The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-06

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fullest extent.
Mrs. Swift, of Eva Plantation, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ID.
o. Hannah, on Beretania street.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Phil p. Medbury Of
North Vernon, Ohio, who have been
spending several weeks on the Island
will probably return to the coast next
week.
On Thursday Mrs. p. II. Dodge was
at home to a large number of friends.
The visitors were much interested in
a number of shrnes which Mr.. Dodge
has arranged in his home, typical of
the principal religious of the world.
and all having some interesting bit of
history connected with them.
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Among the Moana guests who Wis
tied the volcano last week were Mrs.
Antionette Beiger and Mr.. Ale NJ
Culver returned last saturday ad Mrs
Beiger came back on Tuesday. Mr..
Culver, who is passenger agent of the
Oceanic Steamship Company returns
to san Francisco on the Ventura.
A very pleasant event of the week
was the tea given on Tuesday by Mrs.
Mabel Wing Castle to large number
of her friends most of whom have
been members of the literary circle Of
which Mrs. Castle has been the head
nature of a farewell gathering of the
congenial coterie prior to Mrs. Castles
departure for the mainland, which will
take place some time during this
month. During the afternoon, Mr.. p.
H. Dodge read one of his delightful
short stories, and Mrs. Castle, anoth-
err by one of the members of the circle,
whose name, however, was not an
nounced. Miss Ingersol also contri-
buted to the pleasure Of the occasion
by a choice literary effort of her own.
Mrs. F. J. Lowrey will preside at one
of the tables at the Palama Fair this
afternoon and evening.
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The celebration of the golden we'd
ding anniversary of Hon. and Mrs.
Henry w. Severance, which was held
recently at the home of their daughter
Mrs. Charles Francis Sawyer, in Au-
gusta, Maine was the subject of a
clipping from an Augusta paper just
received here, and will be interesting
to many persons in Honolulu who will
remember Mr.. and Mrs. Severance, as
well as Mrs. Sawyer. Mr. Sew
erance was for many years a
resident i'm the Territory, and
was appointed by King Kalakaua as
consul general from Hawaii to the
United States, being stationed at San
Fracisco. He held this post for nearly
fifteen years.
The following from the clipping will
be of interest to Honolulans:
Among the many present We're Mrs
Emily Judd of Honolulu, Mrs. Farley
of Boston, Mrs DR.. Gerrish, Mrs. Good
win and Mrs Haines of Augusta, Me-
and Mr., and Mrs G. b. Kirkbride Of
Philadelphia, son-in-law and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Severance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severance received
many costly presents, while cable.
grams from friends travelling in Eu
rope and kilograms from friends ir
San Francisco, New York and Phila,
delphia who We're unable to be present
conveyed congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. Severance were borr
in Augusta, Me-, the former being the
son of the Hon. Luther Severance
owner and publisher of the Kennebec
Journal and later a member of Con-
gress for many years
Mrs. Severance is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Child, heI
father being one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Augusta.
Mr.. Severance was a "forty-niner.
going to California in that year with
thousands of other Fasteners during
The period of the gold fever. Never
forgettig his Pine Tree State attach
ments he returned to Augusta and on
March II, 1857, was united in marriage
to Miss Hannah Child. Soon after this
Mr. Severance with his bride returned
to California, they being among the
first ones to cross Isthmus of Pana
ma. From California the couple wen
to Honolulu where the former Augusti
boy became successfully engaged il
business. Possessing an ability whicl
demands recognition, the business MAJ
Severance was subsequently appointed
by King Kalakaua as Consul Genera
from Honolulu to the United States.
This latter important consulate MI
Severance held during the revolution
in the Hawaiian Islands and until tn
islands were annexed to the Unite
States. !. was afreward that Mr.. c
Francis Sawyer, son Of former COY
. Sawyer met, Gertrude the younges
daughter of Consul General and Mrs
Severance, and after their marriage
r the parents of the bride returned t
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