The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-07
PETRIE REPORTS
ON 1903 PARADE
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for this ,ears parade was the scioc.
tlon of necessary chairmen TO head the
various subrommittees TO assist me.
With the following result
II. n Trent. treasurer. II. T. wood.
secretary J. A. McCandless, chair
man, finance committee. ]. NJ. Dow.
1 sett chairman. automobile committee;
Colonel j. W. Jones. chairman. army
and navy committee: r. II. ARM
strong chairman. carriage COMMITTEES;
r. sharp. chairman, prize and decora-
ton committee, @. r. Bush, chair
man on floats and fire department; +.
| c. Atherton, chairman, division OF
schools: W. H. McInerny, chairman,
division Of interisland Processes; II.
c. Dillingham;, chairman, social clubs;
NJ +. Peter, chairman, bicycle COM
mittee: G. f. Chlllingworth, chairman
division OF pau riders; j. A. Hughes,
chairman. committee on reviewing
grounds: j. L. Fleming. chairman,
committee on police; l.. Petrie, mar
shall
Subsequently. assistant committee
men were selected and added to the
/
due appreciation and thanks must be
extended for the able and painstalxing
work performed by all in the interests
OF making the parade a success. In
the planning and carrying out of a
celebration of this nature there is re-
quired considerable work and pa
thence necessitating the cooperation
and helping spirit of various and as
sorted committee men. and in this
connection I was fortunate to have
secured able and conscientious assist
ants.
The parade this year was based on
the usual sections or divisions enter
ed in previous years, with the excep-
ton that we were favored with an
escort of four squadrons of troopers
of the Fifth Cavalry, stationed at Lei
lehua. Another innovation introduced
was the selection of all the judges,
with the exception of those on pau
riders, from among the visiting tour
lists, which plan, 1 am convinced
proved exceedingly satisfactory. The
parade was formed in the usual man.
ner on the grounds of the executive
building. the final reviewing taking
place at Kapiolani Park. While thi
parade this year and the floral fea.
lures connected with 1t, as a whole
proved a success, your committee was
continually confronted with the
anxiety of limited number of dec
GRATED automobiles being entered fol
the automobile section, owing to ap
|, parent lack of interest or enthusiasm
on the part of automobile owners In
| n.,f af hn 1o
automobiles locally owned, there were
only in the neighborhood Of thirty en-
tered of all classes of machines Ir
view of this fact, efforts had to bs
: made in other directions to develor
, other attractive features of the parade
in addition to the automobile section
at the expense Of the funds placed a
: the disposal of the committee.
:, In addition to judges stand, review
q ing seats were also provided for the
, members of the Territorial Legisla'
ture, at the time in session, as wei
as other prominent officials of the
Territory and city.
/ enclose herewith statement show
ing expenditures for this years pa
rade. together with accompanying
= vouchers.
h In closing. might / add one or TIVE
e suggestions for next year, should i
: he decided to repeat this celebration
}, in 1910? The chairman or director o
h the general committee should be Sc
n lected as early as possible, thereby al
a lowing sufficient and necessary tim
for proper organization. Furthermore
e it might be advisable before proceed
i ing very far with plans for the pa
I rade, that sufficient encouragement a
= far as possible be secured or offeret
l. by individual owners of automobiles
II u that they will undertake to enter dec
grated machines, in order that Their
may be reasonable assurance of tn
success of the parade, this section, o
course being the main feature of tn
" parade.
I might further add that the thank
of the community should also be ex
tended to the judges who so kindl
offered to serve, as well as to Mrs
, Governor Frear who officiated in dis
trihuting the prizes to the successfr
competitors. Respectfully submitted,
# t. II. PETRIE,