The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-08
FROM THE GARDEN ISLE,
Riding Parties and Poi Suppers on
Kauai
NJ FaT,chId Manager OF the Makee
C6mpaBy Arrivals and
Departures.

dali Churchill and niece, NILES NJ
c.. Pratt of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,-Was
all that wealth and good manage
ment could make it, charming
success. The spread was laid
under the trees in the beautiful
grounds of the valley house"
Colonel Spalding's former resi-
dence at Kealia. The weather was
superb, the company select; the
menu embraced all the delicacies |
known to the Hawaiian epicure, and
the cuisine was the result of skilled
Hawaiian artists and a band OF
excellent native musicians, rem
dered this an occasion not soon to
be forgotten.
Mrs. Noonan, the Misses Nellie
and Alice Kitchen, Miss Helen
Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Makee,
Messrs. RI. Coulter, G. B. Mac
kenzie and others, composed a very
pleasant riding party to Hanalei.
They were gone four. days, during
which time they visited the famous
caves and all other points of in
terest on this celebrated scenIc
trip.
Tuesday evening, February 18th,
at Chilly Heights" the homeSof 9.
B. Makee, grand private supper
was given in honor of General
MendaIl Churchill and Miss M. G.
Pratt by Mrs. Nellie Noonan and
Miss Helen Wilder. The floral
decorations of the parlor and din
ing hall were exquisite; at either
end of the table conspicuous for
their delicate beauty were the ini-
tial letters of the guests of honor,
&C" and "P," wrought in cut flow
ers and delicate ferns. The feast,
which was Hawaiian, was all that |
could be desired. After the supper,
dancing was INDUCED in, and later
in the evening sherbet, cake, coffee,
etc., were served between dances to
the large number Of guests.
General Churchill and niece,
Miss Kate Fairchild, escorted by
Manager George II. Fairchild and
Mr.. Frank B. Smith, left March
LIST for a trip to the beautiful Ha-
nalei. They were to return Sunday
evening.
A recent arrival by the
steamer James Makee, was Mr..
Hugh King of Baltimore, Md, son
of the American consul general at
Paris, during the Harrison admin
istration, who was an intimate
friend of Colonel Zeff Spalding.
Mr.. King has accepted a position
as clerk in the Office of the Makee
Sugar Company at Kealia.
Mrs. Freidenburg and grand
daughter, Mrs. R. G. Spaldipg,
Miss K. Cummins, Mrs. Spalding,
left by the James Makee, being
called to America by the serious
illness Of her brother-in-law and
sister, DR.. and Mrs. Burgess, of
San Francisco, Cal. She will prob
ably return in May.
Mr.. VIM. Blaisdell has severed
his connection with the Makee
Sugar Company.
Mr.. Geo. II. Fairchild, formerly
assistant manager, has been made
manager-in-chief, his commission I
dating from January 1, 1895. The {
change seems TO meet with the
hearty approval of all the en-
ployees of the company, and is an
other evidence of the shrewd bust
ness foresight of the owner
Col. Zeff. s. Spalding-as well
as the superior ability and popu-
larity of the young gentleman in
question.
Thursday, February 18th, the
wife of John Neal, Of Kapaa, gave
birth to boy; mother and child
both doing well. Mrs. Neal was
formerly Miss Bessie Mondon, first '
assistant teacher with Principal F.
w. Hardy of the Government
school at Mskswao, Maui.
Mr.. Christian Bertelmann, pro-
prietor of Pilaa stock ranch, died
last week at his residence Pilaa,
Kauai. He leaves a wife and quite /
a large family to mourn his loss. !
Mr.. Bertelmann was brother of !
the owner of the premises at Wal
kiki that were searched for arms
in the recent revolutionary fiasco.
The Kappa water works are COM
pleted and are great success. The
residents of "the fats" are rejoic-
ing in an abundant supply of pure,
sweet water.
The principal of the Govern
ment school at Kappa reported a
case of measles to the Government
physician, Dr. John Weddick, who
promptly segregated the patient,
little Portuguese boy, at his own
home, thereby preventing a spread
Of the contagious disease.
The weather is delightfully."- cool