The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-04
By MRS. RIvENBURGH.

of the flag raising of Rear Admiral
Rees was delightful and impressive
affair. A pretty incident was the
holding off of the rain while the grace
full pennant fluttered forth at the sum-
init of the tall pole to the accompani-
ment of thirteen guns, and the lively
strains of the band. ALI military
and naval officials ad their wives and
friends were present and the Naval
Station was a scene of gayety hardly
in keeping with the strict severity of
it's precincts. Pretty high gowns
mingled with duck uniforms of white
and gold, in confusion, a touch of
military disnipline being evident in the
squads who attended the ceremony.
Among the guests present were the en-
tire Consular Corps, Admiral Whiting,
Mrs Whiting, Miss Whiting, the Of
ficers of the Navy yard, the Marine Of
ficers, Major Cree, Major Dunning,
Captain Wilbur 1t. Col Jones, Major
McGinnis Generals Davis and McClel-
Ian, Judges Dole, Woodruff, Ba1ou
and Whitney, Acting Governor Mott
Smith, Ex-Governor Cleghorn, Mr..
and Mrs. Moore Miss Moore, Miss
Chumar Mrs. Parks, Miss Frear Mrs.
Halves, Mrs. T. Give Davies, Mrs.
George Davies, Mrs. Rees, Mrs. F. M.
Swanzy, Miss Stephens, Mrs. Ramsey,
Mrs. Lane Mrs. Hornberger, Mrs.
Langhorne, Miss Schaefer, Hon. Robert
Levers, Mr. and Mrs. James Wilder,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Wilder, Ii. f.
Wichman, Supt of Public instruction
w. H. Babbitt, U. S. District Attorney
Breckons, U. s.. Marshal Hendry, w.
F. Dillingham;, Mrs. Walter F. Frear,
Mrs. Sutton, Miss Whitney and many
others.
After the ceremony of raising the
flag was over, light buffet lunch was
served
Mrs Hagens entertained on Thurs
day at Pearl City with bridge lunch
con. 1t was a very informal gather
ing, and those present were Mrs. Fred
Damon, Miss Ada Rhodes and Mrs.
James Dougherty.
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1t has been a custom of long stand
ing for some of the girls in town to
run down to the Peninsula quite in
formally occasionally. Such was the
nature of the bridge luncheon given by
Mrs. H. V. Murray yesterday at her
country home the Macfarlane place.
The guests were Miss Irene Dickson,
Mrs. James Lougherty and Miss Ada
Rhodes.
A number of Honolulu's young
bachelors gave their annual ball at
the Alexander Young Hotel on Thurs
day evening to coterie of friends who
always look forward with some zest to
these delightful affairs of the local
boys. The dance hall, which in this
instance was the mauka ball room of
the hotel was a scene of happy faces
and light dainty gowns, the guests be-
ing restricted to the debutantes, and
chaperoned by DR.. and Mrs. Augur,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Gurrey, Jr.
The music which was furnished by
Kaais Quntette Club was excellent
and dancing was the feature of the
evenings entertainment.
A light refreshment in the form OF
a delicious punch was served.
Among the many guests to take ad
vantage of the hospitality of the young
chaps were the Misses Anna Tucker,
Ella Weight, Nora Sturgean, Abbie
Dow, Sarah Lucas, Edith Meyer, May
Kluegel, Blanche Sope-, Genevieve
Langton, Gnace Robertson, Marjorie
Freeth, Ada Rhodes, Violet Makee,
Belle McCorriston, Comma Wadman.
Emily Rice, Miss Kickstrum, and Miss
Parsons. Messrs William Lymer, +.
Warren, George Warren, John Young,
Guilford Whitley, Robert Cation, r.
Johnson, Sonny Macfarlane, d. Clark,
Arthur Macintosh, Sherwood Lowrey,
Fred Lowrey, Robert McCorriston, II.
Thompson, Roy Edwards, Robert
Bond, Walter Rycroft, Herbert Dow
sett, Bob Mist, Kenneth Brown, Mr..
Fits, Mr.. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Olsen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson, and Mrs.
Will Whitney.
Among the very strikingly pretty
gowns seen were those of Mrs. Augur
which was of White crepe de chine,
Miss Genevieve Langton, an ivory sa-
tin, Miss Comma Wadman, a dainty
little creation of pink Dresden Miss
Grace Robertson who looked sweet
in an imported frock of pale pink Mes
saline, trimmed with a long fringe and
ornamented with tassels; Miss Emily
Rice's blonde beauty was SHOWN to adj
vantage in white crepe de chine, and
Miss Parsons wore a lovely gown OF
pale blue satin.
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Miss Daisy Gras entertained a few
friends very informally yesterday with