The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-02
Ladies Of Honolulu Meet Ladies
Of Commission.
AT HOME OF MRS. ". C. WILDER
Decoration of Flowers, Ferns and
FIags-A Rare OrChid-Names
of Those Who Called.

The reception by Mrs. w. c. Wilder
to the ladies of the American Com
mission party yesterday afternoon was
an elaborate and charming affair. 1t
began at o'clock and was not over
until nearly ). Between those hours
the parlOrs and verandas of the beau
tiful Wilder home were filled with
guests.
The front veranda was handsomely
decorated with American flags and
bunting. Potted ferns and bright, vari-
coIored tropical flowers and plants
were arranged in most attractive
manner about the halls and parlors.
Several local plants attracted great at
tention from the American ladies, for
their rarity and their unusual beauty
A species of orchid was the center of
admiration and interest.
The reception was held in the large
east parlor. The receiving party con-
sisted of Mrs. w. c. Wilder, Mrs Cul-
Iom, Mrs. Hit and Mrs. Ridgely. Mrs.
.C. B. Cooper, Mrs. Garret P. Wilder and
Mrs. Gardner K. Wilder presented the
guests.
Those present were: NIesdames S.
B. Dole, H. M. SewaII H. E. Cooper,
w. o. Smith, S. M Damon, A. F. judd,
w. F. Frear, Princess Kaiulani, J. H.
Fisher, F. NJ. Hatch, T G. Thrum, w J.
Lowrie, r. w. Anderson, w. L. Hop
per, S. c. Allen, Willard Brown, Gu
luck, T. Foster, w. Foster, L. C. Ables,
c. w. Ashford, Geo. P. Andrews, r. p.
Meyers, e. Judd, H. Focke, Geo. Beck
ley, V Ward E. D. Tenney, Frank
Hastings, J. Wilder, S. B. Rose, H.
Lewis, e. o. White, H. NJ Wells, Geo.
De la Vergna, Wells-PetarsOn, II. Bing-
ham, L. B. COan, w. T. MOnsarrat, w.
Lishman, G. w. Macfarlane, T. J. Low
Tey, w. A. Kinney J. NJ. Whitney J.
S. Walker, F. S. Dodge, A. NJ. Brown,
j. B. AthertOn, S. Gilman, J. A. Gill
man. J. @. Spencer, H. Renjes, Leese,
E. w. Jordan, S. G. Wilder, S. M. Bal
lou, John Pratt, H. A. p. Carter, A. T.
Atkinson, H. NJ. Won Holt, VI. 9. Wild
GifiRld, ThOs. H. SOrensOn, T. w. Hob
ron, w w. Hall, A. e. Nichols, E. A.
Jones, P. c. Jones, J. o. Carter, A. Full
Ter. COrbett a. B. Wood, w. H. Rice,
J. H. Patty, A. Macintosh, F. c. Glade,
Z. r. StackabIe, J. S. McGrew, F. w.
Damon, c. B. Wood, P. H. Dodge, c.
NJ. Hyde, VIM. Haywood, r. D. Wal
bridge, w. G. Irwin, c. L. Carter, J. A.
McCandless. J. Campbell, A. Brown,
H. w. Howard, Titus, M. NJ. Scott,
George H. Paris, Edwin Paris, T. J.
King, c. NJ. Y. Forster, H. f. Wich-
man, J. \. Kennedy, K. Vida, w. P.
Boyd. E. A. WOdehouse HaIstead, w.
0. Lakeland, A. McWayne, P. P. Shep-
ard, J. VI. Oat. F B. WincOOp, c.
Along, J. 3. Castle Theo. Richards,
r. F Woodward, +. \. Hosmer, G. F.
Mcleod. J. Lucas, S. ThurstOn. L. A.
Thurston, A w. Pearson, y. B. Emer-
son, Geo. w. Smith, E. c. Richardson,
Kelley. George Herbert. S. I. Shaw,
Chas. H. AthertOn, W. D. Alexander,
Henry Castle, S. n. Castle, Williams,
T. May, w. A. Henshau, W. 0. At
water, w J. Forbes, H. Laws, Mead, H.
Z. Coleman and Anna Scott.
Misses Carter (2), Garter, Parke,
Won Holt, Clara Fuller, Grey, P. Judd,
Coan, H. Judd, A. Mcintyre Zoe Atzin-
son, Widdifeld, Halstead. Parker,
Along CD. L. Irwin, Cartwright. Kim
ball, HOFFMAN and Scott.