The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-06

HILO (Hawai), Nov. 4.-Th
gayest party Of the past week wa
a genuine Old-fashioned surpris
party at Pepeekeo on Friday even
ing. rendered to Henry Deacon
manager OF Pepeekeo plantation
complimentary to his recent return
from the Coast. The arrangement.
were in the hands OF his bachelor
friends, who, although they SEN
out invitations to all of Mr.. Dea
cons friends, both far and near
were most successful in keeping a
profound secret to the honored host
Over one hundred people joined in
the festive dance to do honor to the
occasion. Early in the evening a
supper was served, and dancing
continued until nearly 3 o'clock in
the morning, when all sat down to
a sumptuous luau. 1t was daylight
when giddy Hiloites and residents
OF every plantation for miles around
started for their homes.
On Saturday evening there was a
meeting of the clans" as one of
the Scotch friends reported the
affair. The occasion was a double
wedding and the joyful celebration
of the happy event. Some forty or
more friends of the young folks
gathered at the residence of George
Chalmers at Waiakea, and there |
witnessed the marriage of Miss !
Nellie Gray and George Low, of |
Honolulu, and Miss Mary Alexan-
der and James Webster, of Onomea.
The young ladies arrived from
Scotland in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chalmers on the bark Annie
Johnson about ten days ago. Rev.
Mr.. Hill, of the First Foreign
Church, officiated. After the cere-
mony, all were invited to partake
of the wedding feast, which was
followed by a merry dance.
On account of the death of Mrs.
d. II. Hitchcock on last Tuesday,
the church social was postponed
for one week, and Will be held in
the parlors of the church Tuesday
evening, November 9Th.
The U. S. S. Bennington came
into port Friday afternoon about 3
She reports having en-
countered rough weather on her
passage up, and in consequence her
guests, u. S. Minister Willis, wife
and son, and DR.. Cooper suffered
the indisposition of seasickness.
Minister Willis and family have
not yet been ashore owing to un-
pleasant weather. DR.. Cooper is
the guest of DR.. Williams. A num-
Der OF the officers and DR.. Cooper
were entertained at dinner Friday
evening at a downtown restaurant
by some OF the Hilo young men.
1t is interesting to note the -four
ishing condition OF Hilo's kinder
gartens. The public kindergarten,
under the able management and
of Miss Guild and her
assistant, has between thirty and
children in charge. Miss
Guilds private class, which meets
at her room in the old Coney
House in the afternoons, numbers
about a dozen. Mrs. Walsh has
charge Of the Chinese kindergarten (
and Is doing excellent work. At
present she is taking advantage of
an opportunity to improve her
own well advanced methods by
study with Miss Guild who has
had charge OF kindergarten work
in California.
Miss Celia Plunkett, who was re-
ported in the Oakland and San
Francisco papers as having charge
Of the children OF the American
colony in Hilo," Is engaged as pri-
yate teacher at the home OF c. C.
Kennedy at Waiakea.
Fred Smith OF Honolulu is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Bald
win.
Mr.. Low of Kukuihaele came
over to attend the double wedding
1t Waiakea.
Miss Nellie Porter returns to
Honolulu on this Kinau TO re-
sumo her school duties at Puma
lOu.
The last sad rites were paid to
he lamented dead, Mrs. d. ii.
on Tuesday afternoon. :,
Rev. CIV. Hill, assisted by a choir
rom his church, conducted the ser
ices at the house. The funeral
ortege was one of the largest Hilo
las known. The concluding ser
ices at the grave were very short, L
nus lessening the terrible pang
which the burial of a loved one
must give.
Hilnites cnnrrntrlata the GaZette