The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-26
(From Thursday's Advertiser.l }


Informality reigned at the reception
to Dr. Charles w. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University and
traveling-advocate which was given
by the Harvard Club on the beautiful
grounds of the Dillingham; residence
yesterday afternoon. Several hundred
of Honolulu s society and officialdom
were given the opportunity to meet
the distinguished traveller or renew
their acquaintance of former days.
Many men whose memory of under
graduate days was one with the mem
ory of Doctor Eliot and who now oc-
cupy the highest position in Honolu-
LUIS life, paid their respects once more
to their former president.
Introducing the guest of honor to
the many who called during the after.
noon, James A. Wilder, president of
the Harvard Club and Ralph s. Hos.
mer, its secretary, were at the head
of the receiving line. Others who as.
sisted receiving were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold G. Dillingham;, Mr. and Mrs.
! Walter F. Dillingham; and Mrs. George
Herbert Hosmer.
Early in the afternoon, however, the
formal idea of the receiving line dis
appeared and the gathering broke up
into informal little groups about the
lawns. Doctor Eliot chatted with all
as Mr.. Wilder introduced them, while
Mrs. Eliot and Miss Eliot deserted the
, receiving line altogether and moved
about amongst their new found friends,
enjoying to the utmost the oldtime
hospitality, the pretty setting of the
reception and the varied music of the
Hawaiian band and the Kaai Orches-
ira, both of which played alternately
during the afternoon.
! The reception took place beneath a
+, large pOnciana tree, which was in
fullest bloom for the occasion. In
front of the lily pond a broad tent
arcade had been erected wherein re-
freshments were served, a center of
hospitality much and often visited.
Assisting with the refreshments were
Mrs. Gerrit p. Wilder. Mrs. Richard
Ivers, Mrs. w. l.. Whitney, Mrs. +. D.
Lowrey, Mrs. S. NJ Lowrey, Mrs
Harold Castle, Mrs. Arthur c. Smith
and Mrs. Albert Along.
The scene under the ponciana was
an animated one. Little groups break
ing off from the receiving line, new
comers joining it and all the socia
courtesies in between kept the hosts
for the day well occupied. Light
footed servants of the Dillinghau
household saw that all due informally
was observed and Doctor Eliot at on,
time received with one hand and att
ice cream with the other.
The reception wound up n busy after
noon and morning for the guest o
honor. In the forenoon he. with Mrs
upon Governor Frear at the Capitol, am
the chief executive had acted as thei
personal guiGe through the palace, eS
planning the associations of everythin
from the throne room to the attic wit
its historic revolutionary bullet hole.
. Later the party visited the Palam
Settlement and James A. Rath, its hea
worker, introduced the president.emer
tus of Harvard University to the wOrs
= tenements of Honolulu. In the cours
= Of the day, under expert guidance, Do'
y tor Eliot learned more about the ragge
tlhN VI AhtH Whb h"f
= lived here all their lives, aud beeam
!, acquainted as well with the earnest e
y forts the community, and the eommul
ity's philanthropists, are making
better conditions,
The program for today viii inelu1
n Harvard luncheon at the uniyerHii
Club ai which onlY the Harvard alum
= will be- present, In tho afternoon DO
tor and MTs Eliot viii he the gues
p Of Governor and Mrs PreaT AZ the po
game, while Miss elioi and fog
plerre, n0eior llioi 3 secretary, VI
be taken 90 Mnapalna field 10y NJ, ar
Mrs, Harold Dillingham;,
Tho puhlie meeting "a whirh D0eii
Eliot win speak Nill ha held ~ sehf
ulnd tomorrow evening y. ~ within
ton presiding
Among he guests 81 the lsseni'