The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-03-04

| HIDO, HAWAII, teDruary zo.-l ut
Hilo Hotel was formally thrown oper
to the public this evening, the opening
event being in the nature of a recep
ton and ball, taken part in by thu
leading society folks of the Big Is
land. The affair was successful to {
very high degree, pleasing alike t.
those who came as guests, to those who
worked to make the opening a note
worthy event and to the host and his
assistants.
During the day the ladies of Hilc
transformed the interior and grounds
into veritable floral bowers. The prepa
rations began with the rising of the
sun and the end was not reached unit
Enearly dusk The ladies of Hilo had
the matter in hand and Mrs. G. III
Wears, as general chairman, was every
where in evidence, and the results OF
lot of very hard work were most
satisfactory With the first automobile
| from the countryside came masses OF
tropical vines and roses-real roses, not
the paper, odorless affairs, to which
many of the Honolulu people are ac
customed but real and fragrant bios
SONS that have been made possible te
| Hilo and suburbs through the efforts
of Brother Matthias and the fungus he
has distributed among the people.
From Olaa came ieie vines and lilies
whole banks of them and then more
roses and other tropical plants. Hua
pala was provided from the trees IN
| the vicinity of the hotel and hala was
brought from somewhere else. The
delicate jessamine and the more hardy
leaves from the birdsnest ferns were
utilized in many ways. Ginger blossom:
| and papyrus mingled in the various
| rooms with the fronds of the fishtai
| ferns. There was certainly a riot o.
| plant decorations and they were har
monious in scheme and execution. a
big fishnet in corner of the parlol
was filed with roses and on the piano
was bank of the same flowers so large
that. the combination suggested wed
ding bells and minister.
This morning Mrs. John Watt OF
Olaa, Mrs w. II. c. Campbell of Phi
honua, Miss Harriet Hitchcock and
Mrs. Thos. Guard, who have homes and
roses in Oaa as well as Hilo, deluged
| the committee with flowers of every
description and as a consequence the
rooms and verandas as well as the band
stand on the lawn are masses of choice
flowers. That there would be no confu
| sionit house and grounds for the occa
sion were apportioned among the mem
bers of the committee on decorations
| Mrs. G.. II. Wears was general chair
! man and the subcommittee were com
posed of ladies with artistic ability
above the commonplace. The verandas
| those on the first floor, were in thu
hands of Mrs. R. T. Moses, Mrs. A. A
Wilson and Miss Louise Greenfield. The
parlor was passed over to Mrs. william
| II. Smith, Mrs. Thomas Guard and Mis-
Harriet Hapai. Mrs. Chr. Castendyl
| used japanese lanterns. bamboo and
greens from Olaa on the bandstand unit
it resembled booth in church fair
The ballroom was decorated by Mrs
| II. v. Patten. the Misses Clara, Flor
ence and Carolyne Shipman. The uppel
veranda was attended to by Mrs. II. V
lulu lady visiting here.
4 There were two set pieces; Over tn
entrance is the word ''Welcome' il
fern fronds on base of fshnet will
| the word wrought in red poinsettia. TIT
other was on the wall opposite the en-
trance to the ballroom, "Aloha" beinl
worked with marigold on base o
maidenhair ferns. The effect in botl
cases was charming. The parlor which
until the decorating committee tool
charge, contained very handsome an'
massive mahogany easy chairs. was lait
bare so it could be used by the recep
tion committee; for Hilo town was on
TO make the hotel popular.
People from distance began to ar
rive by four O'Clock and before sever
in the evening many of the rooms were
occupied. The Hilo band took posi-
ton in the stand on the lawn and 4
string quintet was stationed on thu
veranda.
The diningroom, constructed on /
plln that allows almost n lanai effect
the French windows being close TO
gether, and the buffet were made beau
tiful by the Introduction Of a number
of American aud Hawaiian flags ans
ferns In tubs. Numerous small table
were placed In this room and AT a sid
counter were fruit punch and Lemonade
10 enormous euiglass bowls aud otbo
fefTefhmfnts and between the daneel
this room was occupied by the guests
Everything wis nv free ~ air and
more Joyous gathering has not beef
seen bore ln yeafs,
The white population NJ iillo seeml
10 have increased dufing toe past few
fears ana whlle tho ladies' hsvs siwaW
boon roied for the eleganee sad hraui'
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oesaslon they opifhupe ihrHtelfef
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