The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-18
FOR CHAR|TYS
SWEE 7 SAKE
air and Luau Saturday
Next for Destitute
Native Women.

n The purpose of the fair to be give
on the grounds Of Prince and Princes
Kawananakoa is to raise sufficien
funds to complete the payment on
home for destitute Hawaiian womer
This home will be under the direction
j. of the Bishop and the Catholic Mission
Later on it is the intention of tn
Bishop to place it under the supervi
sion Of the Sisters The home will be
gin on a small scale, as it's needs in
crease additions will be built. Wo
men of any belief will be admitted
providing they are HaWaiians.
The Bishop desires the home to be
self-supporting Every effort will be
made to encourage manual labor. Those
who are able must work, adding their
might towards the support of the home.
! Destitute cases that viii apply at the
Mission will undergo the strictest in
vestigation, and when details are found
satisfactory to the Fathers, the COM
forts and protection of the home will
be opened to them.
Three thousand dollars are needed
for tine purchase of the house and lot
which the clergy have in view. To
| this amount, already nineteen hundred
dollars has been raised through public
| benefcence. The proceeds of the fair
will go towards paying the rest The
arrangements of the luau and fair have
been placed entirely in the hands of
Princess Kawananakoa. The ladies
she has asked to take part are most
enthusiastic, rendering valuable as
sistance by giving their time and help
full ideas to this good cause. There
are in all one hundred and fifty ladies
working under the Princess. Every
thing is running like clock work The
Princess cannot say enough in praise
of the efforts of the different commit |
tees in charge. All are working with
a will, and surely success will crown |
their efforts.
The luau and fair will take place on |
the Princess grounds, 143s Pensacola |
street, on Saturday, May 25. The pro-
gram for the day will be as follows:
From II to 2 o'clock a light luncheon |
will be served. For this a fee of fifty /
cents will be asked. The menu COM |
and beans, biscuits, salads, cold tur-
key. ham, and sandwiches of all kinds.
This booth will certainly realize the |
anticipations of people who want their ,
moneys worth, with such an energetic /
worker as Mrs. L. Whitehouse at its
head. Her assistants are ladies whose
names figure prominently in all fairs
and charity functions as adopts in the
arts of satisfying the inner man. The
ladies who have kindly consented to
help are: Mrs. l.. Whitehouse, Mrs. A.
Fuller, Mrs. c. G. Ballentyne. Mrs. W.
H. Babbitt, Mrs. Winston, Mrs. c.. Du
Roi Mrs. Jaeger, and Mrs. j. Nc
Donald
The pretty mattresses are the Misses
Irene Dickson, Harrison, Sarah Lucas,
Ethel Spalding, and Irma Ballenytne.
They will be dressed in bright attrac-
tive colors Prompt attention and COR
rect change are promised.
In connection with the luncheon
booth, Mrs. Eben Low will serve coffee
at ten cents a cup. Mrs. Low is noted
Tor her delicious coffee, and this time
will surpass all other efforts.
There is one other booth, but this is g
1 secret It will no doubt, be the best .
oatronized in the whole fair, but-nuff
aid
AT the real flower booth, cut flowers. t
erns, corsage bouquets, leis and bou- i
onnieres will be sold. Mrs. M. E. ;
Srossman, who is in charge, guarantees
Ter assistants will ask only what is
air and reasonable for their fragrant t
wares. The girls assisting her will be t
he Misses Ada Mulch, Beatrice and 8
1uriel Campbell, Watty Holt, Irene S
hey will dress in Spanish costume, Il
nd will, no doubt, be the cynosure of a
II eyes. +
Miss Bertha Young, whose beautiful 9
aste in decorations is so we'll known, ;,
las charge of the paper flower booth y
Ter assisting ladies, who are Mrs. C.
V. Case Deering, Mrs. VIM. Cushman, =
Irs. James Wilder, Mrs. A G. Halves,
nd Mrs. Brooks, have promised all =
inds of wonderful creations; the latest :,
4 hats, muffs, boas, besides beautiful :
overs, lamp shades, and other novel :
les too numerous to mention
Mrs. NJ. Phillips, who has the lem u
made booth in charge, has spent j.
much thought and time on its ar v
angements. It will be in the form of
huge lemon, the decorations being
arge bows of yellow satin ribbon and r
ranches of Chinese oranges. The Ia a
lies assisting are Mrs. A. E. Murphy, s
he Misses Dreier, Rhodes, NcStocker, 81
Hutch, Legros. and Thelma Murphy L
they will be clad in white gowns with p
'ecoming hats, and lima leis around n
heir necks. Such a crowd of lovely o
iris will be much admired. Lemons
de, orangeade. cold tea, and who F
lnows, something wee bit stronger
nay be served.
People, no doubt, will flock to see the -
andy booth under the supervision of -
drs. E. B. Mechanism. This lady has a.
he reputation of being the most orig =
nal little woman in Honolulu Her -
IDEAS and decorations are always out :,
f the ordinary, and she certainly viii -
lot disappoint any of her admirers h
his time. The ladies assisting will be -
frs. A. J. Gignoux, and the Misses :,
Justine McClanahan, Vera and Violet -
Damon, and Dagmar Sorenson. They =
will be dressed to represent different :,
andes.
The ice cream booth. in charge Of
'retty Mrs. ]. Dougherty, will be dec