The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-15
OFFICERS WIVES
COMING HERE
Transport Thomas VIII Bring
Many Fair Ones to Meet
the Fleet.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The rus
tie of silk and the fragrance of sacher
the fiutter of fashion, the radiance OF
Paris gowns and the irresistible smiles
of Navy women, are changing Army
transport headquarters these days
from a lonesome, barren, out-of-the-
way spot, TO a sort of private-club-
meeting-place for ladies.
Automobiles dash up to the desc
lated building at the foot of Van Ness
avenue and the bay, and unload the
daintiest of femininity at the door.
with their MARCHED locks shaded by
fluffy parasols, and their long chiffon
wells floating to the breeze. and the
ladies disappear in the darkened en-
trance, to return to their vehicles in
a short time radiant with smiles, and
usually talking 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 tic
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 few months.
The fleet sails from here July Z, but
the wives and children of the Navy
men will depart July 6, 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 10
Manila, so as to be nicely settled by
the time the fleet comes sailing along
from Australia.
Among the first of the Navy women
70 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
handsome daughters were among the
most fashionable of the Navy women
at the Fairmont gayeties during the
fleet jubilee, and no function was COM
plete without them. They will stay a
short time in Honolulu, and proceed
TO Manila to welcome the fleet when
it sails in, spend a short time after
ward with Captain Switzerland, and
when the New Jersey bids farewell tc
Manila, they will sail for Japan.
Mrs. George Burnett, wife of Colonel
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 '1and" children, whether
aboard ship or ashore.
Mrs. A. w. Kinds, wife of Lieuten-
ant Commander A. w. Kinds of the
Virginia, will be passenger on the
Thomas. 1t 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
IF the favorite ships of the fleet to sail
on the Thomas.
Mrs. J. w. Robinson, wife of Lieu
tenant Robinson of the Kentucky; Mrs.
p. Andrews, whose husband is a lieu
tenant aboard the Kansas: Mrs. J. x
Parker, wife of Lieutenant Parker;
Mrs. George L. Smith, wife of Lieuten-
ant Smith of the Connecticut; Mrs F
Brooks Upham, whose husband is ont
of the New Jerseys lieutenants; Mrs.
A. E. Sterling and Mrs. D. NJ. Addison
wife of the paymaster of the Virginia
are among the Navy women already
registered to sail July g.
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