The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-09-20
LIKE LAWN PARTY
Public Reception AT Home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dole.
A Most Pleasant Affair at q Bssuti.
tui Piaoe-was In Honor OF Well
Known People.

Everything that might In any way
affect such an affair appeared TO con-
tribute unreerycdly and literally to
make a success of the reception at the
Executive mansion on Emma street
yesterday afternoon. The President
and Mira Dole arranged the AFFAIR In
honor of r. NJ. Hatch and Mrs. Hatch,
Jas. D. Castle and Mrs. Castle. Lorrin
A. Thurston and Mrs. Thurston. Mrs.
Dole is fond OF entertaining and loses
no opportunity TO MI 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 labored al Washington as a
special agent for the Republic OF Ha-
waii. MIR. 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 lef,
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 beer
prominent in the local society circles
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dole, or
Emma street, includes an ideal party
house and ample and beautiful grounds
The parlors of the residence are large
and most attractively furnished ant
the lanais are long and wide. Besides
the lawn there are tropical plants ant
shrubs and flowers and vines and trees
with the columnar palm on either side
of the drive prominent. Within the
house Is conservatory, with. a foun.
tain playing in the center. The homa
of the President and Mrs. Dole Is g
hub of art and culture in its way
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 fest0oned the Waikiki en-.
trance. Here the callers passed from
4 till few minutes before Z. 1t was 9
public reception and besides the towI
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 theil
ladies. For over two hours Emma
street was filed with carriages. 1t was
all very pleasant. There was music by
the Government band and refreshment:
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 ever
larger than had been anticipated. II
seemed that people were ready to lay
aside the cares of the hour for visi
tn the home Of the President unon thl
cordial invitation that had been Is
sued. The guest list wculd include al
the nOtables Of the city-the Commits
sion party, Princess Kaiulani and Gov
ernor Cleghorn, Harold NJ. Sewall ant
Mrs. Sewall, Consul General Haywood
and Mrs. Haywood, Minister Cooper
and Mrs. Cooper, Minister Damon ant
Mrs. Damon, Minister King and Mrs
King, Admiral Miller and hundreds O
others