The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-20
LUNCHEON AND DINNER PARTIES
WE'RE NUMEROUS.
Birthday Parties and Other Social
Functions-News of the Engage
ments Creates Much Interest.

The week that is just drawing to n
close opened very brilliantly with
bicycle party given by Mrs. f. NJ.
Swanzy. Luncheons and dinner par
ties were rather numerous during the
week, while dancing was not at all
idle. Three elaborate birthday parties
were given and numerous other social
functions took place. Two engage
bents-Miss Grace Dickey to Ha Ty
Waterhouse, and Miss Bernice Hal
stead to DR.. r. II. Reid, previously an
nounced in The Star-also helped to
keep things lively in social circles.
Next week the smart set will be
very busy. Aside from the usual par
ties and social functions will transpire
the Cooper-McGrew nuptials. 1t is
whispered about that number of
young ladies will present a minstrel
show in the very near future. \ num-
Der of social entertainments are being
arranged for next week compliment
tary to the party of San Francisco So
ciety people who are sojourning in Ho
nolulu. Miss Harriet Levers will give
a dinner at her home, "Halekulani,"
Waikiki, to a number of her friends to
meet DR.. r. II. Reid and Miss Bernice
Halstead of Waialua. a special din
ner, band concert and hop will be
given at the Hawaiian hotel on Satur-
day evening.
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There has been no rest during the
week for the coterie of Californians
who are in Hawaii nei for five weeks
jaunt, whose personnel includes Mrs.
j. c. Kirkpatrick, Miss May Hoffman,
Miss Helen Smith, Miss Newlands,
Southland Haffman and Mr.. Boardman.
On Saturday afternoon they were
American man-of-war Alert.
Mrs. VIM. G. Irwin gave dinner for
the party on Saturday. Miss Clara
Fuller, Miss Bessie Spalding, Lieut..
Lansdale and Lieut.. Stafford, of the
Alert, were also present.
Monday evening Mrs. f. NJ. Swanzy's
bicycle party complimentary to them
took place. \ ride from the Swanzy
home to the Irwin residence in Wal
kiki and back had the effect of put
ting the entire party in the best of
| spirits. \ musicale, followed later by
a dance in the drawing room, made
up a most delightful evening. A de-
licious supper was served. Scarlet car
nations. yellow flowers and an abund-
ance of palms harmonized by artistic
decorating throughout the house, gave
a most pleasing effect. Those on the
spin to Waikiki We're: Mrs. Gum, Miss
Millard, Miss Hoffman, Miss Smith,
Miss Neumann, Miss Stansbury, Miss
Lita Wilder Miss Fuller, Miss Young,
Ned Macfarlane, S. Hoffman. Mr..
Boardman, Robert w. Atkinson, w. C.
Parke, c. II. w. Norton, w. III. Corn
well, II. w. Mist, j. o. Carter, Jr., &.
C. Potter and Armstrong Smith. AT
the house were: Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Focke, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Miss New
lands, Miss Mary Carter, Miss May
Damon, the Misses Zoe and May At
kinson, Miss McGrew, Miss Hessie
Dickson, Miss Adele Widdifeld, Dr.
Cooper, DR.. Murray, A. st. NJ. Mackin-
tosh, Oscar Herold and B. l.. Marx.
On Tuesday night the party were in
formally entertained at a canoeing
party in Waikiki by II. w. Atkinson,
Lieut.. Lansdale and Lieut. Phelps.
E. C. Macfarlane gave a canoeing
party in their honor on Wednesday af'
ternoon. Tea was served at the Kitch
en- home. Thursday the jolly pleasure
seekers went over the pail to Mr.. and
Mrs. III. Il. Macfarlane's place "a hui
manu." to remain until tomorrow
= evening.
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The gathering of the Vice Versa
club members took place on Monday
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