The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-24
The Lessons
Of The Parade


whatever the final Judgment merits and demers that the Promo
Committee has given and actually splendid concep
be given the committee for the ndagabe work that
DONE for the enthusiasm that enlisted and for the results attained
While easy enough wherein details might have been
improved and with the proverbal superiority OF hndg fore
eight wonder why that the defect foeeen all cri
csm of what might have been improved than useless unless
purpose aid improving future celebrations of the kind
Without doubt the most unfortunate feature the parade was the
of uniform speed throughout the organization keeping all
sections of together and keeping constantly parade being
10 borrow form expression from naval manoeuVes The various
sections of the parade had unequal ability as to speed just the
ships OF fleet have unequal powers OF speed But it is part OF
the ability required OF commander TO keep them all together Tor ell
fctve purposes So parade which from the instant begins
to break up into sections soon ceases to be parade No spectator
than block away from the start at Thomas Square really
the whole parade parade The automobile section had down
knowledge ought to have shown the automobiles and those in charge
OF their speed that they going entirely fast and ought
which the committee could not regulate by ron-clad rule
beforehand but leave the judgment and
deraton of those in the parade This running away Of the
the ensemble than anything else could nconsiderate
the remainder OF the sections the parade the thousands spec
a who had come out to see it, and to the Promotion Committee
which had planned carefully varied yet evenly moving parade
This matter OF speed easy fully regulate Nor
regulated satisfactorily very
given the possibilities of speed all the component parts There
point Of yew Admirable as they were and deserving Of praise for
the thought and expended them they had striking relation
10 the remainder of the parade either purpose The
most part carried out depended in part on speed The automobiles are
unless they allowed to fairly good They
signed 7e for funeral procession gait
lowed to ride speed that will fling dapery
cowboy riders cowboy riders unless
and speed cavacade of lady and gentlemen riders all its
effectiveness their horses walk Coaches tayho fine equip
of all sorts show off badly where the horses go
pace
But floats from their construction still their pu
pose OF egocay illustrating some moral useful must
more slowly Two horses draw heavily loaded
speed to keep with cavacade of riders. And
the whole force and of the aego be
lost.
In Thursdays parade the floats incongruous element
the paradethe element that would
to move the parade uniform speed highest effective
there had been perfect foresight planning perfect
administration in moving the parade The school in
the original design OF the parade They aehoug They
proved unfortunate from the effective movement the
parade All this said in disparagemen things
sentiment that suggested them Excellent and appropriate
selves, they not appropriate for occasion
In other respect designed parade was one to give m
preston to gaiety to vene the pleasure Of
action the play of color and the vvacy rapid With these
the school floats did harmonic
With careful attention the requirements of ability in the differ