Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-25
Praises Military for Coopera-
ton on Washington'S
Birthday.

DireCtor-General Arthur +. Wall of
the Floral Parades of 1911 and 1912,
submitted his report on the paradel
Tor 1912 TO the promotion committee
AZ its meeting yesterday afternoon.
The report was sent from San Fran
cisco, where Mr.. Wall was called on
business before his statement was fin.
ished,
AS indicated beforehand, the report
makes no important recommendations
as to changes in the general organi.
cation or carrying out of the big
Washington's birthday feature. Some
minor recommendations are made,
but In the main Director Wall left
proposals for changes to the promo
ton committee and the general pub.
lie. His report IL a statement of what
has been accomplished.
/ The statement gives a striking sum.
mary Of many important features in.
I corporated in the festival week OF
February % last, and moreover shows
4 that the parade was a financial sue.
cess. Treasurer b. Won Damn makes
n separate report as to the detailed
financial operation of the carnival.
Referring to the participation OF
the military on Washington's birth.
day, he says:
II will be remembered that the pa.
rade of the year before did not have
the assistance of the full military for
Ieasons that need not be gone over.
Your director learned that while the
military forces could not formally en-
tar bA a.. -
venting regulation. the branches re,
presented in Honolulu would be glad
to arrange for a military parade on
the morning of Washinkton's Birth.
day as a patriotic event.
Under these circumstances I felt II
wise to afford the military every IA
Cility for carrying out this plan. This
together with other arguments, led
to the decision to change the hour OF
the Floral Parade from 10 o'clock in
! the morning until o'clock In the
afternoon. With the morning left
J free, the military parade was ar
ranged, with what success the un
stinted praise bestowed attests bettel
than words. Brigadier-General NJ. NJ
Macomb, commanding the Department
Of Hawaii, and his subordinates enter
ed into the plans enthusiastically.
While mentioning this subject o
the military, ! wish to call attention
to the splendid support given ou
Floral Parade plans by the United
States Navy. We were fortunate II
having the cruisers of the Pacii,
fleet in the harbor at the time of tn,
parade and not only did they rende
assistance in many ways, such a,
magnificent lighting, but entries iron
the cruisers swelled the Floral Parad
and the sailors showed an admirabl,
spirit of cooperation.
The military parade made a re
markably strong feature. Not les
pleasant to all concerned, ! feel sure
than the spectacular character of il
was the fact that 1t showed this arr
of our government to be in entir
sympathy with the aims of the cit
2enship all working together to Civ
fitting observance to a national ann
versary.
Sports.
The athletic feature of the day d,
serves special mention. The A. A. |
was DESTROYS of holding q meet o
WashingtOn's Birthday and the Flora
Parade secured assent to changn
the hour from the afternoon TO tn
morning At the same time, tn
Floral Parade undertook the respol
sible financial burden of paying tn
expenses of the meet and presentin
handsome banners and awards to tn
winning teams. This in itself wa
a feature in which the Floral Parad
manager feels justified in assumin
some degree OF credit for the success
full outcome.
Other extracts from the report o
important points follow:
Finance.
The decision of the Promotion Con
mittee to relieve the Floral Parad
director of the financing of the parad
lifted an unwelcome burden from h
shoulders and gave him time fC
other pressing duties. There was,
. believe, no drawback to this plan a