The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-30

, The Revival of Custom
of New Years Calls.
Coming and Going Guests Mention
of Dinners, Weddings and Other
Social Happenings,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Walker enter
tanned at dinner Sunday evening.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F. Judd, Jr.. are
home again, after 81 brief visit in the
| East
| Mrs. Francis VI. Swanzy gave a pref
| ~ luncheon at her home, King street,
on Friday.
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Helm
/ rich Renjes entertained a number of
guests at dinner.
Quite a number of society people
contemplate spending New Years at
Haleiwa, Waialua.
Monday evening Mrs. Thomas Rain
Walker gave an elaborate dinner for
a number of friends.
Mr. Arthur VI. Sewall of Bath, Me-,
father of Mr.. Harold NJ. Sewall is in
Honolulu for a short visit.
There is an interesting society en-
gagement on the tapis. On dit the
young lady will come from the Main
land.
Senator and Mrs. Henry Waterhouse
and Mrs. Arthur B. Wood have been
depending the week at the Waterhouse
llhome on the Peninsula.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Widemann gave very successful poi
supper, complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer Wood, who have been their
guests for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Wood, who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Widemann in this city for several
weeks, left for their home on Hawaii
| by the Kinau of Tuesday.
| Miss Z. \. Simpson of Makawao,
Maui, and Mr.. Frank c.. AthertOn, OF
| this city, are recipients of hearty con-
CALCULATIONS from friends upon the
announcement of their engagement.
| DR.. II. V. Murray, who planned to
| leave for Australia on the WarrimOO
| and was unable to obtain passage, left
| for a short visit to the Mainland by
| the Australia, which sailed on Tues
| day.
| Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Mr.. Jack O'Sullivan to
| California girl. Mr.. O'Sullivan spent
several months in Honolulu and was
very popular with his numerous
| friends.
DR.. and Mrs a. F. Humphris left
| for England on the Australia. Dr.
Humphris, who recently returned from
| Vancouver, was called suddenly to
| England owing to the serious illness
| of his father.
It is understood that many of the
young men intend making New Years
calls This beautiful custom was in
vogue here in earlier days and Homo
lulu's society folk Will cheerfully well
come its return.
Mr. Z. G. Macfarlane, who, owing to
his recent illness, has been unable to
leave Honolulu sooner, left for San
Francisco by the Australia 1t is hoped
by Mr. Macfarlane's many friends that
he will return much improved in
health
On Sunday the engagement of Miss
Eloise Castle to Mr.. B. l.. Marx was
announced. Miss Castle is quite we'll
known in social circles, having visited
Honolulu about a year ago as the
guest of Mrs. S. n. Castle, to whom
she is related.
The marriage Of Miss Edith Preston
and Mr.. George A. Howard was SOL
emnized at the home Of DR.. A. E. Mich
OILS on Monday, December %. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
left for the Waialua Hotel, where they
remained several days.
News comes from San Francisco Of
the marriage of Miss Alice Herrick
and Mr.. Josiah Stanford at the home
of the brides parents in Oakland. The
wedding was very quiet one, the Rev.
J. X. Mclean performing the cere-
mony in the presence of relatives and
few intimate friends
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
VI. SwanZy on Sunday evening there
was very large gathering, the occa-
sion being a double dinner. Mrs.
SwanZy was the hostess of one table
and her daughter, Miss Nora, presided
over the other. After dinner there
were games, in which all participated
and a merry Christmas eve was spent
by all.
Colonel s. Mills, who has been sta
toned in Honolulu for eight months,
received orders by the transport Grant