The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-02-27
AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT FLORAL PARADE
Only Praise Is Heard
For the Whole
Show.

There II yet to be heard from the
person who feels that the Flora.
Parade was not an artistic success.
Popular feeling II that the parade went
far beyond general antlcipations. and
strangers from many parts OF the
mainland, who nave seen Moral pro-
cesslons in various parts OF the world.
assert that the Honolulu fiesta quite
outdid them all.
The Promotion Committee feels that
1t has been amply rewarded Tor the
very hearty approval nj the manner In
which the holiday was observed
through its initiative and 1t will be-
gin at the proper time to prepare for
the second annual event. The festival
Oh Thursday was In the nature of an
experiment. so TO speak, ana the pro-
moters know now exactly where to
rectify mistakes OF judgment, to trim
of edges here and to pad there, and
above all a valuable lesson in how TO
handle a great crowd OF onlookers has
been learned.
The next event of the kind will UNI
do'l.tedly work more evenly and
promptly and the trying-out contests
before the judges at the park will be
run off faster and with less confusion.
The committee was an excellent one
throughout, and the assistants, both
mounted and on foot, did fine work,
but there were certain loose ends of
the strings which will next time be
brought together and the whole affair
handled easier.
AS to the award of prizes, there was
general satisfaction yesterday over
the methods pursued by the various
awarding committees. The view Of
the event from the judges standpoint
| was ably put by one of the judges in
a communication which appeared in
yesterdays Advertiser. The public
sees merely through the large end Of
| the glasses, without having any knowl-
| edge OF what points must be followed
to arrive at a verdict. The Judges
have a schedule of percentages to be
considered and weighed and when the
average IL struck 1t sometimes gives
the best percentage to subjects which,
after all, really have the excellence
which requires that awards be made
to them.
Next year 1t is proposed that a
platoon of police lead the procession,
and every effort will be made to keeE
the various divisions at closer inter-
walls than on Thursday.
Then there Is the spectacular feature
to be considered. The pau riders, who
gave novelty and color to the process
sion, will, in all probability, be given
an opportunity next year to give the
public a sight of frequent charges
down the route of the parade. BY
holding the pau riders In check n,
various points along the line until d
space IL opened between the rear Of
the division ahead and their own body
they could be sent forward at break
neck speed. so that the pau skirts
would iaunt in the wind and the rid
ers could show their skill In this
manner almost every part of the sight
seeing line would have the vision OF
cavalcade of fine riders dashing past
them.
The grouping of the automobiles on
the lawn Of the park for the taking
of photographs was an admirable fea-
ture, showing that plans had been
carefully laid long in advance Of the
day OF the parade. The groupings
were made with the idea OF obtaining
fine backgrounds of palms and foliage
J Not the least of the pleasure of the
day was the music of the Hawaiian
Band, While the people were assem-
bling at Thomas Square the band gave
a concert there, and at Kapiolani Park
the band was busy and the crowd was
pleased.
! There was praise yesterday for the
! Advertisers fun account of the Floral
Parade and the incidents connected
herewith. 1t was considered complete
in all its details. Its pictures We're
pronounced excellent. The Advertiser
was the popular paper for the mails.
Thousands of extra copies We're run
off and they sold like hot cakes. The
Promotion Committee force was busy
yesterday mailing copies to all parts %
the mainland, and especially to place!
In the snow belt, Secretary Wood was
more than pleased with the manner II
/ which the Advertiser handled thu
parade