The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-20
That is What the Ladies Think
the Occasion Worthy.
OPEN MEETING WITH AMERICA
Hear From Men Delegates and
Then Organize-Committees and
PIans-A Lei for Every Man.

How viii a HoOkupu do as a feature
of the welcome to the soldier boys
from Uncle Sans Domain? The an
swer can only be that the idea is an
inspiration in it's way Mrs. P. c.
Jones made the suggestion at the meet
ing of the ladies held in the Y. NJ. c.
A. Assembly hall at 3 yesterday after
noon. And when there wasa amention
of flowers. Mrs. E. D. Tenney thought
that every man on every troop ship
should have a Hawaiian lei. This was
| also applauded. Mrs. A. Fuller re-
marked in her quiet way that the
| feeding of more than a thousand men
| and perhaps up to seven thousand
| seemed quite a contract, but that the
| ladies of Honolulu would do their
| share in the matter. When the ques-
| ton of whether or no the men en- route
| to Manila would be allowed ashore
| here by their commanders was raised,
Mrs. Dole said she thought that any
how the President might be induced to
invite them to visit the city.
Between ninety and one hundred of
the prominent ladies of Honolulu gath
cred at the Y. NJ G. A hall in answer
to the call made 'by authority of
Mrs. G. B. Cooper And the
very first thing they did was to sing
America" with Miss Patch at the
piano. Then the conference envoys
from the mems committee of 100 filed
in. To the Advertiser representative
present it seemed odd that such as DR..
Walter Maxwell, S. M. BallOu and T.
F. Lansing should be a trif1e at ease.
Yes; they blushed. Most of the ladies
were in the daintiest of street dress
and their faces. were animated. To
them there was both novelty and in
terest in the occasion.
Mrs. Cooper bravely ''broke the ice
She stated that the gathering was for
the purpose of organization as support |
to the men who proposed to entertain |
the soldiers from the United States |
The first thing would be to hear from |
the committee of 100. Dr. Maxwell |
spoke and made such a success of it |
that Mr.. Ballou and Mr.. Lansing fol- |
lowed in turn. They told the ladies |
what had been done at the Chamber
of Commerce hall session of the 100 |
men and suggested form of organiza-
tlon for the meeting addressed. It
was to be understood, all of the men
said-each one in a somewhat different
way-that for the taste and tact and
grace required in the big enterprise,
the men depended entirely upon the
ladies. The delegates from the solid
100 were applauded. There wasn't any
stamping of feet, but a good many
pairs of gloves must have been slight
ly damaged.
1t didn't take such a very long time
for the ladies to organize their meet
ing after the conference body had re-
tired. Mrs. Cooper was chosen the pre-
s1dent and Mrs. F. r. Day was made
secretary. They admirably discharged
the duties Of their positions. The
Ideas OF some of the ladies on parIia-
mentary procedure seemed a trifie
vague and curious, but there were
present enough who knew how to
avoid any serious tangles. It is no
VOCATION OF confidence to mention
that one awfully pretty woman
thought motion had been defeated
because the vote for it, while heavily
in the affirmative, was not unanimous.
Another, it can be said with the dis
tinct understanding that it goes no
further, believed that it was necessary
ton. But these were only little Incl
dents that passed quickly and quietly.
There was in the main the strictest at
tenuon, in the most earnest manner.
to the business of the gathering. The
ladies have caught the infection and
their ordinarily lavish ideas of hospi-
talty have expanded nightly. Real
~, some of them want to make a hero
out OF every wearer of the blue from
the United States.
1t was voted to have an executive
committee, with Mrs. Cooper at the
head and with Mrs. Day as secretary.
The other members are: Mrs. S. B.
Dole, Mrs. ". c. Wilder, Mrs. 7 H.
Fisher, Mrs. G. F. Mcleod. Mrs. s. NJ
Ballou, Mrs. Jack Lucas. Mrs. ]. H.
S.oper, Mrs. ]. F. Clay, Mrs. T. F. Ian
sing.
Subcommittee lists are not vet com
pIete. There is a head for each bureau
or department and that leader will
choose assistants. Thes are the com
mittees and heads: