The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-12
NAVY WOMEN ARE
FOLLOWING FLEET
MANY OFFICERS WIVES ARE
BOOKED TO SAIL IN THE TRANS
PORT THOMAS.

PORT THOMAS.
SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 3.-The
rustic of silk and the fragrance Of
sachet, the flutter of fashion, the ra-
dance of Paris gowns and the ire
sistible smiles of the Navy women, are
changing Army transport headquar-
ters these days from a lonesome, bar
rem out-of-the-way spot to a sort OF
Observation-Disclosures for ladies.
Automobiles dash up to the desolated
building at the foot of Van Neess ave-
nue. and the bay, and unload the
daintiest of femininity at the dor, with
their marceled locks shaded by fluffy
parasols, and their long chiffon wells
floating to the breezes, and the ladies
disappear in the darkened entrance, to
return to their vehicles in a short time
radiant with smiles and usually talk
ing to several more ladies, who have
either just driven up, or were met
within the offices above.
The reason for all this flutter at the
transport headquarters is that the
women of the navy are preparing to
move. They have already moved once
since they came to San Francisco from
the East, and that was when they jour
neyed to Seattle.
Now they are preparing to become
residents of Manila for a few months.
The fleet sails from here July 7th, but
the wives and children of the Navy
men will depart July 9th on the trans
port Thomas, bound for Manila and
touching at Honolulu.
Many of the officers wives will re-
main in Honolulu for the next ship,
while many more will go straight to
Manila, so as to be nicely settled by
the time the fleet comes sailing along
from Australia.
Among the first the Navy women
to register for the Thomas were Mrs.
w. H. H. Switzerland, Miss Souther-
land and Miss Mary Switzerland. Mrs.
Switzerland is the wife of Captain
| Switzerland commander of the New
Jersey. Mrs. Switzerland and her hand
some daughters were among the most
| fashionable of the Navy women at the
Fairmont gayeties during the fleet jul
bilee, and no function was complete
without them. They will stay short
1 i. 4 To Tn
Mia to welcome the fleet when it sails
| in, spend a short time afterward with
Captain Southernland, and when the
New Jersey bids farewell to Manila
they will sail for Japan.
Mrs George Burnett, wife of Colone
Burnett, United States Marine Corps
will travel with her three children, a
trained nurse and a governess, so the
little folk can go to school just the
same as land" children, whether
aboard ship or ashore.
Mrs. A. w. Kinds, wife of Lieutenant
Commander A. W. Kinds, of the Vir-
gania, will be a passenger on the
] Thomas. It will be her first trip to the
| Orient
Mrs. E. l.. Bennett, wife of Lieuten-
ant Bennett of the Virginia, will be a
second feminine representative of one
of the favorite ships of the fleet to sail
ON the Thomas.
Mrs. j. W. Robinson, wife of Lieuten-
ant Robinson of the Kentucky; Mrs. P
Andrews, whose husband is lieuten-
ant aboard the Kansas; Mrs. j. K
Parker, wife of Lieutenant Parker;
Mrs. George l.. Smith, wife of Lieu
tenant Smith of the Connecticut; Mrs
F. Brooks Upham whose husband is
one of the New Jerseys lieutenants;
Mrs. A. E. Sterling and Mrs. D. M
Addison, wife of the paymaster OF
he Virginia, are among the Navy
women already registering to sail July
jth.