Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11
TT. SKATER SOCIETY

(SPeeial Gtar-Bulletfn Corfpaponoenee1
FORT SKATER, Sept. 9.-One OF
the most delightful phases Of army
life is its unbounded hospitality, and
the longer the members OF garrison
stay together the more delightsome
and spontaneous are the methods OF
entertainment In its happy community
life.
The small post comes nearer realiz-l
ing the dreams and ideals OF poet.
philosopher and sage In its abandon
ment OF formality at the festal board
than any other situation OF society.
What Plato sought In his Republic"
that which Sir Thomas More idealiz-
ed in his Ethiopia" what Emerson
Farm" all these we find substantial
ed In the incessant inter-hospitality
OF the army garrison.
At Fort Shafter my Lady Clara
We're de We're" has entertained during
the past week most beautifully, but
with charming want OF the usual
and customary Nformalism. probably
realizing that in the exact rites. of
modern entertainment there often ex-
lists, as Fontenelle says, an exact
ness which is the sublimity of fools,
and while the outer world may not
understand the dearth Of stately so
cial formality In the biography of
many post, and some exalted critics
may quote Shakespeare and unkindly
say, These poor informal women"
circle either understand or appreciate
the glow of harmony, the happiness
and concord that the informal affairs
OF Shafter or any other garrison bring
to the participants.
II is only when we deck ourselves
with the golden panoply Of rank that
military authority and office may
have their honor and their due, that
Il Amour de la Justice make us
court the ways and customs of cold
formality.
Therefore happy has been our post
and most delightful the social atmos-
phere Of the garrison the past week
made so by the many pleasant. infor.
NAL affairs that were enjoyed almost
every day.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George M. Halloran
had as their dinner guests Friday
evening Capt. and Mrs. Arthur T. d.
Dalton and Lieut.. Frank A. Sloan.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Raymond A. Whee.
Ter and their house-guests. Mr.. Arthur
Keitllley and Miss Keithiey, left on
Saturday on the Mauna Kea for Hilo.
taking the trip to the volcano, and
thoroughly enjoyed the many beauties
Of the island. They returned Tues.
day.
Lieut.. Thomas }. Camp was the
dinner guest of Lieut.. and Mrs. Ralph
G. Holiday Saturday evening.
Mrs. Arthur Keithley Of Peoria. Ill,
was the luncheon guest of Mrs. Claire
R. Bennett.
Capt. and Mrs. William z. Hunt en-.
tertsined for a few of their friends
on Wednesday,. Bridge was the at
traction Of the evening.
The final high scores were held by
Lieut.. Witsell, first, and Lieut. Covell,
second The prizes were most at
tractiye--carped teakwood animals of
the pachyderm variety. The guests
We're Capt. and Mrs. Arthur r. Dali
ton. Lieut. and Mrs. Claire r. Ben.
nett. Mai. and Mrs. Ohio B. Rosen.
baum, Miss Elizabeth Rosenbaum,
Lieut. Edward Witsell. Mrs. Edward
Fuller Witsell. Dr. Harry N. Deiber.
Lieut.. Adrian X. Polhemus. Lieut..
Col William Weigel, Lieut.. William
e. .Coyell,
A chafing-dish supper was enjoyed
BY the guests after their game OF
cards
Lieut. and Mrs Henry G. X. Muh.
lenberg entertained at dinner Tues
day evening for Lieut.. and Mrs. Clark
Of Fort Kruger,
Lieut. and Mrs. Paul s. Reinecke
entertained on Sunday at dinner for
Mrs. Arthur Keithley
Tuesday evening the members OF
the Card Club met as usual in the
0ficers' Club, at headquarters. Mrs.
Daniel Lane Howell was the gracious
hostess for the evening and showed
most excellent taste in the selection
Of the prize, which was a broad, low
bowl for flowers.
Capt Bell, holding the highest score
for the evening, was awarded the
prize. Those playing during the even
ing were Mrs. Daniel Lane Howell,
Capt. and Mrs. James e. Bell, Mrs.
Eugene H. Hartnett, Mrs. Edward Full.
Ter Witsell, Lieut. and Mrs. Ralph
C. Holiday. Miss Ann Pearson, Capt
and Mrs. William E. Hunt. Lieut. and
Mrs. John s. Sullivan, Miss Elizabeth
Rosenbaum, LieGt. and Mrs. Raymond
A Wheeler and Miss Keithley.
Capt and Mrs. Arthur T. Dalton
entertained on Sunday at dinner for
Lieut. A. X. B. Lyman and Lieut.
Frank A. Sloan.
Misc EIi1ahath posanhauu, anter