Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
CHoWDER SUPPER

The annual ehowder supper which
the members Of Central Union church
enjoyed Wednesday evening at the
parish house was. socially, a great
success and was largely attended, the
six long tables being well filled and
nearly 300 were served. African
daisies In crimson and the more deli
cate pastel shades decorated the
tables, while tall bright-leayed crotons
and fern baskets were used to good
advantage around the room.
The supper was planned and served
by the members of the house com
mittee, under the efficient chairman
ship OF Mrs: Clifton NJ. Tracy and
assisted by Mrs. Andrew Fuller, Miss
Millet of Boston and Mrs. Charles
AthertCn. The personnel Of the house
committee, besides its chairman. in
cludes Mesdames Stanley Stephenson,
III. w. Marvin, ]. 8. B. Pratt, Stanley
Livingston and Miss Alice Harbaugh.
Presiding as hosts and hostesses at
the various tables were the deaeons
and their wives, the trustees and
their wives, the officers Of the
Women's Society and their husbands,
prominent Sunday school officers.
these assisting in this hospitable ser
vice being DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Whit
ney, Judge and Mrs. Walter Frear.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Lowrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Forbes, DR.. and Mrs. A. L.
Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Engle, Mr..
and Mrs. r. c.. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Benner, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Anterior, Mr. and Mrs. John Water
house, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Lari-
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughan Mac
Caughey, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Richards, Mrs. A. Brown, Mrs. E. B.
Warehouse, Miss Agnes Judd and
Miss Rose Latschar DR.. j. H. VIII
liams, acting pastor, and Mrs. VIII
liams, presided as host and hostess
at the pastors table. the former act
ing as moderator of the business meet
ing which followed the supper. Pre-
ceding the gathering in the dining
room pleasant half hour was spent
In the church parlcrs, where DR.. ana
Mrs. Williams Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.
Lowrey and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ben
ner received the guests and other
members of the church assisted In
introducing all the out of town visit.
ors, of whom there were quite mum.
Der. -s. .s-... g.
At the conclusion of the supper,
before the business of the evening be.
gan, Miss Bernice Holmes, who was
formerly the leading contralto in the
De Folco Opera Company, sang a
group of three, songs, Mrs. J. Oscar
Phillips acting as her accompanist.
Peculiarly, appropriate to the end of
a years successful work was the first
number of the group, Carrie Jacobs
Bondia ever beautiful, "A Perfect
Day, which Miss Holmes. sang with
fIawless expression. Her second num-
Der was a delightful new song, Sweet
Miss Mary" by W. H. Heidlinger, full
OF the Tilt and charm Of the negro
melodies. NJ. a..-,.rr.. ..~@
The third number was ITO You"
(Oley Speaks) an6 revealed to good
advantage the singers powerful lower
register. ass
Each number brought out a differ
ent phase of the singers voice and
showed the exquisite quality and
power of her wonderful voice. The
songs added greatly to the enjoyment
Of the evening and were especially
appreciated. coming as courtesy
from q professional singer =. =.
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HAWAIIAN SETTING FOR BIG u
NEN YORK SOCIAL EVENT -
NEW YORK, N. Y.-The first Ha.
waiian dance of the season was held
last night In the roof garden Of the
Hotel McAlpin by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Steinhardt of % East Ninety-second
street, who introduced their daugh-
ter, Miss Therese Steinhardt. The
garden was transformed into a Hawai-
ian village, with matched bungalows
The decorations consisted of palms,
sugar cane and lanterns.
A Hawaiian orchestra sang and
played during the evening. After sup
per, served at / o'clock, Miss Hazel
Allen and Thomas A. Rector gave a
Hawaiian dance.
The guests. numbering several hun
dred, came in Hawaiian costumes, the
men in the regulation white costumes
and the women and girls In grass
skirts with gold bodices. All wore
masks, and the unmasking came after
midnight