The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-08


yesterday endorsed the action of the
p County Supervisors in authorizing the
mainland this summer, and the COM
mittee will notify the Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association of
this action, requesting that they do
likewise.
The regular weekly meeting was held
at 800 .. m. with Mr.. McCandless in
the chair and Secretary Wood, Messrs-
F. c. Smith, E. 1. Spalding and F. l..
waldron present. Mr.. Waldron had to
leave early being called to attend a
jury session.
THE FLORAL PARADE.
Mr.. McCandless announced that so
far thirty automobiles had been en-
tered for the Floral Parade on Wash
ington's birthday Letters had also
been sent to the strangers now in the
city who brought machines with them,
inviting them to participate. He ex-
pected a larger number of autos to be
entered before the end of the week.
Mr.. Gartley, chairman of the gem
eraI Floral Parade committee, who
: Ment to Kauai on Tuesday, advised
#Ahe committee that he had asked Mr..
chairman during his absence The 9TH
er members of the committee, he add
ed. were Messrs. A. NJ. Brown, Frank
Andrade, A A. Young, A. F. Judd and
G.. P Wilder.
FIVE NATIONALITIES.
Miss Frances Lawrence of the Kin
dergarten schools appeared before the
committee with the suggestion that five
of the nationalities of children attend
ing the kindergartens be given place
in the parade, an auto for each ma
tionaIity, nine children to machine
She stated there were Hawaiians, Chi
nese, japanese, Portuguese and whites.
The suggestion was favorably received,
but it is not believed that so many
autos can De ndu 1he SoiilLlAt'S0
thought that two could be obtained
Miss Lawrence thought she could get
another one She will look after the
decorating of the cars, which will be
decorated in a manner characteristic
of the nationalities appearing in the
parade
DANCE IN THE EVENING.
A letter from Manager Bews of the
Royal Hawaiian Hotel, together with
one from Mr.. Gartley. was read, IN
which the hotel and grounds We're OF
fered to the general committee for the
evening of Washington's birthday so
that the day could be wound up in an
enjoyable manner Mr.. Bews stated
tat they We're willing to give over
Dte hotel for reception to the judges
Of the day, the winners of prizes and
the participants in the parade, as well
as to all those who assisted in getting
up the parade. a dance would follow
on the lanais. and if owners of dec
grated machines wished, they could
park their autos in the grounds.
The offer was accepted with thanks
by the Promotion Committee, and the
fact win be given publicity in the Off
cial program.
THE BAND PROPOSITION.
J. c. Cohen. who is to take the Ha-
waffan band to the mainland for its
summer tour, came before the COM
mittee to state that the County Super
yisors had acted favorably upon the
proposition, and he wished the Pro-
motion Committee to endorse that ac-
ton The committee did SO, passing
a resolution to that effect, unanimous
ly.
When asked what his plans We're,
Mr.. Cohen replied that at present
he contemplated a tour about as fol-
lows: Go direct to san Francisco, then
to Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. then
across the continent on the Great
Northern Route to ST. Paul, Mime
apolis and Chicago. Then to Buffalo,
Rochester, Albany. New York, Boston
(pOssibly), Coney Island, Atlantic
City. Baltimore. Philadelphia. WASH
lngton. PittsbUrg. Louisville. and than ]
around to California by way of Texas :
playing Los Angeles and other cities T
o. the way to San Francisco. i
WANTED PRESS AGENT. 5
AR Cohen suggested that it would