The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-24

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will shed a soft glow over the table
The members of the Charles, Rich
ards, and ]. B. Atherton families
will gather round the board of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Atherton at their
home in Manoa tomorrow, where a
very jolly day will be spent. At four
p m, a huge Christmas tree, lighted
with vari-colored candles, and laden
with a weight of gifts, and all sorts
of good things will be revealed to won
dering eyes. And at five o'clock a
buffet supper will be served on small
! individual tables, decorated with
| sprays of poinsettias. Besides the
members of the family, numbering
about sixteen, Miss Sheffield and Mr..
Lord of Waialua have been invited.
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His Imperial Chinese Majesty's
Consul, Tseng Hail. has sent cards an
nouncing his departure in the near fu-
ture for China, Consul Tseng leaves
many warm friends in Honolulu and
will be greatly missed. The new rep
resentative, Consul LANG Kwo Wing,
has arrived in Honolulu, and already
has assumed the duties of office.
The engagement is announced of
MissAgnes Cassidy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Cassidy, Waikiki, and
Mr.. Spencer Bickerton of the Water
house Trust Co. of this city. The
news comes as a great surprise to the
many local friends of the young cou-
/ pie, who have previously given no in
timation of the fair Miss Cassidy,
with her sister, Miss Florence, visited
Honolulu at the close of the last Sc
mester of the University of Califor-
mia, where they both attended, and the
sisters, accompanied by their cousin,
Miss Potter, returned after a visit of
two months, visiting the Seattle Fair
en- route. Shortly after Miss Cassidy's
unexpected return here, Mrs. Bicker-
ton and her son Spencer, who had
been on the mainland for three
months trip, returned and it was then
! that the announcement of the engage
ment was made. The young couple
! have known each other since their
childhood days, and the news is of in
terest to their hosts of friends. The
date of the wedding has not been set
The concert to be given at Bishop
Hall, Punahou, on Tuesday evening,
Dec. 2Sth, under the auspices of the
Kilohana Art League promises to be
a prominent event in local musical cir
Giles, and all who attend will enjoy a
rare treat. The tickets have dwindled
very rapidly from the moment they
were put on sale, and but few re-
main, for those who are interested in
the League and it's Musical Circle yet
not holding tickets of membership.
The program is as follows:
I-Schubert:
Sketch of Schubert, Mrs. Frank
| Atherton.
/ piano: Impromptu No. 4, Du Bist
Die Rub (SchubertLiszt), Miss Agnes
Wickstrum.
9-Song; Gretchen am spinrod, Mrs.
Allan White.
4-Piano: Hark, Hark, the Lark
(Schubert-Lisz Miss Carolyn Shelf
field.
5-Erlkinig, Mrs. Allan White.
6-sonata for Vialin and Piano: F
major, andante, allegro, largo (Han'
delD, Mr.. R. ], Buchly, Mrs. E. c. Hor'
ton.
7-Song Cycle: Eililand-von Fielitz,
Mr.. Chester Livingston.
S-Etude in D-flat tLiszt), Miss Car
olyn Sheffield,
s-violin Solo: a, Vision (Frana
Drydler); b, Perpetuum Mobile
(Bohn), by request; c, The Bee
(schubert), Mr.. R. ]. Buchly.
Haleiwa has been the nucleus Of
large number of tourists this week
who were all expressive of admira
ton for the House Beautiful" and 1T
spacious and luxuriant surroundings
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. McLaren ant
family of Seattle occupied the bunga
= low there for the week, Mr.. McLarei
/ is a prominent banker and golf Ell