The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-09
PERSONAL.
lFr0m wednesday.s AdverlIser.,

Charles A. Rice of Kauai is pas
senger on the Mongolia for the Coast.
Mr.. Albright, late of The Advertiser
staff, has taken 2 position in the courts
Miss Annie l.. Wheeler, daughter of
the late Gen. Joseph Wheeler, who has
been an the Philippines for some time,
is passenger on the Mongolia for San
Francisco.
Col. Marston Campbell, because of
his numerous other official duties. will
not accept reappointment to the Board
of Regents. His term expired the first
of the month.
Mrs. Grace Crockett and her daugh-
ter Ethelwynd leave on the Alameda
this morning. They will go to Europe
to spend year with Mrs. Crockett IS
sister, Mrs. Mabel Wing Castle.
Mr.. Ernest a. Wakefield, American
Consul at Rangoon, is one of the pas
sengers on the Mongolia Mr.. Wake
field, accompanied by his son, is on ms
way home to spend his vacation.
Among the callers on Governor Frear
yesterday we're Brigadier General Ar
thur Murray, ranking officer of the
Coast Artillery; Colonel Charles A.
Booth, Captain Babcock and Captain
Robert Gallon.
Mr.. w. w. Bruner of Honolulu is in
the city visiting his mother, Mrs. j. w.
Bruner, who has been seriously ill at
the home of DR.. Helm. Mr. Bruner will
take his mother to Long Beach today
Bakersfield Echo.
Judge Dole yesterday allowed iudg-
ment for the plaintiff in the case of the
Territory against A. and Isaac Kauhoe,
the defendants having been on the bond
of Kauai postmaster who misappro.
priated public money.
Miss Helen Wallace and Miss M. ].
Reid of Scotland, who are making a
tour of the world, arrived here yester-
day afternoon on the Mongolia to spend
several weeks in Hawaii before sailing
for San Francisco. They have recently
come from Australia via Manila.
The Rev. John w. Wadman, who has
been the efficient superintendent of the
missionary work of the Methodist Epis-
copal church in the Hawaiian Islands
for four years, was granted the degree
of Doctor of Divinity by the Willamette
University, Salem, Oregon, at its recent
commencement. The degree was worth
lily bestowed. Rev Mr.. Wadman has
demonstrated his ability as a thinker
and leader of more than ordinary
| gifts and etficiencS.-Pacific Christian
Advocate.
Announcement has been made in San
Francisco of the engagement of Ernest
N. Smith, formerly of Honolulu, to Miss
Edna Robotham of Indianapolis. The
wedding will occur late in September at
the last-named city. Mr.. Smith is at the
head of the advertising department of
Hale Bros stores in San Francisco and
Oakland. Miss Robotham, who has Just
returned to the East from year IS
travel in Europe, is a daughter of the
late George Robotham, vice president
of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of Newark, n. j.
Mr.. F. T. Eldridge, who was one of
the most enthusiastic participants in
deck sports on the Mongolia between
Yokohama and Honolulu, was put in
training early in the voyage by admir-
ing friends, who believed that he could
give the Hawaiian boys points upon
diving. Mr.. Eldridge is a prominent
New York fnancier, who is somewhat
heavy for an athlete. He weighs con-
siderably more than Theodore Roose-
welt and somewhat less than John L.
Sullivan, but he is an excellent swim
mer. In large canvas tank rugged on
the deck Mr.. Eldridge was put through
his PAGES by crowd of passengers who
assembled on the deck above and threw
coins into the tank. By the time the
steamer reached Honolulu he was deem
ed qualified to contest with the boys
in the harbor. Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge,
who have been travelling in the Far
East, will spend some time in the
Islands.