The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-20
EVENTS IN
SOCIETY
Hawaiian Wed.
dings, Present
or Future.
Especial to the Adyertiser)


place in the parlors of the California ,
Hotel at o'clock. Miss Bernicc Ian
ders. who is a great favorite In society .
and a cousin of Miss Piver. will be the .
maid of honor and the best nan will .
be Charles Ray, brother of the groom.
The wedding will be quiet one, and !
only the closest friends of the young |
couple will be invited. The officiating |
clergyman will be the Reverend Burr |
Miller weeden. of st, Luke's Episcopal
church.
Miss Piver is a sister of John Piver, |
and very well known in Honolulu. /,
where she lived for year or more. She I,
was a striking figure on the streets and
attracted much attention on account Of
her pretty face. chic figure ana dashing
ways She is a tall, handsome, demi-
brunette, and since leaving Honolulu
has improved greatly in appearance and
carriage. She is an excellent musician
and very popular in musical circles.
Miss Piver is a first cousin of Miss
Pearl Landers, daughter of John Lat
ders. and one of the Gebutantes Of the
season in San Francisco.
The groom. Whitaker Ray, is n sen
of Don Ray. a director of the California
Ray. was prominent at Stanford Uni
versity, from which he was graduated
in 1896. The groom is member of the
Whitaker & Ray Company, schoo! book
publishers in this city.
The welded couple will go on a
honeymoon trip in Southern California,
and upon returning will make their
permanent home in San Francisco.
MISS LISHMAN Welded.
Hawaians will be Interested in the
marriage of Lieutenant Henry Ner-
riam, L. s. A.. to Miss Alice Lishman
of Honolulu. The marriage license was
issued in Denver, and the couple are
supposed to have been married on De-
Cember s, in Denver. Further word has
not yet reached here. OF course. 1t
would be supertluous to say anything
about Miss Lshman. who is 50 we'll
known in Honolulu. She has been the
guest Of the Merriam family for som,
time. General Merriam, the father %
Lieutenant Merriam, VAS retired latel,
for age. and was one Of the bAst know
generals in the United States Army
He commanded the Department of Cal
ifornia until a couple of years ago
when he took charge of the Department
of the Colorado.
Lieutenant Merriam is also we'll
known III Honolulu, where he figure
prominently during the first few month
of the trouble in the Philippines Mer
riam. it will be remembered cause
martial law to be proclaimed in Homo
lulu, and stirred up quite muss !
army and police circles. The uffoir wa
CLOSED over on account of the postio
of his father
SOLDIER TAKES \ BRIDE.
Another wedding that win he of in
terest to Hawaians is tina, If Captai
Il. Frank Cheatham of the regulL
army. who welded Miss Mary Danmar
a day or two ago.
Captain Cheatham was q major Il
the First Tennessee Volunteers, an
later Colonel of the same regiment. IL
went through Honolulu three years as
with the First Tennessee Regiment AN
was very popular during his short sta
in the Hawaiian capital He has be"
there several tines since on his wa
to and from the Philippines. He is no.
captain in the regular army and
assistant To tho chief quartermaster q
Manila. His bride is a beautiful Sa
Francisco girl, and mot her f!::ure hus
band when ne first came through her
on his way - Manila. Chntain an
Mrs. Cheatham are at the Occidentg
for a few days, and will take tho frs
transport 10 the Philippines,
Miss Florence Ballinger and Mr.. Ne
Nacfarlane. the latter cf Honolulu wi
be married Immediately after Christ
mas. Mr., Macfarlane is expected /
this city in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knight viii live a
the Crocktr apartment house durn
the present winter. They have Just re-
turned from a years trip to Honolulu
but will now reside here permanently
Mrs. knight was Miss Dowsrtt If Hon
oulu.
]. C. Rothwell and wife e Honolul
We're at the Van Mugs hotel, In Lu
, Angeles. Mr.. Rothwell is the we'll
known manager of Peacock & Compan
of Honolulu. Speaking OF the lack {
patronage at the Moana Hotel, he sci
a few days ago that he was sanguin
of the future of that establishment. II
believed that the tourist business woul
soon insure a paying business and this
with the cable into Honolulu the Moan
would be a mint.
Mrs. c. Augustus Spreckels AVID h,
daughter Miss Lurline SpreCkels sale
from New York on December 18TH, f
Europe.
Mrs. Grace Hudson. who has recent
returned from Hawaii after sta
there of many months, has gone
New York. Mrs. Hudson is the paint,
of native children who made so man
friends in Honolulu and Hilo. durin
her stay there, When she arrived hel
from the Islands she was met by h
husband, who is a curator of the Fiel
Museum in Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs Hue
son went on to Chicago. and thence
New York.
MISS CAMPBELL ADMIRED.
Mrs Beardslee of Honolulu was q,
tertained by Mrs. ]. G. CampbelI ar
Miss Gertrude Campbell at red uncl
con in the Palace grill on Monda
There were twelve ladies' present Mr.