The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-03
Advertiser Photo.

AT THE NAVY DOCK.
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dock, Admiral sebree's flagship Ten
nessee.
Tie Hawaiian band. led by Kapell
meister Berger, welcomed the fleet from
the end of the Naval wharf, each yes
| sci being afforded salvo of martial
airs as it passed by. The bandsne;l
played until afternoon, no vessel beng
sighted IN the musical reception.
The fleet takes on about 100000
worth of supplies here, bids having
been advertised for sometime ago, AMI
contracts awarded. This includes
meats, vegetables, eggs, fruits, bread
etc.
Local Entertainment.
There win be something doing So
cially for the officers of the fleet dur
ing It's present stay, but the official en-
tertainment is not to take place until
after the return from Samoa. The
unofficial entertainment began last
evening with ball at the Moana hotel,
and next week a subscription ball IS
to be given, the affair being in the
There are also to be garden parties.
SO that most of the entertaining viii
be done at private homes, but on a
large scale.
California's Silver.
The silver service of the cruiser Cali
fornia is handsome and valuable one,
costing over $4,000. The committee
having charge of the selection of the
service, received $4,000 more than was
needed and this has been placed in a
bank in San Francisco, at The disposal
of the commanding officer IF the
cruiser. 1t Yields the sum of 800
year to be paid out in prizes after
each years target practice. This is
the apportionment to be made of the
$500: One hundred dollars to be dis
tributed to winning gun crew OF tie
tnrrets: $50 to be distributed to win
ming gun, crew, sixinch guns; $50 to
be distributed to winning gun crew,
three-inch guns; $50 to be distributed
in three prizes to first, second aud third
best marksman at small arms practice;
$50 to the gun division making best
record; 500 to be distributed to rep
resentatives of engine and fire rooms,
for special excellence of service; $50
to be distributed at discretion of com
handing officer among ships crew.
In addition to service, which gen
erallv reposes in the wardroom for the
use of the officers and their guests,
there is a pair of candelabra and
loving cup for the crew. The cup is
in a glass case in the crew s quarters.
After each years target practice the
names of the best gunners and their
records will be inscribed upon it.
Here Year Ago.
By a coincidence the first division,
comprising the West Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania arriving yester-
dav in the van, reached Honolulu just
a wear ago from the Orient. They
were in the " Big Four" squadron
which then included the Colorado.
In response to query as to whether
the Pacific feet would engage IN ma
neuvers either in Hawaiian waters or
in the vicinity of Samoa, it was stated
Yesterday by Lieut.. Poteet, on behalf
of Captain Oliver, chief of staff for
Admiral Swinburne, that nothing of
the kind would take place. He said
the present cruise from start to finish
was intended to test the towing of the
torpedoboat destroyers.
As to the feet going to Samoa, for
a purpose of this kind. it was also
stated that Samoa has never been hon
ored with a fleet visit and this was
a good opportunity to pull it off. Since
the ill-fated American ships were wreck
ed at Apia, in 1889, no large number
of vessels so modern as those now in
Honolulu harbor. has made Apia or
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Town Illuminated.
The city was beautifully illuminated
last night in honor of the fleet. The
Alexander Young Hotel and the Capt.
toll fairly blazed in their incandescent
garniture Bishop street in front Of
the Young Hotel called for expressions
of delight from the Naval visitors.
The trellis of parti-eolored, electrics
was very handsome design. Many of
the streets were lined with strings of
electrics.
Chief Petty Officers.
The chief petty officers of the fleet
will give a ball at the Alexander
Young Hotel on Monday evening, Sep
TENDER Z. Invitations will be issued
to the number of one thousand and
repetition of the former swell function
that was given by the chief petty Of
feers of the Pacific feet last year is