The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-26

after 9 O'clock. Arrayed in gorgeous
uniforms surmounted with scarlet
plumed helmets, officers of the
National Guard Of Hawaii met the
guests at the door and ushered them
to the respective dressing rooms for
ladies and gentlemen set apart in
the departmental offices and lobbies.
The officers thus rendering hospita
BILE services were Col. j. HI. Soper,
Majors G.. G. Potter and Geo. Nc
Leod, Captains Gartenburg, w. w.
Hall, Camara, Pratt and Rodgers.
At eight o'clock the band of the
U. S. flagship Philadelphia opened
! music for the reception, and the
first to pay their respects to the
patronesses in the Council chamber
formerly throne room) we're Admi-
raj Skerrett and staff, officers of the
Boston Captain Day, however, not
appearing), Captains Barker and
| Nelson of the U. S. S. Philadelphia
and Adams respectively, Chief JUS
tice Judd and Associate Justices
Bickerton and Frear, acting Presi
dent Hatch, Ministers King, Damon
and Smith, Mr.. Ii. w. Severance,
United States Consul General; Mr..
H. f. Glade, German Consul, and
Messrs. Goo Kim and All Lo, COM
mercial representatives of China.
Then ensued the general public in a
more or less constant stream for
over an hour By the close of the
reception the spacious apartment
was we'll thronged, while many peo-
pie were seated in the great hall or
strolling through the rooms on both
floors.
Dancing began with full floor
for the conventional lancers shortly
after 8 o'clock. There was not the
usual opening "set of" honor. Music
for the festive footballs was furnished
by "a members of the Government
band under the leadership of Prof.
Berger. 1t left nothing to be de-
sired in either time or volume. So
the terpischorean revelry went on
until past 10 o'clock, when the
guests were directed to the large
upstairs hall for refreshments. There
Mr.. Fireman. the caterer had long
tables laden with well-cooked flesh
of beasts and flesh of fowls, tooth
some products of the pastry cooks
art and the plain staff of life, with
sandwiches and salads as reliefs at
intervals, also varied assortment of
dessert of fruits, confections and
olives. Hot coffee and ice cream
were served at special table. The
attack was strong and prolonged,
stopping barely short of leaving
clean boards. Nobody, however, it
is safe to say, went away hungry
with blame to either caterer or com
mittee. Beverages off the ice were
supplied during the evening through
windows on the Eva side first floor
They consisted of wine punch and
lemonade, both by their respective
drinkers being pronounced of good
quality.
After supper dancing was resumed
, and, Notwithstanding many early
} departures, was maintained on a
5 goodly scale until :35 o'clock this
l morning. For a large number OF
! the sterner sex who did not mingle
.. in the giddy mazes, the committee
of arrangements had made thought
: full provision of entertainment. Two
5 large rooms upstairs were set apart
3 as lounging and smoking rooms
!, several tables in which we're sup.
1 piled with crisp new decks of cards
r Cribbage, euchre, hearts, ETC., di
t verted many changing groups
Y throughout the evening, and there
: was no lack of sociability anywhere
: apparent, either among the lethar
5 gic smokers and players upstairs OF
t the wall-fowers of either sex on the
| first floor. A plentiful supply ol
comfortable chairs was distributed
: on both upper and lower verandas
5 and the accommodation was vel
, patronized by dancers cooling off
5 sayers of sweet nothings and the
: lazy fraternity in general. For al
: who attended this farewell to the
J. gallant officers of the Boston there
r was enjoyment available which few
l failed to realize.
e There were probably five hundred
: guests assembled at the height o
d the event. 1t was a far less repre-
}. sentative assembly than many thai
= have been gathered in the same edi
g fee. Neither was it so brilliant il
d various respects than numbers 9
5, functions that can be recalled in re
l, cent years under the monarchy
# Many of various nationalities ant
g the most respectable classes in tn
" community would have been glad o
e the opportunity to have takel
Y. friendly leave of the officers of tn
d Boston, but they we're deferred b.
q the ostentatious way in which the
J. were informed by the annexation
10 press that their presence would indi
l. cate acquiescence in the genesis AM
= policy of the Provisional Govern
ic ment. There is very little doub
n that the special guests of the even
l. ing have their qualification over tn
d honor sought to be done them con
Is siderably marred with the convictio
d that farewell at once more cosmc
n politan and spontaneous would hav
1t cheered their homeward voyage, ha
g. it not been for the narrowness c
d conception of small coterie VIII
lie they know full we'll are not leader
A. in this community.
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