The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-19

mander-in-e chief of the feet. He is in
a position to state without dattery what
the signal success of the Honolulu re-
eeption has been and his words cannot
but be appreciated by Honolulans.
Waikiki certainly proved itself the
ideal place for such an affair as was
attempted and successfully carried
through. The grounds of the Seaside
and the Moana were veritable fairy
lands, bright with hundreds and hum
dreds of cleaning lights of the trI-
color. The tower of the Moana was
outlined with incandescents and the
feathery algarobas of the Seaside were
blossomed with festoons of red, white
and blue eleetrics, the big dancing floor
there being embowered with greens,
buntings and lights, beautiful in the ex-
treme. The walk placed between the
two hotels, palm screened and illu-
minated just dimly enough for promen-
aiding, the double line of eleetrics
twinkling along the Moana pier and the
gaily decorated buildings made UP a
tout ensemble beautiful beyond descrip-
ton, while the effect was heightened
by the flashing searchlights of the
anchored warships, playing across the
cloudbanks and lighting up the break
ers where they churned across the reef.
There was much more ball than re.
ception at the affair, the Admiral and
Governor and their party not arriving
until an hour after the time set for the
commencement of the festivities. Their
arrival found the dancing in full swing,
the big floor being taxed to it's utmost
to accommodate the many couples. The
reception took place on the ballroom
floor, the Admiral, Governor Frear, Adj
miral Wainwright and Lieutenant
Wurtsbaugh being in the receiv-
ing line, the honors being done by Wal
ter F. Dillingham;, Adjutant General
Jones, A. l.. C. Atkinson and Secretary
Mott-Smith. The formal part of the re-
ception was over in few minutes.
The attendance of local society at the
affair was too large to permit the secur-
ing of any list. Society was there en-
masse and there were partners and to
spare for all the visitors. Introductions
were slow, the committee having made
no arrangements, evidently, beyond the
most general, for seeing that the officer
guests met those there ready to favor
them with dances. The officers over
came all the preliminary difficulties,
however, after the first dance or so.
The affair altogether, even including
the slight friction which arose over
misunderstanding between the commit
tee in charge and the management of |
the Moana, was one of the most success
full functions ever given in the Terri |
tory, ereditaole to the reputation for
that Honolulu enjoys in |
Naval circles and worthy of the occa- |
sion and the guests of honor.
The entertainment and commissary |
to whom credit for Friday S |
affair must be given are:
Entertainment-F. L. Waldron, chair |
man; A. L. c. Atkinson, FL. F. BerteI- |
mann, J. NJ. Levy, DIR. T. Mitamura, J. |
A. Wilder, Capt. G. p. Rees, FL. Tsuru- |
shima, w. f. Brown, F. Archer, J. o. /
Lutted, F. NJ. Lewis, John Guild, A |
Lewis Jr., NJ. E. Grossman, I'll. D. Bow
en-, M. Phillips, E. A. Berndt, w. III. |
Hoogs, w. 7. Lucas, s. Ozaki, Capt. E.
H. Humphrey, Capt. c. w. Exton, Geo.
f. Smithies, Marston Campbell, S. NJ. |
Ballou and A. W. Van Valkenberg.
Commissary-W. F. Dillingham;, chair
mani ]. F. Child, C. J. Campbell, H.
P. Roth, George Ashley, J. A. McCand-
less, G. J. Waller, Fred Macfarlane,
George Rodiek and Clifford Kimball.
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Society in its fullest strength will |
turn out and greet the men
of the fleet at the ball to be given in