The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-25

erings ever held in this city.
Expense was matter not taken
into account, and success in every de-
tail was passed by the large assembly
of the leading society people of the
city.
The decorations were in good taste,
and were more elaborate than have
been seen before at Independence
Park. On either side of the entrance
were lines of Chinese lanterns, while
within the dance hall the pro-
fusion of flags, palms, ferns and
flowers and colored lights, virtually
destroying the identity of the hall as
seen on previous occasions. Over the
entrance were draped large British
and American flags. From the cell
ing were suspended flags of every ma
ton and description, while about the
sides of the building small flags were
draped caught up here and there
with sprigs of green. The Hawaiian
and American flags occupied prOmi-
nent position above the stand for the
musicians and the front was banked
with, potted palms, ferns and palm
frOnds. Six extra electric chande-
Tiers were suspended central line of
the ceiling and from these rich fes-
toons of MALE draped to the pillars of
the hall.
One of the most attractive features
of the decorations were the especial
designs at either end of the hall. At
the Eva end the figures Fl in white
lights within a horseshoe of blue in
candescents, typical of the blue lodge,
shone resplendent from the blue and
70 hon oh r>f onIy
Over the entrance to the dressing
room blue lights marked the outlines
OF the triangle and square within
which large @ in white lights com.
pleted this emblem of masonry. On
either side were large lunches of cut
flowers against background of plain
fronds and above all were the folds of
large American and Hawaiian flags.
In the banquet hall the taste and
labor of caterer Krouse were displayed
with good effect. Opposite the en-
trance 8 large electrical horseshoe
added to the brilliancy of the scene,
and flags, palms and punches of SUI
mang blossoms adorned the walls of
the hall. The tables were decorated
with cut flowers.
The menu was an excellent one and
was served with complete sati faction
TO the three hundred people who en-
IOYGu the IcSIlVIGl0S vi Tic eNcniuS"
Dancing began promptly at $50, at
which time the hall was crowded
with the members of the lodge and
their many friends among the society
circles of the city. The program of
dances was printed in blue and white
on a special design representing the
triangle and square of the Masonic
emblem. The "festive goat" occu-
pied "A position on the back of the pro-
grams. Excellent music for the
dancing was furnished by the Quintette
Club, and not till O'clock this morn
ing did the strains of the last waltz
mark the close of the happy occasion.
Among those present were President
Dole and wife, Acknowledgement
Soper, DIR. NJ. Grossman, Nj. n. San
ders and wife, w. NJ. Giffard and wife,
Thos. Wall, Andrew Brown and
wife, Charles Williams and wife,
Halvor Myhre, British Commissioner
HAYES, Sir Robert Heron, Mrs.
Hatch, Mr.. and Mrs Wight, Mrs.
Neumann, Mrs. Hasson, Mrs. Fowler,
Mrs. E. Graham, G. A. Spreckels,
officers of the Bennington, DR.. and
Mrs. Howard, A. T. Atkinson and
wife, Alfred MagoOn and wife, Colonel
Mclean, Walter Dillingham;, J.
Halves, Arthur Brown, J. Al. Mon
sarrat, Rev. alex Macintosh. Misses
Eva Parker, Helen Parker; Nellie
Kitchen, Belle Vida, Kitty Vida,
Harden, Helen Wilder, LAM Akin
son, Maize Atkinson, Mollie Akin
son, and the Misses Along.