The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-10

had been made to ensure the officers
and men of the armored cruiser squad
ron that they stand close to the hearts
of Honolulu society people. 1t was
expected that on las! Wednesday
would start the festive times ana that
for a full ten days they would keep up
without a lapse, but instead Of this
there is rather a shadow of gloom Cv-
er the city. The many dinners, recep-
lions and dances which have been ar
ranged for have either been called off
or have been set ahead for dates which
are sure to conflict, for it is generally
understood that the fleet will sail for
the Coast on the seventeenth regard
less of when they arrive in this city.
The members of the entertainment
committee are the worst off of all.
Complete arrangement had been made
for the dance to be given in honor of
the officers, under the official auspices
| Of the committee. 1t was to be held
! on Monday night at the Young, but
what is going to be done about it? A
! list of invitations was most carefully
made out, a special committee for this
work consisting of Mrs. E. A. Mott
Smith, Mrs. E. D. Tenney and Mrs.
Fred Macfarlane, having charge OF
this work. The envelopes are all ad-
dressed, and the invitations ready, but
the question comes about whether it
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far they have been withheld, and local
people are still on the anxious seat,
wondering whether they are among
the lucky ones, for with but $3.50 to
handle the affair with it cannot be too
large in size. From the present indi-
cation it is doubtful if there will be
any such dance on Monday. It may
take place later in the week but when
is uncertain till the fleet itself arrives.
The fleet is due to come in at any
time, but it seems that the sailors will
have very much better chance for
an official dance than the officers. The
men are to be entertained at the Sea-
side on Thursday night, and surely
the big warships will have arrived by
that time, so they will have no change
in date and all will run smoothly.
One of the largest receptions and
dances which was to have been given
during the past week was that of Jus.
tice and Mrs. Ballou, at their beauti-
Iul home on Judd street. It was sched-
lied to come off last night and all the
elite Of the city received their daintiIy
engraved cards of invitation some
tlne ago, but when the vessels had
NOT even been heard of by wireless
yesterday morning it was announced
that a postponement must take Dlace
The new date has not yet been an
nounced, for so important a function
should not conflict with any of the
official parts of the program and until
the fleet arrives local society will be
kept in the dark.
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Mrs. Upham, the wife of Lieut-
Comdr. f. B. Upham of the cruiser
South Dakota, who has been spending
the past week with Mrs. C. B. Cooper.
has returned to her apartments at the
Pleasanton Hotel.
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! The d. P. Isenbergs are spending a
few weeks at their Waialae Home,
though they will probably be in town
most of the time during the stay of
the Pacific fleet.
4 q =
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dillingham; en-
tertained Admiral and Mrs. Hollyday
and Major and Mrs McKinstry at
their Punahou home at dinner on
Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Wilder, who
were to have given a dinner to which
a number of local people had been in
vited to meet officers of the fleet, post
poned the event till next week.
Miss Nellie Alexander gave very
pleasant card party and supper in
honor Of Mrs. Admiral and Mrs. Hol-
lyday on Tuesday evening. Among
those present besides the guests of
honor were Captain and Mrs. Fuller,
Mrs. Phillip Andrews, Miss Margaret
Walker, Miss Cordelia Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. c. T. Wilder, Frank Arm
strong, J. D. McInerny, Will H. Nc
Inerny and Frank E, Thompson.
& 4 4
Major and Mrs. McKinstry gave a de-
lightful dinner at the Country Club
last night, entertaining many of the
friends in this city whom of they have
known of old or met while here on
their present trip.
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The sale of tickets for the concert
to be given by R. ]. Buckley at the
Bishop Hall on October q will COM
mence at Wall, Nichols on Oct. II.