The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-15
BIG FLAG RAISED
Largest Flag in Islands
Raised on Saturday.
Cerem OnieS and Reception at the
Beckley ResidenCe-Invited
Guests.

Hawaii boasts of the largest active
volcano in the world, of a sugar in
dustry that is unequaled, OF a coffee
industry that promises to be unequaled
and now she has one more thing to
boast of-the largest flag in the world
Hawaiian, with dimensions of 40xS0
feet, made by Litchfield & Co. of San
Francisco. The people of Honolulu are
glad to know that is intended for their
city alone. Floating from a fiag-po1e
10 feet high, its size is such that it
touches the ground when hanging I'M
moved by the wind.
Just as the II o'clock whistles were
blowing on Saturday this large Ha
waiian flag, which will ever be the
pride of the Beckley family, was raised
to the top of the high fag-pole on
Beckley Heights, Punchbowl slope, by
Captain Lorenzen and ]. A. Dover,
and there allowed to flaunt it's COM
bination of the three well-known col
ors in the breezes of Manoa and Pau
GA Valleys, while little Juanita Beck
ley dedicated it to the winds of Ha-
wall by dashing a quart bottle of
champagne against the pole, and send
ing the sparkling contents all over the
cemented base-and Captain Lorenzen.
Still holding the head of the bottle in
her hand and waving the red, white
and blue ribbons tied around it, she
Il, 10 c+r ioh
the folds of the flag. Standing on the
makai side and watching the flag as it
slowly unfurled and pointed toward
the Wilder Steamship Company s
wharf where the steamer Helene was
lying were the following guests, whom
Mr. and Mrs. Beckley had so kindly in
vited to be present at the ceremony
| Mrs. Kinau Wilder, Captain and Mrs.
! Lorenzen, DR.. and Mrs. Russell, Mrs.
IC. L. Wight, Mrs. George Herbert,
Mrs. z. D. Tenney. Mrs. Fl. G.. Noonan,
Mrs. John Ena, Mrs. Hugh Gum, Mrs
! Cunha, the Misses Walker, Miss Batch
elor. Miss Clara Ena, Miss Daisy Ena
Count Lebedeff of Vladivostock, Mr.
J. A. Cummins, Mr.. E. G. Macfarlane
Mr.. w. c. Wilder, Jr., Mr.. ]. J. Egan
Mr. Harry Wilder, DR.. Grossman, Mr.
X. h. G. wallace, Mr.. j. waiter Jones
Mr.. George Paris and Mr.. G. a. Brown
The ceremony of raising the flag
having been completed, the guests
were invited to the cooling shade OF
the algeroba trees, near by, there to
enjoy a most appetizing luncheon. Be-
fore entering into the delights of par
taking of the good things, Mr.. Beckley
proposed the health of the flag and
Mrs Wilder, which all-the gentlemen
standing with heads uncovered =
drank to. Mrs. Beckley proved herselt
Ia charming hostess, and not one OF
her guests was allowed to want for
anything.
Everything seemed to have been ar
ranged with a special design toward
giving the guests a series of treats
The pretty ceremony of the flag first
the luncheon next, and then, just as
this was about at an end, the Ha-
waiian National Quintette Club boys
arrived and filled all with the most
pleasant of thoughts by their singing
The day was fine one and the show
ers which prevailed during the morn
ing seemed content to remain in abey-
ance whilst the ceremony of the rails
ing of the largest flag on earth was
| in progress.