Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-27
MR.. AND MRS. c. MONTAGUE
COOKE, IR., ENTERTAIN FOR

COOKE, jR,, ENTERTAIN fOh
Mr.. AND MRS. c. d. LEFFERTS
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Montague Cooke,
! Jr., entertained On Wednesday after
noon at a very unique party--a party
almost .'refreshmentless." It was IN
| honor of Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. LeffeTtS
who are here visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooke until after Christmas.
The flowers we're glorious and were
| the gifts OF friends sent to welcome
| the visitors. Other flowers from the
Cooke gardens made the rooms most
attractive. Kaafs glee club sang dur
! ing the reception. which was from .
| to 6, giving the men an opportunity to
come and meet the visitors. Punch
| and iced coffee were served by Mrs.
Bernice Walbridge and Miss Anderson.
All articles used in both liquids were
island grown-sugar, coffee, pineapple
and Kona oranges--so one may easily
| follow Mrs. Cookies excellent example
and have friends for the afternoon
without the guilty feeling OF having
been wasteful This entertainment
should lead to many sane and perfect
Iy enjoyable parties. We -fe being
taught that It Is sin to waste even a
cabbage leaf. This is all we'll and good
| but nobody seems to have organized a
systematic attempt to effect tre-
mendous saving in food by the simple
expediefit of abolishing the custom or.
fashion OF serving refreshments" on
any and every occasion, in season and
out OF season. Whenever q handful or
people get together, either on busi-,
ness or pleasure, refreshments have to
| be brought out and passed around. In
most cases the consumption OF food
and drink on these occasions is super
fluous and waste. No one needs thu
refreshments-all too often those in
dulging are full to repletion already.
Much of this unnecessary eating and
! drinking is encouraged or practised
for socialibility's sake. People won't
come unless you give them something
| to eat" II the plea. and the magic
word refreshments" will draw some
persons to anything. Well, then, folks
who have to be bribed with refresh
ment table and who require tidbits to
perform their duties, social, civic, or
otherwise, should not be cultivated.
They will see the error OF their ways.
Such people are not, cannot be, val
liable acquisitions to any social affair
or business meeting. -..@ #@s
Think for a moment of how many
tons of flour, sugar, fats and other val
liable foods could be saved in six
months time by the simple expedient
Of making It misdemeanor to serve
refreshments at receptions, bridge
parties and other social functions and
from purely personal side think, too.
| OF the amount of Indigestion, temper,
lcrankiness, nerves" and yasted hours
which would be eliminated! Every
patriotic woman. interested in food
conservation and thrift should consid-
er this matter from purely patriotic
standpoint and appoint herself COM
mittee of one to make this overdone,
! wicked and unnecessary practise I'M
fashionable. How many people go to
function hungry? 1t is safe to say
| that nine out of ten women after a
| tea say "Why do people feel the need
Of such elaborate refreshments? Why
not make it matter of social ethics
to eat only three meals a day during
A
suit is so excellent that going back to
l the old regime is impossible. Make it
questionable or breach of etiquette
to waste food by serving refreshments
at social functions. Entertaining
friends at regular and established
meals is not of course meant to be
abolished, but the merely superfluous,
unnecessary and senseiess eating and
drinking Is not only waste of food,
but one IL health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke entertained one
hundred guests md it Is perfectly safe
to say that each and every one left
with the feeling that as social event
ii was all that could be desired So
let the different women of Honolulu
follow Mrs. Cookies excellent example
and entertain in this informal and de.
| lightful way. .%..~ -
Miss Caroline Cooke with her little
cousin passed the punch and iceG
coffee. ..-... -.
MRS. JAMES COCKBURN HONoRS
MISS BLANCHE SOPER
] Mrs. James Cockburn entertained
/ this week at what was supposed to be
an informal tea but in truth was jam
and jelly shower in honor OF Miss
Blanche Soper. A huge bushel bask-
ct guarded by a spook greeted the
honor guest and the basket soon dis
closed its delicious contents. The
large lanai overlooking a court was
attractive with palms and hanging
baskets. Mrs. Cockburn's guests were
Miss Blanche Soper, the honor guest;
Mrs. Edgar Robinson, tIrs. William
Mckay, Mrs. Claude Watson, Mrs. A.
w. T. Bottomley, Mrs. C. NJ. v. Fors-'
ter, Mrs. William Stanley, Mrs. R.
LANCE, Mrs. William Soper, Mrs. Bold.
! ing, Mrs. Arthur Berg, Mrs. HarolE
Hayse1den, Mrs. Thomas V. King, Mrs.
Matthew Graham, Mrs. Renton Hind,
Mrs. w. Greenwich. Miss Josephine
/ Soper. Miss Burnham and Miss Jor