The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-06
MACFARLANE
JUBILEE
Silver Wedding Held at
Waikiki Last
Night.


bride received the congratulations OF
a numerous assemblage at Waikiki on
the occasion of their wedding. and last
evenings celebration of the silver jubi-
lee of that event seemed almost a re-
newal of the scenes enacted a quarter
of century before.
AS In the former years. the same
bride and groom stood beneath a
canopy of white tuIIe. sprayed with
tinsel and MALE. the chandelier also
being respondent in its. decorations.
Many of the guests who passed the
receiving line were among the brilliant
assembIage that paid its homage at the
wedding so long ago. In the line last
night the wedding guests were some
what grayer, but the memories Of the
former event made them in appearance
as young as the youngest of the new
guests hidden to the reception. The
bride and groom seemed not whit
older than they were when Father
Herman, later the Bishop of olba,
made them man and wife.
Following the reception the assem-
blage spread out upon the lawn border
ed only by the surging sea and covered.
with nodding palms and cocoanuts.
while from an arbor composed of the
spreading limbs of kou tree the
music of the Government band hoated
out and filed the place with melody
Mr.. and Mrs. Macfarlane We're as
sisted in receiving the guests by Mrs
j. NJ Dowsett and Mrs. Freeth, the
latter being bridesmaids at the we'd
ding. The best man on that occasion
was the Hon w. G. Irwin. who is now
in California. and the groomsmen were
Messrs. Hervey Whitney and Cecil
Brown
The guests were ushered into the re-
ception hall by Mr.. and Mrs Henry
and Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Conradt
Upon the lawn of the Macfarlane and
Wilder homes the guests We're given
punch being served early
in the evening. 1t was a pretty scene
beneath the eocoanuts and palms.
lighted with multi-colored electric
globes. A more perfect evening could
hardly be wished for. Following the
concert given by Capt.
Berger and the Hawaiian Government
land, Hawaiian quintette sang and
played while the guests danced. There
we're many who wooed Terpsichore last
vening who danced at the wedding of
Or. and Mrs. Macfarlane twenty-five
ears ago.
Early in the evening Mr. MacfarIane
vas surprised to receive a cabIegram
rom w. G. Irwin conveying his con-
ratulations later on a cable arrived
rom the Gear of Russia in which he
tated: Regret can't come; have i'm
ortant engagements with distinguished
apanese guests" Another was as fol-
'ws: Whom would you recommend
or Supreme Court Justice? Roose-
cit" King Christian of Denmark
abled: TOO much going on at home. |.
lave seven grandchildren this last
eek; have sent Hedemann my proxy
} attend King Edward said: "Our
earliest congratulations; have sent
ecorations grand cross ST Michael ,
I'd st. George care of consul Grover
eveland cabled: Regrets; domestic (
fairs keep me at home. P. s. It's a
"" The Rothschilds sent the follow
g characteristic cable: "Chattel 4
ortgage on silver wedding gifts win
accepted temporarily as security for
ur overdraft" y
The Kaiser telegraphed: Regrets.
ease keep my Consul sober" Alex
was heard from as follows: HAS
ord commensius vladivostok mont
aar tons ajax something that will Z
understood by those who know the
bic code. Under a Kansas City date
e came this: My busy day Have 6
gagement with George A Davis to a
ash the Supreme Court
Late in the evening it was discovered 4
at the cablegrams were bogus and
At the perpetrators of them were E.
Tenney and E. Faxon Bishop.
he display of gifts was conspicuous.
ey were placed on exhibition in
IN which became quite popular dur
, the evening. There were many Y
d costly presents, a large number q
airing the Hawaiian eoat-of-arms. q
'owards the close Of the festivities a G
ndsome tea service made OF tin to a
present silver was presented to Mr.. q
.cfarlane. The tin tray was stem x
I'd: from the Hawaii Promotion x
mmittee.'s TX
he refreshments were the daintiest x
] the punch the best.
morning at o'clock a Y
4cial thanksgiving service was held Y
st. Augustine 6Catholicl Chapel at v
likiki for Mr. and Mrs Fred Mac Q
lane. About forty people, mostly .
mbers of the Macfariane and Wide 10
an families We're present The a