The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-10

/ fashion, giving good final results, but
| wasting a good deal of energy which
| might have been expended with better
| results if under some direct and re
| sponsible supervision.
! [ may be wrong in my suggestions
! and it may be that purely local super
! vision and effort will be more effectua1
l simply make the suggestions fol-
! what they are worth. l remain. yours
| very truly. L. A. THURSTON.
Mr. Thurstons suggestion will be
acted upon favorably and Mr. Thurs
| ton was appointed a committee of one
| to select others to aid him.
JAPANESE ART PLACES.
Mr. Gartley said that feature which
would attract tourists here would be
| some place set aside and adorned by
japanese landscape artists. He sug-
gested Nuuanu stream below Hide
brands, near School street, as a wild
place where japanese artists could
work to advantage. There was an OPP
portunity for rustic bridges, teahOuses,
etc. He said that it was true that
the policy of the people here had been
not to put forward the Oriental side
of life as an attraction for Hawaii,
but at the same time people come here
and are glad to see a touch of the
Oriental in the cosmopolitan life they
find about them.
Mr.. Spalding thought that one of the
islands in the lagoons at Kapfolani
Park could be transformed into a Japa-
nese islet very easily. There could be
a teahouse, which would undoubtedly
be self-supporting.
Secretary Wood read. a letter from
Mr.. Marsh of San Francisco, who has
had several places in California trans
formed into Japanese landscape at
fractions, in which Mr.. Marsh said he
would be unable to come to Honolulu
for the present.
The Promotion Committee considered
the project for raZing Honolulu Hale,
and the postmaster's suggestion to
make a court or small park of the
place, giving him a driveway there for
the handling of the mails also. Mr..
McCandless thought the old building
should come down. The Supervisors
Will be addressed on the desira bility of
this suggestion.
1t was suggested also that the school |
children be instructed not to throw
banana or orange peelS on the side |
walks. The committee will take steps |
to have the proper authorities place |
receiving cans at the postoffice and
street corners for papers and other |
rubbish that the streets may not be |
Uttered.
THE YACHT RACE.
AS to the proposed San Francisco
Honolulu yacht race, for which the
Promotion Committee is offering a very
handsome cup, it was stated that Clar
ence MacfarIane is perfectly willing to
take his yacht La Paloma up to San
Francisco and enter the race if some
of the expense is borne by others. 1t
would cost about $1,000 to fix the boat
up, provision it, maintain a crew, pos
sibly Hawaiians, sail it up to San
Francisco and race the boat back to
Honolulu The committee thought a
portion of this sum shold be a matter
for the Hawaii Yacht Club to pro-
vide.
THE FLORAL PARADE.
Mr.. Gartley reported that the plan
'or the Floral Parade on Washing
.on's birthday would take shape next
Monday night, when the automobile
Tub was to be organized in the makai
ballroom of the Young Hotel. AS to
iiS u IIdCIS, II was leoiIIlSu lilcit |
many of the younger women Of the
sland, among the Hawaiians, had
ever worn the Pau skirt. 1t was be-
ieved, however, that there would be a
God turnout although much work had (
o be done. Frank Andrade had charge
f this feature, and he was co-operat-
ng with Sheriff Brown. 1t was thought
hat if Queen Liliuokalani could be in
erester in the project, owing TO Her
fajesty having in the past organized
iding clubs, this feature would be an
unqualified succ s.
1t was decided to offer several cash
rizes, to be awarded to the most
raceful riders. single and in couples,
nd those wearing the most attractive
ostumes.
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