The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-21

Bland have been pursuing their must
cal studies.
/ Miss Florence Bland is gifted
singer and pianist and has often beer
heard in concert and amateur light
| opera here where she is general favo-
rite. Lieutenant Commander Parker Is
one of the prominent men of the navy
and the wedding will be an interesting
one not only in social circles here but
in naval circles. The wedding will
take place in the autumn.
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The announcement is made of the
marriage on March 3, 1909, of Mrs.
Alice Long Mitchell, sister OF Major
Charles G. Long, USING, Camp Very,
Honolulu. to Capt. Louis M. huffman,
Sub. Dept. U. S. Army.
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The marriage of Miss Gertrude Rus
sell and Paymaster Eugene Hale Doug
lass, U.S.N., will take place about May
IL in st. John s Episcopal church
across the bay, says the Chronicle. The
wedding will have the elaborate ap-
pointments of a navy ceremony and
the attractive bride will have three at
tendants. Mrs. Charles Sutro of this
city will act as matron of honor and
the two bridesmaids will be Miss Helen
Sullivan and Miss Mabel Gregory. The
ceremony will. probably take place at
high noon and will be one of the bril-
liant events of the post lenten season.
Since the announcement Of her engage.
ment to the young naval officer Miss
Russell has been the motif for several
II. e,,1 oEa Tho FORMAL n
nouncement was made at a tea given
in Pacific avenue.
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From Vallejo comes this item con-
corning Navy people well-known in Ho-
nolulu: Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Henry
Ware Lyon, who arrived from the East
via Panama a week or more ago. are
spending a few days at Mare Island,
guests at the home of Commander and
Mrs. Clarence A. Carr. Rear-Admiral
and Mrs. Lyon have been at their home
in the East since the formers detach-
ment from the position of commandant
of the Mare Island yard upon his re-
tirement some sixteen months ago, so
that this is the first opportunity their
friends at the yard have had of greet
ing them since that time.
They are being given cordial well
come and many affairs will be given in
their honor. Quantities of white heur
de lis were used for the decorations
at the Carr home Saturday evening,
when the guests at dinner included
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Lyon. Lieuten,
ant Commander Thomas S. Wilson of
the Independence and Mrs. Wilson,
Paymaster and Mrs. Edmund W. Bon
notion, Commander and Mrs. Edwin A.
! Anderson and Lieutenant and Mrs.
| Samuel L. Graham.
ar-Admiral and Mrs Lyon will
also be the house guests of Medical
| Director and Mrs. Remus Persons be-
fore leaving for Southern California
where they plan to spend some time.
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| Captain Albert Firman Dixon. Z. S.
! N, who died suddenly in New York
| on March 10, was well known in Ho-
nolulu particularly during the mon.
archy days. He married Miss Stella
Smith in 1874. She is a sister of Mrs
! Pierre Jones. At the time of her mar
| riage she was one of the bellies of Ho-
nolulu. G
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| On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
I George F. Davies gave a small, in
formal but very delightful dance on
| the lanais of the Hawaiian Hotel in
honor of Captain Nugent, commander
| of the British cruiser Flora; Captain
Vaughn Lewes of the British cruiser
| Cambrian, and the officers of both yes
| sells. The lanais were tastefully en-
closed with flags and bunting. The
officers were presented to the ladies by