The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
LIKE LAWN PARTY
Public Reception at Home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dole.
Most Pleasant Affair at a Beauti-
full PIace-Was in Honor of Well
Known People.

Everything that might in any way
affect such an affair appeared to con-
tribute unreservedly and literally to
make a success of the reception at the
Executive mansion on Emma street
yesterday afternoon. The President
and Mrs Dole arranged the affair in
| honor Of F NJ. Hatch and Mrs. Hatch
Jas. B. Castle and Mrs Castle, Lorrin
A. Thurston and Mrs. Thurston Mrs
Dole is fond of entertaining and loses
no opportunity to nil the Presidential
home with friends. Ii had been felt
by both the President and Mrs. Dole
that public recognition was due those
ladies and gentlemen who had done so
much for Hawaii at Washington.
Hence the reception. Mr. ThurstOn was
one of the annexation commissioners
of the Provisional Government to
Washington and subsequently was min
lister for a considerable time, and dur
ing the later season of the Annexation
campaign IabOred at Washington as a
special agent for the Republic Of Ha
wall. Mr.. Hatch succeeded Mr.. Thurs
ton as Minister at Washington and re-
manned there hard at work till annex
alton was accomplished. Mr.. Castle
has been an ardent and valuable work
er for Annexation from the first and
was the last Secretary of Legation at
Washington. All Of these gentlemen
sacrificed interests here to work for the
common good. Messrs. Hatch and
ThurstOn left lucrative law practices.
Mr.. Castle resigned his position as
Collector General of the Port and left
extensive business affairs for many
months. All of these gentlemen in
their services at Washington at var
iOus times were materially assisted by
their wives. Those in whose honor the
reception was given have always been
prominent in the local society circles.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dole, on
Emma street, includes an ideal party
house and ample and beautiful grounds.
The parIors of the residence are large
and most atractiVely furnished and
the lanais are long and wide. Besides
the lawn there are tropical plants and
shrubs and flowers and vines and trees
with the cOlumnar palm on either side
of the drive prominent Within the
house is a conservatory, with a fOun-
tain playing in the center. The home
of the President and Mrs. Dole is g
y.
Everywhere there are books and pic
lures and statuary.
The receiving party, with the Pres
ident and Mrs. Dole at the head, stood
Immediately in front of an American
flag that festOoned the Waikiki en-
trance. Here the callers passed from
till a few minutes before z. 1t was a
public reception and besides the town
people, the army and navy contingents, |
representatives of foreign governments
and officials, there were scores of
strangers, all anxious to meet the !
President and Mrs. Dole and the form |
er delegates to Washington and their |
ladies. For over two hours Emma |
street was filed with carriages. 1t was |
all very pleasant. There was music by |
the Government band and refreshments |
were served lavishly. Callers stood in !
groups about the lawn, or were seated |
beneath trees or upon the lanais. The |
costumes of the ladies were bright. |
Friends met and strangers became ac-
quaintances and the social feature was
marked and pleasing to all.
The reception was in every way en-
joyable' and the attendance was even
larger than had been anticipated. 1t
seemed that people were ready to lay
aside the cares of the hour for a visit
to the home of the President upon the |
cordial invitation that had been is
sued. The guest list would include all |
the nOtables of the city-the Commits |
sion party, Princess KaiuIani and Gov
ernOr Cleghorn, Harold NJ. SewalI and |
Mrs. SewaI, Consul General Haywood |
and Mrs. Haywood, Minister Cooper |
and Mrs. Cooper, Minister Damon and |
Mrs Damon. Minister King and Mrs.
King. Admiral Miller and hundreds of |
others.