The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-29
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Mr.. George r. Carter, Chairman Exc
cutive Committee, Entertainment
of Atlantic Fleet.
Dear Sir.-Herewith | beg to hand
you report together with summary of
| accounts in connection with the sub
committee on entertainment.
Following out the ideas generally
accepted as being most agreeable 10
our guests your committee decided to
| cut down to a minimum, any set pro-
| gramme whereby the officers and men
would feel obligated or be under orders
to attend any functions arranged by
| this committee.
After due consideration, the only
| formal items of entertainment were
/ condensed to a reception and ball at
Waikiki and two trips with cruises
around Pearl Harbor with luncheon
at the Peninsula.
Reception and Ball at Waikiki
This feature of entertainment was the
subject of so much criticism that your
committee takes this opportunity of
expressing the opinion that the method
adoped, viz, IS per ticket, was the most
successful manner of conducting this
| function. Although the charge of IS
appeared high, the attendance was linn
tied to about the desired number OF
people TO suh the accommodation,
without the ill-feeling which invariably
comes about from an invitational az
| fair where, with the greatest care, a
number of desired guests are overlook
ed. 1t is the belief of your committee
that the novelty of the open air ball
with the decorations and illumination,
| besides the grand natural surroundings
| has proved a feature which will not
soon be forgotten by our visitors. 1t
might also be added that the sailors
ball at the erected pavilion met With
popular favor with both the men and
officers of the feet and the ladies at
tending are deserving Of great praise
| for the manner in which they entered
into the spirit of the affair and earned
the everlasting respect of the boys.
Pearl Harbor Trips.-This feature
of the programme was so popular with
the local people as well as the officers
of the fleet that there is little more to
add Far reaching good results, both
| from a national as we'll as territorial
| benefit can be brought about by using
this feature of entertainment on occa-
sions of future visits of both army ana
naval connections. Your committee
purchased benches and tables for the
luncheon with accommodations to
seat nearly 300 people. Rather than
to sacrifice these effects, they are left
in the custody of A. w. Valkenburg
and will be at the disposal of future
committees. The special thanks OF
your committee are due to the ladies
who SO kindly decorated the pavilion
and superintendent the luncheon at the
Peninsula; also to the gentlemen who
so generously furnished their automo-
biles to carry large number of the
officers to and from Pearl Harbor.
Il take pleasure in attaching sum-
mary of accounts, showing case re-
ceipts from sale of ball tickets SLOPE
and net proceeds from sale of Waikiki
ball floor 1921. 80 amounting in all to
$1646 80 which amount l have turned
over to Mr.. l.. Tenney Peck, treasurer
THE unexpended balance from ap-
preparations and receipts is S1536 80
Respectfully submitted,
FIRED L. WALDRON,
Chairman subcommittee on Enter
tainment of Atlantic Fleet"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tCtC$$8Sa
Head the Kamehameha was seen to
lead; she was leading, according &c
Wilder at 2 p. m. yesterday. From
Diamond Head the Gwendolyn was OBJ.
served to be second; Wilder reports
her third, she and the Hawaii having
changed positions The Gladys was
fourth in both reports, at IL a. m. anC
at p. m. The Lady Maud and the
Lurline had changed positions in the
three hours noted, the Lurline over
hauling the Lady Maud which had
gone away to leeward
According to the report of Captain
, Searle, who saw the yachts thirty
= minutes later than did Wilder ABOARD
the Mauna Kea, the Hawaii had takeI
} first place So she had moved from
: third to first between IL a. m. and 2:3
p m.
The general impression is that tn,
= Lurline will suffer much through tn
loss of her foretopmast. Incidental!
the wiseacres ashore are wondering
how she could have carried away tn
spar as Their ewas no appreciate,
strong wind