The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28

An invitation is extended to all lady
golfers in the city to enter the tour
nament. Strangers will be welcomed,
and by handing their score card to Mr..
Alexander Bell will receive their
handicap from him.
About twenty-five ladies are expect
ed on March 6, and fifteen for the fin
ais.
Golfers who wish luncheon at the
club may make arrangements by Jele.
phone in advance.
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The friends of Colonel A. G. Halves,
who spends half his time in Honolulu,
will be interested in a dinner he gave
to fellow veterans in San. Francisco.
The Chronicle of February II says:
Twenty-Five survivors of General
| Grants army at the capture of Fort
Donelson in 1862 were the guests of
Colonel Alexander G. Halves, u. S. A,
retired, at a dinner at the Bohemian
Club last night to commemorate the
fftieth anniversary of this first i'm
portant victory of the Union arms in
the Civil War.
The red room at the club was dec
Grated under the supervision of Major
Raphael WE'LL to represent a bivouac.
The corners were taken up with field
tents and around the room were piles
of cannon balls, stacked arms and
knapsacks. The table was decorated
with candles in bottles and with flags
and bunting. The menu served was a
regular wartime dinner that might
have been foraged from the rebels. #
consisted of dessicated vegetable
soup, sardines, chicken Maryland
style, Virginia ham, corn pones, suck.
ling pig, South Carolina sweet pota.
toes, apple pie, Western Reserve
cheese and black coffee The drinks
, were described as the following
brands of whisky Monongahela
bourbon, commissary, spirits fru
: menti-but the POSTMASTER confessed
that it all came out of the commits
] sary bottle.
After the dinner Colonel Halves
who acted as POSTMASTER, recalled Il
4 the guests that on February IS, fifty
Y years ago, General Grant returned
from a conference with Commodore
1 Foote and ordered a general attacl
2 upon Fort Donelson that Genera
/ Simon B Buckner, who had been lie
. serted by Generals Floyd and Pillow
asked for an aTmistice and the ap
pointment of commissioners to ar
: range terms of capitulation, and o
t General Grants famous reply, IN,
c terms except an unconditional surren
der can be accepted" and told of hi
d own personal experience. The follow
b ing day Fort Donelson surrendered
}. Major Raphael WE'LL, who was
s member of General Henry w. Wal
l. leck's staff, then responded to tn
d toast, 1.-THE Loyal Californians o
Early Days"
General e. " Sumner. U, S. A., re
l. tired, followed with an address on nj
e father, General e. V. Sumner of Civi
Il War fame.
d Other speakers were Colonel c
:, Mason Kline, who gave a short aC
count of the California Hundred,
n which was organized in this state an
joined a Massachusetts regiment an
r of which Colonel Kline was a mem
l. Der; Brigadier General Woodruff
) commandant of the Soldiers Home a
Yountville, on THE Boys of 81;
Comrade Hugh NJ. Burke, Grant a
. Vicksburg;" Colonel George W. Mel
" rill, Memory of Abraham Lincoln;
> Rear Admiral Oscar w. Farenholl
The Navy" Colonel T. S Clarksor
former commander in chief of the c
A. R., "The Grand Army of the Re
;. public;" Judge A. J. Buckles, Ger
, eral Sherman and His March," Co
6 oneI r. B. Treat, Pap Thomas;
Brigadier General William e. DOUG
erty, a toast to the ladies'.
The following were the guests
:. Major Raphael WE'LL, Brigadier Ger
If eral William e. Dougherty, Brigade
p General Charles A. Woodruff, Rea
If Admiral Oscar w. Farenholz, Con
n rade Hugh Burke, Brigadier Genera
n e. " Sumner, DR.. Benjamin r. Swar
a Captain Joseph Tharp, Colonel {
II Mason Kline, Captain Henry Krebi
e Lieutenant Horace Wilson, Conrad
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