The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-11
FROM THE
BIG ISLAND
Memorial Day at HiIo.-
Social Happenings
Items.

HILO, June S.-Memorial Day was
generally observed as a holiday by the
people of Hilo The cemetery was the
scene of quiet activity in the morning
with the people engaged in decorating
the graves of their dead.
The services We're held in the Haili
church at 2:3o p. m, being conducted
by Rev S. L. Desha and Rev. c. E.
Shields. The address was delivered by
Hon. Carl S. Smith, and was full of
patriotic sentiment and contained ap-
preciative reference to the defenders of
the country's flag, living and dead.
Two selections were rendered by the
Company D double quartet, Mrs. Chas.
Siemsen accompanies, as follows: I'VE
Shall Meet, But We Shall Miss Him. -
and ''Tenting on the Old Camp
H Beers, J. D. Easton, Enoch Brown,
L. C. Akiona Ben Brown, VIM. Ro-
back and Capt. Fetter. song, "Our
Flag" was also well sung by forty
sc hool children, under the direction of
Miss Josephine Deyo
At the conclusion, Co. D, and the Hilo
Boarding School boys in company for
nation. accompanied by number from
the audience, and headed by the band,
marched to the cemetery. Here a sa-
Lutte of three volleys was fired, taps
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placed upon the graves of each of the
former members of the company buried
there.
OF the half-dozen Grand Army men
living in the vicinity. the following
were sounded, and floral decorations
sentatives of the G. A. r.: Messrs
John Mann, w. c. Borden, I. A Hut
Crimson and Henry Williams.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
A card party given by Mr.. and Mrs
H L. Shaw Saturday evening at their
esidence, adjoining the Hilo Hotel,
was greatly enjoyed by those present,
among whom We're several who had re-
Gently returned to Hilo from school
abroad. Those present were Misses
Clara and Carrie Shipman, Miss Trow-
bridge, Miss Ruth Richardson, Miss
Guard and Miss Ruth Guard, DR..
Hayes, Messrs. Geo. Day. Fred Trow-
bridge, f. Guard, c.. a. Cool and J. W.
Marsh
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
I. Forrest, Punaluu. on Saturday even
ing, June 2, Mr.. Frederick Martin and
Miss Margaret Gowrie Farquhar We're
by the Rev. c. w. Hill of Hilo.
AT midnight, Mr.. and Mrs. David Pull
lar entertained over one hundred guests
1T supper. The brides dress was COM
posed of white silk trimmed with chif-
fon, and the bridal veil was made of
orange blossoms. After taking an
active part IN the festivities, the happy !
couple drove to their lovely home at |
Moaula.
: A very enjoyable card party was
given by the order of the Eastern Star |
% a limited number of it's friends Mon |
lay night at the Masonic Hall Ha-
vail Chapter No 1, o. E. s., under its |
matron, Mrs. Helen Mckay |
8 having very prosperous year, which |
promises to equal the work of the or |
Ter in its palmiest days.
Last Saturday night saw large |
gathering of Scotsmen in Hilo from all
iiOIlS the iHlS, IUF 1t was marked ny
me of the social. sessions of the Hilo |
Burns Club. Among those present We're
George Wilson, Wainaku;
Vice President A Fraser, Amauulu; D.
3utchart. Papaikou; ]. s. B. MacKen
lie. Hakalau; James Chalmers, Pepee-
1eo; G.. Lillicoe, Hakalau; G. Cruick-
'hank, Amauulu; F. Anderson, Papai-
zou; j. Hunter. Onomea; A. Robertson,
G.. Chalmers. Papaikou; G.
rurnbull, Portuguese Mill, Hilo: Joe |
Rust, Papaikou; VIM Brien, Kauma-
Ia; A Ainslie. Hakalau: VIM. Forbes,
oapaikou; r. Lindsay, Waiakea; Rob
TT Forbes, Wainaku: ]. Fraser, Haka-
au; J. McNicoll, Hilo; A. NJ Burns,
lilo; G. Duncan, Oiaa; G. calder, Wal
ikea: Tom Low, Wainaku; A. c. Glib,
Nainaku: John Kennedy, Hilo, and A.
Forsyth, Olaa. The program was long
nd varied. Between whites the song
tiers and the dancers We're given OPP
,ortunity to gargle their threats, and
he mere listeners kept them company
ust for courtesy's sake.
Mrs. DR.. Russell of Mountain View,
)laa, was visiting with friends in Hilo
few days during the week
Fred. Trowbridge arrived by the last
Enterprise after an absence of seven
ears spent in San Francisco at school.
Miss Ellen Pearce, who has been