Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26


Mrs. A. B. Spreckels. whose tombola
drawings will take place the second
week in March. has received another
letter from King Albert Of Belgium.
in recognition of her services in be-
half of his stricken people. Mrs.
Spreckels is sending the funds which
she collects to that little strip CT cour-
try which is occupied by the Germans.
the inhabitants of which are called
the Free Belgians" They are still
politically free, but they are likewise
free to starve and freeze to death,
as, like the rest of their countrynfen,
they are without the necessities of
life and entirely dependent on outside
helps. F. Newsletter.
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Mr. and Mrs. Templeton Croker
will go to Truckee this week in their
private car, taking party of friends,
with Mrs. James Parker, the former
Julia Langhorne, as the guest of hon.
or. Attached to the same. train will
be another car containing Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick McNear and party Of
guests. They have sent word ahead
to have one of the small lakes smooth.
ed of and prepared for skating races
and competitions and it is expected
that the party will establish some new
records in ice-skating-S. F. Examin-
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Mr., and Mrs. Henry Clarence Bree-
den gave a dinner on Friday evening
at the Hotel ST. Francis Their guests
Included Mr.. and Mrs. Horace d, Pills.
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Thorne. Mr..
and Mrs John Drum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Latham McMulin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
A. Curran, Mr.. Thomas Baxter and
Mr.. George de Long.-San Francisco
Argonaut.
Mrs. Gerrit Wilder was hostess at a
swimming party on Monday compli-
mentary to Miss Helen Wilder. who
has left for her California home. A
swim in the tank and delicious re-
freshments furnished an altogether de-
lightful afternoon.
About twenty friends were there to
say aloha to Miss Wilder. =..l
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Mrs. w. H. Avery, who has been in
New York and Washington for the
Iast few months, returned recently to
San Francisco, and is again at her
apartments in the Paramount Hotel.
Mrs Avery is receiving the coincidence
of her friends over the loss of her
tnother, who died during her absence
in the East--San Francisco Argonaut.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Carlston
are to sail this month for Honolulu
and will be there for the midwinter
Carnival. The trip is to be one for
pleasure. The George Rodolphs and
Thomas Watson Cushings and Mrs.
Giles Nelson Easton and party are
among those to be present for the
festivities. oakland fCal. Enquirer.
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Mrs. e. F. McGlachlin, with her lit
tie daughter, Elizabeth, has come to
Honolulu from Fort Sill. Oklahoma,
to visit her daughter and sori-in1aw,
Lieut.. and Mrs. J. E. Hatch, at Soho
field Barracks. Lieut.. -col. McGlachlinr
9Th Field Artillery, is taking the field
officers course at Fort Leayenworth,
Kans.
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Miss Margaret Nichols, who left for
New York with Mrs. William H.
Crocker and Hiss Helen Croker a
short time ago, has returned to San
Francisco, having been recalled by the
illness of her father, Bishop William
Ford Nicholson Francisco Argo-
maui.
Mr.. John PARROT, Jr., who has been
suffering for many weeks from Sc
we're attack of double pneumonia, is
much improved in health and will
leave the Red Cross Hospital shortly
to return to his home in San Mateo.-
San Francisco Argonaut.
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Mrs. Ralph Thomas is preparing to
leave on the 18th inst for Honolulu,
where she will be the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Hugo Ludders. She will
be absent a month.-Gilroy lCal.) Ga
zette
Mrs. Henry ]. Croker and her
Miss Marian Croker and
Miss Kate Croker, viii return to San
Francisco on Monday next, after an alb.
sence of several months in New York.
San Francisco Argonaut. 80
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Mrs. Louis Parrott and her daugh-
ter, Mrs Francis McComas, expect to
leave shortly for the Orient. They
plan to be away for about three
Francisco Argonaut.
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Mrs. Katherine NJ. Yates Of Homo
lulu, the well-known author and jour
nalist of Hawaii, is at the Stewart en-
route home after a long visit to the
eastern cities.-San Francisco Bull
letin. se.-....~
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Miss Frances JoIliffe, who has been
in Washington, d. c., for the past few
is expected to return to San
+ rancisco within a fortnight.-San
Francisco Argonaut