The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-02
RECEPTION Of
THE BIC FLEET
No Money for Drinks or for
Hula Dances to Be
Voted.

The executive council of the fleet
entertainment committee have made
some definite progress in their plans.
Some of it is of a negative nature.
1t has been resolved to refuse to
spend a cent of the entertainment
fund, directly or indirectly, for in
toxicants.
1t has been resolved that there is
to be no official hula nor any official
recognition of the existence of any
such a thing as a hula.
It has been resolved that there is
to be no money voted for any enter
tainment not of a nature for the gem
erai public. This means that the re-
ception and ball for the officers is to
be eliminated so far as the committees
go.
On the affirmative side of the pro-
gram, so far as the same has been
definitely voted on, it has been de-
cided to dress downtown Honolulu in
carnival dress, with bunting and flags
for a daylight costume and thousands
of incandescents of all colors for
evening effects. Appropriations to the
amount of sS5O0 have been authorized
to provide for these decorations, and
the main streets Of Honolulu and the
waterfront will be lavishly decorated.
The general scheme will be to add to
the decorations of the business houses
and private residences by the use of
thousands of yards of bunting and
thousands of flags, to be arranged ar
and along a general scheme
which will be worthy of the occasion.
The electrical effects are to consist of
a triple line of lights down each of
the main streets, to be put in at a
cost of twelve hundred dollars for
wiring. Electricity will be obtained
from the Hawaiian Electric Company,
the Honolulu Iron Works, and Cation,
Neil & Co, while in addition many
private firms will be ablaze with in
eandescents and colored lights.
There will be, on the night of the
arrival of the fleet, the finest display
tory. The executive has authorized
$1,000 for the purchase of these. 1t
has not been settled just where the
display will be made, but it has been
and the suggestion favor
ably received, that the committee OBJ
tain the use of Quarantine Island for
the setting up of the pieces. From |
here the fireworks could be watched
rom all about the harbor and from
the warships at anchor outside.
It has been settled that every COM |
nissioned man in the feet be taken |
20 Pearl Harhor and shown the Icons. |
To do this will take two days. The
rip down is to be made by rail. the |
}. r. & l. Co. having made very
ow rate, while it is expected that the
aunches from the battleships will be
lvaiIable for taking the officers around
he harbor.
For sports it has been decided to
promote inter-f1eet athletics. offering
prizes. The executive officer
# the fleet has been corresponded with
o learn what sports are wanted ana
What prizes, whether trophies or cash.
n this respect the fleet viii be look
d TO to entertain the citizens, rather
han to be entertained There has
,een no provision for Hawaiian
ports, canoe races or anything in
Which the local athletes will take a
art All the indoor sports viii take
,lace in the fshmarket-
This concludes the list Of things def
nitely decided upon. There are all
he other details Of the program yet
n a uebulous state. some of the de-
aiIs settled and a great many Of them
eft unsettled Many Of the outlined
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