The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

If possible, the band will play today
at the sailing of the S. 5. Korea.
Harmony Lodge No. 3, I. Q. o. F.,
will meet in Odd Fellows hall at 1880
this evening.
The Marine Engineers Beneficial AS
ISOLATION viii meet in K. of P hall at
1880 this evening.
All visiting members of the Order
of Eastern Star are requested to send
their names to the secretary as per
notice published today.
Oceanic Lodge No. 81, F. and A. NJ,
will meet at Masonic Temple at 1880
o clock this evening for transaction OF
business and installation of officers.
There will be a special meeting of
Pacific Lodge, No. S22, A. F. and A. NJ,
in Masonic Temple, tomorrow evening
at 7:30, when the newly elected officers
of the lodge will be installed.
The meeting of the Guild and Wo-
man Auxiliary of st. Andrew S
cathedral is postponed for one week
and will be held on Monday, January
4, in the Sunday school room.
James E. Dougherty is out of the
hospital and at home again, and Is able
to be about to some extent. His mother,
Mrs. J. s. Spear, of San Francisco, ar
rived Friday to be with him during his
convalescence.
Members of the Mems League con-
Quoted the services yesterday at the
Oahu Prison, this being their first ap-
pearance on the Reef. Charles Renear
and Theodore Richards made short adj
dresses and the latter played several
musical selections.
III. r. Berry, representative of trust
company of San Francisco which is
backing Clinton Hutchins' automatic
telephone and wireless telegraph enter
prises, did not depart for the Coast yes
terday on the Siberia, as he expected.
Business connected with the two deals
compelled him to remain longer.
While Albert Waterhouse was en-
route home from the Straits Settle
ments the steamer stopped at Shanghai
lust at the time when the news reach,
ed there of Judge Wilfey's retirement.
Posters were distributed broadcast by
Attorney Brooks, formerly of Honolulu,
who had received a cablegram concern
ing the matter.
"Fighting Typhoon" is the title
of a sea narrative in the Wide World
Magazine for January by A. T. Taylor
of the Advertiser staff. 1t is story
of the voyage of the animal transport
Siam from Honolulu to Manila IN 1899,
when 81 of the horses and mules were
killed in a terrific typhoon off the
coast of Luzon. The story is well IL,
Illustrated.
L. G. Blackman, principal of Aiiiolani
college, has accepted the resignation OF
{ the Rev. Fitz from the institution, who
| leaves shortly to undertake work in
Boston. The vacancy caused by the de.
| parture of Mr.. Fitz will shortly be filled
and the teaching staff enlarged to meet
the requirements of the new students
who have recently enrolled. Mr.. Fit7
/ has not been the principal at Allolanl
for some time and his departure will
not result in any change in policy IN
the manner of conducting the college.
William Mott, C. J. Day, Miss Var
row and John M. Martin led the re
ligious services yesterday at the Leah
Home. these being in the. nature OF
| New Years services. The inmates OF
the home expressed their appreciation
| for the MANY services held for them
during the year, and desired that then
thanks be given to the ones who hac
taken part and those who had loaned
carriages and other conveyances tf
make the visits each Sunday possible