The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-11

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the Capitol last night was attended by
representative gathering OF Honolu-
lans who mingled with many who
came from abroad A hearty greeting
was given each of the two thousand
people or more who passed in review
| before Governor and Mrs. Carter, the
former shaking hands with almost ev-
| erv one.
| The Capitol, Illuminated from tower
to foundation, held within its walls
| merry crowd, and the building was gay
| with music, laughter, dancing and the
presence of Honolulu's fairest of the
fair sex. Gold lace and brass buttons
of the army and navy and national
guard formed martial contrast to the
beautiful toilettes of the women.
For two hours the reception lasted in
| the upper rooms of the historic edifice,
| and the dancing, which began at 8
! o'clock continued until the small hours
of the morning. The old throne room
was thronged with dancers and the
verandas and Railways crowded with
| spectators.
Promptly at 5 o'clock procession>of
uniformed men walked up the main
steps to the entrance. These were the
field and staff officers of the National
| Guard of Hawaii, headed by Col. j. w.
| Jones. They made a brave show in
their glittering uniforms, covered with
| gold braid and topped with red-plumed
helmets. The line officers of the First
Regiment, n. G. H., followed, not so
glittering, but making a fine appear
ance in full-dress. The officers were
ushered to the upper story and into the
Foreign Office where stood Governor
| and Mrs. Carter. The Governor eX-
tended a cordial greeting. THE military
men We're next greeted by number of
| ladies, wives, mostly of the members
of the Governors official family, who
| received in the Governors private Of
| flee. AS soon as this formalty was
over other guests began to come in
and from that time until after 10
o'clock steady stream of people pass
ed two by two before the Governor and
Mrs. Carter.
At the main entrance the guests were
met by Col. Jones, Captain Short,
Captain Campbell, Captain Atherton
and other officers. At the foot of the
grand staircase, Lieut.. Whitehead
stood on guard, directing the guests up
the left hand portion of the stairway.
At the upper landing Lieut.. Sherwood
directed them into the Secretary's Of
flee where Lieut.. Cummins and Major
Pratt were stationed. The line of
march in this room was accentuated
by a row of palms arranged in the
form of semicircle between the DOORS
In the old Foreign Office the decora-
tions were simple yet exceedingly at
tractive. Two rows of palms extended
across the room to the Governors pri-
vate office in the form of an ellipse.
, Two throne room chairs We're placed
half way across before two giant
palms. The chairs We're decorated
with maile leis and between the two
reposed q basket of beautiful Amer-
can beauty roses. Governor and Mrs.
Carter received in this attractive room,
the guests being introduced by Adju-
tant-General Soper.
In the Governors office a semicircle
of palms formed a background for
row of throne room chairs, each deco
rated with a MALE lei. Banks of
roses were heaped upon the mantels.
giving the room a pretty effect, which
was further enhanced by the exquisite
toilettes of the ladies who assisted in
receiving.
Mr.. Walter f. Dillingham; and Mr..
Noah Aluli made the introductions to
the receiving party which consisted of
Mrs, Alatau Atkinson, representing the
Department of Education; Mrs. Walter
+, Frear, the Supreme Court; Mrs.
Lorrin Andrews, Attorney Generals
Department.; Mrs. Charles b. Cooper,
Health Department; Mrs. T. c. Hol-
loway, Department of Public Works;
Mrs. George Smithies, Insurance Com
tfn MrS L.
Boyd, Mrs. ]. w. Pratt, Land Com
mIssioner's Department.; Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Brown, High Sheriffs Department:
Mrs. r. ID. Walbridge.
Every walk of life in Honolulu was
apparently represented, and it was as
near as possible citizens reception.
The presence of the transport in the
harbor introduced n medley of gold
lace and khaki into the gathering.
Former Governor Dole and Mrs. Dole
We're early to arrive, and about the
time they passed through the rooms
so familiar with Judge Dole's pres
ence for decade, the representatives
OF foreign countries We're present also.
The consuls or their representatives of
China, Japan. Great Britain. France,
Portugal, Germany Norway and Swe-
den, Italy and Mexico, paid their re-
spects. Admiral Terry. Captain Rod
man, Captain White and Paymaster
Brown represented the Navy; Captain
Williamson, Captain Douglass, Lieut.
Newton. the Army. as designated at
Camp Mckinley, while Col. McCaskey
and the officers of the Twentieth U. s.
Infantry on the Logan, supplemented
the representation for the Army. The
Federal departments were represented
by Judge Dole, Collector of the Port
Stackable, Collector OF Internal Reve-
nue. Chamberlain, United States Dis
trict Attorney Breckons and Postmas-
ter Oat.
There was a noticeable lack OF for
mality In the building after the guests
passed in review. They gathered in
merry groups in the upper hallway.