The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
FUN AND FOLLY
IN MANCHURIA
Local People and Others Have
Great Time on Trip of
Liner.

Of all the sportsmanlike and gen
orally enjoyable trips any vessel has
ever made out of this port, that of
the Manchuria on her last voyage
from here to San Francisco apparently
has them all completely faded off the
boards There was an unusually large
contingent of Honolulu folk on board
the steamer, and from the reports in
San Francisco papers, every one had
the time of his or her life. Geo.. A.
Davis, as usual, was well TO the fore
ground in the program of social and
athletic events, and while he did not
win any of the handsome prizes of
fere1, came into his own as an orator
and postmaster at a dinner at which
he was one of the hosts. Miss Rae
Bell, "Bob" Single, Ray Jones, the
we'll known clerk at the Moana Hotel,
and others from Honolulu came in for
their share of the fun on the excep-
tionally pleasant trip of the big liner
to the mainland. The San Francisco
Chronicle has as follows to say of the
voyage:
Surprising in social interest the rec
ords of many voyages, the passengers
on the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria,
which arrived yesterday, arranged
series of entertainments on the run up
from Honolulu, which made the trip an
unusually pleasant one for all on board.
An unusual number of San Francisco
people were on board, including r. p.
Schwerin and family, M. Ell. de Young
20 lxy NJ Y,,1f
and Miss Kruttschnitt and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. C. Bradley.
It was decided that program of
entertainments should be arranged for
the voyage home, and meeting was
accordingly held in the dining saloon
and NJ. H. de Young was named as
chairman and Judge G.. A. Davis of
Honolulu as secretary of the executive
committee, together with DR.. G. Rich
tor, r. Single and J. P. Bourne. Sub
committees were appointed on sports,
finance, dance and concert, and
ladies' committee was also named.
On Wednesday, when the Manchuria
was in midocean, sports carnival was
held on the boat deck, with long
list of events, which included nearly
everything in an athletic way, from
potato race to whistling match, and
occupied the entire day. First and sec
ond prizes were provided for all the
events by the committee, and the day
was most enjoyable one.
On the following evening a fancy
dress dinner was given by the com
mittee, with a special menu and wines
provided by the committee. The cos
tunes worn at this occasion were the
cause of much merriment. Miss Phillis
de Young appeared as the Pacific
Mail Company, wearing high stove
pipe hat, with cotton smoke issuing
from the top, and costume covered
with steamship tags. Miss Kathleen de
Young represented the "'Ship Sub
sidy,' described as f'not dead, but
sleeping" r. o. Bailey, secretary of
the Secretary of the Treasury, appear
ed as "Folly,' and secured the gen.
tiemen S first prize for his costume R.
T. Schwerin s young son represented
an Indian, and Mrs. Kruttschnitt APP
peared as f'the Southern Pacific Com
pany." The Gold Dust Twins were
also present, and Miss D. A. Small
wood appeared as a ''Dresden Girl, F."
while Miss Ray Bell wore a fencing
costume. o. G. Lansing made quite
a hit as "blonde young lady of
fashion"
The toast Of the General Manager
of the Pacific Mail, the Captain and
Officers of the Ship was proposed by
NJ. H. de Young and responded to by
R. P. Sehwerin, Judge Davis made an
eloquent address, in which he praised
the management of the line, and no
dinner party on a liner at sea was
ever more enjoyed.
On Friday evening, the night before
reaching port, the committee eomplet-
ed its work by giving concert in
the saloon, at Which many of the pas
sengers took part, and general good
time was enjoyed.
Altogether it was voted that there
never had been more enjoyable vow
age on the Pacific The following is
list of the events and prize winners
at the sports carnival:
Ladies Events.
Potato race: First prize. silver shoe
horn, Miss Parker; second prize, Miss
Bell.
Apple race: First prize, silver belt
buckle. Miss Smallwood; second prize,
Miss Bell.
Needle and thread race: First prize,
hat pin. Miss Smallwood; second prize,
Miss K du Bose.
Putting eye in pig: First prize, Sat
suma belt buckle, Miss Smallwood
Walking match; First prize, jewel