The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-04

to a committee of five who reported as
follows: Captains. L. Won Tempsky
and Frank F. Baldwin; colors. Won
Tempsky's side white. and Baldwin's
side red The playing members were
divided into two sections. the reds =
under Captain Baldwin, being H. \.
! Baldwin, W. o. Aiken q. s. Aiken. J.
b Thompson. b V. Bazata Ed. Peck.
and VIM. Clark. and the Whites I'M
der Captain Won Tempsky, D. T. Flem-
| ing G. W. Wilbur. c. s. Dole, D. C.
Lindsay. Sam. Baldwin, Willie Engle
and j. A. Reed.
The whites will lose two valuable
players in about a month. as G.. w.
Wilbur will go to the Coast on a vaca-
ton and C. S. Dole will accept posi-
ton at Koloa, Kauai
The club had a practice game on its
Sunnyside grounds last saturday after
noon. The lineup of players for the
first period was as follows: F. f.
Baldwin (captain). II. A. Baldwin. G.
S. Aiken and VIM. Clark against w. o.
Aiken (captain), c. S. Dole. c. H. Judd
and J. A Reed. This arrangement
was changed later owing to the arrival
of D. T Fleming and Ed. Peck. This
was "Bonny' Judds introduction to
polo and he discovered that there were
other requirements besides expert rid
ing in the game. The final score was
something like goals to 3.
The Puunene boys" are soon to form
a polo club, having a nucleus of a half
dozen players. There is talk of first
practice game tomorrow afternoon.
SOCIETY EVENTS.
Saturday evening, May &c, a surprise
party was given to Mrs. James Scott
at her Kihei residence by a large num-
Der of her friends from Kihei, Pun
meme, Kahului, Paia, and other parts
of Central Maui. Trains conveyed the
so or 20 people from the various rail-
road centers and return. Soon after
the arrival of the guests strings of
Japanese lanterns, large and small,
were placed along the verandas and
lighted. giving a festive aspect to the
occasion. The Paia string band dis
coursed lively dance music and Theo
dore Nicholson made an excellent floor
manager. Elaborate refreshments We're
brought by the guests as part of the
surprise to Mrs. Scott Dancing was
INDUCED in until a late hour.
An afternoon tea was given by Mrs.
Henry Alexander of Haiku for Miss
Sheffield on Saturday. A most inter
esting and novel incident of the oc-
casion was a Hawaiian shower''-each
of the forty lady guests presenting
Miss Sheffield with some curious re-
membrance peculiar to Hawaii nei.
This was followed by a progressive
game in which Hawaiian words We're
formed from paper letters provided at
the various tables. After the game re-
freshments were served. Miss Sheffield,
who has been the music teacher at
Maunaolu Seminary, Paia, for several
years, will soon return to the main
land.
Friday afternoon, the 18th. the La
dies Reading Club met at sunny
side" the Paia home of Mrs 3. V.
Bazata. Informal talks on Florence by
Miss Burgner and Mrs BaZata We're
most interesting as both ladies had
visited that beautiful Italian city. Fine
photographs of Florence and other at
tractive Italian souvenirs We're shown
the ladies present
NOTES.
On Sunday, an interesting sermon
appropriate to Decoration Day was
preached by the pastor of the Paia
Foreign church. The pulpit was at
tractively decorated with bunting and
flowers and at the close of the service
the congregation sang America
On Decoration Day many of the
graves in the Makawao cemetery were |
adorned with flowers.
The Puunene tennis players are do |
ing a vast deal of practice nowadays
since the II. c. & S. Co. Las construct |
ed two fine grass courts there. Other |
Maui players will have to look to their |
laurels on August Il.
The Portuguese engineer who stop
ped the machinery at Puunene mill last |
Saturday night did so at the imminent I
risk of his own life and though he did
not save young Pickett his heroic act
deserves especial mention. If he had
failed to grasp the betting he would
surely have been crushed to death.
School Inspector H. NJ. Wells has
been visiting Hama schools during the
week
The steamer American is expected in
from Kaanapali this morning
The bark Willscott arrived in Kahu-
lui last Sunday from Honolulu in tow
of the tug Fearless During the week
the bark has been loaded with sugar
and is expected to sail tomorrow.
The dredger is doing lively work in
harbor nowadays. About half
Of the old Spreckels wharf has been
demolished.
Weather: Dry with few light
showers.