The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-23

beginning of the work here, hoping to :
interest the members as a club in it. |
Later refreshments were served, and
the remainder of the evening was spent
socially.
Mrs. +. T. Bickerton and her son.
Spencer who have for three months
been travelling on the mainland, are ex-
pected ON the return trip of the S. S.
Siberia.
Miss Cation has issued invitations
for tea next Thursday from four to
SIX, in honor of Mrs Furor.
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Governor and Mrs. Frear entertained
at a breakfast party on Sunday in
honor of Miss Blanchard. The table
decorations consisted of a beautiful
nterpriece of morning glories and
water lilies. Covers were laid for
twelve.
Mrs. Hitchcock was the hostess YES
terday of musicale and buff lunch
con in honor of Miss Leslie Wight.
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There is to be another of those very
enjoyable moonlight dances at Haleiwa
tonight, and a large crowd is expected
to turn out if the weather permits.
Music will be furnished by the Ha-
leiwa quintette club of which James
Avail is the leader, and refreshments
Twill he served.
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Several courses have been prepared
by the educational committee of the
Y. w. c. A. and "Civics for Women"
is one of them which will be opened
with lecture by R. H. Trent on the
mode of doing politics.
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quiet and private wedding took
place on Monday evening, at Kaimuki
when Mr.. William Elliot of Eleele
Kauai was married to Miss Mary H.
Laing of Harwick, Roxburghshire,
Scotland by the Rev. Doremus Scudder,
I'D.
A book that has just been published,
and one which deals with the power
lful theme of the land fraud cases in
1.-THE states which aroused the interest
Iof the whole population from one end
Iof the continent to the other, claims
as its author a Honolulu man. It is
now to be bought here, and has reach
n q sole oIr IL
states. THE Forest Empire" is a
neat green bound volume made at
tractive by man yhalf tones, and the
last chapter deals with Hawaii.
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The following clipping from an issue
of the Washington Star of recent date
was received by the social editor. Our
President is going to be certainly up
against it, when he comes to Hawaii
isn't he?
NO WREATH AROUND HIS NECK.
AS the President stepped into the
Hawaii building a blacK-eyed, brown
checked girl met him. She carried a
wreath of flowers, and stepping for
ward tried to drop it over the Presi-
dents silk hat. Mr.. Taft backed away
in surprise.
Lei. lei," said the Hawaiian girl, 1t
is customary in Hawaii to greet dis
ltinguished visitors in that way.
Well" said the President, we're
not in Honolulu. I'll take it on my
arm"
In the Philippine building somebody
asked the President if it did not make
him homesick.
"Oh, no. said he; mot without the
people
AS the President left the Philippine
building a woman cried; "Oh Mr.. Pre-
sident, won't you stand still a minute
until 1 get your picture?"
"Hurry up, madam! shoot again."
said he, and there was a rush of ca
n.eras.
Norton Bobo, John G. Woolley and
Mrs. Woolley and Doctor Hayes of Ho-
nolulu are at the Stewards. F. Call.
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During the absence of his wife, who
is on a tour of the Orient Mr.. w. L.
Howard has been entertaining his wide
circle of friends with a series of din
ners luncheons, and. bridge at which