Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-20
FLORAL PARADE
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Though a success, the parade was
not repeated the following year. and |
it was not until 1906 that another er.
fort was made at starting the ball roll.
ing
That year, II was decided to make
Washingtons Birthday the date of the
Festivities, and on February % a floral
display, entirely unique in the annals
Of Honolulu, was made.
The next year the same thing was
repeated and last year the parade he.
came 50 much Of an established fact,
that twenty-five decorated cars were
counted in line. I
This year thirty.seven automobiles
have already been entered. and Il is
believed that almost as many more
will appear in line when the grand
marshal gives the command to ad.
vance on Monday morning.
Many of those who have entered are
from the mainland-a number from
Southern California. The latter, some
of whom have participated in Pasa.
dena's great floral festival will make
an especial EFFORT to show that even
. Hawaii cannot surpass the shutdown
coast Of the mainland when incense Is
being burned at the shrine Of Goddess
Flora.
The advertising which Honolulu re.
ceiyed last year from the Floral Pa.
rade, cannot be overestimated" said
Secretary II. p. Wood of the Promo.
ton Committee yesterday afternoon.
From San Francisco has come the
news that full week before the date
set for the departure of the big liner
Mongolia, all Honolulu accommoda.
lions had been engaged Ninety siX
visitors will arrive here on the morn.
ing OF the parade. and most of them
have been attracted by the story of
last years festival"
In addition to the automobiles. and
the pau.u riders, there will be the
bicycle riders, their machines dis,
guised to represent the brilliant.hued
fishes that throng the waters of the
islands. There will be the long line
of decorated carriages. The sailors of
the U. s, $. lrOquois will exhibit their
ship done in floral miniature And,
most gorgeous Of all will be the Isl.
and Processes. each attended by her
escort of children.
Fifty boys and girls, CARRIED In
quaint and picturesque costumes, and
mounted on prancing ponies. will do
honor to the fair danes and maidens
who have been chosen to wear the
regal crown In honor of the islands of
their home.
There will be floats drawn by
horses. and floats driven by their owl
motive power. There will be moving
ferneries, somber and cool in appear
ance, and there will be gorgeously
colored floats decked with the most
brilliant of blooms which flourish on
Hawaiian soil.
The entire direction of the Parade
will be in the hands OF L. Petrie, the
marshal, who will probably appoint
number of assistants for the day
The different sections of the Parade
Will form In and about the Capitol
grounds at O'Clock Monday morn
ing, in positions which have already
been determined upon. and will
march promptly at 10 o'clock. A
bugle will be sounded fifteen min
utes before 10, at which time every
vehicle will be supposed to be in III
appointed position.
The early assembly is insisted up
on In order that an individual photo
graph may be made OF every entry
A position on the Eva side of thu
Capitol will be set aside for the phott
graphing of the automobiles, ant
scme other of the entries, as fast a
they arrive. All autos and floats ar
expected to enter the ground
through the mauka gate from HotC
street.
THE carriages will be Photographic
In front of the Hawaiian Hotel on II
tel street, before entering the ground
after which they will make the
entry through the Eva gate, and fin
their positions Just inside.
The drives surrounding the Capitt
have been carefully measured of, al
space reserved for every autom
bile, float, and carriage. These spac
will be marked with number'
stakes, and will correspond to nun
bcred cards which will be supple
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