The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-19
EVENTS IN
SOCIETY
Hawaiian We'd
dings, Present
or Future.
CUPID WORKING
OVER TIME
Piver-Ray, Lishman- Merriam, and
BaIIinger.Macfarlane
Functions.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

DAN FRANCISCO. December IL
Miss Gladys Landers Piver ana
- Whitaker Ray are to be married
this afternoon. The ceremony is tc take
place in the parlors of the California
Hotel at o'clock. Miss Bernice Lam
ders. who is great favorite in society
and a cousin of Miss Piver. wiz be lho
maid of honor and the best man Will
be Charles Ray. brother If tho groom.
The wedding will be a quiet one, and
only the closest friends of the young
couple will be invited. The officiating
! clergyman viii be the Reverend Burr
Miller Wecden, of ST. Luke's Episcopal
church.
| Miss Piver is sister Of John Pivcr.
and very we'll known in Honolulu,
where she lived FOR a year OF more. She
was a striking figure on the streets and
attracted much attention on account #
her pretty face. chic figure and flashing
ways. She is a tall. handsome. demi-
brunette, and since leaving Honolulu
has improved greatly in appearance aud
1
and very popular in musical circles
Miss Piver is a first cousin Of Miss
Pearl Landers. daughter Of John LaI-
ders. and one Of TN" Gebutantes Of the
season in San Francisco.
The groom. Whitaker Ray. is "a sen
of Don Ray. a director of tine California
State Prisons. The best man. Charles
Ray, was prominent at Stanford Uni
L, L, 1
in 1896. The groom is a member Of the
Whitaker & Ray Company. scho"! book
publishers in this city.
The welded couple will go on
honeymoon trip in Southern California.
and upon returning will make their
permanent home in San FRANCHISE.
MISS LISHAfAN Welded
Hawaiians will be Interested in The
II arriage IF Lieutenant Henry Nfer-
riam. Il. s. n. To Miss Alice Lishmal
IF Honolulu. The marriage license was
issued in Denver. and the couple are
supposed 10 have been married on De
cember s. in Denver. Further word has
not yet reached here. OF course. it
would be superfuous To say anything
about Miss Lishman. who * So we'll
known in Honolulu. She has been the
guest OF the Merriam family for some
time. General Merriam. the father nf
Lieutenant Merriam. was retired lately
for age. and was one Of the bas5 known
generals in tho United States Al ny.
He commanded the Department Of CAL
ifornia until Il couple Of years ago.
when he took charge II the Department
of the Colorado.
Lieutenant Merriam - alsp veil
known IT. Honolulu. where ne figured
Of the trouble in the Philippines Nor
riam. il viii be remembered. caused
martial law To- b. proclaimed in Homo
lulu. and stirred up quite a muss ~
army and police circles. The aff1ir WIS
CLOSED over on account of the position
If his father
SOLDIER TAKES \ BRIDE.
Another wedding that WI be of 51-
terest To Hawaiians is that IF Captain
r. Frank Cheatham of the regular
army who welded Miss Mary Denman,
a day or two ago.
Captain Chcatham was It major in
he First Tennessee Volunteers. ami
ater Colonel Of the same regiment. He
vent through Honolulu thre- years alo
With the First Tennessee EeSimcntani
vas very popular durjaS his short stay
n the Hawaiian capital lie has been
here several TINES since Oh his way
% and from the Philippines. lie is now
captain IN the regular army anu Is
Ssistant To- 10 chief quIrJeru:aStrr 1t
Manila His b-i.!c is Il beautiful san
Francisco girl. and m'; her f:.urr rus
,and when ~ ir-t cam" .hroUsn mere
m his way - Manila Crptain ana Is
IRIS. Cheatham are at the Occidental
or few days. and viii take THO frs
transport to the Philippines.
Miss Florence Baliinser and Nj Nei
the latter cf Hor"'ulu. viii
e married Immediately ar -r Christ
ras. Mr. Macfarlane is expected in
his city in ii few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred knight wi! live az :
ne Crockor apartment house during
he present winter. They have iuSt re-
urned from years trip 10 Honolulu.
ut vii, now reside here permanently.
Irs knight was Miss Dow-~tl Il Hon :
lula
j. g. RothwcU and wife II Hon"lu!ir
we're at the Van Nuys hotel in LIS )
angeles. NIr. RpthWeH l. the well !
n5lvu manager Of Peacock & Compuuy
: Honolulu Speaking IF the LACK Of
atr1aagr al the Moand, Hotel. ne said
few days ago that he was sanguine ,
T the future of that establishment. lie !
eIieved that the tourist business would ,
Don insure a paying business. md that