The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-20
PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS GRACE
HONOLULU STREETS.
How the Ladies Committee Intends to
Work-Bennington Sailor Boys
Come Ashore to Help Citizens.

a shore leave. \ grand spread will be
kept going i'm the drill shed and the
Officers club all the time the troops
are in town. At the former the en-
listed men will he given all they can
eat and all the refreshments they 'can
make way with free of charge. At
the Officers club the officers of the
expedition will be entertained in
regal manner.
At the meeting of the ladies in the
y. NJ. c. y. yesterday afternoon Mrs.
G. b. Cooper was chosen president.
and Mrs. Frances f. Day secretary of
the auxiliary committee. With these
two ladies the following were select
ed to constitute the executive com
mittee: Mrs. President Dole. Mrs. W.
c. Wilder. Mrs. j. II. Fisher, Mrs.
George f. Mcleod, Mrs. 5. NJ. Ballou,
Mrs. John Lucas, Mrs. John Soper,
Mrs. j. Fred Clay and Mrs. Theo. +.
Lansing.
The following subcommittee were
selected:
Reception-AIrs. Dole. Mrs. Henry
f. Cooper. Mrs. S. NJ. Damon and Mrs.
w. o. Smith.
Commissary-AIrs A. Fuller.
Decoration-AIrs. Hutchinson.
Badges-Mrs. Lowrey
\ badge design was adopted and is
being prepared by Miss Lowrey. 1t
| is neat red. white and blue affair,
and will be worn on the shoulder.
| The ladies of the city will take care
of the drill shed part of the program
and they will prepare the food and
serve it. Long tables will be set the
entire length of the big hall These
will be handsomely decorated. the
American colors and Hawaiian flow
ers making up the principal adorn-
ments. Any man wearing the Ameri-
can uniform will be met at the door
by the reception committee and es-
corted to a place inside. after which
they will be given absolute freedom
to come and go as they please. The
feast will be kept up day and night
if necessary as long as the troops
continue to arrive.
In case the troops are not allowed
shore leave arrangements are be-
ing made to entertain them aboard
ship. An old fashioned "hookupu"
has been suggested and meets with
much favor This means that the
ships will be besieged by ladies and
! gentlemen in boats and treated to a
shower of all kinds of fruits and
delicacies. The result of the thing
is much the same that comes to the
Methodist preacher back East from d
community pound party"
At the special meeting of the exc
cutive of the One Hundred held yester-
day afternoon il was voted to request
merchants and residents of the city
to begin decorating at once in view of
the fact that the troops may be eN-
pected any time after tonight. The
Peking should get in not later than
tomorrow night at the outside OF
course it is not yet certain that the
troops will be allowed ashore. Ord-
narily they would not. But the com
mittee have great confidence in their
persuasive powers, and believe that
part of the program will not be in
terfered with. If there is a hitch.
however, a word from Minister Sewall
will be sought to settle the matter
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee on entertainment held at II
O'Clock this morning reports from all
the committees were received No ac-
ton was taken with respect to them
that being left to the general meet
ing. Among the reports was one from
the finance committee, Captain Geo
Ashley chairman, asking for $4 900 fol
expenses of the proposed feast. This
amount will be readily granted. 1t is
the first figure to come in on the re.
ception, and from the amount of it.
it would appear that the total eX,
pense of the diversion will not fall
much short of $1,000 or $1,000.
The Star was the first to act on the
suggestion to decorate the town witt
: American flags in honor of the
arriving American troops. Early yes
terday morning the entrance to The
Star Office was handsomely draped il
the folds of the stars and stripes. The
coat of arms of the Union is over tn,
door
The enthusiasm for the decorating
proposition seized the town like
contagion. The inquiry for coloreC
bunting and flags began early. Their,
is no doubt but the suggestion vii
be carried out to the fullest extent
In the afternoon Pearson & HobroI
displayed two handsomely decorateC
windows. They were a mass of Anne
= rican flags and bunting tastily ar
ranged.
i This morning, Major c. ]. McCar
D thy started in. His place on uppe
Fort street will, before night, take ol
S a Fourth of July appearance. II
! nearly every place of business in tn
= city the most elaborate preparation
are making. The Golden Rule Ba
. zar is preparing novel "Remembe
the Maine" display feature.
This morning squad of ten men IN
der Master at Arms Mckay came o.
shore from the BENNINGTON 10 assis
in the decorations at the drill shed
The sailors were offered by Captail
Nichols, who has taken the lieenes
interest in the preparations for tn
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