The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-03

tables scattered about the lawn be-
meath the trees refreshments were
served. Miss Annie Parke poured tea
and Mrs. Stevens coffee. Hawaiian
music completed an afternoon of pleas
ure. A large number of guests We're
present.
Mr.. Barbour Lathrop was the dinner
guest of DR., and Mrs. Cooper on Sat
urday evening. IL
| Miss Edith Downing, who is to be-
come the bride of Lieutenant Benjamin
Jones Edgar, u. S. A., on the 21st, was
the guest of honor at luncheon given
in the Palm Garden Of the Palace yes
Robson is to be one of Miss Downing's
| bridesmaids at what will be an elabo-
rate wedding in Grace church.
Miss Robson's guests We're those who
will be members Of the wedding friends
of the bride-elect and they made a
party of eighteen seated about a table
decorated with bridesmaids roses
The hostess wore a gown of gray
crepe de chine and a white picture hat
covered with white plumes and pink
roses. The following were present:
Miss Edith Downing. Miss Lucretia
Durham. Miss Ruth Kales, Miss Ger
trude Allen, Miss Elizabeth Cole, Miss
Bonnie Downing, Miss Kathleen Fin
nigan, Miss Florence Cole, Miss Lal-
Ia Wenzelburger Miss Marietta Hay-
ems. Miss Elizabeth Mills. Mrs. NAL
colin Henry. Mrs. Frank Wakefield,
Mrs. Henry Lund, Jr.; Mrs. Thomas
Benton Darragh. Mrs. Walter Macfar
lane and Mrs. Frederick Spencer Palm
er.
Miss Ruth Casey. who is spending
the winter with her mother at the
Richeieu. made her debut yesterday
afternoon at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Frederick Beaver, on Webster street.
Miss Casey is one of the prettiest of the
debutantes of the season. She was as
sisted in receiving her guests by the
other debutanteS, all of whom We're
gowned in white. The drawing-rooms
of Mrs. Beavers home We're decorated
with chrysanthemums. green's and the
cut flowers sent the young woman in
whose honor the affair was given. Be
sides Mrs. Beaver. Mrs Casey and Miss
Casey. the receiving party was COM
posed of Miss Marguerite Barron Miss
Merritt Reid. Miss Helen Thomas. Miss
Emily Marvin, Miss Marie Brewer and
Miss Janet Observation-Disclosures
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Mrs. e. D. Tenney. who was quite i'll
recently at Lake Tahoe, is greatly i'm
proved. She was attended by DR. st.
D. G. Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Knudsen may ar
rive from Norway before Christmas.
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Governor General Luke E. Wright of
the Philippines. who passed through
Honolulu on the Manchuria during the
week. stopped at the Young overnight.
The Governor had dinner there with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tidwell, Mrs. Welborn
and Mr.. Carl Remington, who We're in
his party. Covers We're laid for six
teen.
The engagement of Miss Jennie Gift
fard to Justice A. A. Wilder of the
Supreme Court, was pleas
ant surprise to their wide circle of
friends. An engagement dinner was
given in their honor on Tuesday even |
ing by Mrs. Helen Noonan. Fruits of
many varieties adorned the table. |
those present We're Mr.. and |
Mrs. Holloway, Mrs. Alice Hastings. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Benson, Miss Nellie /
Messrs. I. Dillingham;, Frank
and H. Walker.
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The AT Home" given by Mrs. Henry !
Ware Lyon at her beautiful home in |
Nuuanu Valley on Wednesday after |
noon in honor of Mrs. Cushman and !
Mrs. Hagner. the latest naval ladies to |
come to Honolulu to reside. was a de- |
lightful affair. The function was Civ |
en- to introduce the ladies to Honolulu /
society, and society turned out en- .
nasse to greet them. Mrs. Lyon,
gowned in white, received in the draw
ing room. Mrs. Cushman looked /
charming in a handsome gown of black
net over black silk, Mrs. Hagner ap- I.