The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-25
RECEPTION AND BALL.
Farewell Fete to Captain g. q. Wiltse
on His Retiring From the Com
mand of u. 8. s. Boston.

on his recurring from the Com-
mand of U. 8. s. Boston.
A number of citizens at late day
concluded that it was the proper
thing to tender a reception and ball
to Captain G. G.. Wiltse of the U. S.
Boston, on his retirement from that
ship and projected early departure
from Honolulu. The energy with
which they went to work, and the
cordial manner with which their ef-
forts were seconded by many others,
could only be realized by those who
took a mental measure Of the great
results achieved in the event last
night. The place selected for the
demonstration was the Hawaiian
Opera House, and prodigious lot
of work was done, in the short
time left, to put the building in
condition for the purpose. There
was a pavilion built along the
outside the whole length of the
house, covered with corrugated iron
and sheltered laterally from the
weather with curtains Of flags. A
carpeted and covered gangway led
from the back door of the theater to
the Arion hall, which was occupied
as the supper room. The house was
hoored flush with the stage from the
dress circle, and the dancing area
thus formed was covered with can
vas. Flags of all nations and signal
code bunting we're draped from floor
to ceiling, a large American flag
being hung from the middle of the
proscenium arch. Red, white and
blue streamers depended in graceful
outward curves from the great
chandelier dome to the balcony rail
ing. Arches of palms marked the
door and window frames, and the
beautiful vines of Hawaii we're fes-
tooned at various points of vantage.
The boxes were transformed into
the similitude of tapestried garden
bowers. And yet the arrangement
committee that saw to all this work,
assisting in it too with their own
hands, numbered only three men,
bers-the smallest of all the six COM
mittees. The ticket Office served as
hat and coat room for the gentle
men, while the ladies had two dress
ing rooms, one on either side of the
inner entrance.
The reception began at $50
o'clock, and before 8 there was a
crush of people in the house, great
enough to make locomotion labori-
Gus matter and the care of trails a
} severe strain on the fair wearers.
) Captain Wiltse, the guest of the
evening, stood to receive the COM
pany in front of Mr.. Irwin's box on
the stage. Many in the procession,
besides bowing their respects to the
r gallant commander, seized the op-
=, portunity of attesting the feelings
of cordial personal friendship, con
tracted during his stay at this port
by warmly shaking him by the hand
t Consul-General and Mrs. FL. w
Severance in the middle and Presi
dent and Mrs. Dole opposite to Cap
!, tain Wiltse shared in the reception
and the receiving group also includ
ed Colonel Soper, Commander OF
, the Forces, Chief Justice and Mrs
Judd, DR.. McGrew, Colonel and
Mrs. w. f. Allen and members OF
the reception committee. The re-
D ception lasted for over an hour
Dancing was little delayed by F.;
hitch in the lighting arrangements
=. Some house-cleaning process in the
t dome resulted in clogging the burn
/ ers in the gasoline chandelier sc
! that they would not take light. Mr.
John Cassidy, Government electri
clan, was enlisted to rectify the faul
: and soon had an arc lamp PLACED
t under the dome, which flooded the
: house with light.
! The orchestra, stationed in the
. balcony in front of the stage, con
Z sisted of picked musicians from tht
h flagship Mohican's and the Hawai-
: ian bands. 1t gave rafting gooc
8 program during the reception, ant
no complaints were heard of thu
/ dancing music. Professor Berge
e was the conductor. Committee mel
# began summoning guests to tn,
$ supper room shortly after 10 o'clock
|; so that the elder folk and any other
: so desiring could retire early with
out missing refreshment. Th
spread was voted the finest eve
seen in Honolulu. 1t occupied
tables the length of the room, be
b sides cross ones at the ends, witt
It only space left for convenient get
# ting around. Eatables we're of
n high class and so varied were tn
dishes that the most robust to tn
: most delicate appetites could easil
q make an agreeable choice. On tn
It head table was huge cake bearin
n a model of the Boston and a smalle
,s one was lettered with Capt. Wiltse
% name. Mr.. Allan Herbert, of tn
r. Hawaiian Hotel proprietary, was th
t, caterer,and the service was superir
le tendent by Mr.. M. P. Lucas, an g,
10 perienced steward.
80 The program of dances was q
- follows:
u Lancers,
t. Waltz;
st Polka,
,r Lancers,
g Schottische,
D. Waltz,
III ,ancarS