The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
FEAST SPREAD
BY BECKLEY
His Silver Wedding
Is Fittingly :
Observed;
MANY HUEsH
wfREON HAND
There WhyPIsnty to Eat and
Drink and the Commodore
Got Presents.

a magnificent feast was spread near
the seashore beneath old Diamond
Head yesterday afternoon
In large lanai, through which the
gentle breezes blew the scent of flow
ers, on the hospitable premises of
Commodore George C. Beckley, long
tables groaned beneath the weight OF
the many good things when delighted
the palates of over a hundred guests
The occasion was the twenty-dftn
anniversary of Beckleys wedding day.
and he invited a host of his friends to
join him in feasting and merry-mak-
| ing, to toast the ladies and the absent
ones. and to share with him generally
| the pleasure of the occasion.
Flags and flowers decorated the Ia
mai. One large American flag was
gracefully arranged over the entrance
to the feasting chamber, while a large
Hawaiian flag covered the ceiling and
part of the walls. This Hawaiian flag
is the largest in the Islands
Rooted and walled by one solitary
flag, the lanai wherein the happy
feasters gathered presented most
striking appearance. Potted plants hid
every line of the room, and nothing
of the interior finish of the building
could be seen, SO completely had it
been covered with a multitude of flow
ers.
Many valuable gifts We're presented
to the Commodore, whose wife is az
present away on the Coast. Among
| the souvenirs Were a handsome Gala
bash and magnificent cut-glass
punchbowl.
Mrs. Alice Along Hutchinson reeeiv-
ed the guests. The affair commenced
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and
lasted until late in the evening. The
Quintet:.Club took part.
The tables We're arranged in the
shape Of a horseshoe. Watermelons
and quantities of luscious tropical
fruits crowded other dainties on the
4 board. and those who sat down to
break bread with Beckley on this his
! wedding Anniversary declared wfIen
they arose to shake the crumbs from
their garments, that never before had
they done justice to more sumptuous
fepast.
Beckley made speech. His words
| were eloquent and to the point, ana
most appropriate. He regretted more
than he could express the absence OF
her who should have been present to
enjoy: with him the deep friendship
and the lovely tokens thereof, which
had been shown and presented to him
cidentaAy, that he had been with Will
der's Steamship Company for the last
forty years.
Beckley has a mighty aloha for the
sea and for the Hawaiian flag. His
! grandfather, Skipper George c. Beck
the Hawaiian flag, and was the first
Hawaiian military celebrity. The pres
ent Beckfey' takes his love for the sea
from his grandfather.
Some of those who responded to the
many and varied toasts were, besides
| Beokley himself, j. A. Magoon, G. l..
Wight; Prince David. Arthur Wilder,
Judge Wilcox, j. A. NCummins and Ed
mund Norrie.
Among. those invitt 4 we're: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. At Wight. Prince David, ar
Humphreys and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Widsmann Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Woods. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Knight, Sam
Woods, Mr. and Mrs. HOMES, Mr..
Tuck. Mr. and Mrs. Bertieman. Mr..
and Mrs. Nakuains Miss Fredeffca
Beckley.. iidon. j. A Cummins: Mr..
Walters, .GeoTge .Rodeik, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norrie, Mrs. Heller Stilman Holt; Mrs.
/ K. Stilman, Mr.. Phillips. DR.. Gross
man, Paul Neulendorf. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Burns Captain Freeman. w. H.
Cornweli Captain and Mrs. Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Irwin, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Isenberg Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Gerfitt
Wilder. Mr. ard Mrs T. X Wilder.
Horace .CrSft, Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Will
der, Mr.. and Mrs Gardner Wilder
Chauncey Wilder, Harry Wflders Mrs.
Julia Along H. F. Along. the Misses
Along CO. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Magoon
Mrs. Alice ifa@g Hutchinson, II. F.
| Dawson anG sGmily, A.. A. Montana
Mrs. NJ. B. Kahea, Miss Violet Beckley
William BeelSley. Mrs. Mary Ailau, c..
E. Guest, Miss Maggie Dawson, Miss
Emma Dawson. Mrs. Irene Brown, Mr.
and Mrs Cecil Brown and Louis Ke-
make.