The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-20
CAY TIMES IN HILO
Out-of. Town Visitors Join
in Celebrating.
Brilliant Reception to British Com
missioner Hawes-Town
Doings.

HILO. Hawaii, July 15.-During tn
past week there has been perpetua
round of gayety. Friends from Hama
kua. North Hilo, Puma and Olaa hav'
kept Hilo company in her enjoyments
The celebration of the 5th of July wa!
a grand success; Mother Nature ever
Wed with the celebrants by furnish
ing absolutely perfect weather TO as
sist in carrying out the program of re-
joicing. The baseball game of the
forenoon was witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd of people. The game re-
suited in a victory for the Helenes,
with a score of IS to %.
The yacht race was very pretty. The
victorious Mabel, built and owned by
H. s. Pratt. won the silver trophy cup
by 8 minutes and S seconds, the Roder-
ick Dhu, Jr., coming in second and
Ashore third. The horse races were
slow and the athletic sports claimed
the usual interest. The pole vault was
most gracefully accomplished by Tony
Nelson and Mr.. Haley. The ball in the
evening was attended by more than
$50 people, and was a thoroughly en-
joyable dance The delicious refresh
ments, furnished by the ladies, were
most toothsome. Amongst the out-of-
town folks, who Joined in the COM
memorative festivities were James
Renton, Albert and Robert Horner,
RT-z NFicsac Annie
and Alice Horner. Misses ]. Barnard,
Maud Wight. Lille Dunn, Sophie Ry-
croft. Mrs. Madden, Harry Rycroft,
Abercrombie, James, Ernest Thrum,
Colin McLennan, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Ross. Mr.. and Mrs Robert Moore, Mr.
and Mrs. H. V. Patten. Mr.. Mckenzie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest and numberless
others.
There were few unpleasant occur
rences during the day, and they were
of the slightest order Any number of
private picnics, dinners and driving
parties were the order of the week
while the visitors were in town, din
ner at the hotel being the event Of
Tuesday evening.
On Friday evening the Misses Hitch
cock entertained a large party Of
young folks, the principal diversion of
the evening being six-handed euchre.
At the end refreshments were served.
The hospitable home of the Misses
Richardson was the scene of a gay as
emblage of ladies and gentlemen on
Monday evening Five or six tables at
progressive euchre enlivened the even
ing hours. The fortunate winners Of
first prizes were Miss Collins and Mr..
Bale.
The Monday Evening Whist Club
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Richards this week, and played the
usual round Of games. Refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Achilles. who are the
first new members to join the club
since its organization by charter men,
bers. were warmly welcomed into the
club on Monday evening.
a wedding reception was held at the
home Of Hon. and Mrs. F. S. Lyman
on Tuesday evening, in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Lyman, who were mar
ried in Honolulu last week. The Ly-
man home was most tastefully decor
spacious verandas were enclosed with
flags and palm leaves. affording am
pie space for the many guests who
called to meet the young couple and
welcome them as permanent residents
Of Hilo. Mrs. Lyman, as Miss Nettie
Hammond, has been a successful
teacher at the Makawao Seminary, and
more recently at Kamehameha School,
and will doubtless prove valuable as
sistant TO Mr.. Lyman, in charge of the
Hilo Boarding School
In response TO invitations extended
by Mr.. c. c. Kennedy, about 200 peo-
pie were present last evening at the
reception rendered by that gentleman
TO British Commissioner and Consul
General Hawes, at Spreckels' Hall
Promptly at s o'clock the guests be-
gan to assemble. They were presented
by Mr.. Kennedy, the gentleman being
assisted by Mesdames Robert Forrest.
L. Severance, George Ross, ]. Rich
ardson. By 9 o'clock dancing was
commenced and a gay scene was effect
ed. Refreshments were served at an
early hour, but the dancing continued
until the morning. The hall was beau
tifully decorated. Among the Honolu-
lu people present last evening we no.
ticed: British Commissioner Hawes.
Admiral and Mrs. Beardslee. Mrs. c..
A Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
Misses Alice Lishman, Misses Martin
Buckley, Lawrence, Perry; Messrs.
Giles, Cartwright, Marx and others.
The Volcano House was the scene
OF a gay masquerading party Tuesday
evening. The affair was gotten I'D BY
Mrs. c. A. Brown and Mrs. George
Beckley, and caused no end of mer-
riment and good fun. It was in the
nature Of a fern and flower masquer-
ade, and some of the costumes of the
ladies were arranged with garlands
and decorations of ferns. Quite a
crowd went up from Olaa to Join the
guests at the hotel in merry-makine.
Mrs. Brown and family and Mrs.
Beckley and family will spend some
weeks near the shrine of Madame Pele.
Misses Buckley, Lawrence and Kellogg
returned from the Volcano yesterday.
Miss Rose Goldsmith, who has been
visiting the Peeks at Olaa, leaves per
Kinau this evening, en- route to her
San Francisco home.
Miss Willis, of Wainaku Lawns
leaves for Kona today, TO spend some
weeks with Mrs. Alex. Cockburn