The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-24
new YEAR DAY
A Pretty Reception at the Chinese
Society Hall.
CELEBRATION A GENERAL ONE
Throng Of Visitors for Two Hours.
Those Who ReceiVed-A Few
of Those Who Called.
CELEBRATION A GENERAL ONE

The Chinese United Society received
a large number of it's friends in the
hall on King street, Saturday from II
played lively airs on the veranda just
outside the reception room on the sec
ond floor.
At the head of the stairs, the yisi-
tors were met by members of the re-
ception committee and shown into the
reception room to meet Goo Kim Fui,
the Chinese Commercial Agent and
Wong Kwai, his deputy. From there
they were shown into the dining rooms
to the rear where luncheon was served.
served.
Besides Messrs Goo Kim Fui and
Wong Kwai, the following Chinese re-
ceived: Chang Kim, Ho Fon, Weinam
and w. Y. Along.
Among the visitors were the follow
ing: Minister Damon, Attorney-Gen
eral Smith, Minister king, Admiral
Miller, U. s. N, q. S. Minister Sewall,
japanese Minister Shimamura, Chief
Justice Judd, Col. Soper, French Com
missioner Vossion, H. Renies, Consul
for Mexico; Julius Hoting, Consul for
Chile, H. Focke, Consul for Belgium;
c. S. Weight, Consul for Norway and
Sweden; F. NJ. Swanzy, British Vice
Consul; Marshal Brown, J. NJ. Oat,
Judge Stanley, Judge Whiting, Major
Potter, B: F. Dillingham;, Frank E..
Nichols, r. NJ. Pond, A. S. Humphries,
w. S. Edings, W. T. Schmidt, L. T.
Kenake, P. F. De La Vergne, S. P.
DR.. Howard, T. E. Wall, 0. st. John
Gilbert, A. F. Along, j. S. Walker, c..
NJ. V. Forster, Robert Levers, Lieut..
Rodgers, U. S. N, Andrew Brown, d.
H. Case, Rev. T. D. Garvin, S. Hirai
Jas Wakefield, d. w. Wurtsbaugh,
Captain Curtis, Fred. Whitney, ]. F..
Humberg, Viggo Jacobsen, Mr.. and
Mrs F. c. Drake, E. r. Stackable, H.
D. Page, Geo. d. Gear, DR.. c. B. High,
Rev. G. Nj. Hyde, VIM. WOlters, Ed.
Dekum, H. Lose, DR.. Murray w. Il.
Wright, Edmund Norrie, DR.. Cooper,
DR.. Maxwell. A. A. HobsOn, j. D.
Avery, F. Davey, Wray Taylor, VIM.
Templeton, c. L. Garvin, w. J. Gala
CHER, F. S. Dodge, NJ. D. Monsarrat, w.
n. Armstrong, Chas. Creighton, c. G.
Ballentyne, H. w. Schmidt, Chas. H.
Atherton, E. R. Adams, Geo. R. Car
ter and others.
The main part of the Konohi cele-
bration in Honolulu has come to an
end and many Cinnamon returned to
their respective places of work on Sun
day.
A large number of Cinnamon kept
their shops open for business right
straight along and did not even light
firecracker Among these, the res
taurants and butcher shops were in
the majority.
On Saturday during the day and
night, Chinatown was visited by scores
of ladies and gentlemen and welcome
was given them on all hands. If there
is a time during the year when
Chinaman thaws out it is during the
New Year holidays. He is then diff
ferent person entirely.
AS usual there were a large number
of the prominent business men of the
city who took luncheon at the rich
rice planter Ahlo's home on Nuuanu
Avenue.
Those who walk along in China
town during the night time for a week
or so yet, would do well to walk in
the middle of the street for the big
Chinese lanterns, besides shedding
their subdued lights, are in the habit
of shedding candle grease likewise
On dark clothes this leaves a remark
ably good impression.
1t might be matter Of interest to
many to know that in China, the New
Year celebration takes up a whole
month.