The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-04

time Smith took Miss McCully as his
bride he had the further fortune OF be-
| Ing promoted TO the position of man
ager OF the Royal Hawaiian hotel He
succeeded George W. Lake. who retir-
ed from the management on May l.
The Bulletin society editress says:
Numerous affairs Will be given at
Honolulu in honor OF Mr. and Mrs.
William Irwin upon their arrival the
latter part OF the week. For nearly
/ twelve years the Irwin mansion was
the gathering place for everything that
| was pleasant in society. Did a stran-
ger OF any note visit the islands. letters
/ TO Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin were the first
presented. and having the entire there
IL was enough. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Seawell took up their residence there
the families were most intimate. and
the combination was a very strong one.
Never in the history OF Hawaii was
there so much going on In the social
line. and with these two bright women
at the head there was nothing lacking
TO make the times remembered for
many years to come. / fancy the
laughter loving. mirth inspiring Mrs.
Seawell must often In her home in con-
yentional Bath sigh for the dolce-far-
niente life IN her wave-wasfled home OF
the Pacific.
The Town Talk says OF Organist Ste
wart, whose oratorio. The Nativity"
was recently sung in Honolulu: II. J.
Stewart Is soon to return to the fish
pots OF Bohemia Cultured Boston was
all right for a change. but the great
organist longs for the society OF his
old friends and he has found that the
pleasant associations OF many years
cannot be replaced. The news of his
intention to return came In a letter to
n friend a few days ago. He states
that his contract with Trinity church,
Boston. does not expire until Septem-
Der LIST. and that he has already noti-
fed the authorities that he does not
wish to- renew II. thereby giving them
ample opportunity To- find another or
ganist. But they Will find IL hard TO
secure another Stewart. for he is one
OF the best organists in the country:
and he met with great professional
success in Boston. To his friend he
wrote: II suppose | lived too long in
California ever TO become reconciled
to life elsewhere" He expects to be
cessor may be engaged before that day.
IT. seems curious that an Englishman
should grow tired or Boston, which is
the most English city in the United
States. But DIR. Stewart is not the
only one who has preferred San Fran
cisco to either Boston or London. Bo-
hernia will gladly welcome him for his
mots and music We're much missed
at the club jinks. DR.. Stewart posses
ses the knack OF setting any kind OF
always in demand for everything in
the line OF melody from chants To rag
time. His fame as a composer is not.
by the way. confined TO the Bohemian
Club or san Francisco. His church
compositions are in the repertory OF
choirs I'm other cities. and his oratorio
The Nativity" was recently sung in
Honolulu. / look 10 see his operas
some day in the regular repertory OF
stock operate companies. Their pro-
duction was in every instance success
full. but their popularity proved evan
escent and not by any means COM
mensurate with the merit or the works.
Horace Craft went east Saturday aft
or a jolly time here. on his return
from Ohio. a dinner Is to be given him
by Superior Judge J. G. Hebbard OF
this city. who remembers the courtesy
OF Craft when he (Hebbard) was sea-
sick on n trip from Honolulu To Hilo.
Craft may not return To Honolulu at
all. but may go into business here.
Captain Rosehill and w. g. Peacock
are here together and are investigating
the merits OF various schooners TO find
one suitable for the guano trade. Pea
cock Will not talk about the island
scheme nor Will Rosehill.
FREDERICK O'BRIEN.