The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-22
TIT GRlSWOlD RESIDENCE.
Kenwood sonoma County, California

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
! house is redwood and Spanish cedar
| finished in the natural color. Every
room has its closet and several large
| extra closets are scattered throughout
! where they were deemed of the great
est convenience. Portieres only. d.
vide the liying-room and the library
from the hall, and when these are put
bacA the whole lower part of the house
! is thrown into one making it perfect
/ for receptions or other entertainments.
The entrance to the grounds is
| through an ornate stone and iron gate
way, from which a circular driveway,
supplemented by d zigZag walk, with
stone landings at each turn, leads up
| to the house
| Captain Griswold and his family in
| coming to Honolulu did SO with the
| expectation Of making but a temper
airy stay, intending then to return to
| their KenWood home, but after a stay
here of a year, the future of the ISL
ands with its great possibilities, has
appealed to him SD strongly that be has
decided to cast bis lot with us and has
become interested in business PROPOSE
tons that will make his stay perma
nent one, if he can make reasonable ar
engagements for the disposition Of the
KenWOOd property, and he is willing to
entertain a proposition to sell o. eX-
| change for Honolulu property. The
| family, consisting Of Captain and MRS
| GTiswOld, one daughter and three sons
have made a welcome addition TO our
social circle.
| Miss GriswOld is the possessoI Of a
| rich cOntrato voice and is at present
in EFI,ou IiS firic hi hnY JSic
| education under a celebrated German
teacher She was here for lime last
summer visiting her parents, and il
| tl.ey remain viii return next year to
| DC with them.
! The eldest son, a civil engineer OF
| considerable ability, is now following
| his profession iii the employ OF the
| kOna Sugar Company, with his broth
| 2r as his assistant. This brother will
follow the same profession and is de-
voting himself 10 its study in addition
| 20 the practical experience he is OBJ
/ tanning under the eye Of the Older
brother. The second son was one Of
the volunteers to enlist in the Eighth
California Regiment in June, 1898,
which, after nine months OF garrison
duty, was mustered out as not being
needed further. Many appeals were
made to Washington that this COM
mand be ordered to Manila and then
! disappointment was great at not being
| able to strike a single blow for their
| oountry's honor
| The youngest Cf the boys is in at
tendance at the Honolulu High School
and is very bright student. The de-
votion Of the children to their parents,
with their musical ability, has made
4 h, ~ ri /,
Ply one and Of special attraction to the
many friends OF the family. Mrs. Girls
void is herself an artist of no mean
ability, and the children have, ,appar-
emily, all inherited their mothers tai
ent.
Inc Captain is man Of military ap-
pearance and has become quite a ia
miiiar figure ON our streets. He is a
member of the Loyal Legion of Cali
fornia and an honorary member Of the
Veteran Guards. He saw three years
OF actual service in the Civil War in
the Thirtieth Massachusetts Volun
teers and was mustered out with them.
This was one of the regiments especial
~ noted for the heavy losses sustained
on the battlefield. going into the war
| 100 strong and coming out with but
225 survivors at its close.
The Captain was with Farragut and
Dewey at the capture Of Fort St. Phil |
lip and Jackson and his regiment was
the first to land in New Orleans after |
the fleet reached that city May 2 1862. |
He was also with his regiment at the |
battles of VickSburg and Baton Rouge |
and on the Red river expedition under |
General Banks. He saw additional hot |
times at the battles Of Pleasant Hill |
and Mansfield. Entering the ranks as
a private, at the end of the first year |
he was given a commission and the fol- |
lowing two years Of service was as a |
commissioned officer. He was retained |
in the service after the muster out of |
his regiment. by special order Of the |
War Department. to serve as a. i. @ |
VI. on General Baird's staff in charge Of |
Government sugar plantations in |
Louisiana. and II was while Oh this |
service that he first met the present |
Mrs GrisWold. then a school girl, and |
the gallant young Captain soon found |
that he had surrendered his heart to |
the pretty little rebel. His acknOwl |
cdgment of the surrender was followed |
by capitulatiOn on her part and the |
North and South formed a new union. |
Captain Griswold has had many years |
experience in handling real estate on
q large scale including the laying out
of several new town sites, and i he
makes permanent location here he !