Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-29
SOCIAL NOTES


quite take the place OF well-made
satin or brocaded silk corset.
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The silver service of the armored
cruiser California Is now complete. A
pair of candelabra and a silver loving
cup for the crew, which were not com.
pleted at the time the service was
presented to the cruiser by the Gov.
ernor, have been placed on board the
vessel. The loving cup will be put in.
to suitable glass case and placed in
the quarters of the crew. After each
years target practice the names of
the best gunners and their records will
be inscribed upon 1t. The silver ser.
vice committee Of the cruiser also has
deposited in the Central trust com.
pany, in trust, $4,000. This sum is at
the disposal Of the commanding officer,
In the sum Of $500 a year, to be paid
out In prizes after each years target
practice. The commanding officer Is
authorized to draw upon the fund to
the extent of $500 a year. to be paid
out in the following appointments
One hundred dollars to be distributed
to winning gun crew of the turrets;
$50 to be distributed to winning gun
crew, six-inch guns; $50 to be distrib.
uted to winning gun crew, three-inch
guns: $50 to be distributed In three
prizes to first, second and third best
marksman at small arms practice: $50
to the gun division making best rec.
ord; 800 to be distributed to repre-.
sentatives OF engine and fire rooms,
forspecial excellence Of service; $50
to be distributed at discretion of com.
handing officer among ships crew.
The work of the committee was be.
gun In September. 1907. Solicitations
for funds were sent throughout the
State. The total collected was $40.
010.95. The cost Of the silver service
and expenses amounted to $S,O19.90,
leaving the balance of $4,000 which
makes up the special prize fund.-Call.
There will be dance at Mare Is.
land every evening this week, the ap.
preaching departure of the ships af.
fording a good reason for an unusual
, amount of merry making 30 that the
last recollections OF the visiting Off.
the officers of the California were
hosts at dinner dance. which proved
one of the prettlest shipboard affairs
: of the month. Tonight the girls of the
! navy yard. will give bal poudre. their
guests of honor being the officers OF
the fleet On Wednesday there will
be a matinee dance on the West W.
, GINA, given by the officers of the YES
sci In honor Of Admiral and Mrs Swim
burne. and on Thursday night the Of
Ulcers and ladies' OF Mare Island will
Q give the regular fortnightly dance In
= the sail loft. On Friday an informal
. dance will take place In the club
house, attended by only the younger
set, and another matinee shipboart
dance on Saturday will close on Of
the most delightful weeks yet enjoyed
at the navy yard.--Call.
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J. OYSTER BAY. l.. J.. Aug. 13. -
:, While playing his morning game o.
: tennis today President Roosevelt wa!
}. surrounded by score Of young wo
: men and young men on horseback
;, wearing on their sleeves white band,
:, with red crosses. They informed thu
President they were holding up peo
!. pie in Oyster Bay and collecting
!. funds for the benefit of the Nassau
hospital at Mineola. The leader le
the President know that he was theil
victim. The President quickly pro
I duced his contribution. He said h,
Il wished the raiders success In collect
ing a large sum.
: The young people are all member,
of the Oyster Bay Riding Academ.
and come from the wealthy familie,
IN the vicinity. The Presidents son,
Archibald and Kermit. are member.
,,of the riding club. but contrary Il
Expectations they did not 60 out to
: day to assist in the holdup,
The party collected large sun
!. before the arrival Of the train OF
I which several of the Presidents
! guests arrived. When the guest,
had driven short distance from the
station their automobile was held III
y by the charity workers. some of whom
3 had added long muskets to theil
equipment.
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Carlsbad seems to be the favored
lspot with Californians abroad this
1 fall. score of prominent society
people from this city being estab
4 lished there for short or long stays
0 The Henry Foster buttons were there
when last heard from. as was Mrs
Preston and her daughter, Mrs. Wor
Ellington Ames. Mrs. William irwin
! land Miss Helene. and Mrs. Irwin,
+ mother. Mrs. Richard Ivers. hav,
been there for several weeks. ant
I will shortly have the Richard Ham
$ monds and Mrs. Hammond's sistel
: with them for short stay. Mrs
: John Fitzpatrick and Miss Suzanne
T were also at Carlsbad recently; ant
g Mrs. Wellington Gregg, who. witt
I her daughters. Enid and Edith. wal