The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-01

No city in the world could have had a
brighter May Day than Honolulu had
today and nowhere can there have been
a happier gathering of children cele-
brating the day than those who throng-
ed about the May Pole in the capitol
grounds this morning. With the wea-
ther almost perfect, so as to bring out
all of the world-famOUs beauty of the
scene, with everything done that could
be thought of to make the young ones
enjoy themselves, there was nothing to
mar the pleasures of a May Day cele-
bration unique in its completeness. 1t
was no small private May party of
children, but a great public gathering
for all the boys and girls of Honolulu
and 5000 of them enjoyed it. For the
day, the Department of Education and
other departments and many kind
hearted men and women devoted them
selves to the single task of making the
children happy.
1t would be impossible to exaggerate
the brightness and beauty of the scenes
of the morning in and about the drill
shed and the capitol building. The
children marshalled by their teachers,
began to arrive at about nine o'clock.
All were in white or some SNOWY color
and the wealth of flowers was beyond
description. Each little boy and girl
wore a lei and there were bright bios
SONS of all sorts on pretty banners car
ried by the children.
The various schools collected In the
drill shed to wait for the march to the
May-pole. The teachers proud of their
charges stood guard and kept them in
order while arrangements for the
march were completed. Each class had
its own predominating color in decora-
tions and the effect was most attrac-
tive.
Honolulu's diversity of population
was shown again and added much to
the spectacular features of the cele-
bration. Native Hawaiians were in
the majority in all the classes but,
among the smaller children especially
there was a sprinkling of Chinese and
Japanese and whites. The various
school classes of beautifully costumed
youngsters made most effective pic
lures and many camera-owner got
snapshots that would be fine additions
to the best of collections
Few cities in the world can show
a children's parade anything like equal
to that which Honolulu had this morn
ing. Even Honolulu people, accustom-
ed to brilliant spectacles and bright
parades, with tropical wealth of fow-
ers and Hawaiian plenitude of color
ing, were pleasurably surprised by the
brilliancy of what was shown today.
The variety of it was distinctly Hawai-
ian. Young America, Hawaiian and
white, was hand in hand with Young
China, and Young Japan. The sprink-
ling of other peoples, with the number
of children who were mixtures" made
a diversity that gave first class oppor-
tunities for getting up an interesting
parade, which opportunities were well
used.
Some of the scenes as the children
stood and waited for the order to pro-
ceed were decidedly amusing pictures.
NfIrss sl1ft oil I,a
coming luncheon, the May-pole and
other attractions that were awaiting
them on the grounds of the capitol
building, and many a teacher found
that it was harder work than the work
of the class room to keep the boys and
girls in line. When Tom Sawyer, in
street-urchin costume, clasped hands
with All Sid in yellow silk, and the two
started to make mischief together or
to wander with a diminutive kimona-
wearing Jap, the camera man saw his
opportunity. Some of those marching
were small tots who hadn't been
walking long, and teacher had to be
mother as well as teacher for the time.
But the flowers and the costumes and
the half understood promises of what
older people might have called a luau
kept most of the babies in order. 1t
was hot, and there was little shade
where they gathered on the plat in
front of the drill shed, but not one
seemed to have any complaint. Ten
o'clock found the arrangements COM
plete for the march, and the parade
began. The band struck up the rollick-
ing "Tll Make a Lei and four thou
sand school children of Honolulu start
ed the march to the May pole, COM
mencing a celebration that was so sue
cessful that it is certain to become an
annual institution.
After the various schools had gather
ed at the Drill Shed Grand Marshal
Castle assembled his forces in line and
the march to the Capitol grounds was
begun. To the Kamehameha Manual
school was assigned the post of honor.
The boys made splendid showing with
their uniforms and military bearing.
Their band marched at the front of the
column followed by the members of the
school. Behind them came the various
other schools preceded by the Terrific