Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-20

hOnOr OF Mrs. Rooney OF san IRAN
cisco. Lunch was served and a jolly
and friendly time spent discussing the
delicious viands. Among those pres.
ent were Mrs. Reavy, the guest of
honor: Mrs. Ormand Misses Marion
Wright, Grace O'Brien, Eva Craig, So.
phie de la Nux. Sallie Treadway; Mes.
srs. II. Giles, +. t. Enos, G.. L. VIM,
c. w. Bishop, J. u. Long. j. b.
O'Brien. u. II. Rintoul. G. Spring. L.
Todd, J. MaCSwanson; Masters Stan.
ley fright and BERTHE de la NuX.
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DR.. and Mrs. +. II. Humphris gave
a dinner at the Moana Hotel on Sun.
day evening in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. n. Patton. The table was charm.
ingly decorated with pink roses and
maidenhair ferns and the place.cards
with dainty bits Of bric.a.brac attach.
ed were much admired. Among the
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
c. Deering. Mrs: Edward Damon. Miss
O'Meara, sister of Mrs. Lewton.
Brain, lately arrived from India; Eek.
Governor Cleghorn, Mr.. John II. Bliss
and Mr.. MacKinnon.
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or much interest to Honolulu Is the
following paragraph about the South
ard Hoffmans, who are very well
known here. Mrs. Hoffman and her
daughter Alice spent about a year
here and young Hoffman was one OF
the most popular young men in Homo.
lulu:
The Southland Hoffmans belong to
the old Southern aristocracy and TO
the best set In San Francisco society.
Mrs. Hoffman Is still beautiful wo.
man. and her dignity and repose OF
manner are as unusual as she Is at.
tractive. She Is great favorite with
the dowagers. as well as with general
society. Judge Hoffman was one OF
CALIFORNIA; best.known jurists. The
family consists Of three sors and two
daughters. The sons. Ogden, South.
ard and Jack, are all great society
men, and popular bachelors. There
was a time when II was said no girl
could be a success in society till she
had been rushed by Southland Hoff,
man. and he Is a perfect dancer and
accomplished flirt. His brothers do
not enjoy quite as great popularity as
| Southland. May and Alice Hoffman
were two as beautiful girls as ever
made their bow TO San Franciscan So
ciety. May Hoffman was a superior
belle, and was favor!te with old and
young. No cotillion could be danced
at the FOrtnightly or Greenway's did
May Hoffman not have a hand in its
leadership. She was courted by the
men and adored by the girls. Small
I NNF4a al N a. n
aghast when she left to take a course
OF training at Bellevue Hospital, New
York. II was there that the tragedy
| in her life began. She met the Rev
erend Johnston, society man, chaplain
and idol OF the New York Fire De-
partmcnt, settlement worker, and
goodness knows what else-but mar
ried! He and Miss Hoffman eloped.
and their sensational flight TO Europe
Is not yet forgotten. Some time later
his wife, wealthy New York society
woman, obtained a divorce, and he
and his beautiful companion were mar,
Iied. They are now In New York.
where he is said to be dying of con
sumption.
Alice Hoffman, the younger sister,
is stunning athletic girl, who took
an active part in society until her sis,
ter's escapade occurred. Since then
she has lived in San Rafael or at Boil
mas, AT both Of which places she has
attractive homes. The Hoffman girls
each received a fortune from old
Charles Mayer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hedemann gave a
dinner on Sunday evening in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hanneberg, Mr.. and
Mrs Du Rol and Mr.. and Mrs. F..
klamp. Yellow cosmos in green Bo,
hemlan glass bowls formed the arts.
tic table decoration.
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On Monday night Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Davies entertained at dinner for Mr..