Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26
ENLISTED MEN
HAPPY TO PLAY
HOSTSAT BALL
Attendance at Armory Estimate
ed at 5000; Residents and
Officials There

This is what we want, declared an
enlisted man as he stood in the door
of the armory Thursday night and
watched several thousands OF his fei-
low soldiers who we're there dancing.
battlng. hurrying with cups of sher-
bet and generally enjoying them
elves.
The soldier doesn't want a place
N the city where he can sit and play
checkers With other soldiers. We
don't like checkers any better than
anyone else does for an amusement.
Resides. we see enough of each other
AT the posts. We want an occasional
chance like this Tor social inter-
course.
From o'clock in the evening until
I o'clock in the morning men in all
the varied uniforms OF the service
poured in and out Of the armory In
steady stream. Admission was free.
all came and went as they pleased. so
there vas no way of accurately check
iug up the attendance. hut nan who
was IN the doorway nil evening, and
Who has taken tickets when there has
been admission charged ut the arm
DRY estimates the attendance at 600C.
Grand March at $50.
When the committee of arrange
-ments arrived at the armory at
O'clock there were about 50 couples
standing il the doorway waiting for
admittauce. The grand march. led
.hy Color Sergeant Thomas Clarkson
and Mrs Davis. was AZ S:30 O'Clock.
but long before that there were eager
couples on the floor. The 18th Coast
Artillery and the I'd Infantry bands
played alternately for the dancing.
Governor Lucius e. Pinkham, Rear
Admiral G. J. Boush and Briglgen.
Samuel l. Johnson dropped In at the
ball about 10 o'clock to pay their res
poets All during the evening there
was procession of army and navy
officers and residents of Honolulu
coming in the door, Usually they
would pay their compliments 10 the
men through Sgt. Lewis ID. Harp.
practically all of the older residents
of the city have stopped in this even
ing said Sgt. Harp. I'VE appreciate
their thoughtfulness
Governor Pinkham stayed for an
hour or SO and watched the men dane
ing. He had seen one OF the men do
q Russian dance at the bali Il nn ma
tons and asked that he be called on.
j. Russakof Of the I'd Infantry was the
man, and he, put on several Russian
dances for the governor.
y. F. G. Hagens, president Of the
Carnival, and Thornton Hardy, execu-
tive secretary, dropped in during the
evening.
Home Sweet Home" was played at
1890 o'clock in order that the men
might get back to their posts. Special
cars were run to De Russy, Ruger and
Shafter and special train left FOR
Pearl Harbor at o'clock.
Light refreshments were served an
during the evening at tables In the
rear of the ballroom.
Following is the committee which
made all the arrangements for the az
fair:
Sgt. 1st Class Lewis d. Harp, Regi-
mental Commissary Sgt. Edward w.
Stacker. LIST Field Artillery; Bait. Sgt
Maj B. K. Shackleford, LIST Infantry;
Sgt-Maj. John E. McNellis, G.. A. c.:
Color Sgt Thomas Clarkson, I'd Infan-
try; Sgt. Phil Commission, 4th Cavalry,
Troop NJ; Cpl Frank Williams, Com
pany /, Sd Battalion of Engineers: Cpl.
Fletcher G. Forney, Signal Corps; Cpl.
Allan G. Gordon, Qnartermaster
Corps; Chief Electrician C. d. Gould,
U. S. S. KS; Sgt. Robert Jameson, q.
s. NJ. c.