The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-13

CEREMONIES
Elaborate Preparation
for Thursday.
HANDSOME DECORATIONS
A Profusion of Electric Lights to
AdOrn the Executive
Building.

nolulu the Executive building will be so
transformed with bunting and so sur
rounded with gay little pavilions for the
exercises of Inauguration that the staid
and solid old structure will scarcely
know itself.
All day yesterday the carpenters and
electricians and decorators were at
work and last evening all was nearly
ready for tomorrow's big fete The
decorations of the building will be a bit
finer than anything that has been seen
here heretofore. No expense has been
spared to make them unique and strik-
ing, and for this purpose the art of the
electrician has been particularly re-
Questioned and on the evening of the
Inaugural ball the building will blaze
with lights from every angle and cor
nice and coping.
Red, white and blue incandescent
lamps have been strung in profusion
over it and besides these there will be
several notices outlined in lights that
will add to the beauty of the whole.
The effect in the day time will be near
ly as fine, for bunting by the mile and
flags by the hundred have been used
to smother the outlines of the struc-
ture until 1t will look like a bride in
her wedding finery.
The Inaugural exercises are to take
place on the King street front of the
building, and platforms are being erect
ed there which Will be ample in size to
accommodate the participants and
many prominent citizens as well. The
central platform, which will be directly
in the middle nf tho ri 10
reserved for Governor Dole, the old
cabinet, and the officers of the Terri
torial government. At either hand will
also be platforms where the members
of the old legislature, the consular
corps. officers of the Army and Navy,
and other distinguished guests will be
given places. The open lawn and
driveway will give room for the crowds
which will assemble to witness the
ceremonies and to hear the inaugural
address of the new governor
At the Waikiki end of the Executive
building has been erected a large lanai
This adjoins the old throne
room of the building and as
its dimensions are one hundred by fifty
feet it ought to be amply large enough
for the throng of guests who will at
tend the Inaugural reception. But the
primary purpose of the lanai is to give
room for the ball In the evening. It
was quickly realized by the gentlemen
who were deputed to arrange for the
ball that the throne room would not be
at all large enough for the ball and 1.
was decided to erect a lanai adjoining
the throne room so that the great crowd
could be accommodated. The lanai
will be rooted with canvas and adorned
with profusion of flags and bunting,
and Illuminated brilliantly with electric
lights. When 1t Is lighted and filled
with dancers and the music Of the band
comes floating from the leaf embower-
ed stand where 1t is to be located 1t
will present sight long to be re-
mem bered.
The ball will be the largest affair ever
Igiven in Honolulu. Invitations have
been issued to prominent citizens all
over the Islands while Honolulu So
ciety will attend in full force. The
committee on invitations asks the as
sistance of all citizens in making up the
lists of invited guests. 1t is not in
tended, in making the ball an invita-
ton affair. to limit the guests to any
class, but simply to make certain that
nothing may take place that will mar
its perfect success.
AS at present fixed the Inaugural
ceremonies will take place at 10 O'Clock
and the reception will follow it in the
throne room and lanai. For the latter
junction the st, Louis College band
has been engaged to play. The after
| noon viii be free and the evening viii
| be devoted to the ball.