The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-27
JOHNSON
RESIGNS
Posters For the Floral
Fiesta Are Now
Ordered,


Ordered.
J. a. NJ Johnson has resigned as a
member of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee, owing to his near departure for
Japan, where he will take up a per-
cessor will be chosen by the Merchants
Association, he being a member of that
commercial organization. At 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 to have the
promotion folders distributed on all
vessels leaving Yokohama for Honolu-
III. Hawaiian literature is to 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 to do So
Japan for the Promotion Committee
and will make every effort to get people
to stop off here for a week or two. He
believed that a large transient tourist
business would shortly be. coming to
Honolulu from the Orient
J. A. McCandless, who returned from
the Coast on the Manchuria, 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 BOTANICAL GARDEN.
A letter was read from Jacob Kotin-
sky, assistant entomologist of the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry, rec
ommending the establishment of be-
tanical garden. He suggested that
with so many tropical trees, as we'll as
rare plants, such an attraction would
be of value to the city. The suggestion
was thought a good one.
COMING FLORAL FIESTA.
Mr.. GartIey 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 10 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
be made, consisting of ribbons. Ar
will also be made to photo
graph the entire aggregation of par
-icipants.
1t is expected that every owner of an
whether he or she be resi-
lent or stranger, will take an interest
n the coming fiesta and prepare to en-
.er with a decorated machine. All
classes of vehicles are expected to en-
er. As to the pau riders and cow
boys, the entire island is expected to
;end in delegations. Certain it is that
he cowboys from the cattle and horse
anches will be on hand. A large num-
'er of women and girls have announc-
d that they will be in the parade. Such
N exhibition will be unusual, as every
woman will ride astride.
FINISH WAIKIKI ROAD.
In this connection the committee had
he suggestion offered by Mr.. McCand-
ass that the County Supervisors make
II possible effort to have the repairs
D Waikiki road completed before
birthday so that the
arade may be a complete success over
hat section of the route. Secretary
Wood will address a letter to the Su- +
ervisors to this effect.
FLORAL PARADE POSTERS.
The secretary announced that he had
AIKEN up the matter of getting out
lrge single sheet posters in colors to be
istributed all over the mainland, and T
specially on the Pacific coast, calling
ttention to the floral parade. He had
abled to San Francisco to get prices. l
he work is to be done at once. The S
ecretary was authorized to get out p
lch posters. It will be illustrated with .
picture of some sort connected with =
le pau riding feature and will have 4
,nsiderable lettering, telling what the 4
.stival is like. Other wording will be a
evoted to the fine bathing found here
Il winter, etc.
NEED COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Mr. McCandless told of his visit to
Ore, where he found a real, I
ve Commercial Club, which was de- b
,ted entirely to showing the rest of p
e world what a fine place Portland
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