Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25

of horse flesh, and here in Ha-
: wall where every player is so well
and intimately known to the special
; ors II makes it much more interest
{ ing. Todays match between Maui
and Oahu will be one OF the best
contests in any sport OF the year as
Z il virtually decides the winner OF the
island tournament.
A great crowd is anticipated for
! the game today promises to be true
sportsman game. Oahu seems the
I fayorfte SO far and all Oahuans say
we should win; but that remains to
be seen.
{ Polo has always demanded the at
tention of society, for II Is game
that started as a rich mans sport.
To be a polo player one must have a
string OF worthwhile polo ponies.
. Here in Hawaii where conditions are
about perfect for polo, and at the
park where it only rains at night,
one is always sure. of an almost
perfect afternoon and the view from
the polo ground stand into the valley
. of Manoa with the almost always
present rainbow is a sight never to
be forgotten and we'll worth the trip.
II is at polo that milady dons her
prettiest frock and so polo is fash
ion show as we'll as a sportsmans
day, The members of the service
set, who are all lovers Of polo, come
from far and near to enjoy the ex-
citement and each year as the polo
season comes around one turns to
KipIings The Maltese Cat" and
reads with pleasure the polo ponies
version OF the game and their oppon-
ents in horse flesh. After the game
a great many are going to the Red
Cross benefit at the Pleasanton hotel
TO help swell the funds for our men
ut the front. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Weller are giving a polo dance this
evening in honor of the players and
their ladies. The week just passed
has been very like the last three
. weeks. Society has taken unto itself
q long summer nap. With the fall
months coming and the weather a.
bit cooler society viii look up and
be doing. All of the steamers leav-
ing carry away the younger society
element who are still students and
who come home each summer. "A
Red Cross, as should be, demands
all OF milady's leisure hours, for
much is needed to be done. The sill
yer trinket fund, which Is headed by
Mrs. John H.. Soper, is a mighty
worthy one and when one realizes
that $4,000 was made from trinket
collections In London 1t il very cas-
ily seen what may be done here, for
who among US is not possessed OF
some old silver that is stored away
In q box tied securely and marked
81 IA I'll 20 "a
II to Mrs. Soper and in that way
many who are unable to help other
ways may do their bit, The silver
chain bracelets Of few years back
will yield quite lot. Forage about
your home and find the old box and
get rid of it in q very good cause. i
CAPT AND MRS. GUSTAV scHAE.
FER'S DINNER
Col and Mrs. Charles Lincoln are
to be the honor guests at a dinner
this evening over which Capt. and
Mrs. Gustav Schaefer will preside as
host and hostess. A shallow widc
! brimmed basket will hold lovely old
fashioned flowers and tall altar can
des in silver stands and 81 1ded in
rose pink viii lend charming eff
feet.
Capt. and Mrs. Schaefer's guests
: will be Col. and Mrs. Charles Lin
coin, Capt. and Mrs. Claire r. Bennett,
Mrs. Ernest Warehouse, Miss Imo-
gene Burr, Major Laurence Red.ng-1
ton and Capt John Smith.
= =
Mr.. AND MRS. H. B. WELLER
GIVE A POLO DANCE
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Weller are CIV
ing q polo dance this evening at,their
Pacific Heights home, honoring the
polo players and their wives who are
s In Honolulu. a.
The following will enjoy this in
formal dance of Mr.. and Mrs. Wei
ler's: Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rice, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dillingham;, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Castle, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas v. King,
Col. and Mrs. Jack Hayes, Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Baldwin. Col. and Mrs. r. MeA Soho.
field, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Single, Mr..
= and Mrs. Charles Wilder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Single, DR.. and Mrs.
. w. Baldwin, Capt. and Mrs. John
Herr, Capt. and Mrs. F. A. Baldwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p. Wichman,
Major and Mrs. c. w. Case Deering,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Macfarlane, Mr..
and Mrs. c. C. Won Hamm, Mr.. and
: Mrs. Samuel A. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Armstrong, Mrs. King, Miss
Culver, Miss williams, Madam De
Foirier, Miss Margaret Schofield, Mr..
Walter Marshall, COL Tiemann N.
Horn, Mr.. James Spalding, Lieut..
Carl C. Greenwald, Capt. Rene E.
De r. Hoyle and Lieut.. Vim ,ent P.
Erwin, Mr.. David Fleming and others
: = q
MRS. JOHN DoWSETT AND PARTY
GO TO KAUAI
Mrs. John Dowsett and q party of
young girls went to Hanalei, Kauai,
last Tuesday for weeks stay at the
A. S. Wilcox beach place. Those in
the party are Mrs. John Dowsett,
Miss Ruth Soper, Miss Aileen Dow
EFT, Miss Kathryn Jones and Miss
Carter. They will be back in Homo
lulu on Sunday morning.
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