The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-27
SOCIETY

Mr.. and Mrs, L. G. Blackman enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Forster and Mr..
and Mrs F. M. Swanzy, at dinner on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Adams have
given up their house on King street
and have gone TO the Young Hotel
where they will remain for the sum-
rner. Mrs Adams will receive on Fri
dav. the 31st, from to 5. Her mother,
Mrs. Cooke. will receive with her. Mrs.
Cooke will leave for her home in Mari
nette, Wis, June 6.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John A. McCandless
gave a dinner at their Waikiki villa
on Friday evening, in honor of Col.
and Mrs Hepburn. The table, which
was set in the open lanai. was decor
ated with pink carnations and maiden
hair Amongst the guests were Mr.
ana Mrs Alexander Young, Mrs Ham
ilton of New York. General and Mrs.
de Witt and Mr.. Walter G. smith.
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On Tuesday evening Doc,vr AID
Mrs. Grossnan and Mr.. Robert Shingle
gave a dinner in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs Sloan, Mackenzie Gordon, the
tenor. and Mr. William Hopkins which
will be memorable amongst many
charming affairs Of the kind. The
decorations were a combination of Ha-
waiian and Oriental taste. The walls
were hung with tapa and rare Turkish
tapestries, while lounges in costly cor
ners were draped with Afghan rugs.
There was a beautiful display of trop-
ical foliage and ported palms. The
centerpiece of the circular table was
a bank of two thousand scarlet carna-
tons and dozens of MALE lefs,
amongst which shone myriad cleo
trio lights with many co1ored glass
globes. The menu was typically Ha-
waiian, though not in the nature Of a
1uau The dinner was followed by
reception for which about one hundred
and fifty invitations were issued. There
was dancing and Mr. Mackenzie Cor
don and Mr. Hopkins sang to the great
delight of those present. The guests
at dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Sloan, Mrs. L. J. Sloan, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Cooper Mr.. and Mrs. T.
r. Lansing, Mr.. Mackenzie Gordon
Miss Walker, Mrs. Burrell and Mr..
VIM. Hopkins.
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Mr.. Augustus Knudsen gave the last
of his interesting course of lectures on
| Christianity on Friday evening. Mr..
and Mrs Knudsen will return to Kau-
al on Tuesday They have added
much to the social life of Honolulu
since their arrival here. having enter
tanned and been much entertained.
They will be greatly missed.
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The resignation Of Mrs Edith F.
Berger, for eight years manager of the
| Associated Charities, was profound
surprise to people in Honolulu who
have regarded her as indispensable in
the position she has filled with such
ability. Mrs. Berger expects to go to
| the Coast after her resignation takes
effect in July, unless the board can
induce her to change her plans, her
mother who lives in Oakland being in
son engaged in business in Seattle.
80 - %
Mrs. J. Fl. Boyd, Mrs. Chas. Chilling
worth and Miss Lorna Iaukea valuably
assisted Mrs. a. p. Taylor in the dec
orations at Princess Kawananakoa's
luau and fair on Saturday.
20 &c -
| Mrs. w. c. Weldon entertained in
formally at dinner Thursday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Phillips,
the family of the latter being old
friends of the hostess when she resided
in Ohio.
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RHEUMATISM MAKES LIFE MIS-
ERABLE.
A happy home IS the most valuable