The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-19

color scheme of lilac was carried OUT
in the floral decorations, the embrold-
cred linen as well as the surroundings
Mrs. Macfarlane is proverbially
model host, but on this occasion ex-
ceIIed herself. Her guests We're Mrs.
C'ampbelI-Parker, Mrs. Andrew Fuller,
Mrs. Mamie Phillips, Mrs NJ. E. Gross
man. Mrs, Brooke. Mrs. c. G.. Ballen-
TYNE Mrs. Charles Wilder Mrs. Schoe-
fel. Mrs. w. A. Purdy, Mrs. w. b
| McStocker, Mrs. J. Schwartz, Mrs. {.
B. High and Mrs. ]. Dougherty.
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/ Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Gay enter
tanned at supper on Wednesday even
ing. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Robinson. Mrs. C. A. Rice, PROFESSOR
Hart and Mr.. George Hart. The latter
part of the evening was devoted to an
automobile ride.
| dinner was given at the Seaside
Hotel on Monday evening by I'll. X.
Macfarlane Among the guests were
Major and Mrs. Russell, Harry Cobb,
Mrs. Nevins, Mrs Helen Macfarlane,
Captain Humphrey and William Roth.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Dodge, who will
sail for Japan in July, except to be gone
year. In their absence their school
will be conducted by Miss Blair, Miss
Lucas and Miss Orr, who have been
connected for two years with the
Priory.
Mrs A r. Orr of Visalia and Mrs.
H. Robinson of Hanford, California,
are registered at the Hawaiian Hotel. |
They arrived on the Siberia and expect |
to make an extended visit.
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Mr.. D. L. Van Dine, who has COM /
pleted the work that took him to
Washington and other Eastern points,
is now in Texas upon professional bust /
ness and will not return until the lat
ter part of June, making somewhat
longer stay than he anticipated.
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Rev. J. w. Sylvester was a passen-
ger on the Nevadan, a large company {
of friends being at the wharf with 1eis
and alohas, to wish him safe journey Il
and a speedy return. He will go at
once to Colorado and will no doubt be
greatly benefited by the pure air and
high altitude which has wrought so
many wonderful cures.
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On Monday evening the Honolulu
public We're given a great treat at the
Seaside when the famous colored band
Of the Ninth Infantry played for some
Of the dances and during the inter-
missions. This was the largest trans
port dance given in Honolulu for some
time, the dancers keeping it up until
nearly two a. m.
About a hundred guests We're invited
IN Thursday evening to the residence Z
# Mrs. Theo. Richards by the members 4
II the Ladies Musical Club to listen to B
/ very well arranged and dignified
program Of music, which was rather
surprising and exceedingly enjoyable.
t was a surprise in that the club had
made no pretensions except to work &
oWards the rendition of a better class
# music. That it has accomplished
his ambition the program proved con-
Iusively. With few well-chosen re-
marks by Mrs. Won Holt, the program a
'pened with a piano duet, and with
ach succeeding number the guests
we're given a rare treat. With but two N
r three exceptions, the club is COM
osed of amateurs, and, as such, can
Ut DO AiiltNALCI geaS piOIIS0IOIictAo. 1oul Ms
ven with this reservation, the work b
f the entire evening was of more than
rdinary excellence. The concerted 81
umbers We're remarkably well done.
otably the violin quartet. Les Pre- 81
ldes," for two pianos, was given with
reat expression, its beauty intensified 81
Y the sadness of the composition, IS
hieh was in strong contrast with the g
losing duet, which was played with 81
reat spirit and fine precision. The So s.
lists, Mrs Ranney Scott and Mrs.
Walter Hoffman,, delighted their hear IS
RS, as they always do The program 81
as arranged by Mrs. ingalls,, Mrs IS
avies and Mrs. Hitchcock, who have #
cen warmly congratulated. Mrs SIS
ichards was the first president and zS
was a pleasure to the club that the M
rst open meeting should have been "a
ED at her house. The club has adj AN
urned for the summer. The meetings M
i'll be resumed in October.
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Mrs. C. j. Hutchins gave a farewell N#
a at the Country Club yerterday al Mn
rnoon for Mrs William Thompson, M
no leaves on the Alameda for an ex-
.nded visit to the Coast. About a $2a
,zen ladies were present. 1t was the M
indup Of series of parties in honor SS
Mrs. Thompson which have been &