Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-07

OF llne ana money, nut the MES ana
records of former paradcs have been
extremely valuable. | have to thank
my predecessor of last year particu-
larry for the record kept of cost of
prize winning cars, proving clearly and
conclusively that good taste and inge-
nuity weigh more than the money
spent in decorating.
Following the same idea. I am
handing you letters from this years
pri2ewinners which will be helpful
next year.
Carnival Spirit.
There was strong spirit of car
nival evident this year which was dis
tinctly helpful In a general way. While
the Floral Parade proper undoubtedly
lost the assistance Of many valuable
workers who had all their time and
interest taken up with various other
attractions incident to Washingtons
Birthday week this year, still feel
that the added interest stimulated by
these undertakings outweighed this
loss.
Good subcommittee.
81 feel that was especially fortu-
nate in my assistance. Almost every
member Of the various committees
worked intellIgently and hard and in
many instances AT no small sacrifice
Of their personal time and energy
Generally these committees were well
organized and business-lIke in their
methods, with corresponding lack of
confusion or lost motion. The en-
plOying Of n paid secretary and stem
ographer during D.comber Jonuorv
and February. who devoted their en-
tire time to the details of the work.
was fully justified In the resulting
system and smoothnrss with which the
work was carried on We were thus
also enabled to keen i'm touch through
correspondence with very large
number of persons whom we desired
to interest in taking part in the pa
rade, and to preserve a commemorative
lot Of records which will doubtless be
Of much value to future committees.
| feel that too much praise can not
be given to those who made up the
various subcommittee.
New Features.
school Children - The committee
this year found n strong disinclina-
ton on the part of local school teach
ers generally to entering decorated We
hicles of any kind I'm the parade. on
account of the work involved A sug-
gestion that the pupils be allowed to
march In n section by themselves.
however, was finally approved, with
the result that about two thousand
children of tn. public schools marched
as far as Thomas Square In a body.
Several hundred in simple colored
costumes. had been drilled TO march
in the form of n great American flag
The experiment with the children was
most successful from every standpoint,
and was a great attraction, especially
to visitors in the city. I would strong
~ recommend that II he carried ont
along similar lines next veor.
Suggestion Committees - The de-
STABILITY of having some organized
method of helping those who might
need II, resulted in the appointment OF
a Suggestion Committee" consisting
of four ladies'. with Mrs. T.. ID. Ten
ney as chairman, The good work OF
this committee in supplying ideas and
designing details. I feel, fully justified
its appointment, and warrants n sim
liar committee for future parades.
Natural Decorating The offer OF
two cash prizes $3.50 and $3.50 for au-
tomobiles decorated in natural vegeta-
ton, brought forth quite n number Of
entries of this character. 1t was IN
hope of stimulating the use OF natural
decorations that prompted the special
cash prize Offer and the committee
feels that the effort was successful
and should be taken up again I'm the
futura