The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-06
welded A QUARTER
OF A CENTURY
MIR. AND MRS. f. w. MACFARLANE
RECEIVES THE CONGRATULA-
TIONs OF SCORES OF FRIENDS,

Mr. and Mrs. Fred w. Macfarlane
| celebrated the twenty-ffth anniver-
| sary of their wedding at their beautiful
! beach home, Waikiki last evening. 1t
was an ideal night and an ideal place
| for an event so rare and gratifying.
! Their friends came by scores to tender
! their congratulations. The grounds
were beautifully illuminated There
was music by the Hawaiian band, and
later by native quintette. There
was dancing. The house was beau
tifully decorated. Mrs. E. X. Wilder
whose beach residence, Kinau Hale,
adjoins the Macfarlane residence, ten
dered the use of that for the evening
and the fence between the two places
was removed throwing the grounds of
| the two places into one. The refresh
ments for which tables were provided,
were served in the spacious lanai and
reception room of Kinau Hale.
1t was in Waikiki that Mr.. and Mrs.
Macfarlane were married, Father Her
mann, later the Bishop of Olba Off
chatting. The bridesmaids were the
two ladies who are now Mrs Freetn
and Mrs J. NJ Dowsett The best
man was w. G. Irwin who is now at
the coast. The groomsmen were Cecil
Brown and Hervey Whitney. Mr.
Brown Is now on a tour of Japan. Mrs.
Freeth and Mrs. Dowsett were in the
receiving party last night with Mr..
and Mrs. Macfarlane. The receiving
party stood under a canopy of white
tulle spangled with tinsel and MALE,
just such a one as the wedding party
stood under twenty-five years ago.
Many who were there last evening to
offer their congratulations, were guests
at the wedding a quarter of a century
ago. Mrs. Macfarlane was hand
somely gowned, gracious and charm
ing in the reception of her guests and
both she and Mr.. Macfarlane were
visibly pleased at the large turnout
of friends on this happy anniversary
Friends handsomely remembered the
occasion, and the presents displayed
were very numerous and beautiful,
il GLIDING almost everything of use
and beauty that is made in silver.
Among the pleasantries of the even
ing were a number of "cablegrams" of
congratulation from the Car, the
King of Denmark King Ed
ward, the Kaiser, Grover Cleveland and
others, which abounded in local allu-
SIC ms both of persons and things, and
were perpetrated by r. D. Tenney and
e. Faxon Bishop. The Promotion
Committee, with the work of which
Mr.. Macfarlane has been closely con-
nected presented a handsome tea ser
vice made of tin of silvery brightness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macfarlane led off in
the dancing, and the rest of the dan
GERS joining hands formed a circle
within which the two waltzed amid the
merry shouts of the guests.
A number of real cablegrams of con-
gratulations from friends across the
water were received. Among them was
cable message from Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Irwin.
The guests were presente dto the
receiving party by Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Macfarlane who themselves celebrate
their silver wedding nearly six years
ago land by Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
CCnradt.
Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock
special Thanksgiving service was held
in st. Augustine Chapel at Waikiki
for Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Macfarlaua.
About forty PEOPLE, mostly mennI ers
of the Macfarlane and Widemann
families were present. The Bishop of
Zeugma cfIlciated and duet was sung
by Miss Adelaide Dias and Father
Valentiu. Following the service the
couple was congratulated, and the en-
tire party then repaired to the Wal
kili Annex where breakfast was serv-
ed.