The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-02
MINISTER AND MRS. SEWALL ARE
ENTERTAINED.
Receptions, Luncheons, Dances and
in Becoming Manner-A Gay Week.

HarOiu M. SeWall was given by MIS-.
NJ. { Widdifield at her Judd street
home today. The table decorations,
consisting of greens and green rib
bons, with sprays of maiden hair fern,
were attractive. Mrs. Widdifield's 3
guests were: Mrs. Sewall, Mrs. S. NJ.
Damon, Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. A. Fuller,
Mrs. Walter Maxwell, Mrs. II. Renjes,
Mrs. Paul Neumann, Mrs. r. ID. Wal
bridge, Mrs. f. NJ. Swanzy, Mrs. w. ID.
Witham of San Francisco, and Mrs.
Vida.
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Mrs. f. C. Damon held delightful
reception at her home on Beretania
street Saturday afternoon compliment
tary' to her brother. Maurice Beckwith
of San Francisco. Mr.. Beckwith left
Honolulu in 1886, and since then has
been in Europe good portion of the
time cultivating his voice. He intends
to return to California in August.
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The decorations throughout Esk-
bank, Mrs. Wilder's home, yesterday
afternoon were mass of yellow mari
Colds, in honor of the reception to
American Minister and Mrs. Harold
NJ. Sewall. Bunches of yellow coreop-
sis and maiden hair were the decora-
tions upon the tea tables stationed in
the dining room. There were sixty
guests present, amcng whom were
Admiral and Mrs. Beardslee, Consul
General and Mrs. Haywood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Mills, Capt. Cotton of the
Philadelphia, British Commissioner
Hawes, Mrs. w. Porter Boyd, Mrs. j..
S. Walker, Mrs. NJ. C. Widdifeld, Mrs.
s. NJ, Damon, Mrs. Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ballou. Mrs. p. c. Jones, Mrs. r.
ID. Walbridge, Mrs. Parke, Mrs. Robert
Levers, Mrs. II. w. Schmidt, Mrs. F..
NJ. Swanzy, Mrs. c. L. Wight, Mr.. and
NJ. Swanzy, Mrs. L. Wright, MrsHyde,
Mrs. NJ. S. Grinbaum, Mrs. III. II. nen-
jes, Miss Anna Paris, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
G. Wilder, Miss Atkinson, Miss Zoe
Atkinson, Mrs. o. p. Emerson, and
others.
The reception of the Ladies' Valley
Tennis Club, deferred from last week
on account of the weather, will be held
on Saturday afternoon, July 10, from
3 until 6 o'clock. No special missives
inviting attendance have been sent
out excepting to the members of the
other tennis clubs. All friends of the
club are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
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Miss Allie Wall has invited a num-
Der of her friends to progressive
euchre party this evening.
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Miss Ivy Richardson, who arrived
by the last Australia, was the guest
of honor at a luncheon given by Mrs
Renies yesterday afternoon.
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Mrs. j. o. Carter entertained Mrs
Ellis Mills at luncheon yesterday. The
attractive decorations of yellow core
opsis were on the table. There were
ten guests.
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Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Macfarlane gave
dinner for Minister and Mrs. Sewal
at their home on Beretania last eve
ming.
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Mrs. w. ID. Witham, Miss Ethel Pom
eroy and Miss Jennie McCrum, popu
lar in Oakland society circles, were OF
board the Philadelphia to breakfas
Monday.
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A delightful dinner to Miss May At
kinson was given Tuesday evening b!
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy. The dec
orations were pink and green. Thos
present were Miss May Atkinson, Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. Wilder, Mrs. Mar!
Gum, Miss Adele Widdfield, Miss 10
III IL v. -huI
NJ. Brown, Robert Atkinson, and Gee
c. Potter
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There will be an abundance of fri
volity Saturday evening after the fire
works have been displayed, Dance
! will be given on the Philadelphia AM
Marion and at the Myrtle boat house
The people who will view the fire
works from the TIealani boat hous
and the Naniwa may have informa
hops.
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Mrs. Montague Turner's friend
were down to the Australia Wednes
J day to bid her aloha. Mrs. Turne
will reside in San Francisco.