The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-06
CLEANERS
LAWN FETE.
A Pretty Outdoor
Event on Castle
Premises.
SALES in BOOTHS
NET A TIDY SUM
The Grounds and Booths We're
ArtisticaIly Decorated With
Flags and Ferns.

Never has day in May been so
ciety as was Saturday last, on the
beautiful premises of w. r. Castle, on
Kinau street, rich in their carpets of
green, rolling lawns and luxuriant TO-
liage of trees, which gave ample shade.
The lawn party was as pastoral as
the most critical could have wished
for and there, for more than three
hours, the people spread out over the
grounds and gave themselves up to
the pleasures of the outdoor scenes,
made so attractive by the ladies of the
society, and in listening to the music
of the Hawaiian band, which gave its
services to the society for the after
noon
Chief among the pretty decorations
were number of Hawaiian and Am
erican flags suspended from the boughs
of the trees and placed in positions
where they appeared to the best ad
vantage. The patriotic colors We're
draped and interfwined tremendously
and proved very effective part of
the decorations. The booths were
ly OF the materials which the lavish
tropical climate produces on every
hand
Placed here and there upon the
lawns and beneath the trees, draped
prettily with festoons of Island vines
and flowers, the premises We're con-
verted into q bower of beauty which
appealed to the artistic nature of the
throngs who attended. The ladies of
the society displayed charming taste
in this respect.
The gates We're thrown open at 2:30
and until 6 o'clock the grounds were
we'll filed with buyers and pleasure
seekers. The sale of articles display
ed in the various booths did not take
place until 3, but the short period OF
three hours sufficed to reap in gold
en- harvest and the lawn party closed
with more money in the Golfers than
at any previous affair undertaken by
the Cleaners.
Everything that would appeal to the
taste of large attendance of people
was on sale. The Hawaiian curios
which are always a source of attrac
ton to the malihini were particularly
sought after, while the candy, refresh
ment, peanut, soda water and fancy
| work booths We're not overlooked when
| it came TO spending money. There
were besides several booths which
were distinctly novel. These We're the
| heart booth. where nothing was Of
fered for sale unless it was heart-shap-
ed The Menu Card booth was also
quite unique. The shooting booth for
the youngsters proved one of the big
| gest attractions and mothers and ia
theirs We're constantly badgered for
nickels and dimes for the privilege OF
buying a chance to shoot at a target.
Mrs. II. II. Williams had general
charge of the event and displayed
much executive ability throughout. AS
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that the Cleaners have always met
with so much success at their annual
lawn parties, and that of Saturday far
| exceeded all previous ones. Mrs. Will
liams was assisted by large number
of ladies, whose intense interest in TIE
function and it's attendant large re-
ceipts made it both financial and So
cial success.
Mrs. Theo Richards presided over
the fancy work booth, assisted by Mrs
A. T. Brock, Mrs. G.. w. King and
Miss Katheryn Widdifie1d. This booth
ticles We're attractively displayed
Refreshment booth was presided over
| by Mrs. G. B. Damon, Mrs H. A. Par
| malice, Mrs Saxton, Mrs. Bowles and
Mrs Williams. A corps of pretty young
girls assisted as mattresses. There
were four for each table, and it was
strategic passerby who escaped being
| served with the daintiest of cakes, ice
cream and other tempting edibles
Mrs Philip Frear had charge of the
pretty Hawaiian curio booth, assisted
by Mrs. Ralp, Mrs. Pettus and Mrs
| Whitney. At this booth none but Ha-
waiian-made fancy work and curics
were for sale
Mrs. Belle Jones presided over the
menu card BOOTH
| The heart booth, which was one OF
| the novelties in the way of new sale
booths, was looked after by Miss Beat
rice Castle, who had for her assistants
Miss Violet Damon and Miss Helen
! Wilder.
The small boys patronized the peanut
booth with a vim, and many We're the
nickels taken in there by Miss Irene
Fisher, Miss Belle Ashley and Miss
Marguerite Peterson.
The Arctic-like soda water and other
cool drinks, at the soda water stand.
were sold by Mrs. Vida Thrum, Miss
Kate Kelley and Miss Leo Martin.
Sweetmeats were bought with an
avidity which demonstrated that most
of the visitors had a candy-tooth, and
snug sum was realized from the sale
of candies and other sweet things. This
booth was looked after by Mrs Charles
Atherton, Mrs. D. II. Case and Mrs.
w. o. Atwater.
DIR. Moore and DR.. Hutchinson anus
ed the small boys by loading guns and
10 cents per shot. The price did not
deter the youngsters from emptying
their pockets of dimes and nickeis
Miss Ella Snow looked after the en-
trance admissions