The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-12

society. Mrs Neumann's daughter, Mrs.
on the Mongolia before the news was
received and her husband left on the
next boat to sail, the Tenyo Maru.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fairchild, of
Kauai, though we like to think Of
them as belonging in Honolulu, were
among those to visit the Volcano and
see its fall and later the rise to a
point even higher than before.
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While the Armored Cruiser Squad
ron was in port Lieut. Comdr. Brooks
Upham and his charming wife were
the guests If the Dillinghams at their
Punahou home. Mrs. Upham will re-
main here until the return of the
vessels from Samoa.
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With the arrival of the monitor wy
oming, which is expected to reach here
shortly after October 1, as the station
ship for this port, there will be more
naval life than ever. She win carry
a full crew and officers and as she
is the heaviest of all her class in arma-
ment, should bring number of naval
society men with her The protec-
ton to the city in case of war is of
course only a secondary consideration
in the eyes Of local society.
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Puunene, reached this city this morn
ing and are staying at the Young Ho-
tel. They have just left the Volcano
House after an interesting visit.
Mrs. Rees entertained a number OF
young people at tennis and swim
ming party at the Pleasanton on Tues
day afternoon in honor of Miss Nora
Swanzy whose birthday it was. Ten
mis-, bowling, ETC., were INDUCED in
and tea was served on the lawn after
which all went swimming in the tank.
Among those present were Misses
Swanzy, Waterhouse, Fisher, Cooke,
Castle, Wood, Bland (2), Schaefer,
Sturgeon, Iaukea, Cooper and twelve
young men from the Fleet. Mrs. Rees
was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Swanzy and Mrs. Swinburne.
Mrs. Bland and the Misses Bland
entertained at dinner on Sunday even
ing in the private dining room in hon
or of DR.. Parker and Mr.. McCuTley.
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W. w. Van Wrinkle, of Parkersburg,
West Virginia, is one of the Moana
guests. He arrived on the Alameda
The order detaching Lieutenant
Clarence Ridley from Washington
barracks, where he has been with the
engineer corps for this past year, and
assigning him for duty to Honolulu,
will afford his friends and those of mis-
charming wife, who was Miss Bessie
Thompson of Berkeley, an opportunity
to see something of them while they
are here awaiting the sailing of a
transport for the islands. The mar
riage of Lieutenant Ridley and Miss
Thompson was one of the interesting
wedding they have lived in Washing
ton. They will sail on the September
transport and will be absent about
two years.-Chronicle.
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Captain and Mrs. Thomas S. Phelps
Jr. entertained at dinner one evening
last week at their quarters at Mare
island in honor of Admiral and Mrs.
Swinburne, who are soon to leave for
Honolulu. Among those invited to
meet the guests of honor were Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Samuel Graham, Ma
val Constructor and Mrs. Holden A.
Evans, Mrs. R. M. Cults and Com
mander James H. Oliver of the West
Virginia-Chronicle
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Lars David Larsen of Bridgeport,
Conn, graduate of the Agricultural
college with the class of 1908, started
yesterday for Honolulu, Hawaii, where
he has accepted position in the expe-
riment station as specialist on the dis
eases Of trees. Mr.. Larsen has been
for the last four years Dr. Stones
student assistant in the college.-Nor.
Hampton (Mass) Herald.
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D. Lloyd Conkling of the Governor S
Office has gone to the Peninsula tC
weeks-end with friends.
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Mrs. McStocker of Honolulu with
her daughter is guest of her sister
Mrs. Whiting, the wife of Admiral
Whiting in Berkeley. Quite informally
Mrs. Whiting and her sister with hall
! a dozen or so mutual friends are to be
, entertained tomorrow afternoon by
Mrs. Carl Bachelor at her Hobart
street home. Mrs Bachelor visits the