Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-30
THE ROBERT SHINGLES CHRIST


MAS. TREE ....: !. ...
The Robert. Shingles. with their
| usual generosity made ID little kid
dies very happy The little folks
cane from the Manoa public school.
over which Louise Lucas presidcs as
principal Fer several years now the
| Shingles have had this yearly tree
which brightens the lives and makes
| happier this school of children The
| Youngsters came early Christmas
morning and before the tree was lit
sang Christmas carols. Santa Claus
| finally. amid the footing of horns and
! the jingle of bells. became a reality
and the little folks OF upper Manoa
found gleefully that his great pack
held packages for every girl and boy
He was assisted by many very Will
ing To unload his heavy burden and
10 every boy was given a knife. a ball
or a bat. a bag of nuts, candy. an
orange, an apple, balloon and a horn.
The girls were given the same. except
each was given d. hair ribbon and a
handkerchief. The blowing OF 165
horns made the rafterS ring in good
earnest -. -. ~. =" ..... - D.
About 100 grown-ups were also in
:he party many of them strangers,
whom Mr.. and Mrs. Single made a
poitn OF inviting this year, so the
holiday may not be too lonely for
them. A huge tent was erected on
the lawn and here a buffet luncheon
was served to the children, while the
grown folks enjoyed the same hos
pitality indoors for the rest of the
afternoon. Dancing was an added
pleasure. .." -. 49,. .s>...,
The children sa.Is few more carols
and were then taken home, tired but
very happy. -. !. III. ~ :>.:...
TOURIST VISITORS +: ..- -
Among the interesting tourist Wis
itors to Honolulu this week is Mrs
Louis Allen BlackintOn of New YORK
City, who arrived Oh the Great North
ern and has been spending a few days
at the Manoa prior to leaving on the
Niagara for New Zealand, Australia
and the Orient Mrs. Biacltinton is
chaperoning Miss Cleaner Miller, 2
charming New York girl who Joined
her in Pasadena the day oefCic she
SdllCu @lOI the nv itNl~S
hope to return to Honolulu later in
the year ."- ... "..".... -
While in Pasadena Mrs. 3lackinton
was guest at Hotel Maryland, where
she was the honoree at several af-
fairs before her departure, among tne
most original and delightful of which.
was the Hawaiian luncheon which
Mrs. ID. NJ Linnard gave for Mrs.
Blackinton and Mrs. J.. t Werren of
Honolulu. Of the affair the Pasadena
Star-News says; .......- -.
"Exquisitely perfect in every detail,
and pervaded with the atmosphere OF
the Hawaiian islands, was the bon
voyage luncheon which Mrs. ID. Nj.
Linnard gave at Hotel Maryland yes
terday in farewell compliment to Mrs.
l.. A. Blackinton of New York City
and Mrs. John Trenholm Warren Of
Honolulu, both of whom are SAILING
Saturday on the Great Northern tor
Honolulu. ... ~. s.':.-.
Covers were laid for IL and large
circular table with an open center
was used for the affair. the central
space being converted into a tropical
NdtCl CuSSSoJiNC VI nav
and Japan. From the center OF the
miniature lagoon rose woodsy isl
and covered with rocks and ferns and
miniature plants. while quaint Japan
csc tea houses peeped out from among
the trees Rustic bridges spanned
the lagoon, sylvan walks wound in
among the shrubbery. while miniature
canoes floated on the water. A
steamer, freighted with a cargo of
ferns, was just putting out from a:
realistic harbor, her nose pointed to-
ward the Paradise of the Pacific.
Dwarf pines sprang from the banks of
the lake, and mess, cool, tropical look
ing ferns, and exotic flowers added a
most realistic and charming touch.
The place cards bore clever con
undrums, the answering of which af
forded the guests much merriment
At each place were beautiful favors
in the form of boudoir boxes in vary
ing pastel shades, with fetching sill
houettes stenciled across the covers,
which concealed tempting bonbonS