The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-05-25
Her Majesty's Birthday
Celebration.
Hundreds of People Pay Their
Respects - A Festive
Gathering.

The British flag fiuttered invitingly
Commissioner and Consul General,
Capt. A G.. S. Hawes, at Palama, yes
terday afternoon. In honor of the
birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Vic
toria. Commissioner Hawes received
from 8: 80 to $50 o'clock. Every loyal
son of Britain in Honolulu, who could
leave his home celebration, was there
during some part of the afternoon, and
many a deep draught was drunk to
Her Majesty's health.
By the Commissioners general invi-
tation the function was public one,
and hundreds of people, representing
nearly every nationality resident in
Honolulu, were present. By 5 o'clock
the spacious grounds were filled with
a throng of men and women in holiday
attire. The British subject jostled the
Japanese officer in full uniform, the
American officer elbowed the member
of foreign diplomatic corps, and every
where were private citizens strolling
about listening to the band, or sitting
beneath the tent, which was festooned
with the flags of every nation.
Commissioner Hawes was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. T. r. Walker, wife
of the British Vice Consul. The guests
arrived by the main entrance to the
grounds. All the other approaches
were closed by artificial hedges of
palm branches and ferns. The British
flag was draped above the entrance to
the veranda. About the sides there
was profusion of palms, and the
posts were decorated with MALE. The
artificial decorations enhanced the
beauty of the luxuriant growth Of ma
tive shrubs and flowers about the resi-
dence.
The guests were received on the
veranda. They were met by Commits
sioner Hawes and Mrs. Walker With
them were: The Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Mrs. H. E. Cooper, Mrs.
S. NJ. Damon, wife of the Minister of
Finance; Attorney General and Mrs.
w. o. Smith, H. I. J. MS Minister
and Mrs. H. Shimamura, Senor Cana
varro, Charge d'Affaires of Portugal;
United States Charge d'Affaires and
Mrs Mills, M. Vossion, French Com
missioner; Mr.. Giffard, Acting Chan
cellor of the French Legation; Vice
Consul T. r. Walker, Consul J. F.
Hackfeld, Consul Charles Weight,
Consul H Renjes, Consul Bruce Cart
wright, Consul julius Hoting, Miss
Gay, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Swanzy and
Mrs. Robinson.
At 4 o'clock President Dole arrived.
The Government Band, stationed in
one corner of the grounds, played the
Presidents March as he approached
For half hour a steady stream of
guests had been arriving. AS soon as
they were received they proceeded at
once to the lawn at the foot of the
steps, leading from the long veranda
The grounds were beautifully decorat-
ed. In the midst was a tent with fes-
toons of flags. Lines of flags were
strung from tree to tree. There were
palms and flowers. Along one side of
the residence were the refreshment
tents, with the tables piled high with
HS". tooleS anu Chairs were
placed about the lawn
Shortly after 4 o'clock the receiving
party left their position on the veran-
da and marched to the tent to the
strains of God Save the Queen" They
continued to receive there Among
the early guests to arrive were Ad-
mlral Beardslee, and the captains and
otncers or the American British and
japanese war vessels in port
In the dining room there was on ex-
hlbltlon the beautiful Illuminated me-
mortal which is to be sent to Queen