The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-11-10
DINNER FOR THE SOLDIERS
WARM RESPONSE TO MRS. DOLE'S
INVITATION.
Over Fifty Ladies Meet at Her Home
This Morning and Make Plans-Din-
ner Fund Wanted

Fully fifty ladies responded to Mrs.
Dole's invitation to meet at her home
this morning to make plans for the
Thanksgiving dinner for the soldiers.
The suggestions considered were the
plan of inviting the soldiers individu-
ally to home dinners, or of providing
general dinner to be served as the
lunches were on the Executive build
ing grounds. a number of ladies
were i'm favor of the former plan and
if it were adopted were ready to eX-
tend invitations. The difficulties in
the way of this that were presented
were that some of the soldiers diff
dent on account of clothing and per-
sonal appearance, might dislike to ac-
cept home dinner invitations. 1t was
urged also that as about one-third of
the men would necessarily be detain-
ed in camp and guard duty, the pleas
ure of those who were dined would
not make up for the loneliness of
those detained in camp. AS part of
the plan for home dinners it was sug-
gested that number of ladies in a
neighborhood might join to entertain
considerable number.
1t was finally decided that a dinner
served as the lunches of last summer
were, would be the most practicable
plan. But as the soldiers will then all
be at Waialae, it will be necessary to
serve the dinner there. For if it were
served on the Executive grounds, the
soldiers would have to march in sew
en- miles and march back again, and
those on guard would be deprived of
the pleasure.
There are some difficulties in the
way of this plan, but it is hoped that
they may all be overcome. Many of
the ladies who want to take part in
the dinner also desire to attend the
Thanksgiving day services at the
church, and there will scarcely be
time after church to go out to the
camp without making the dinner very
late, and practically taking up the
whole day. Perhaps this may be over
come either by having the church SER
vices at an earlier hour than usual or
by holding them at the camp, a sug-
gestion which has been made
The dinner will consist of turkey
with cranberry sauce, vegetables and
fruit, and bread and butter, hot coffee
and milk and the usual Thanksgiving
dinner garnishments.
Mrs. Dole asked for twenty-siX Ia
dies to volunteer to be responsible for
serving dinner to fifty men. The fol
lowing volunteered: Mrs. Dole, Mrs
II. NJ. Sewall, Mrs. F. NJ. Hatch, Mrs
Robert Levers, Mrs. S. NJ. Damon,
Mrs. Widdifield, Mrs. DR.. Cooper, Mrs
ingalls,, Mrs. j. H. Soper, Mrs. Waity
Miss Helen Judd.
Mrs. Dole is to see Colonel Barber
this afternoon and consult with hir'
as to the arrangements for serving
the dinner and the hour at which it
shall be served. She will then call
another meeting of the ladies at
which final plans will be adopted.
AS to the funds necessary, William
G.. Irwin left 500 with Mrs. Dole tow.
ard the purpose. The Germany Bake
ry has offered 500 loaves of bread. Mrs
Dole suggests that the daily papers op
en- subscriptions for the purpose.
The Star gladly adopts the sugges
ton, subscribes $50, and will receive
and forward to Mrs. Dole all amounts
subscribed for the purpose. There
ought to be a prompt and generous
response for the Thanksgiving dinner
| fund.