The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-05
THE MARINE DANCE
On THE ROOF GARDEN

The first annual bail of the United
States Marine Battalion at the Alex
ander Young Hotel last evening was
not only a credit to the Marine Corps
as a whole, but particularly to the en-
listed men of Camp Very, Honolulu,
for they came in contact last evening
in a social way with many of Homo
lulu's prominent society folk and pro-
duced most favorable impression, for
they were excellent hosts.
The members of the marine bat
TALON were present in their dress uni
forms of blue blouses and white
trousers and made O. very fine APP
pearance. The ball was graced with
the presence of Major Long, COM
handing officer. and Mrs. Long; Cap
tain Mark, and Lieutenant Moses of
tie staff; Captain Low and Mrs. Low,
Captain Campbell, Captain and Mrs.
Ramsay, Lieut.. and Mrs. Shearer,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Farquharson, Lieut..
Underwood, Lieut.. Kilgore and Miss
Stevens. The officers wore white
uniforms.
When the guests arrived at the fifth
floor they went into the lounging
room under a draping of American
flags and passed between lines of
marines who distributed handsome
souvenir programs and otherwise Of
fered the courtesies of the evening.
The programs were handsome affairs
with souvenir pencils attached. Short
pencils were held in holders which
were brass cartridge shells, the type
used in the marine corps. These
were greatly priced by the guests,
who numbered five or six hundred.
The program cover bore in colors the
Marine Corps emblem, showing blue
flag crossing the national flag with
the marine corps cap and collar in
sigma between. Below appeared the
corps motto: "Semper F'idelis.'' The
inner pages We're devoted to dance
blanks and the full list of members of
each of the four companies forming
the battalion. On the back cover was
the list of committees.
The Roof Garden was handsomely
decorated with flags and strings of
signal flags strung from post to post.
Under the glare of lights and with so
many uniforms and pretty gowns
showing the scene was most attract
i've. Both dancing pavilions We're
used, two Hawaiian orchestras fur
nishing the music. A bell centrally
located on the roof gave notice of
each dance. an innovation which was
of great value TO the scattered guests.
Under the marques. on the roof, punch
and lemonade were served from huge
cutglass bowls by Chinese attendants
IN ,Jeu+o ;r,+ Of
guests might be royalty entertained,
and to the very last dance the dam
ing floors were crowded.
The ball was all the success that
the marines hoped for and Honolulu
is now assured that the Marine Bat
talon will repeat it. The committees
in charge OF the affair were:
1st Sergeant Edwin K. Camp. Pres
ident; Private Eugene, Love, Treas
urer; O. NJ. Sergeant George F.
Quarles. Secretary.
Committee on Arrangements--1st
Sergeant Edwin K. Camp, Chairman;
Sergeant George w. Shearer Corporal
Oscar F. Bailess, Corporal John D.
Keeshan.
Committee on Invitations-Sergean
George W. Shearer. Chairman; Cor
poral Oscar F. Bailess, Private Cor
don s. Haskell. Private Ralph E Gra-
ham.
Committee on Decorations-Se
John F. Chalmers, Chairman; Trump
eter George g Walters, Private Her
man Winter, Private John Call, Pri-
vate Henry 6. Gerhard Private
Adolph SoIomans. Private William +.
Oliver, Private JOB. L. Dowd.
Committee On eception-Corporal
William ]. McSwain, Chairman; Pri-
vate Harry Barley, Private Charles
N. Ensch, Private Bernard C. Rogers,
Private John williams, Private Fran
ces ]. McGarry. Private Joseph Null
len, Private Charles A. Read, Private
Fred ". Graves.
Floor mmittee-Corporal Albert j.
Reinieke. Corporal Stanley F. Meuk-
iewicz, Drummer Dominick Sarcone,
Private Albert Blatt, Private, Rollie
c. Frayne, Private Frank J. Hatch.
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