The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-05
A STREET SHOW
Annual Parade Was Of a High
Order Of Merit.
WINNERS o. THE PRIZES
Regular Army and National Guard.
Unique and Artistic Floats
Mounted Police.

TO gather for the parade. The streets
were lined with spectators, and bal
comics and roofs along the line OF
march were at a premium. At Rich
ards and Hotel streets and Richards
and King the crowd was most dense,
for at the former point the parade
started and at the latter n number of
the floats were gathered. The flying
| flags and banners, the tread of the SOL
diery and the decorated floats combined
to form a stirring scene.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock Grand Mar
shall w. G.. Ashley, mounted upon n
fiery charger, gave the signal to start.
The police, marching in good order.
preceded by Capt. w. c. Wilder, Jr..
cleared the way.
| COncordia band.
| Close after them came the Sixth Ar
! tillery, representing the best fighting
machine in the world today. the Amer
lean Regular. They were led by Lieut..
Col. s. NJ. Mills and received many
iplaudits for their soldierly bearing.
| Government band.
| The n. G.. H.. with full battalions.
did not suffer by comparison with the
other body of soldiers. Col. j. w.
Jones was in command of the regi-
ment.
Marshal Brown and Deputy Marshal
Chillingworth and Lieut.. l.. ID. kenake
led the second division.
They were followed by a corps OF
BICYCLES. some of which were prcttily
decorated. Two bicycles fastened side
by side and surmounted by a smaller
wheel, astride of which was a young
cyclist, represented Bailey's Cyclery
and was heartily applauded. Two
young ladies rode prettily decorated
wheels upon which were fastened par
asolS of red, white and blue.
The mounted police and Mounted
| Reserves doomed up in good shape.
They were followed by the Fire Com
missioners and Chief Hunt in decorat-
ed carriages.
| The Honolulu Fire Department eX-
celled itself in the matter of decora-
lions. From the steps OF the wagons
and engines to the horses bits was a
mass of tastefully arranged bunting
and flags. No one would recognize in
those creations of beauty the grim fire
+. fighting engines.
! The two official floats were next in
line. One represented the ship OF
state, with Miss Jennie Murray as
Columbia. The young lady looked
regal in her robes of state, and was re-
warded with hearty applause. The
other official float was decorated with
| flags, surmounted by a large canopy.
This one represented Hawaii. the
|"Pearl of the Pacific
OF the unofficial floats that of the Or
pheum was the greatest favorite.
Mounted upon a big load of hay the
talent, CARRIED as typical "hayseeds.' y
Idiscoursed popular airs from their in
istruments in a heart-rending manner
Honolulu's favorite Jim Post
handled the ribbons as well as any
farmer could. G.. J. Boisse was leader
of the baled hay band.
The other unofficial float which at
tracted most attention was a Chimes;
wash house, in which Henry Vierra
Togo Jackson and other lights repre-.
scented the heather laundrymen. i
was a first class take-off and meriteC
the hearty laughter and applause 1t re-
ceived.
After passing over the lire OF march
the procession was reviewed from the
stand erected at the maEai entrance o
the Executive grounds and was ther
dismissed.
THE PRIZES.
BICYCLES.
Best-Lena Flint.
Second-Mrs. Greenig.
Third-MisS Manoa.
Fourth-Master German.
Tandem-Chapman and lady tHall &
SOM.
FLOATS.
Best DecOrated-W. w. Dimond
Second-Bergstrom Music Co.
Most OTiginal-Orpheum Troupe.
Second Original-Nierra, Jackson 4
Co.
FIRE ENGINES.
Best Decorated-No. >. Central sta
ton.
Second-No. l, King street.
Third-No. 4, Central Station.
VEHICLES.
Best-Chief Engineer Hunt.
DELIVERY WAGONS.
Best-H May & Co.
Seconds. J. Salter.
Third-Criterion saloon.
CHARACTERS.
Most Observation-Disclosures CBo's'n).