The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-21
THE COMING BIG BALL
WILL BE A SPLENDID FES-
TIVlTY.
The Arrangements for a Glittering Re
ception of Naval Guests Next
Monday Evening

Deputy Attorney General Wilder and
Fire Commissioner Andrew Brown,
called on five firms and got $500 as a
starter for the fund of ball to be given
the Boston as a send-off *
1t was the purpose, if the Govern
ment should consent, to give the ball in
the ex-palace on next Monday evening,
just prior to the Boston's departure to
the coast. In the evening a meeting
of the Executive Committee Of the
Annexation Club was held to consider
the matter and put the application for
use of the Executive building into the
proper form. The first question,
"Shall we give ball1" was answered
by President Hatch, who said: "As
you have $500 in hand to begin with
you might as well consider that point
settled" And settled it was with the
visible concurrence of the Attorney
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and Councilmen Tenney, Ena, Bolte
and Warehouse, who we're present as
guests.
To carry out the plan adopted, the
following committees were named
6dH CommiHee-George Z. Potter,
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meyer, w. G. Smith, 7. S. Martin, A.
w. Keech, J. Simonson, Theo. F..
Lansing, Z. b. Ripley.
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ArrangementS-G. X. Wilder, w.
q. Ashley, Z. b. Ripley.
Refyeshments-T. A. Hassinger, H.
Gum, w. G.. Smith.
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Ing at 1880 10 receive the reports o.
subcommittee and take further meas
ures to insure the success of the affair
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MCLEOD Deing IN the chair'
The Finance Committee reported
that the sum of SI5o5 had been sub
scribed bu, that the Committee hae
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nush Hu"'i' Vi 'ie eoni''''''ee aP
pointed to wait on the officers OF the
Boston, reported that they had visited
the shin this moroinq and that the
invitation had been accented bv len.
tenant Commander Very ON behalf O
his brother officers
Mr. Gum further reported that hi
had on his own responsibility
suggested to the officers of the Bosto,
that the citizens of Honolulu would lik,
to furnish an entertainment of som,
kind to the non commissioned officer
and crew of that shin. and had asket
whether the crew would be allowed t.
come on shore for that purpose. Com
mander Very had replied that as TIT
vessel would leave on Tuesday mcrnln
any shore entertainment to the mel
on the day previous would be out g
the question Mr.. Gum then inter
viewed four OF the commissions
officers on the matter and 1t was dc
clded that they should get the sense c
the crew as to what form the entertain
ment should take and report to him tc
day. The matter was informally dis
cussed by the committee, and It SCENE
to be the opinion that good dlnne
at noon on Sunday on board the shl
would be about as suitable as anythin
that could be arranged On motor
the action OF Mr. Gum IN the matte
was UNANIMOUSLY endorsed by the con
mlttee, and It is understood that $25
or more Will De appropriated as 500
as the wishes OF the men are ascertaine1
Inc whole matter was then referred
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