The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-20
Preparations for Queens Birthday
Festivities.
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK
Everything Progressing Nicely -
nittee vi eeting

The committees of arrangements are
making most elaborate preparations
for the dance on Wednesday evening
in commemoration of the eightieth
anniversary of the birthday of Queen
Victoria.
On the part of the Government and
the officers of the National Guard of
Hawaii every request for assistance
has been met with the most friendly
courtesy, and as consequence the
committees desire to make the forth
coming dance as successful socially
and internationally as possible. To
make it a fitting prelude to the rapidly
approaching celebration of the Fourth
of July is one of their great aims, and
they look for public encouragement to
second that friendly feeling that in
other lands is becoming so pleasantly
marked between the two great ma
tions whose national holidays are
upon the eve of being celebrated.
MES of the National Guard of Hawaii
having most cordially loaned the use
of their company rooms, most courte-
ously following the example of the EX-
ecutive and Col J. w. Jones in loan
ing the armory, these rooms will be
used for the comfort of the guests in
a manner that should add much enjoy
ment to the evening. The large and
handsome hall of Company will be
a sort of social reception room; Com
pany A will, as usual be the cloak
room for the ladies, with a lady at
tendant, while the opposite room will
be for beverages; Company HIS
room will be used for the gentlemen
and the room adjoining for the COM
mittee room. The room opposite will
be placed at the disposal of ladies and
their friends
Refreshments will be served contin-
supper, at small tables in the NAM
moth tent kindly loaned by James
Dodd.
The decorations in charge of
Messrs. Dali, Viggo Jacobsen, Turner
and others, will, it is anticipated, be
both very elaborate and very beauti
full, and somewhat original, but the
committee are ayerSe to displaying
their wares before they are placed on
the market.
The most important committees OF
the evening, the Reception and Floor,
it is understood, have also certain sur
prises in store for the guests that can
not fail to give satisfaction. DR.. II. Y.
Murray and A. ST. NJ Macintosh are
the respective leaders.
This evening the Refreshment Com
mittee meet at the Waverley Club at
7:3O to award the tenders for refresh
ments, and probably there will be an
other surprise Matched out to please
the guests.
In view of the conflicting truths of
the contradictory aXiOms that too
many cooks spoil the BROTH and lin
the multitude of counsel there is wis
DOM the secretary suggests that it
might be advisable to have 'tconfab"
of such members Of the several COM
mittees of arrangements, and espe-
cially of the chairmen of the respect
i've committees, as may feel inclined to
attend a meeting at the Wayerley Club
at 1880 on Tuesday evening next, the
eve OF the Ball. At such a meeting
aforementioned details, if any, might
be brought to light, special duties al
lotted and a scheme Of harmony Of ac
ton be formulated.
Committeeman, it is suggested,
should also notify the treasurer, Mr..
Robert Cation, on Monday as to the
number of tickets sold, in order that
the refreshment caterers may proper
ly prepare the feast, making due al
lowance for the next two days sales.
a large number of official guests |
have received invitations. No labor |
and expense is being spared this year |
to make the Ball a success, but should |
public patronage create surplus that |
surplus will be handed to the British |
Benevolent Society and other worthy
objects.
Poverty Social.