The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-29
JOHNSON
RESIGNS

"a 81 johnson has resigned ns a
memb,r tf ths Hawaii Promotion Conn
mlttrs owing to his near departure Got
sapan. where ho will take up a per.
manent residence Mr. Johnson's suc-
rossor viii be- chosen by the Merchants
| Association. be being a member Of that
| commercial organization. Al the meet
ing of the Promotion Committee yes
terday the resignation was presented,
but not acted on.
Mr. johnson said that while In japan
| recently he had arranged 10 have the
promotion folders distributed on all
vessels leaving Yokohama for Honolu-
u. Hawaiian literature Is 10 be placed
In each passengers stateroom. Seven
hotels IN Japan which he visited and
| asked TO make some mention of Homo
/ lulu to their guests, promised 10 do SO.
| Mr. johnson win act as an agent in
Japan for the Promotion Committee
/ and will make every effort to get people
/ to stop off here for a week or two. lie
| believed that large transient tourist
business would shortly be coming to
! Honolulu from the Orient.
| j. A. McCandless, who returned from
/ the Coast on the Msnchuria, presided
at the meeting. There were also pres
ent Mr. Gartley, Mr.. Spalding, Mr..
Johnson and Secretary Wood
! by invitation there were also pres
ent Portuguese Consul Canavarro, Mr.
Kishi, manager OF the Yokohama Specie
Bank. and Ho Fon, the Chinese attache
OF the Bishop bank
A ROTA NICAI, GARDEN
a letter was read from Jacob KotiI-
sky. assistant entomologist of the
Board Of Agriculture and Forestry. rec
ommendlng the establishment of a hc-
tanical garden. He suggested that
with so many tropical trees, as well as
rare plants, such an attraction would
he of value to the city. The suggestion
was thought good one.
COMING FLORAL FIESTA.
Mr.. Gartley reported on the progress
Of the plans for the floral parade 20 be
held on Washington's birthday A. NJ.
Brown was to have charge of the autos
and other vehicles as marshal of the
day, while Frank Andrade had been Sc
lected to take charge of the horseback
section. In this section were to be
women garbed in the old-style Hawai-
ian pa'us This is expected to be an at
traction in itself. The plan. said Mr..
Gartley, was to rendezvous at Thomas
Square There the judges were to hold
a review. Then the entire aggregation
of autos, vehicles and horseback riders
were to form a procession to go through
the city, and then out to Kapiolani
Park, where the award of prizes would
| ha 10 lett nf nj ~
rangements will also be made to photo
graph the entire aggregation of par
ticipants.
: 1t is expected that every owner OF ar
automobile, whether he or she be resi-
dent or stranger, will take an interest
) in the coming fiesta and prepare to en-
ter with a decorated machine. AL
, classes of vehicles are expected to en-
ter. AS to the pau riders and cow
boys, the entire island is expected tC
send in delegations. Certain II is thai
; the cowboys from the cattle and horse
ranches will be on hand. A large num-
Der of women and girls have announc'
ed that they will be in the parade. Sucf
an exhibition will be unusual, as every
woman will ride astride.
/, FINISH WAIKIKI ROAD.
, In this connection the committee hat
the suggestion offered by Mr.. McCand
less that the County Supervisors maxi
all possible effort to have the repair
J to Waikiki road completed before
Washington's birthday so that th
parade may be a complete success owe
that section of the route. Secretar!
Wood will address a letter to the Su
pervisors to this effect.
FLORAL PARADE POSTERS.
The secretary announced that he ha'
taken up the matter of getting ou
large single sheet posters in colors to b
distributed all over the mainland, an
especially on the Pacific coast, callin
attention to the floral parade. He ha
cabled to San Francisco to get prices
The work is to be done at once. Tn
secretary was authorized to get ou
such posters. 1t will be illustrated wit
a picture of some sort connected wit
the pau riding feature and will hav
considerable lettering, telling what tn
festival is like. Other wording will b
devoted to the fine bathing found her
all winter, etc.
NEED COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Mr.. McCandless told of his visit I
Portland, Ore, where he found rea
live Commercial Club, which was de
voted entirely to showing the rest o
the world what fine place Portlan
was. The stranger was entertained q
the club. where also a fine luncheon o
dinner is served, even at a loss. Th
club voted to have such a loss month
ly in order that the stranger should b
entertained at the least cost to MIN
self Mr.. McCandless said that Homo
lulu needed a Commercial Club.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The treasurer's report for the pas
three months was presented and adopt
ed, 1t showed a balance of a littl
over $4,000 AS there We're various cor
tracts out for printing, ETC., it wa
suggested that the $1,000 should be d'
voted to current expenses. The con
mite thought that an additional $50
: would be needed for the coming qua
ter for all other expenses.
THE LOCAL STEAMER.
Mr.. McCandless reported on his Wis
|, to the Coast in connection with asce