The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-28
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The combination ball of B and Il
Companies at the armory Thursday
evening was brilliant affair. From
start to finish it was a grand sue
cess. Fully 800 people attended.
A spirit of enjoyment pervaded
everyone. There was an "at
home" feeling with every person
that went far toward making the
ball one Of the most successful mill
tary social events ever held.
The decorations were very hand
some. A flag awning graced the
entrance. National and code flags
were draped here and there, and
flung loose, in bewildering num-
bers, overhead. Palms and potted
plants were arranged around the
impovised dance hall, affording a
genial relief to the brilliant light
from above. Guests were received
in the rooms of the two companies
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beautifully decorated.
Neat dance cards were distributed
at the door. They contained six
teen numbers. The backs of these
cards contained a very happy de.
sign. In the background was a
row Of tents. On the right the
camp fire was brightly burning.
In the immediate foreground was a
stack of guns, suspended from
which was a sword and drum.
Over the whole noated the stars
and stripes.
The reception committee met all
guests at the door and showed them
every attention. The floor commit
tee did the rest. On the new stage
in the rear of the building was the
Hawaiian club. Music and dane
ing began at o'clock sharp and
was kept up until after midnight.
During the evening handsome
collation. was served
The following composed the COM
mittees that handled the big affair:
Arrangements-Sgt. Giles, Corp.
Park and Pvt. Johnson, Co. B. /;
Sgt. Dat and Pvt. Gear, Co. ID.
Decoration-Lt. Jacobsen and Pvts.
Smith and Waity, Co. B. Recep-
tion-Capt. White and 1t. Jacob
sen of Co. B.; 1t. Bergstrom and
1t. Rowell, Co. ID. Floor manager
Sgt. Dat, Co. d. Assistant floor
managers-Sgt. Giles and Corp.
Storey, Co b.; Pvt. Gere, Co. d.
Among the very large number
present, not including members of
the companies giving the dance and
privates of other companies were
noticed the following:
Maj. Pratt, and wife, Maj. Mcleod
and wife, Captain Paul Smith and
wife, J. NJ. Dat and wife, Captain
Taylor and wife, H. L Waity aud
wife. Captain Penhallow and wife,
d. p. Lawrence and wife, Frank
Carson and wife, c. B. Reynolds
and wife, l.. w. Hough and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrinet, u. Nc
Nichol and wife, w. o. Atwater
and wife, T.. A. Williams and wife,
and Mr., and Mrs. Black, Mesdames
f.. o. White, w. w. Harris, G. +.
Boardmen, Donnelly, Walker,
Silva and Turner Misses
Wright, Mossman (2), Stur-
geon, Harris (2), Murray, VOL
tiers, Heinitch, Fetter, Alice Wal.
ker, Quincy (2), Wilhelm, Giles,
Weed, Whitney, McCorriston, Mott,
Arnold, Lloyd, Waity, Reynolds
and West Messrs. Col, Mel, can,
Cunningham, L. S. Young, J.
Spencer, A. Smities, Wilson, l.,
Berndt, J. NJ. Sims, Fred Walker,
II. Vida, d. w. Roach, d. Logan
The military contingent numbered
over 100.