The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-08

CELEBRATE
AGreat Reception
at the United
Society.
HUNDREDS VISIT
THE CLUB ROOM
Official OrisntaIs Will Make This
the Years Natal
Day.

sentative of the best business houses and
the most curious elements of the city's
life as well, passed through the reception
room of the Chinese United Society yes
| terday and paid the compliments of the
season to the officers and members OF
| that organization While Berger's men
played tuneful melodies upon the bal
cony, swift and careful servitors placed
before the scores of visitors refreshments
and the congratulations which were ex-
tended showed the hearty feeling for the
men of the Oriental community.
From IL to 1 o'clock the procession
passed through the great room which had
been decorated for the occasion especial
| ly. and which was filled with the fra
GRANGE of lilies, the bouquets of wine and
the heavy odor of the confections which
| were massed about the tables of the
room. The officers of the society, dressed
for the occasion, which was one of great
ceremony to them, received the guests
| standing in front of their decorated
chairs. The place of honor in the center
| of the room was given to President c. K.
| All, and he was 1anked by Y. kee Kan,
vice president; Lau Tang, secretary; Ho
Fon. treasurer; c. Kau Hoon, assistant
secretary and Lum Fai, assistant treas
urer.
| Visitors were met at the door of the
reception room by Chock Hoy and usher
| ed into the great room, where they were
! greeted and welcomed by the various
members of society, who were station
| ed about the officials. Among the receiv-
ing party which was shifting all the time
were H. A. Heen, Charles Afook, l.. T.
Chin, Wong Leong, Wong Chow, c. L.
Akana, Y. See Young, Chun Ming, Vim
Sheu, Chong Leong, NJ. c. Amana, Tong
Kau, L. Coon Chin, Lee Chew. Wong
Yau, and w. W. Ahana. Passing through
the rooms the visitors were ushered into
the two rear apartments, where the re-
lfreshments were served at the long tables
and the number of the guests who par
took of the hospitable luncheon was in
the hundreds.
The younger men of the society spent
their time in seeing that there was not
a single one of the guests of the day
neglected and that all left card or reg
listered their names in the socety's book,
at the same time giving to each of the
| guests who wished it souvenir in the
shape of the society's card. Many of the
individuals were exchanging cards with
| their friends in the company of visitors
and the reception was in every way E
complete success.
| While this was the great event of the
day there were other receptions which
attracted scores of the best known bust
ness folk of the city, The most largel!
attended perhaps was that of l.. Ahlo
at his handsome home in Nuuanu valley
There We're all kinds of entertainment:
and refreshments for guests and these
were legion, both Chinese and foreign
AT the home of Lee Chu in Palama there
was also a largely attended reception
which kept the new residence of the hos
| filled with guests for several hours
While these were the largest, perhaps
they We're not by any means the only
ones, for in every store and home there
was a constant stream of visitors.
The official new year began at mid
night last night. The Consulate and the
residence of the Vice Consul and many
of the men of the conservative wing Of
the local colony were alight and the vel
come to the coming of the year, while
perhaps not so noisy, was none the les:
hearty The event of today will be tbs
reception at the Consulate, where the
friends of the officials viii be received al
noon. Consul Yang Wei Pin requested
that the band be sent TO the society
rooms yesterday, owing to the fact tha
although the unofficial day it was never
theless the most generally accepted anC
would be attended By many of the bust
ness folks. While the reception at his
residence will be more quiet, 1t will be
none the less hearty, and the attendance
of his griends will be great.
Last evening there were often heard
sounds of crackers, but in general the
time for rejoicing in the quiet way wa:
on, and the people were spending the day
in their own homes with cards and doni
noes and samshu and corrections.
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