The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-01-24
SIX BANDS FOR
FLORAL PARADE
Hawaiian Band viii Be Brought
Up to Full Strength for a
Floral Parade March.

Captain Berger Of the band is en-.
Enthusiastically interested in the Floral
Parade, He hiss even promised Director
Wall to. compose a new Floral Parade
march in honor of the occasion, for
which he has received due thanks on
behalf Of the committee.
The veteran bandmaster bemoans the
fact that his command of musical mem.
bers has been reduced to something like
twenty pieces when he would like to
have thirty or more. This matter viii
be brought before the executive com.
mittee Of the parade at meeting to
be held next Monday afternoon; and it
is thought probable that ways and
means will be found by which add.
tional members can be procured for
the occasion.
From the present outlook there will
be no lack Of music in this years pa
rade. Besides Herr Berger and his Ha-
waiian musicians, it is expected that
the famous Firth Cavalry Band will
head squadron Of troops of the Fifth
Cavalry as it has done for the past two
years. a band on horseback is still
enough of a novelty in Honolulu, to
make it big drawing card in itself.
Although the Fifth Cavalry has been
stationed at Leilehua for nearly three
years, its appearances in Honolulu have
been infrequent enough to make it a
matter of interest to local people as
well as strangers.
The local marines will also be led by
their own band. This band has been
organized only about year and is said
to be very fine aggregation of musi.
clans 1t has not been heard very often
and it will be of added interest to the
parade for that reason.
Director Wall was called upon yes.
terday morning by Brother Henry of st
Louis College, and assured that the st
Louis College Band will be glad to have
a position in the line. Director Wal
also heard from Superintendent Tucker
of the Industrial School at Waialee, ad
vising that the boys of that school are
very much elated over the invitation
received to take part in the parade, and
that they are practising very hard foI
the event. This band was in the pa.
rade last year and made a very credit.
able showing, but it is said to be in
better form this year.
The Portuguese band has also beer
asked to play, but as vet have given nc
definite answer. It is thought, how
ever, that this band will see its way
clear to take part.
With the increased number of entire!
in the parade this year, especially Of
schools and lodges on foot, the length
of the parade will be such that FIVE Of
six bands can be used to advantage anG
without conflict.
Children Interested.
The teachers Of at least some of tn,
city schools are taking a great interes
in the plan to have the children marcl
in the parade. The Royal and Contra
Grammar schools are proposing to ioil
forces in this matter, and enter abou
one thousand children. This has no
been definitely decided upon as yet, ant
will not be until after meeting to b,
held next week between the school prin
cipa1s and the Floral Parade committee
The plan as proposed calls for tn,
girls to be dressed in white while thu
boys will wear white waists and darl
trousers; and each child will carry ;
small American flag. They will marcel
in tours or in platoons.
! " ~ possible phat some OF the Othe
schools will have the children dresse,
in the colors red, white and blue, an,
! distributed in such way as to form
large American flag. This plan also ha
not been fully decided upon. Some o
the pupils will probably wear Aowe
leis and otherwise carry out the ide
of a Floral Parade.
Besides the fact that large numbe
of children will be feature of mucl
interest, the Floral Parade committe
feels that it will stimulate in then
more. interest in civic affairs; thus tend
ing to make better citizens of the risini
generation.