Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-25
DIRECTOR WALL MAKES REPORT
ON FLORAL PARADE OF 1912

much to its advantage. Although not
financially responsible, your director
at all times kept strict oversight of
the expenditures and every bill was
scrutinized and subjected to an unoiii.
Cial audit. The parade of 1912 was
cmphatically an economical one as
the reports of Treasurer b. Won Damn
will no doubt show. firmly believe
the Promotion Committees step is a
wise one and that no future director
should be burdened with financial
cares.
Auto Committee.
The work of this committee under !,
the able craftsmanship of Mrs. J. NJ. |
Dowsett, was much along the lines of
the committee last year. The name
of every automobile owner in the city
was gone over and every possible
entry communicated with II he or she
could be reached. A detailed record
I was kept containing those who prom
ised to enter, those who made tenta.
/ tive entries, those to be talked with
later and those who refused immedi-
ately. The result was satisfactory in
the main. However, the committee
had the experience of finding many
! who promised to make entries and
later found themselves unable to do
SO, but without notifying the commit.
tee. This would suggest that the
/ committee In the future might keep
in closer touch with the entries.
Schools.
=! One regrettable fact in connection
with the 1912 parade was the failure
of the schools to participate. The
chairman of the school committee.
! your director and other members OF
the parade management made repeated
efforts to secure the participation of
the schools. but without success.
There was no spirit of cooperation
J manifest among the teachers, except
in few instances. The argument
was made that the school children
could not be expected to walk in the
parade. Although the march planned
, was very short, We did not insist up
on II, and after some consideration
decided to offer automobiles to the
various schools. Even then the
teachers showed so little enthusiasm
In getting the children TO enter that
the feature had to be abandoned en-.
tirely. 1t Is regrettable fact that
on a day when the public schools ali
: over the United States are taking part
In concentrating the birthday of the
: Father of His Country, and in very
many instances this means marching
IN parades, Honolulu's schools should
not assist the Honolulu celebration,
, Grounds.
One change In grounds might be
made to good advantage, and that
: would be to arrange for more automo'
. bile parking space on Alexander
Field to view to the award of prizes
, This year, as last, there was room for
y only fifty machines. and twice as
many requests for reservations were
received. Some plan whereby more
space could be given automobiles
should be worked out, as their admis
. sion affords considerable source ol
= income. Tho rule that every auto en-
y tering, regardless of ownership, must
IA pay full price was rigidly adhered to
2 even parade officials paying for theil
! admission.
Judges.
The director this year decided moi
W dlHpuHCt NHc JuhSNo VI 'h'llNS ~
q. advance, and by this method, | be
! liovc, assured every entry of absolute
n impartiality. do not mean tina
all judges in previous years were influ
g enced, but that they were not both
el cred beforehand by prospective en-
e. tries. A judicious selection of botl
A. kamaainas and malihini visitors
10 worked, ! believe, better than The
g plan OF having all the judges chosen
@ from visiting people. We have ye
rs t. hear of any serious objection Il
e the awards made.
e Route is Liked.
S. The ordinary route of the parade
was varied this year by a Sigh
N change from the straight King stree
line of march. In order to give mor'
spectators chance for seeing the pa
n. rade at different points, the processi ~
To- went up Alakea Street to Hotel, alonj
lei Hotel to Bishop and down Bishop t,
Is King Street again, The change wa
pr made in response to a genuine re
| quest, and there is no reason why
nd should not be continued so long as tn