The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-03
SOCIETY

On Friday Mrs. Charles Wilder en-
tertained al luncheon in honor of Mrs.
Gardner Wilder. The guests included
Mrs. H. Alexander Isenberg, Mrs.
MacGanley, Mrs. Jack Dowsett, Mrs.
George Carter Mrs. William Wilder,
Mrs. Dunning. Mrs. Henry Lyon. Mrs.
Faxon Bishop, Miss Margaret Walker,
Mrs Klebahn.
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Mrs. Walter Frear gave a charming
tea in honor of Miss George Speaker
on Thursday afternoon. Miss Speaker
leaves shortly for the Coast.
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Miss Mary H. Krout gave the last
of her series of talks on literary celeb
rites last evening, at the residence of
Mrs. Henry Waterhouse. There was
very large attendance, including a
number of gentlemen, the lecture be-
ing given in the evening TO give OPP
portunity for gentlemen to attend.
The subject of the lecture was Gen.
Lew Wallace" who, as a soldier, a
diplomat. and above all as a writer,
has a large place in the history of
American life. Miss Krout is peculiar
ly and happily equipped to speak of
General Lew Wallace. She has the In
diana pride in him as an Indianaian.
She knows the places and the people
that he knew. She knew him through
a number of years of his life both in
the relation of a personal, and of
family friend, the latter relation one
which counts for much in many ways,
and counts for much in Indiana. She
prepared his autobiography for the
press, and thus came into an intimate
knowledge of his life in a way that is
not possible even in personal ac-
quaintance.
She spoke of his character and tenn
permanent, which were essentially those
of the soldier, adventure loving, fear
less, and with a fine pride. He came
of excellent ancestry. He volunteered
for the Mexican war when a lad, and
married soon after returning, his wife
being a woman of charming manners
and great intellectually.
OF his war record Miss Krout gave
quite a comprehensive account. His
rise was rapid until Shiloh, when the
injustice of Grant, tardily acknowl-
edged, temporarily retired him. Re-
piaced in command he proved his mill
tary qualities at the time of Morgan's
advance into Indiana, Bragg's advance
toward Cincinnati, and in the battle of
Monocacy when with three thousand
men he held Early with 10000 men in
check and saved Washington. This
restored him to the confidence of Lin
coin and Grant.
But it was of his literary career that
Miss Krout spoke, perhaps most inter- |
estingly. His three great works, THE |
Fair God ben Hur,' and 1.-THE |
Prince of india and especially of |
their inception and composition she |
told of in the way that only one who |
had personally known the author could |
have done.
There were many lovable traits in
the man, but none of them more adj
than his loyalty to his old |
friends and neighbors, the people
among whom he had lived and who
in him and were loyal to
him.
A delightful Halloween party was
given at the Camara home on Thurs
day night; a jolly time being given to
those present. Each guest was pre-
sented with a souvenir of the occasion
by a witch, who met him at the
door. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Camara, Miss Lillian Tewks-
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Marques.
Miss Helen Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bell,
Misses Bernice and Constance Camara.
Misses Adeline, Mary, Olympia and
Emma Franco, Richard Friel, Enos
Vincent, JOS o. Vierra, A. Lando,
Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Cunha. Miss Ade
inc Camara, NJ. T. Marshall, Jr., and
VIM. W. Marshall.
There win be a reception given at
he japanese Consulate this afternoon
W Consul and Mrs Saito in honor of
he birthday anniversary of the Jap
lnese Emperor. The affair is to be for
he Japanese residents only.
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Miss Annie Dow. daughter of Mr..
nd Mrs H. NJ Dow, leaves this week
or HOLSTER. Cal. to spend the winter
or the benefit of her health.
Among the jolly Halloween festivi-
les was that given at Kailana. Kaala-
rai Jack-o'- lanterns We're placed
yer the verandas, a ghost doomed the :
ntrance. a manikin guarded the door
-ay and spiders and turtles hung
angling about among the Japanese
lnterns in the weird light. Abundant
afreshments were served by the
ldies TO prove that Punahou teachers
an cook as we'll as teach. The Pu-
ahou glee club supplied sweet music
nd the dancing was greatly enjoyed.
hose present We're Miss Winnie, Miss
Miss Thomas, Miss a