The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-17
SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK

A great deal of interest always cen
ters about the home life of the Cover
nor Of State or Territory, and there
is no exception to this in Hawaii. AS
the Governor ranks first in the official
scale of the Territory, so his wife by
right, takes the first place socially For
this reason Society was deeply inter-
ested in the Inauguration, which was
by custom an affair of Formally and
social precedent. 1t is reported that
there were half a dozen lists made out
of the order in which the various civil
and military officials and their wives
should be seated during the Inaugural
tion before one was gotten together
which would not have caused trouble
for long time to come As it was lt
is said that there were one or two slips
made which caused some little embar-
rassment. This thing of social prece-
dence in official circles is a very real
and awsome thing, and woe to the one
who tramples Customs edicts in the
matter under foot.
Mrs. Governor Frear made her first
formal appearance as the first lady OF
the Territory Immediately after the
ceremonies which made her husband
the Chief Executive. AS Governor
Frear stepped down from the platform
at the close of his inaugural, Mrs.
| Frear, who had been sitting with her
little daughter Frances in one of the
front seats advanced to his side and
assisted in receiving the hundreds of
citizens and officials and their wives as
! they thronged forward to extend their
congratulations.
While Mrs. Frear in the past has
| never taken a very active part in So
ciety, which her position would entitle
her to, preferring rather the quiet do
nestle life in her own home, she must
necessarily now step forward as a lead
er. That she will be fully equal to the
exigencies of the trying position, no
one who knows her for a moment
doubts. On the other hand she is al
most certain to distinguish herself in
her new station
Mrs. Frear was born in the Islands,
and for a number of years has been
identified with a number of the most
useful and progressive womens move
ments. One of these is as a member OF
the College Club, of which she is presi-
dent, and which has for it's OBJ
ject the encouragement Of the
desire for a higher education among
the young girls and women of Homo
lulu. Although but recently organized
this organization has done noteworthy
work, and at the present time has a
number of girls in mainland colleges
as its wards. Mrs. Frear is also prom
inent in literary circles, and has added
also to the musical wealth of the Ter
ritory with a collection of childrens
songs She is one of the most valued
and active members of the Kilohana
Art League.
Scarcely less prominent socially will
be Mrs. Mott-Smith, wife of the new
Secretary of the Territory, and like
Mrs. Frear, she has all the necessary
qualifications of birth and education to
1t her for the position Like Mrs. Frear
she was born in Honolulu, being the
daughter of the late John H. Patty, a
former prominent figure in local bust
ness circles
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Mrs. Yarndley, instructor of singing
in the Honolulu schools, was visiting
Hilo last week after spending some
time in the mountains.
Miss Dodge, a very pretty young
friend of the Macfarlanes, has taken
rooms at the Seaside.
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Tomorrow promises to be an unu-
sually lively day at Haleiwa, for the
reason that the next White Rock Cup
golf match will be played there at that
time. A large number of golf enthu-
siasts are expecting to go down this
evening or in the morning.
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D. Howard Hitchcock, the artist, has
gone back to Kauai The experiences
of his recent sketching trip among the
canyons and mountains on the Wal
mea side of the island have induced
him to prolong his summer outing on
the Garden Island. He takes his fam
lily with him for a months camping
on the beaches near the beautiful Wal
nina valley and expects to return in
September with a portfolio full Of new
; sketches.
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Mrs. Wright wife of Major Wright
and travelling to Manila with him on
the Logan, is a sister of Lieutenant
Hugh Rodman who was stationed in
honolulu ior some time.
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Captain J. Langhorne Warren, Jean