The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-18

ternally invited to be present. Re-
freshments will be served.
Mrs. c. l.. Dickerson will commence
her annual sale of trimmed hats and
veilings at sacrifice prices on Monday
morning, to make room for new goods
already ordered
Rupert Tinker, son of the late JOS
eph Tinker, returned by the Flaurence
Ward from Midway Islands where he
had been employed for nearly two
years in the cable Office.
M. l. Silva, for several years an in
speetor of the Board Of Health, has
been invited" to submit his resigna-
ton. This is a part of the plan to en-
liven the force, it is said.
The wife of M. H. Reuter-, deputy
tax assessor of Hama, Maui, died last
Wednesday morning. She had been
suffering with dropsy for some time,
and her demise was not unexpected.
During 1908 the San Antonio Society
paid S46,242.90 in benefits, divided as
follows: Sick benefits, $16,713.75;
pensions to aged and incurables 49,
S5O.SO; to widows and orphans $685.
COS. 35; funeral benefits 1880
DR.. Arnent the famous missionary
who was acquitted of the charge of
looting in the Boxer troubles and who
passed through Honolulu a very sick
man few weeks ago, died at the Lane
Hospital San Francisco January 8.
Commissioner Kingsbury bound
Japanese over to the Federal grand
jury for attempting to bride an officer
to let him go when arrested on land
ing from the steamship Chiyo Maru
with indecent pictures in possession.
Miss Dora e. Todd, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Todd of Kealakekua,
Hawaii, will be married to Mr. Daniel
Pahu tomorrow evening at s o'clock
at the Kamehameha Preparatory
School.
]. S. Scully and Miss Mabel Thayer,
lay-over passengers from a former
steamer, continued their voyage by
the Chiyo Maru for the Coast L. S.
CONFESS, of the Stars news staff was
also a passenger, going to his old
home in Massachusetts.
Surveys are being made by County
Engineer Howell and Mr.. Foss, assis-
tant, for a road between Nailiilihaele
and Punaluu gulches, Hamakualoa,
Makawao, Maui. 1t is expected to
complete this gap on the belt road line
! nf
George Wade, who was pardoned
New Years Day, made an address at
the prison services yesterday. He
thanked the Sunday prison visitors
and hoped the lessons they had taught
would be of value to him. Secretary
Super of the Y. M. c "A. and Mrs
Rasemann conducted the exercises
yesterday.
The Hawaiian Commercial and SUI
gar Company has offered to deed the
right of way to the government for a
much needed road about two miles
long from Kahului to Puunene Sugar
Mill and offers to pay one-half of the
cost of ballasting and making it into
macadam road.
Consul F. A. Schaefer announces
that, without the receipts from Mrs.
McLennans dramatic performance, he
has received more than $4,000 for the
relief of the earthquake sufferers.
Thanking all donors and the patrons
of the dramatic benefit, Mr.. Schaefer
! states that he will close the fund ten
days from yesterday.
The Opera House was filled even to
extra chairs on Saturday night for the
evening of vaudeville rendered by Mrs.
McLennan; the dramatic instructor,
for the benefit of the earthquake suf-
ferers. All of the long program was
well received the hit of the evening
being Mrs. Rivenburgh's double quar-
tet OF "Pickaninnies." Several of the
musical numbers were encored.
Complaint having been made that
the Hawaiian Electric Company's Of
flee building encroached upon King
street, Chris Willis has completed
survey and found it to be several in
ches on the safe side. The Occidental
hotel building is even farther back,
and the discrepancy was one thing
that led to the resurvey.
Attractions in unusually close sue
cession are booked for the Hawaiian
Opera House, being: Cameraphone,
the picture machine that sings and
talks, Jan, 23, 26, 2S, 80; Elks' min
strels, Feb. 4, 6; Alice in Wonder
land" Feb. 10; Art League play, Feb.
%; Lilliputians, March s to April 6;
Robert Mantell in May, American Vau-
deville Co., Withers Concert Co. and
Mischa Elman (violinisU in May and
June.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Frank
Barwick was held from the residence
OF President GrifHths, oahu College
TO Nuuanu cemetery yesterday after
noon. Pail bearers were John KidwelI.
Randolph G. Moore, Frederick B. Ly-
man, A. f. Griffiths, Chas. II. Fits