The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-17
To CLOSE
ALL STORES
Plan to Make Washing.
tons Birthday Gen.
eral Holiday.

! Acting on the suggestion of Secre-
| tary Wood of the Promotion Commit
tee, a movement will be started at once
for an all-day closing of stores on
| Washington's birthday, SO that every
| body may have an opportunity OF
watching the Floral Parade
number of business houses have
already signified their Willingness to
close uo for the whole day. The larger
business houses generally follow this
custom, but many of the retail houses
keep open until noon, giving their en-
ployes a half-holiday. The movement
will be to close the retail stores as well,
for the parade is to be held in the
forenoon.
| The Floral Parade committee is hav-
| ing daily conferences and the result is
| that the outlook for a big parade is
of the brightest. Messrs. Gartley,
| Single ana Wilder held a meeting late
yesterday afternoon and went over
many details. Mr.. Single is very en-
| thusiastic over the carriage section
| and he has the promise of a large
number of people to enter rigs 1t is
said that some startling effects in dec
orationS may be expected in this divi-
sion.
Albert Judd, in charge of the division
of riders, other tnan pau riders is eX
pected to have a turnout OF ladies and
gentlemen which viii meet with gen.
eral approval. There are number of
fine riders here among both men anc
women, and many Of the latter are
experts in the saddle.
fie-tic I, n r
ed will be in the parade, ridden by
children.
The committee is passing around
number of pictures of New Zealand's
recent floral parade. There, everybody
enters into the spirit of the holiday
making. Children are arrayed in gar
lands and placed on prettily decorated
floats Pony carts, tandems, victorias,
dog-carts are all to be seen, and the
costumes are quite original.
1t is believed that flags of many ma
tons will be seen in this parade as
these emblems blend in an attractive
manner with flowers. Mr.. McCandiess
in charge of the auto division, is high
ly pleased over the prospect. He has
40 autos promised.
Frank Andrade's picturesque section,
the pau riders, is taking up all his time.
HawaiianS who are DESTROYS of enter
ing has been an obstacle, but he has
arranged for about twenty-five horses
to be brought to town today from
ranch. These will be stabbed at the
Club Stables on Kukui street where
selections of mounts can be made
through Mr.. Andrade
1t is practically decided that the pro-
cession viii move in three sections.
The autos will, of course, go first, and
as they will have to maintain a fair
speed all the way, they will probably
reach Kapiolani park far ahead of the
others. Although the pau and other
horseback riders may move faster than
the carriages, yet whenever the horse
division gets too far ahead, it will be
halted until the carriages catch up.
Gerrit Wilder is working hard on the
whole matter and is picking up the
threads of the details. Mr.. Gartley,
with the assistance of Secretary Wood
of the Promotion Committee, is now
the handspring of the whole PROPOSE
ton. Sheriff Brown, as Marshal of the
Day, has selected Walter F. Dilling-
ham as his special assistant.