The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-05-17
PORTUGUESE
At RECEPTION
The Officers of the Cruiser San
Gabriel at Lusitana
Hall

Amid brilliant setting Of colored
lights, and tropical foliage, with gay
music and attractive women, the Of
hcers Of His Portuguese Majesty Is
cruiser San Gabriel received many OF
Honolulu's officials and a large portion
Of the Portuguese colony last night,
the occasion being reception given
at LusitRna hall. This was the Arst
;, formal meeting between the people of
Honolulu and the visiting commander
and officers OF the little cruiser, and
it was an occasion which will long be
remembered, for the presence of the
San Gabriel marks the first visit of
warship from the home country and
it may be many long years before an.
other one calls here. 1t was an occa-
sion recalling the memorable and his
toric voyage of the daring Captain
Magellan, for if he was the first Port
uguese navigator to pass through the
strait which now bears his name, Cap
tain Pinto-Basto of the San Gabriel is
the last to have that honor.
Lusitana hall, an ediice OF stone,
filing a. commanding and spacious posi-
ton at the foot of Punchbowl hill, was
admirably adapted FOR last night 3 re-
! ception. The hall is reached by con
verging flights of stone stairs. 1t is
very large and attractively finished,
the interior being in red and green.
For the occasion blue and white, the
national colors of Portugal, were also
| conspicuous in the decorations. The
center of the hall was arranged with
chairs and palms, giving very pretty
effect. The reception committee and
the cruiser g officers stood at the upper
end of the hall and received the
guests.
The grounds were effectively decor.
ated. Over the entrance to the grounds
rose an electric welcome, the words in
| Portuguese being Chem Vindos." The
flagstaff was utilized for festooning
long strings of red, white and blue
electrics from the peak of the staff so
that it resembled the outlines of a tent.
The grounds We're also outlined with
electrics. and over the Hawaiian band,
which played throughout the evening,
more electrics were suspended. Con-
siderable thought had been given to
the electrical display and the results
were very pleasing,
just within the entrance of the hall
number of Portuguese matrons and
young ladies stood in line and beyond
them the officers, Standing with the
officers were A. D. Castro, j. Andrade
and j. d. Marques, president of Lusi-
tana society. Consul General CaAavar-
70 introduced the Governor and Mrs.
Frear, the Mayor, consuls and other Of
fcials TO Captain Pinto -Basto. From
eight to eight. forty-five O'Clock, only
federal and territorial and county of.
fcials were received, and from nine
clock on the Portuguese community
had full sway for the remainder Of the
evening. Among the officials present
were Governor and Mrs. Frear, Consul
General Uyeno, the Chinese consul;
Danish Consul G. Hedemann and Mrs.
Hedemann, Hon. W. o. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Schultze, Mayor Fern, Clerk A.
d e. Murphy of the United States court
and Mrs. murphy, former Attorney
General Lorrin Andrews and many
others.
The Portuguese guests numbered sew
eral hundreds and the rooms were
crowded during the evening WITH ami
mated groups. The officers of the eruis-
err looked very handsome in their even.
ing dress uniforms which are conserva-
tive as 10 decorations and marNs. AL
teruating with the Hawaiian band was
Hawaiian quintet club, which also
played for dancing at the close of the
evening.