The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-07
PLAN FOR.
BALL.
Committees Are
All Hard At
Work.
BOXES ARE NOW
| ALL PURCHASED
Mardi Gras is an Assured Sue
cess-.-Seatins Arrangements
Are All Perfected.

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= committees on arrangements for
the Mardi Gras ball being represented.
Mrs. Graham presided over the meet
ing.
The first matter brought before the
ladies was that of arrangements for
seating the spectators. Mrs. Tenney
and Mrs. Walker, who had this in
charge. submitted a chart providing for
the construction of eighteen boxes and
two rows of chairs on one side of the
| hall. the latter to be placed upon an
elevated platform overhanging the
hoxes. The stage was reserved, in the
chart. for the band and few extra
seats. but an improvement was sug-
gested by arranging for the band the
right hand corner at the other end OF
the hall instead of constructing boxes
there. the boxes to be placed upon the
stage This arrangement, by removing
Ithe hand to a corner by itself, left the
stage more desirable for seating pur-
lposes.
/ The plans submitted were adopted
land approved by Colonel Jones of the
First regiment, subject to few minor
changes The royal throne is to be
lerected at the head of the hall in front
of the stage and the stage reserved for
boxes and rows of chairs. The stage
will accommodate four boxes and the
, remaining fourteen are to be oulit
lalong the sides and in the corners OF
the hall. All the boxes have already
been sold, one being bought for Sloo
one for $50 and the rest for SIS EACH
81 The seating capacity for spectators
according to the present plans, is cal
/ lculated at about 500. There Will be
!, ROW of chairs about the walls for 1nt
! Accommodation of the dancers, and tins
; ladjoining rooms will be furnished VIII
lchairs for resting during the Intervals
= lof the dance.
Mrs. Captain Fuller, at the head o
B 1.-The refreshment committee, reported
satisfactory progress. Mr.. Joe Gilman
q has donated a large tent for use as
lrefreshment room. This is to be erect
ed near the drill shed in the vacan
8 lplot, and arrangements are being mad
!, for canvas covering extending GU
s. from the entrance of the drill sheo
6 The ground in front of the entranc
6 will be covered with rushes and mat
s tting to prevent damage to the floor
& which is to be put into nrst Gas
& Ishape.
&1 On account of the approaching com
4 petitive drill the regiment Is using IN
3 hall nightly and the work of renovatin
3 and arranging the hall will be done S
= as to interfere as little as possible VIII
& the drills. The decorating committe
& reported the carnival colors agreed uE
3 ON to be red and green and white an
3 yellow. the decorations, however, NJ
3 to be confined to these colors in bear
3 tifying the hall. Mrs. Elston, at tn
IL - IN
g reported everything well in hand.
g was agreed that the ushers were
s carry wands, with streamers Of the ca
& nival colors. There are to be lively
g ushers, six for receiving and six f
& seating the spectators. Mr.. Hambel
& lis at the head of these.
& Major Potter, master Of ceremonie
6 suggested that some plan of ceremor
6 be agreed upon, but this matter W;
:, left until the next meeting, whic
& takes place on Monday afternoon
& |3:45 o'clock. Mrs. Tenney reports
3 eight hundred tickets already distri
= uted for sale.
: Mr. Paris, who drafted the seatir
: chart for Mrs. Tenney and Mrs Wal
& err, was instructed to proceed with II
s execution of plans and the various cor
& lmittees were requested to perfect the
y arrangements and report at the ne
& meeting.
6 Mrs. Halves, Mrs Samuel Parkt
6 Mrs Elston, Mrs. and Miss Scott, MI
g DR.. Mcdonald, Mrs. Samuel Damo
s: Mrs. DR.. Cooper Mrs. Tenney, Nj
:; Walker, Mrs. VIM. Allen, Mrs. Js
& Campbell and a number Of other ladi
3 We're present. DR.. Sloggett of the
3 Urinary was also present and assist
( In the drawing of plans.
3 Mrs. Graham says that the arrane
g ments are going forward in a We
3 promising manner, and that there
3 every Indication that the Mardi CIR
& ball of 1901 will be a successful a
q long remembered event. A mistak
& impression has gained currency as
IS the option of masking and this the lad
IS in charge wish to have corrected.
s one will be compelled to unmask
s entering the door, and unmaskfng W
Is be optional until midnight, at viii
& time all will be required to reno
& their masks. No one will be allow
& in the grand march or permitted
q dance without a mask.
s.