The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-18
BALL
SUPBRFIDE
VAST CONCOURSE AND GORGEOUS
LAMENTATIONS AT SEASIDE
AND MOANA LAST NIGHT.

ball given in honor of the officers and
men Of the Atlantic fleet, would be
hard to find. The Entertainment com
mittee, which had charge of the af-
fair did itself proud and apparently
all had a good time, from the happy
though tired faces which were to be
seen on the cars coming in.
1t was late before the big crowd,
which was far larger than had been
anticipated, began to break up. A few
went before eleven but the majority
stayed till long after midnight and the
floor was well filled right up to the
time of closing At half past one
o'clock the quintet played Home
Sweet Home" but it was of no avail.
The dancers were having such a good
time and applauded so vigorously that
it was necessary to give two extra
dances and even then it was hard to
get the crowd away from the floor.
The new pavilion. which had been
erected for the purpose in front of the
Seaside lanai, made an excellent dane.
ing floor, when the rush in which 1t
was constructed is considered. The
music was furnished by the Kaai Glee
Club and the Hawaiian band at thia
section of the dance and by the band
from the Connecticut and another
quintet at the Moana. One Of the feat
ures of the occasion was the singing OF
Aloha De by the quintet shortly after
midnight. This was done by special
request and pleased the officers ard
other visitors greatly.
The refreshments, consisting of leo
1onnnnaAn frttf
and other reflections were served up
usually well. Twenty-Five walters were
on hand to look after this part of the
evenings entertainment and they were
well handled, giving general satisfac~
ton and seeing that all who desired
had a share in the cooling beverages
and ices.
The decorations were unusually
pretty, long strings of electric light
being festooned among the branches
of the trees and shedding their glow
on myriads of small flags, pennants
and banners which blended into
beautiful setting for the handsome
gowns of the ladies and the brilliant
uniform of the officers. The latter
were all in the white duck mess jack
cts, which are so well fitted for this
climate and which increased the beau
ty of the spectacle greatly. Both the
Moana and the Seaside hotels, also
the board walk between them and the
Moana pier, had their picturesque out
lines limned in lines of electric bulbs.
1t was a glorious scene as only partial
ly viewable from land points, and must
have presented picture to the bat
tleships in seeing position which would
compare in magnificence with any
thing witnessed on the great voyage
along the coasts of the Americas.
The dancing started promptly at .
O'Clock and there was a big crowd on
hand, which kept increasing every MOI
ment till long after ten. Shortly af.
ter $3.50 Governor FTear, Admiral Sper.
ry and Admiral Wainwright accom-
panied by the staff officers arrived. The
dancing was stopped and a reception
line formed. Governor Frear stood
first in line and introduced the local
people to Admiral Sperry, who per-
formed the same Office for Admiral
Wainwright, who then did the same
for Lieut.. Wurtsbaugh. There we're
no ladies in the receiving line.
AS soon as the reception had been
completed, which occupied about half
an hour, the dancing was once more
commenced and then continued with
out a pause through the entire even
ing. First there would be a dance TO
music from the quintet and no sooner
would they end their strains than Ber-
gers band would start up. The quin-
tet music was the favorite with the Of
ficers, as usual, though the floor was
crowded at all times.
The battleships which were lying off
the harbor threw their searchlights on
the beach and rendered the scene most
attractive. The powerful beams were
often directed at Diamond Head and
the promontory stood out with
grandeur hard to surpass. The moon
rose little late but added it's rays to
the scene when the battleships' search
lights were pau and gave the officers
chance to see a true Honolulu night
in all its beauty. At one time a slight
| scuTry of rain drove part of the crowd
under the covered lanais, but it hardly
lasted a moment and did not wet the
floor enough to bother the dancers in
! the slightest.
The ball, when all things are said,
was the most successful, even of it's
| kind, ever seen in this city. The
street car arrangements were most
ample and would have been perfect
/ mad it not been for the fact that some
conductors seemed to know nothing
about the arrangements and miSdirect-
/ ed those who desired information. This
was hardly the fault of the fleet COM
mittee, of course, and everything
which they had charge of was looked
after with care. The Entertainment
committee, of which F. l.. Waldron is
chairman, was in general charge, while
w. II. Hogs, the chairman OF the Ball
committee, was especially responsible
for the affair last night. w. f. Dill
bingham acted as floor manager with
A. L. C.. Atkinson and saw that the
music was kept going and all were sat
| isfied.
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