The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-02
APANEsE IN
FLORAL PARADE
Other Features Which Will
Make the Show a Fine
Display.

The matter of having the japanese
| community well represented in the
Floral Parade. in celebration of Wash
ington's Birthday, is being taken M
seriously by the representative Hama
| nese merchants and others. The Jan
anese Consul General has expressed
himself as particularly pleased with
the sentiment in the matter. and has
offered to contribute personally to the
fund which is being raised. It is
understood that it is the intention of
the japanese to have two elaborately-
decorated ears or floats besides the
5lnriekshas which have been previous
ly announced as having been entered.
The Japanese press in the city has
taken the matter up and in all proba-
bility something of a highly artistic
character will be Forthcoming.
Last year the Chinese of the CITY
had number of ears in the parade.
and exceedingly good ones they were.
too, one OF them carrying off prize.
1t has not been learned just to what
extent the Celestial Kingdom will he
represented this year, but it is expect-
ed that it will not fall far behind last
year s display.
One OF the features of the parade.
which will be decided novelty to
most people in this city, will be the
squadron Of Fifth Cavalry flour troops)
and the mounted band. There will be
about slxty-fve men and horses in
each troop, and they will certainly
make an imposing spectacle.
The prizes this year will not be so
numerous as they We're last It is
thought by many of the members of
the committee that too many honors
will tend to cheaper the awards. and
therefore there will be but a single
prize in most of the divisions. These
prizes will be handsome silk banners.
probably hung with gold cord, and
tastefully inscribed. They will form
beautiful souvenirs, and will doubtless
be deservedly priced by the winners.
The designing of these banners is in
the hands of subcommittee of which
Tom Sharp is chairman, which fact is
guaranty of something especially ar
tistle. With the exception of spe-
cial prize of $50 to the best float of
both automobile and wagon floats. and
the three cash prizes of $40, $40 and
s. to the Hawaiian fish bicycle dis.-
SION, there will be no money prizes
offered
The committee appointed to report
upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of closing the
day with a confetti and mask carnival
en- the streets of the business section,
in the evening, have decided to rec
ommend such revelry as a fitting
wind-up of the festivities of the dav.
The fear that the crowd would be too
bolsterous is not believed by the com
mlttee to be well grounded, inasmuch
as Honolulu crowds are remarkable for
lack of the rowdy element so common
on the mainland. Firecrackers, bombs
and explosive canes will probably be
taboo, however, and the police In.
structed to discourage anything in the
way of ruf1ianism with a heavy hand
The merchants on the principal streets
will be expected to decorate and light |
the places of business in keeping with |
the festivities. The Young Hotel man |
agement announces that the roof gar |
den of the hotel will be open during
The evening, and the dancing pavilions, |
and music provided for dancing.