The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
President and Mrs. Mckinley En-.
terrain Pres. and Mrs. Dole,

terrain Pres. and Mrs. Dole.
The Washington Star of February I'd
says: The President of the Republic OF
Hawaii and Mrs. Dole were guests last
evening at the largest dinner ever
given at the Executive Mansion. Sew
enty-one sat down at table, the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley having hidden
81 guests to meet the distinguished
visitor and his wife. The long dining
table in the corridor was very beauti-
full, having decorations of orchids in
masses, alternating with plaques of
white hyacinths. The candelabra were
capped with rose color, and at each
cover lay boutonniere or corsage bou-
quet of orchids and ferns. The Presi-
dent, with Mrs. Mckinley at his right,
had as neighbor at the left Mrs Dole,
while President Dole sat at the right of
Mrs. Mckinley and next Mrs. Hobart.
Secretary Sherman was at Mrs. Dole's
left, while directly opposite the Presi-
dent sat Mrs. Sherman with the Vice
President. Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew
was seated between Mrs. Gage and
Miss Bliss, and Senator Hanna next
Mrs. Dalzell. Mrs. McKinley's gown
was white satin with embroideries of
silver and jewels. Mrs. Dole's was rose
satin, lace and diamonds. Those pre-
sent were the President and Mrs Nc
Kinley, the Vice-President and Mrs
Hobart, the President of the Republic
Of Hawaii and Mrs. Dole, the Hawaiian
Minister and Mrs. Hatch, the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Sherman, the
| Speaker of the House and Mrs Reed,
General and Mrs. Miles, Senator and
| Mrs. Davis, Representative and Mrs.
Hit, Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Sena-
| tor and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs.
| Clark, Senator and Miss Foraker, Sen
| ator and Miss Morgan, Senator and
Mrs. Gray, Senator and Mrs. Mills, Re-
preventative Dinsmore, Senator and
Mrs. Daniel, Senator Turpie, Senator
Morrill,, Senator Allison, Senator Han
ma, Senator Hale, Mrs. Alger, Mrs.
Frye.
| Representative Boutelle, Representa-
| tive and Mrs. Dingley, Representative
and Mrs. Dalzell, Representative and
Miss Cannon, Representative and Mrs.
Henderson, Representative and Mrs.
Grosvenor, Representative and Mrs.
Payne, Representative Richardson,
Representative and Mrs. Savers, DR..
Chauncey M. Depew, the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Griggs, the Post
master General and Mrs. Gary, the Sc
cretary of the Navy and Mrs. Long, the
| Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Bliss, the Secretary of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson.
Colonel Bingham, Lieutenant Gill
more, Major Heistand and Commander
| Wells, U. S. N, were present during
| the evening in full uniform. Colonel
| Bingham and Lieutenant Gilmore pre-
sented.
On February 4th President and Mrs.
Dole gave dinner at the Arlington.
On the 9Th Mrs. Hatch gave lunch
con at the Arlington, in honor of Mrs.
Dole Decorations were in pink tulips.
Those present were: Mrs. Hobart,
Lady Pauncefote, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Gage, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Griggs, Mrs.
| Cushman K. Davis, Mrs. Long, Mrs.
Mendonca, Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Hill, Mrs.
Haywood, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Romero,
Miss Morgan, Mrs. Macmillan, Mrs.
Castle and Mrs. Fairbanks.