and large nun
Der Of the prominent residents of
Honolulu.
Dancing commenced at 10 O'Clock
to the strains of the Hawaiian string
band stationed on the front yer.
anda. The programme contained
twelve dances. The scene as the
dancing proceeded was a brilliant
one, many of the ladies wearing
handsome toilets while the officers
of the warships were in full uniform
The Queen was attired in hand
some black velvet dress with traiI
trimmed with yellow leis. His Ma
jesty was in evening dress and wor,
the Grand Crosses of the Royal Or
ders of Kalakaua and the Crown o
Hawaii. The two princes wore tn
grand cross of the Royal Order o
Kapiolani. Many gentlemen als'
wore decorations. The floor man
ayers were Messrs. +. ID. Tenne,
and +. Faxon Bishop.
Shortly after eleven O'Clock
very elegant supper was served il
the parlor off the dining hall. Their
was a very bountiful supply O