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

Mr.. AND MRS. EDW ARD DEKUM'S
III. - EGG-N0G PARTY
Christmas morning Mr. and Mrs.
Edwaid Dekum ushered the day into
activity by inviting their friends for a
Chris:mas morning egg nog. The
rooms we're pTettiiyF decorated with
red iXor4s, Christmas berries and
greens. giving the whole place the
atmosphere OF the snowy season. Mr.
and Mrs Dekuni received their friends
with tLcir inNariab.e Hospitality They
were assisted in thr pleasant duty by
Judge and Mrs Edward NJ Watson
and Miss Louise Lucas A buffet
luncheon was scr@e1 and egg-nOg
from huge. trimming bowl.
The Christmas and New Year
parties are charming Southern Gus
toms that are being revived all over
the mainland and in Hawaii. mum,
Der OF Southern families are again re-
newing this pleasure
Some among Mr.. and Mrs Dekum' s
guests were Judge and Mrs Edward
NJ Watson, DR. and Mrs. HARVEY Muir
ray, Col and Mrs. James B. Houston,
Mr. and Mrs William Williamson, Mr..
aud Mrs. r. o. Matheson, Judge and
Mrs. James l.. Coke, Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Graham, Judge and Mrs.
Charles Clemens, Col and Mrs James
McRae. Miss Dorothy McRae. Col. and
Mrs. William p Kendall, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel A. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs Ma
son f. Prosser, Mr. and Mrs. Robbins
Anderson. Miss Anderson, Capt. and
Mrs. Jack Hayes Capt and Mrs.
James A. Gallogly, Mr.. f. A. p New.
comb, Airs Sara Ne womb, Miss Ann
HaTtnagle, MISS llCNl.Lgs, Miss Nellie
Haynes, Miss Marie Ballentyne, DR.
and Mrs. Arthur Hodgins, Mr.. Berteau,
Mr. l.. Camp, Mr. Ware Camp. Mr.. p
Ables. Mr. Hayward, DR. J. r. Mac
donald, Col William Ebert, Mr.. Gus.
tave Ballentyne. Mr.. Healy and others.
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JUDGE AND MRS. EDWARD NJ
WATSON'S EGG-NOG PARTY
Judge and Mrs Edward NJ Watson,
as is their custom, are entertaining
company of friends on New Years
Day Their friends are expected from
o'clock on. Judge and Mrs Watson
keep UP this charming Southern Gus
tom and ii is always an anticipated
pleasure. to be with them on New
Years Day.
COL. AND MRS. JAMES McRAE'S
DINNER
One of the prettiest of the Yuletide
dinners given was that over which
Col. and Mrs James McRae presided
at their Kewalo street home The
table was Christmassy,T as all Yule-
tide tables should be. A large round
wreath graced the table center and
out of this rose a snow man. Dainty
tavors and Yuletide cards marked
each guest cover After dinner the
guests motored TO Fort Shafter and
enjoyed the dance that Miss Rosen-
Baum gave.
Col. and Mrs. MGRae's guests were
Capt. and Mrs. John C. Ohnstad, Miss
Bessie Ohnstad. Miss Helen Ohnstad,
Miss Dorothy McRae, Lieut.. Girls Burl-
ingame and Lieut.. Joseph C. Haw.
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MAI. AND MRS BENJAMIN
EDGER'S DINNER PARTY
Christmas Day Maj. and Mrs. Benja-
min Edger, ,Ir., entertained friends at
dinner IT was YuletNle table with
all the embellishments that go to
make a Christmas table. A great
wreath of holly was in the center of
the table and poinsettias peeped from
every point. The name cards sug-
gested the holidays A lighted Christ
mas tree was an added feature Maj.
and Mrs. Edger's guests were Mrs.
o. p Downing, Col. William Ebert,
Dr. Klander and DR.. John B. Ludy.
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A PRETTY SNOW COTELLION DIN
One of the many dinners before
the Snow Cotillion was that at the
Rathskeller at which were Miss
Marian Chaplin, Miss Merle Hanna,
Mr. George Marshall and Lieut. Frank
j. Riley. They afterward attended
the Snow CotilliOn on the Alexander
Young Roof Garden.
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MADAME MELBA HON0RED (.
Mrs. Ernest Ross entertained on
Tuesday of this week honoring
Madame Melba. The affair was held
at Wailele and was small and in
formal Madame MaIba has been the
incentive for many charming affairs
since coming to Honolulu and many
others are planned in her honor.
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MR.. AND MRS. C. w. CASE DEER
ING'S CHRISTMAS DINNER
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Case Deering
had their usual Christmas party. A
large company of dinner guests en-
joyed Christmas tree. with gifts for
all The Deering parties are always
an anticipated pleasure and happy
realization.