Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-17
~ Social Side of Life ~


A most delightful reception was Civ.
EN- on Tuesday by MIR. and Mrs Gerrit
p. Wilder at their beautiful place in
the Manoa Valley, in honor OF the new.
ly engaged young couple, Miss Ella
Wight and Doctor Arthur Knudsen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder were assisted in
receiving on the spacious lanai by Mr..
and Mrs. s. Wilder. Mrs. Laura Wight,
the mother Of the prospective bide, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Holt. Doctor knud.
sen and his pretty brideelect stood
directly opposite, and shook hands
most cordially with all their friends.
The Wilders had intended to have q
garden party, but, owing to the uncer.
tain weather It was decided to hold the
reception indoor, and a very pleasant
occasion II was, for there were men In
the greatest abundance, and that is a
very unusual thing in Honolulu. for
men as q rule do not care to attend
afternoon parties and 1t speaks volumes
1 for the popularity Of the host and
hostess as well as the guests of honor
they they should turn out In such mum.
bers.
The singing boys at one end Of the
/ lawn sang sweetly throughout the aft.
ernoon. and the tea table and punch.
bowl were presided over by several In.
innate friends of the hostess.
The champagne punch, dry and
strong, was delicious and toast was
exchanged in friendly corners. Mrs.
Gerrit Wilder, always beautiful, look.
ed fresh and cool in a dainty hand
wrought linen frock. Miss Ella Wight
was particularly fetching on Tuesday
afternoon. She is quite young, barely
nineteen, and very pretty girl. She
is great favorite and devoted to
her friends. DR.. Knudsen and Miss
Wight will not be married right away.
as the Doctor will first go to New York
on business, returning In the fall, and
he will not claim his bride until later.
1t is the plan to spend next summer
in Germany where Mrs. Laura Wight
and family expect to remain eventual.
ly for some time. Engagement cups
by the dozen have been sent Miss Wight
and many little dinners are being plan.
ned for the young couple. Among
those present on Tuesday were Ex-Gov-
ernor and Mrs. Sanford B. Dole, Cover.
nor and Mrs. Carter, Prince and Prin-
cess Kawananakoa, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Castle, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Judd, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Atkinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Adams, Lieut.. and Mrs. Stat.
terry, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Judd, Miss
Judd. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond de b.
Layard. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Swanzy.
Judge and Mrs. Frear. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Macfarlane. Mr.. and Mrs. Gait,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pratt, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. B. Wal.
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Wilder, Mrs.
w. G. Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wilder,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilder, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Campbell, Captain and Mrs.
Sheppard, Mar. and Mrs. F. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
! Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Cooke, Judge
and Mrs. +. Hatch, Lieut.. and Mrs. Vic
tor Blue, Mr.. and Mrs. Won Holt, DR..
and Mrs. Clifford High, Rev. A. Mack.
intosh, Mr.. and Mrs. Faxon Bishop,
. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Focke, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Brainerd
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ivers
General and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs
: Hoste Harrison, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
: Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tenney,
Dr. and Mrs. F. II. Humphris, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Rany
Scott, DIR. and Mrs. Herbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Babbitt, DR.. and Mrs. Murray, Mr..
+. ii. Humphris, j. p, Mr.. and Mrs.
Won Hamm, Mrs. Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Kimball, Captain and Mrs
Lyon, Captain and Mrs. Niblack. Mr.
and Mrs. James Dougherty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Wall, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G,
Halves, Misses Helen Alexander, Anna
Paris, Grace Cooke, Alice Cooke, Kath'
leen Cartwright, Alice Campbell, Dru,
silla Marx, Dickey, Damon (2), Irene
Dickson, Irene Fisher, Lefferts, Hart.
nagle, Robson, Kaufman, Hall (2), Mel.
lie White. Roth, Scott, Alice Jones,
Kimball, Judd (2), c. Walker. Macfar.
lane go, Sorenson (2), Mist, Won
Holt, Green go, Neumann, Schaefer,
Spalding, Warehouse, Hartwell (2),
Young, Ravens. Hall (2), Stansbury.
Center (2), Cooke. Adams, Mcintyre
(2), Ex-Governor Cleghorn, Messrs.
William Irwin, John II. Bliss, Ander.
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