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

The fleet has come and gone, leav-
ing a number of pretty tired indivi-
duas who tried to entertain them in
this city. We get a rest of a little
less than a month only and then for
ten days Honolulu will be a giddy
whirl of social doings once more. The
officers on the Pacific fleet are old
friends here, they will make their
third call in October and many of them
have been here again and again in the
early days.
To the Moana Hotel the thanks for
the principal entertainment must be
given, as regards the officers at least.
The evening of the fleets arrival a
ball was given which was as pretty an
affair as could be seen. on the follow
ing Tuesday a still larger affair was
given. Both these kept up till 1 a. m.
which is late for Honolulu, and the
Grill was visited afterwards by many
parties of officers and their friends.
Special cars, running both by the Pu-
nahou and the King street routes, and
which were paid for by the hotel, add
ed to the pleasure of the evening by
affording a ready means of returning
home.
When the fleet returns to this port
on October Z, it is certainly to be hop
ed that the Moana and Young Hotels
will continue in their open house ar
rangements, for they did more to give
the officers of the fleet good time
than anyone else. Credit for this is
due in two quarters. In the first
place to Manager Hertsche, through
whose foresight the plans were made
and carried out. Next comes Mrs. E.
s. Church, the social manager, through
whom the evenings were made so plea
SAINT. When the mothers of the young
er set found that Mrs. Church was IN
charge of the dances, they were per-.
fectly willing their young daughters
should attend, knowing that their cha
peronage would be carefully looked
after under all circumstances.
After the first two or three nights,
that is when the coaling had been
completed and the enlisted men were
allowed shore leave, the Seaside be-
came their rendezvous in the evenings.
There they made many acquaintances,
danced to their full and occasionally
found something to please the inner
man. The behavior of the men was
excellent, though they rather got into
the habit of missing the last car.
The death of Rear-Admiral Henry
| Glass, for many years in various po-
sitions of command on the naval yes
sells in the Pacific, is one which will
bring pain to many Honolulu people.
Admiral Glass, from the time he left
the Naval Academy has always been
what is known in the navy as
"sloper," meaning that he preferred
commands on the Pacific slope. He
has been in Honolulu many times and
had many friends among the local So
ciety people. His death took place on
Set 1 at Paso Robes, California,
from heart failure following an oper-
alton for tumor of the kidneys. He
was a great club man, belonging to the
Olympic, University and Union Lea
que clubs, of San Francisco, the Athe-
MAN and Country clubs, of Oakland,
and the Faculty club of Berkeley.
The ball given by the Native Sons
and Daughters of the Golden West on
Wednesday evening in celebration of
Admission Day, legal holiday in Cali
fornia, took place at the Moana Hotel.
The grand march was led by Governor
Walter F. Frear and Mrs. Frear. The
dance was attended by large number
of naval officers who were having
their last night in town before leaving
for Samoa. With the exception of the
dance given by the Moana Hotel on
Tuesday night, it was the most large
ly attended function given in many
months.
A reception committee received the
guests in the lobby of the hotel as
they arrived, consisting of Mrs. o. e.
Scott, Miss Lucas, Miss Weir, Miss
Bowman, Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. Soule, Miss
Tollan, Miss Waltz, and Mrs. Tim
mons. The floor committee, consist
ing of Floor Manager Thomas A.
O'Brien and his assistants. Messrs.
F. c. Enos, F. G. Noyes, F. r. Nugent,
c. F. Murray, M. H. Drummond, c. H.
Bellina, j. Lynch, J. M. Levy, C. H.
Raven and o. c. Scott handled their
part of the program very we'll, seeing
that all strangers had a good time and
looking particularly after the naval
visitors.
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Mrs. Sanford H. Wadhams, the wife
of Captain Wadhams of Fort Shafter,
will not resume her days at home till
the first Friday in October.
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Mr.. J. W. Pratt, the local land COM
missioner accompanied by Mrs. and
| Miss Pratt returnad from the Goa of