The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-28
LOCAL BREVITTES.

Work in the knight rank wilt be
performed this evening at the meeting
of Mystic Lodge No. ,, knights of
Pythias.
owing to the great number of meet
ings and entertainments. Mackenzie
Gordons song recital, which was an
nounced for last night, has been post
poned.
Daniel Logan, of the Advertiser staff,
who has been under the weather for
several days, was confined to his bed
yesterday His condition is not con-
sidered serious.
The next meeting of the Buckeye
Society will be held at the residence of
d. T. Thrurn, 1884 King street. 1t is
expected to be of unusual interest and
large attendance is looked for.
At the prayer meetings under the aus
pices Of the Hawaiian Evangelical AS
ISOLATION Sunday morning. services
were held in various churches, in Chi
nese. Japanese, Portuguese and Eng
lish.
Prince David had temporary charge
of the drink department at the fair
and Iuau on Saturday. He is very
proud Of the fact that the sales under
his management amounted to $50 in
| one hour.
A Honolulu firm received a letter
from a. leading firm of New York mer-
chants addressed to them at Honolulu,
| West Indies" In spite of the slight
error it reached them safely and not
much belated.
United States Shipping Commission
er Almy, who has been absent several
days owing to severe illness, returned
| to his office in Queen street yesterday
morning. His illness was due to cold
and a touch of ptomaine poisoning.
| The rain of Sunday night came in
good time for the reservoirs, in which
the water was getting low. The supply
was considerably rep1enished, and
few more such downpours will relieve
all anxiety as to the summer.
/ An adjourned meeting of the Cousins
/ Society will be held next Saturday
| evening at the residence of Mrs.
| Frances Judd. Papers giving reminis-
cences of the old missionary days will
be read and business of Importance
| transacted.
Miss Rose Dawson, the hpmane off
Ger, was called to the whark yesterday
/ morning to look after dray horses that
had difficulty in drawing their loads
over the slippery streets. AS usual
she interfered both successfully ano
judiciously.
One of the buoys placed off the Wal
kiki Inn beach, marking the danger
limits for bathers, was torn loose from
it's moorings on Sunday afternoon and
has been humping along the shore
i since. Last night it was aground ir
| front of the Hustace place.
The Upper Nuuanu Valley Improve
ment Club, through it's secretary, P
Higgins, has asked the Board of Su
peryisors that two arc lights may be
established on the Laimi road at GER
tain points They state that the dis
trict is badly lighted, and they feel thai
they have been unfairly treated.
Governor Cleghorn entertained Con
gresham A. L. Brick, Mrs. and Miss
! Brick at tea, informally, on Sunday
afternoon. He showed them his Jap
anese and Hawaiian collections, and
then conducted them through the gar
1 u6nS Oh AtIIdIIdus Will slACS We
delighted They spoke in the highest
praise of the hospitality SO graciously
and generously extended them.
Many of the wives of the Congress.
sional delegation have bought liberal
ly of the beautiful jewelry manufac
tured here, by local goldsmiths. Ar
ticles in gold and jade are much es-
teemed, especially the dragon rings
with eyes of jade. Hawaiian coats Of
arms, in brooches, hat and stick pins
have also been bought by the dozen
Those who have not brought theil
wives and daughters are taking souve-
Mrs home to them.
The plans for the new library build
ing at Oahu college are being COM
pleted by Architect Fl. L. Kerr. The
building will not only be handsome il
itself, but will be furnished with al
, the newest library equipment. The
generous sum contributed by c. NJ
Cooke for the purchase of books vii
go far to filing many shelves. The
selection of the books for the Cooke
donation has been placed in the hand:
of Miss Katherine Graydon, who i!
giving it her careful attention anc