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

Christmas at Fort Ruger was an es
pecially happy occasion for IL is the
first time that this post has had q
place sufficiently large enough for a
real tree. II was an especially happy
affair, for 80 little children had the
pleasure OF seeing Santa Claus com
ing i'm through a large window and
depositing his great sack of goodies
on the floor. The little folk were the
children of the officers and soldiers
of Fort Ruger, and they sat, a wide
eyed. wondering crowd, waiting for the
goodies that they knew would soon
be theirs.
The tree used has history. II was
planted by Mrs. John Johnson. wife
Of Capt. Johnson, who was at Fort
Ruger during the Undertakes time
there. Col. and Mrs. Ellis had the
tree lifted and set in huge tub and
from its wide spreading branches
Santa delivered his gifts The tree
viii lse carefully cared for and it will
90 for many Christmases at Fort
Ruger
Music during the evening was fur
nished by the soldiers Each child
was given a stocking of candy, an
apple, an orange and an ice-cream
cone. Everybody was given a knife
and a horn and every girl a hair
ribbon. The tree stood Is feet high
and was lighted with dozens of candles
and electric lights Col and Mrs.
Ellis were especially happy to have
all OF the Riddles OF the post. at one
Christmas gathering.
The following boys and girls en-.
joyed this happy occasion:
Girls - Bernice Perry. Evelyn
Brandt, Catherine Frankenstein.
Theresa Thompson, Gertrude Thomp-
son. Elizabeth Moody, Lillian Heron,
Catherine Lewis, Margaret Lewis
Pauline Courtenay. Thelma Mortimer.
Jennie Murphy. Dorothy Simmons,
Pearl Burget, Frances Ericsson, Lydia
Ericsson, Marie Louise Clark, Nan
Clark. Patricia Bayley and Agnes
Bayley.
Boys-Edward Frankenstein, George
Frankenstein, Earl Mitchell. Merrill
Mitchell, Arthur Moody. Robert
Heron, James Lewis, John Lewis,
Milton Courtenay, Charles Courtenay,
Francis. Murphy, William Murphy,
Riley Kuehn, Fred Villa, Vancouver
Villa, Hazlett villa, Vernon Villa,
Frederick Simmons, George Simmons
Eddie Perry, John Waller, Charles
Raglan, Joe Magruder, Lloyd Ma
gruder, Braynard Taylor, Harold Tay-
Tor. Hugo PITT. Arthur PITT, Donald
PITT, Hugh Knerr; Frank Drake, Rob-
bic Drake. Thomas Bayley and Edward
Bayley.
CHRISTMAS AT PIERPOINT
One OF the pretty Christmas enter
tainments of the holiday season was
held Saturday night at the Pierpoint,
Kalia road, Waikiki, by the guests of
that place and several of their friends.
About so people, old and young, large
and small, gathered around a real
Christmas tree, while Santa Claus,
some say it was Alexander Lyle of
the Inter.Island, passed out one Josh"
present with a goodnatured verse at
tached TO everyone present The usual
candies, Christmas smells and bells
were in evidence, and the evening was
closed with jolly dance with Ha-
waiian music. Among those present
were Mr., and Mrs. Lyle, Case. Bowles.
Johnson, Kirchhoff, Carpenter, Best,
Nickers, Schroeder; the. Misses Dan
ielson, Larsen, Forsyth, Shager, Bre-
gonier, Salter Halliday, Ballentyne,
O'Neill, Cassidy, Gregory. Cochran
the Mesdames Johnson. Hell
vie, Cassidy, Cochran, Swain, Driver
Troyer; the Messrs. Fursey, Gray,
Armitage. Reynolds. Harris, Brunson,
Tinker. Simon. Lewis, Pingry. McCue.
Oyergard, and Charlie and
Estelle Cassidy, Virginia Best and the
Bickerton children.
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0LD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
PARTY
A real old-fashioned Christmas par
ty. with all the strung popcorn, drip
ping candles, ferns and presents was
given Christmas night by Mrs. Adele
Ashmun and her daughter, Miss Mar
garet Herendeen, at their spacious
home on Eleventh avenue, Kaimuh,
for about so friends, following a.
Christmas dinner for 15 Many jokes
were cracked in the natures Of pres
ents to every guest, and other stunts"
such as winding the May-pole with
confetti and doing a grand
march, were enjoyed by everyone.
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