The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15

mistress are Mr.. ana MIS- JdiiIeS lSA-
ferts, and Miss Louise Alexander LET
ferts is their daughter, the only I'M
married daughter now, her sister, MISS
Lila Lefferts of several years ago, now
being a young matron IN the American
territory of Hawaii-Mrs. Charles Mon
tague Cooke, of Honolulu.
Somebody wittily said once that Bos-
ton was not q locality, but a state OF
geographically, the actual residence of
it's members is quite immaterial. This
Flatbush girl whose engagement is the
happening of the moment, is a promi-
pent figure in the Heights set. Few
girls. it may be said, are better known
therein, and that she is to be married
to one of the most conspicuous men
of this coterie is certain to be talked
over with much interest Miss Lefferts,
beside, has chosen one of the most
popular of the younger men of the day.
From the time they commenced to take
part in the boy and girl dances of the
Heights a number of years ago the
Downs brothers have been central fig
ures of society, and their names very
frequent in the chronicles.
Herbert, Daniel and Ira are these
brothers, and they are Park Slope resi-
dents. sons of Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Downs of 152 st. Johns place. 1t is
the Youngest Ira, that is Miss Leffert's
fiance. Word of this engagement
reached Brooklyn from Bellport, L. l.,
where the Lefferts have a summer cot
tage
Mr. and Mrs. John MOTIFS golden we'd
-: fy.ct
day of November ensuing. Their fam
lily and friends are anticipating the
event with glad interest. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mott are one of the oldest and
most respected foreign couples resi-
dent in Honolulu. They were married
In New York on November l. 1885, and
came to the Hawaiian Islands in 1864
raising a family here which now in
cludes a number of grandchildren.
ss%1&
The two military hops at the Ha-
evenings in honor of the officers and !
aides on the army transport Thomas
we're among the big social events Of
he week The hotel was gaily decorat- |
ID an attractive tropical appearance. |
Both the 18th Infantry and Hawaiian
bands played alternately in
he hotel park until 10 o'clock on Thurs
Law evening. after which two quintets
# the Ellis Glee Club furnished mu-
ic for dancing on the lanais and the
main ballroom until nearly three IN |
he morning On Friday evening the
lop was almost distinctively military,
he guests being mainly from the trans
ort. Preceding the dance on Thursday
he Ellis Glee Club gave its initial
nnual banquet to commemorate the
rst year of it's organization. The din
er was ser3an in the private dining f;
oom The ole was prettily decorat- {
q with red sastions. President Pa ,
hau occupiaB aa1e seat of honor, with !
William S. Ellis, the organizer of the =,
Tub, opposite. Prince Kawananakoa, E
'rof. Berger Prof. Stockton and A. P. {
aylor We're the outside guests, and i
18th the members of the club sixteen I
at at the table Many toasts We're a
ssponded to and Prof. Berger's remi- i
iscences of early days in musical edu- i
alton in Hawaii were extremely in T
eresting Eight hundred invitations I
ad been issued by the club to society V
,lk and there was a generous response, S
ne army people in addition making e
lie crowd a big one. AS patronesses
lere were present Princess Havana
akoa, Mrs. Samuel Parker, Mrs.
hurch. Mrs H V Murray Mrs. Hum
iris. Mrs. Ballentyne. a
.4&y& I
J. L. McCulloch, wife and daughter, Y
'e booked to sail on the Korea on the s