The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-31
Feast to Soldiers From s. s. ATi-
IONA a Big Success.
OPINION OF A "REB" VETERAN
Senator Morgan Thought the Luau
Fine - 50 Did the Boys In Blue.
Satisfied and Cheering.
Are they coming?" asked Senator

Yes replied a bystander.
Double quick Senator.
No"
We'll they ought to" continued the
big man from Alabama. I never saw
such a feast for soldiers in my life.
Why, if we had come across a spread
like this in the fourth year of the Civil
War, 1 don't think there would have
been much discipline for a while"
Senator CullOm, Senator Morgan,
Mr.. Hit, President Dole and Justice
Frear had just entered the feast
grounds at 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon when these remarks were made
4 survey had been made Of the beau
tiful spread, prepared by the ladies of
Honolulu. The troops from the Ari-
IONA were approaching Union Square
on their way to the grounds
1t was a few minutes after l o'clock
when the 1900 men from the troop
ship entered the grounds and took
their places. Their appetites had been
whetted by the march and all were in
time to thoroughly enjoy the feast.
Gen. King and staff occupied Mrs.
DOle's special tables on the side Of the
Waikiki side was a table for the field,
staff and line officers. The officers
club was also open.
Except for the assistance of George
w. Smith, chairman Of the original
committee, this reception was entirely
in the hands of the ladies. They sup
piled the tables and entertained the
troops. The tables and ladies in charge
were as follows:
Mrs. s. B. Dole's Tables-Mrs. c.. B.
Cooper, Mrs. S. NJ. Damon, Mrs. F. NJ
Hatch, Mrs. J. A. King, Mrs. NJ NJ.
Scott, Mrs. Along, Mrs. Frank Dodge,
Mrs. George Beckley, Misses Along
(2), Misses Scott (2), Miss Campbell,
Miss Helen Holt, Miss Mary Smith,
Mrs. Ordway, Miss Julia Quinn, Mrs.
Kidder, Miss Harriet Hatch Miss Ju-
anita Beckley, Mrs. McGrew.
Mrs. J. Lucas Table-Mrs. Dan L0-
gan, Mrs. J. w. Mcdonald Mrs. A.
Brown, Mrs. McCOrristOn, Miss Meyer, |
Miss Clark, Miss Cleft, Miss Harrison,
Miss Stella Love, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. |
Zeigler, Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss May
Weir, Miss Weight, Mrs. Murray, Miss |
Murray.
Mrs. J. H. Fishers Table-Mrs. Geo. |
W. Smith, Mrs. George Mcleod, Mrs. |
J. A. Kennedy, Mrs. L. c. Ables, Miss |
Irene Fisher, Mrs b. G.. Allen, Mrs. z. |
c. Richardson, Master Kenneth AbIes |
Mrs c. L. Crabbe's Table-Mrs. r. |
Jay Green,' Mrs. J. P. Green, Mrs.
Pferndner, Mrs. DenisOn, Mrs. Doug |
las, Miss Frazier, Miss Annie Smith, |
Miss VOeller. Miss Pearlman, Miss |
Roy Pearlman, Misses Marshall (2), |
Miss Minnie DennisOn. Edward |
Crabbe, Bert Green, Marion Green.
Mrs. WilkinsOns TabIe-Mrs. Lyle, |
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. w. o. Atwater, Mrs. |
Miss Annie Lowell, Miss |
Logan.
Mrs. Helen KeIley's Table-Mrs.
Forbes, Mrs. Clara Smith, Miss Whine, |
Miss Ada Whitney, Miss Alice McCuIIy. |
Miss Hessie Lemon and Miss Claudio |
Carter.
Mrs. H. z. Cooper and Mrs. ia.
Table-Mrs. H Laws,
Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Martin, Miss Martin, Mrs McCandless,
Mrs. Hedemann. Miss Dover. Miss
Dawson, Mrs. w. Hopper, Mrs. Won
Hamm.
Mrs. A FuIler's TabIe-ATrs. e. w.
Jordan, Mrs. a. B. Wood, Mrs. Lees,
Miss Tanning, Miss Patty, Miss Full
Ter, Miss Jones, Mrs. Harold NJ. Sew
all, the Misses Jordan %.
Mrs. Kenake's Table-Mrs. Arnold,
the Misses Arnold, Miss Nellie Judd,
Mrs. c. w. r. King, Mrs. Weir.
Mrs. Charles AthertOn's TabIe-Mrs.
J. A Gilman, Mrs. S. A. Gilman, Miss
Frances Lennon, Mrs. d. H. Case,
Mss Benner. Mrs. George Paris, Mrs.
R. @. Geer, Miss Forbes
The Custom House table-Ars. J. F.
Clay, assisted by Misses Along CD,
Miss Mott, Miss Neal and Miss Folsom.
Mrs w. w. Halls Table-Mrs. J. 0.
Young, Mrs. T. II. Gibson. Miss Kath
cen King and the Misses Hall CD.
In some respects the feast and reCep-
ion was the best yet given. There
vas more to eat. in the first place. All
If the tables were loaded down, and
IN some of them the Boys in Blue left
uIly half untouched. So much was
provided that they simply could not
get away" with it.
Members of the Observation-Disclosures
President and Mrs Dole
md a number Of prominent people re-
NAMED on the grounds. Senator J. A.
F. S. Dodge. II. S. Town
DAWSON and others assisted in enter
aiming the men after lunch. EX-GOv-
rnOr James HOgg, of Texas, was
mOng the spectators
The band played on the grounds {
After the feast the men gave three
beers for the ladies' for Honolulu and