The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-15
BY
THE BALL
FLEET ENTERTAINMENT COMMIT
TEE DECLINES TO HAVE ITS
PLAN SET ASIDE.

VeXation in strong degree was the
feeling of the subcommittee on en-
tertainment at its seventh meeting
held this morning The cause was
the abrupt blast from the meeting of
chairmen of subcommittee held yes
terday afternoon against the PROPOSE |
ton of this subcommittee to give
ball to the fleet at the Moana and Sea-
side hotels.
1t was the sense of the entertain
ment Subcommittee that the executive
committee, if it did not approve OF
this ball, should have sent in its OBJ
jeCtions earlier. Reports of no less
than six meetings of this committee,
beginning on April 20, had been
promptly rendered to the executive
committee, yet not a single note of ex
ception to any of its proposals was
heard until the chairman, f. l.. Wal
dron, met with strong opposition to
the ball at the meeting of chairmen
yesterday.
Moreover, it was the sense of the
subcommittee on entertainment. eX-
pressed this morning, that the general
committee should hurry up it's con-
clusions on all of the proposals sub
mitted. Not word had yet been re-
turned about the Kapena Falls bathing
party for the men, or about the Pearl
Harbor land and sea excursion for the
officers, both of which items on the
program as sketched by the entertain
ment committee were submitted weeks
ago. The committeeman would like
to have their suggestions acted on
with some little degree of promptness,
as otherwise they will be squeezed for
time in making the necessary prepare
tions.
This blast from the meeting OF
chairmen," Secretary Berndt of the
entertainment subcommittee said this
forenoon, lis liable to blanket all en-
thusiasm. The proposal to charge
$3.50 per man attending the ball will
simply smother the whole affair. You
cannot get the people out on such
terms. 1t is entirely unnecessary, as
we are to have the two hotels besides
temporary pavilions upon the lawns.
Yes, we will stand for the ball. The
only question is whether we are go
ing to charge an admission fee or
make it a public invitation affair, with
only the officers of the fleet to be for
mally invited"
There were only four members pre-
sent most of the time at the meeting
of chairmen which created the first
discord thus far apparent in the fleet
visitation preliminaries.
George w. Smith questioned the ad-
visibility of giving ball at al, say
ing the society people of Honolulu
would not attend a ball given for the
blueiackets
w. R. harrington responded that if
the society folk did not choose to at
tend a crowd could be got without
them.
f. L. Waldron informed the meet
pared to handle the ball proposition,
al it wanted being authorization and
the funds necessary.
l.. Tenney Peck proposed a grand
ball for the officers on a subscription
plan, which he believed would obviate
heartburning over omissions from an
invitation list. If not a ball an elabo-
rate banquet to the officers should be
given
Mr. Waldron said banquet would
cost twenty thousand dollars.
Colonel Johnson reported everything
going on smoothly in the sports sub
committee.
H. E. Cooper, for the clubs and So
cieties, reported that the clubs would
entertain officers personally recon-
mended to them, while fraternal or
CARNATIONS would attend to their res
pective membership in the fleet. No
funds would be asked for.
Mr. Harrington for the press sub
committee said matters were too in
definite with it as with all the other
subcommittee and suggested a gem
eral meeting to decide on details. This
suggestion was adopted and such
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on the transport Sherman will take
place Monday afternoon at $3.50. The
names of all the teachers who have
applied for transportation will be
placed in a hat and forty-hve picked
out The first thirty of these will have
the first chance to go, and if any Of
them are unable to make the trip the
other fifteen, beginning with number
thrty-one, will fill the vacancies
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