The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-17
SENATORS
At LUAU.
Eat Poi and Pig
on PunchboWI
Slopes.
AT THE HOME OF
DELEGATE WILCOX
Queen Liliuokalani Escorted to the
Honor Table by Senator
Mitchell.

On the wide verandas of the home of
Delegate and Mrs Robert Wilcox on
the slopes of Punchbowl, the members
of the Senatorial Commission last even
ing sat at an old time Hawaiian luau,
eating poi and pig, and imu-baked fish,
and potatoes with kukui-nut relish,
while from the hill sides came the
music of Hawaii nei from hands of Ha-
waiian singing boys, interspersed with
martial and national airs of America
rendered by the Hawaiian Government
band Somewhere in the neighborhood
of three hundred people sat down at
the long tables. The three senators
representing the Senatorial Commission
Mitchell, Foster and Burton-to-
gether with the ladies of the party
were the honored guests with Her Maj
esty, Queen Liliuokalani, who occupied
the head of the table at which the dis
tinguished visitors were placed.
At o'clock the guests began to ar
rive at the residence perched high up
Hawaiian Government band was
placed on a level space at the rear of
the house, and a band of singing boys
sat near by, alternating during the
evening Queen Liliuokalani arrived
shortly after eight and was conducted
to the reception hall where she occu-
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guests were hidden to the luau tables.
Throughout the evening the Queen held
an informal levee, the guests being
presented by the Delegate or Mrs. Will
cox.
Since the return of the Delegate from
Washington the verandas of his house
| have been enlarged until there are now
two broad lanais facing the sea. In
| the lower one the two long tables were
spread and a third one was placed in
| the veranda at right angles. Ferns and
| ti-leaves formed the covering for the
table upon which the foods We're placed
| in calabashes and bowls. The lanai
was draped with American, Hawaiian
and Chinese flags, while in the recep-
| ton hall the posts were concealed with
palm leaves.
At 10 o'clock Queen Liliuokalani,
leaning upon the arm of Senator Mitch
| ell, was conducted by the Delegate to
the seat of honor at the head of the
| Senatorial table," the Senator occupy
| ing the seat at her left, Mrs. G. T.
| Gulick sitting at her right. At the OPP
posite end of the table the Delegate
was seated with Prince Kuhio Kalani-
anaole and Mrs. Burton at his right;
Senator Burton sat at the left of the
Delegate, Mrs. Wilcox sitting at the
Senator's left. Others at the table
were Senator and Mrs. Foster, Prince
and Princess Kawananakoa, Col. and
Mrs. Samuel Parker, Miss Alice Camp
bell Miss Crystal, Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
of Oregon, DR.. and Mrs. Mcdonald
Mrs. George Macfarlane, Mr.. De
Knight, Mr.. and 4.lrs. Robertson, C. A.
Brown, r. G. A. Peterson, Carlos Long.
| At the next table were DR.. McGrew,
Miss Gillet, DR.. and Mrs. Walters,
Misses Girard, Mrs. Wight, Gerrit P.
Wilder, DR.. Hodgins, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G.. Halves, Jr., Captain Whiting, L. S.
N, Captain ana Mrs. U. S. G. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayselden, Miss Haysel-
den, Mr.. Monsarrat, Mr.. Camarinos, A.
| c. Watson, DR.. and Mrs. Camp, Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Brown, Lionel Hart,
Mrs. White, ]. Aimoku, Miss Heleluhe,
Miss Motley, L. K. Kentwell, Mr.. Not
ley, Mrs. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Mehrtens, ]. o. Carter Jr, Cushman
Carter, DR.. and Mrs. Alvarez, j. Tarn
McGrew, Louis Kenake, Mr.. Madden,
Mr.. and Mrs. CARVE, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pain, Mr.. and Mrs. Dow, DR.. and Mrs.
Myers, Miss Greggs. MISS Hutchins,
| Col. Mccarthy, r. ]. Tesla, DIR. and
Mrs. Wayson, H. F. Dawson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rhodes, John Bush, Miss Cramer.
During the luau Hawaiian melodies
were sung and at the close of the en-
| tertainment hula was given by two
dancing boys.