The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-21
Society Welcomes Guests
Of Uncle Sans
New Navy.
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Waikiki blazed with thousands of
multicolored incandescents last night
on the occasion of the public reception
and ball given in honor of Admiral
Sperry and the officers OF tne Atlantic
feet at the Seaside and Moana hotels.
The affair was worthy of the occasion
and an unqualified success.
The reception itself was something
entirely informal, the Admiral and
Governor Frear and their party arriv
ing an nour a1ter the time set and
when dancing on the big open-air pa
vilion floor was at full height. With
Walter Dillingham; and A. l.. G. Atkin-
son as majordomos, however, the re-
ception line was quickly formed, just
beside the big hau tree, and the town
folk were presented.
Then the dancing was resumed, the
Admiral leading off in the two-step,
proving himself worthy leader for
his officers on the ballroom floor as
well as on the battleship bridge.
The decorations last night were su-
perb and the ideal conditions under
which the ball was given won for the
committee the highest praise of the
naval guests. The dancing floor, which
was built large enough to accommo-
date five hundred couples and which
was crowded with dancers, was bower
ed over with hundreds of lights, run
ming through the algarobas and stretch
ing on wires in all directions about the
grounds Flags and banners were ar
tistically arranged so as to mark off
the open.air pavilion, but the open-air
effect was not lessened and at all times
the dancers and revelers could watch
the effect of the searchlights on the
breaking rollers and note the stars
which peeped out from the trade
clouds, giving promise that the rain
would not interfere.
For some few minutes little valley
shower broke in and there was a
scurrying of dainty dresses and white
uniforms for the Seaside lanais, but
| the rain passed without even dampen
ing the floor enough to spoil the next
waltz.
The music, which was supplied by
two orchestras, Professor Berger's and
Hawaiian double quintet, alternated
in the selections, the malihini guests
being especially pleased with the
strains of the native musicians. In
booking dances the invariable request
made by the sailors was for "the next
Hawaiian dance.
At the Moana there was also dane
ing and light. The board walk prom
enade which had been built between
the two seaside resorts was thronget
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Among others present were Governor
Frear, Secretary Mott-Smith, Captain
Grant, U. S. N, Lieut.. Wurtsbaugh OF
] Admiral Sperry's staff, many of the
officers of the fleet, Major Dunning
u. s. A.; Captain and Mrs. Wadhams
the German Consul and Mrs. Pfoten
J hauer, the British Consul, the Swedish
/ Consul, Mr.. Rodiek; the Portuguese,
Consul, Mr.. Canavarro; the Chimes,
Consul, DIR. and Mrs. McCallum, Lieut.
) Hartwell, Judge and Mrs. Wilder, Judg
Ballou, Judge and Mrs. Lindsay, Col
5 Fisher, Col. and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. an
T Mrs. Marston Campbell, DR.. and Mrf
: Waterhouse, Mrs. II. +. Cooper, DR.. an
Mrs. Humphris, Mr.. and Mrs. @, N
0 Cooke, Miss Cooke, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
$ ard Cooke, the italian Consul and Mr.
1 Schaefer, Misses Schaefer, Mrs. Nor
J. tague Cooke, Prof and Mrs. Scott, Mis-
4 Marion Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Richar
}. Ivcrs, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Brown, Mr.
/ J. S. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hal
/, Judge and Mrs. Kingsbury, Mr.. an
t Mrs. L. Tenney Peck, Mr.. Patchin, NJ
Q Babbitt, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Gaine
t Miss Iaukea, Mrs. w. II. Rice, Mr.
l. George Fairchild, Miss Alice Macfa
r, lane, Misses Macfarlane, Miss Spaldini
b. Miss Wight, Misses Young, Mrs. vO
Hamm, Mrs. Berg, A. L. C. Atkinson.