Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-05

Clinton, Mrs. Vittum, Miss Stevens,
Mr.. H. Reinecke. Mr.. Joseph Sheedy,
Mr.. Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Burnham.
Central Union Social 10 Delightful.
Delightful In. all its appointments
ives the informal social and reception
held Thursday afternoon by the Wo-
mans Society of Central Union church
In honor of Mrs. Paul Super, one of
the prominent workers IN, the society,
who leaves February % for her future
home in New York City; and also as q
welcome to the new president of the
society, Mrs. John Trenholm Warren.
Miss Margaret Hopper, chairman of
the committee for the afternoon, re-
ceived with the guests of honor. Pre-
ceding the reception program Of ex-
ceptional merit was enjoyed. Miss
Maud Seyde, who has recently return
ed from several years musical study
In Germany, played double number
on the piano, an 'Intermezzo" by
Brahms and an exquisite "Improvisa-
ton" by Mcdowell. This was follow
ed by most entertaining and well
rendered reading, A Woman's Busy
Day. by Mrs Linton, tourist who is
spending the winter here. The third
number on the program was a group
Of songs by Miss Bella Fay, contralto
with the De Folco Grand Opera Com
pany, who sang as her first number
the exquisite Rosary song from La
Gioconda, the aria which she sang last
week when she appeared in the opera
as Cieca, the blind mother of Giocon-
da. This was followed by Guy d'Har'
delot's beautiful song, Il Know Love
ly Garden" and another most charm
ing song, The Little Gray Home in
the West tHerman Lohrt, Mrs. vii
liam Whitney acted as Miss Fay's &C.
companist. Miss Fay's voice shows
much cultivation and beautiful tone
and she sings with good feeling and
expression. Her enunciation Is of the
best and all who heard her were
charmed with the singing of this IT,
tian-haired young artist The closing
number of the program was a reading,
The Happy Prince" by Mrs. r. T. P
Waterhouse, with musical setting by
Mrs. D. Howard Hitchcock. Mrs.
W
ton and sympathy and the effective
tonal background of the music so well
given by Mrs. Hitchcock made this
number delight.
The program and reception took
place in the church parlors at the rear
of the auditorium, which had been at
tractively decorated with potted palms
and ferns and great jars of pink bego-
MAS and peach-blow hibiscus blooms.
At the close of the reception the
guests were hidden to the parish
house, where hot chocolate and deli
cious sandwiches were served at small
tables decorated with crystal vases Of
begonias. The same color scheme
of ping and white was carried out In
the bonbons. Miss Margaret Hopper,
who had charge Of the affair, was as.
sisted by Mrs. Raymond c. Brown.
Mrs. Oscar Phillips, Miss ]. Howard
Ellis, Mrs Philip Frear and Miss Kath
crime Burgner and great credit IFS due
these women for the very successful
afternoon.
Mrs.. John Z. Raird's Informal Tea.
Mrs. John E. Baird held the first OF
her always popular teas on Tuesday
afternoon The Bairds are just home
again, and Honolulu is glad to
welcome this charming woman once
again. With Mrs. Baird in receiving
were Mrs. and Miss Cam Of Chicago
and Mrs. Brockaway OF Philadelphia.
About thirty guests called during the.
afternoon.
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Mrs. {. White sutton,s luncheon.
Madame Sutton was the motif for
one Of the very charming llIncheons
given this week when Mrs. z. White