The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-09-02
Feast TO Soldiers From s. s. Ar.
IONA a Big Success.
OPINION OF A "ReB" VETERAN
Senator N organ Thought the Luau
Fine - SO Did the Boys In Blue.
Satisfied and Cheering.

CFrom Wednesdays Daily
Are they coming?" asked Senator
Morgan.
YES" replied a bystander.
Double quick?"-the Senator.
NO"
well they ought to- continued the
big man from Alabama. II never saw
such a feast for soldiers in my life
Why, II We had come across a spread
like this in the fourth year OF the Civil
War, don't think there would have
been much discipline for a while"
Senator Cullom, Senator Morgan,
Mr.. Hit, President Dole and Justice
Frear had just entered the feast
grounds at l o'clock yesterday after
noon when these remarks were made
A survey had been made of the beau
tiful spread, prepared by the ladies' of
Honolulu. The troops from the Ari-
zona were approaching Union Square
on their way to the grounds.
IL was few minutes after / o'clock
when the 300 men from the troop
ship entered the grounds and took
their places. Their appetites had been
whetted by the march and all were in
time to thoroughly enjoy the feast.
Gen. King and staff occupied Mrs.
Dole's special tables ON the side Of the
grounds near Union square. On the
Waikiki side was a table for the field,
stan and line officers. The officers
club was also open.
Except for the assistance of George
w. Smith, chairman of the original
committee, this reception was entirely
in the hands OF the ladies. They sup
piled the tables and entertained the
troops. The tables and ladies' in charge
were as follows:
Mrs. s. b. Dole's Tables-Mrs. G. b.
Cooper, Mrs. s. NJ. Damon, Mrs. F. NJ.
Hatch, Mrs. J. A. King. Mrs. NJ. M.
Scott, Mrs. Along, Mrs. Frank Dodge,
Mrs. George Beckley. Misses Along
(2), Misses Scott (2), Miss Campbell,
Miss Helen Holt, Miss Mary Smith,
Mrs. Ordway, Miss Julia Quinn, Mrs.
Kidder. Miss Harriet Hatch, Miss Ju-
Mrs. J. Lucas Table-Mrs. Dan Lo-
gan, Mrs. ]. w. Mcdonald. Mrs. A.
Brown, Mrs. McCorriston, Miss Meyer,
Miss Clark, Miss Glen, Miss Harrison,
Miss Stella Love, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs.
Zeigler, Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss May
Weir, Miss Weight, Mrs. Murray, Miss
Murray.
Mrs. J. II. Fishers Table-Mrs. Geo.
w. Smith, Mrs. George Mcleod, Mrs.
J. A. Kennedy, Mrs. l.. c. Ables, Miss
Irene Fisher, Mrs. b. q. Allen, Mrs. T..
c. Richardson, Master Kenneth Ables.
Mrs. C., l.. Crabbe's Table-Mrs. II.
Jay Green, Mrs. J. p. Green. Mrs
Pferndnev, Mrs. Denison, Mrs. Doug
las, Miss Frazier, Miss Annie Smith,
Miss Voeller, Miss Pearlman, Miss
Roy Pearlman, Misses Marshall 90,
Miss Minnie Dennison, Edward
Crabbe, Bert Green, Marion Green.
Mrs. Wilkinson's Tabe-Mrs. Lyle,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. w. o. Atwater, Mrs.
Berlowitz, Miss Annie Lowell, Miss
Logan.
Mrs. Helen Kelleys Table-Mrs.
Forbes, Mrs. Clara Smith. Miss Whine.
Miss Ada Whitney, Miss Alice McCully.
Miss Hessie Lemon and Miss Claudio
Carter.
Mrs. II. e. Cooper and Mrs. J. A.
McCandless' Table-Mrs. II. Laws,
Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Martin. Miss Martin. Mrs. McCandless,
Mrs, Hedemann, Miss Dover, Miss
Dawson, Mrs. w. Hopper, Mrs. Won
Hamm.
Mrs. A. Fuller's Table-Mrs. L. w.
Jordan, Mrs. A. b. Wood. Mrs. Lees,
Miss Tanning. Miss Patty, Miss Full
Ter, Miss Jones, Mrs. Harold NJ. Sew
all, the Misses Jordan (2).
Mrs. Kenake's Table-Mrs. Arnold,
the Misses Arnold, Miss Nellie Judd,
Mrs. q. w. Il. King, Mrs. Weir.
Mrs. Charles Atherton's Table-Mrs.
J. A. Gilman, Mrs. s. A. Gilman, Miss
Frances Lennon, Mrs. ID. II. Case,
Miss Benner, Mrs. George Paris, Mrs.
K. C. Geer, Miss Forbes.
The Custom House table-Mrs. J. +.
Clay, assisted by Misses Along CD,
Miss Mott, Miss Neal and Miss Folsom.
Mrs. w. W. Halls Table-Mrs. j. o.
Young, Mrs. 7. II. Gibson, Miss Kath-
leen King and the Misses Hall 90.
In some respects the feast and recep-
ton was the best yet given. There
was more to eat, in the first place. All
OF the tables were loaded down, and
on some of them the Boys in Blue left
fully half untouched. So much was
provided that they simply could not
get away" with il.
Members OF the American-Hawaiian
Commission, President and Mrs. Dole
and number of prominent people re-
manned on the grounds. Senator j. A.
McCandiess, +. 5. Dodge, II. $. Town
send, DIR. Rodgers, Mrs. Holmes, Miss
Dawson and others assisted in enter
tanning the men after lunch. EX-Goy-
ernor James Hogg, of Texas. was
among the spectators.
The band played on the grounds.
After the feast the men gave three
cheers for the ladies, for Honolulu and