Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-24
4 DAY FOR THE ENLISTED MEN
At kAAILAMAI

AT kAALAN Al
The Catholic ladies OF Honolulu
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Lucas. as
host and hostess. entertained the en-
listed men at swim and picnic lunch
con at Kaalawai last Sunday. The
hoss were invited for II o'clock, but
NO found the first lot OF boys arriV-
ing and from that hour until $3.50, they
were still arriving. One hundred men
from SchoEeId were invited and the
ladies arc delighted TO say that a good
deal over 300 men came. IL was all
most informal Long wire lines were
stretched between coconut trees and
ciuthspIus were provided and each
p:nued his hat here and had no further
bother with his head covering. Many
enjoyed a dip in the ocean, after which
a simple luncheon OF sandwichS, pie
and donghnuts. with steamlng hot COT
fee was served. Later in the after
noon red, white and blue neapolitan
brick ice cream was served with de-
Iicious homemade cake and coconut
candy. Great baskets Of rosy red ap-
pies and punches OF bananas were
placed throughout the garden and
from these the boys helped them
selves.
ChapliIi Fealy was the right hand OF
the ladies in charge for he helped in
every possible way. He had charge
of the program Sixteen pieces OF the
band came and played patriotic as we'll
as popular music, The Russian or
chestra played several numbers to the
keen delight Of all. The Schofield
quartet sang and were Immediately
ft4vorites, having to respond several
times TO the popular demand.
Mr. John Lucas, in his usual hospi-
table manner. gave the boys a hearty
asseeting. Mrs. Lucas extended
motherly greeting which made her the
soldiers friend. Later Mr.. Lucas gave
n political speech in Hawaiian which
brought forth q rousing cheer. Then
Mr.. Ward Walker. who is one OF the
rockies at Schofeld, gave a speech
partly I'm English and partly In Hawaii
an, urging every one to vote the
straight Republican ticket. Then came
Mr.. RI. Pettijohn. another rookie from
Schofield, who gave a speech repre-
senting "a German from Milwaukee en-.
tering American politics. II was
program that appealed to the men and
they were loud in their applause.
Rookie Samuel !. Johnson did some
mighty clever card tricks that were
both amusing and interesting Small
tables were scattered about tho lawn
and here the men sat and enjoyed a
day ont of doors. Mr.. Lucas told the
bows how proud and happy Honolulu
was of our Jackies and Sammies, and
hoped that any one showing any dis
respect to a man in uniform would be
dealt with as he deserved.
At the close OF the day the boys
gave three cheers for Mr.. and Mrs,
Lucas and then goodbys were very
reluctantly said by the men. One OF
the novel things Was a decor.
ated circular table and here piled
high enough for every man to have
all he wished was delicious red, white
and blue homemade coconut candy.
Fruit punch was served from IL in the
morning until the close of the day.
After luncheon Gov. Pinkham ar.
rived and made an informal speech
Of welcome to the boys. afterward
meeting those who came TO greet
him. Il was an altogether happy day
and is an answer to the often heard
dnestion-"What shall we do for the
soldiers?r They only want to talk
to civilian folk. During the day Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick ]. Lowrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Guild, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
McCorriston. Rev. Fathers Steven. st.
Ledger. and Valentin;' Mr.. and Mrs.
Horne, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher called
Mo meet the enlisted men and bid them
@-welcomc.
COURTLAND DINNER-DANCE
More than hundred guests attend
ed the dinner-dance at The CORTLAND
hotel Saturday evening, which proved
to be one of the most enjoyable af-
fairs that have been given since last
winter There we're fifteen tables in
all. three OF which were reserved for
guests of the house who were not en-
pertaining. Flowers were everywhere,
all the tables being beautifully dec
Grated and, as the dinner progressed,
lavender and yellow and blue paper
streamers flew from table to table,
and tiny colored balloons, kept up by
many hands, floated over the tables,
Just above the heads of the guests.
DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Monsarrat, whose
table for light was decorated with
American Beauty roses, had as their
! guests, Miss Cotchett. Miss McChes'
ney, Miss Martha McGhesney, Lieut.
Owen c. Fowler, Lieut.. A. Gotchett
and Lieut.. NJ. r. Monsarrat.
DR.. and Mrs. A. r. White had Mr.
and Mrs. McAlpine. Mr.. and Mrs
George r. Ahlborn, DR.. and Mrs. A. z,
Mathews, DR. Clark.
Mrs. Joseph Bell had Mr.. and Mrs
Will Todd and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Dyer.
Mr.. w. p. johnson had Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Ohrt.
Mrs. McCay and Mrs. Boylan's table
for fifteen was set on the lanai just
off the living room. and it, too, had
as a centerpiece great bowl of per
feet roses. Seated around it were
Miss S. Purvis, Mr.. l. NJ. Stainback
Na;-. Souxar Ar Eornan Franklin