Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-05
CIVIC PARADE
STARTS DAY Of
Celebrations


Shortly after the first rays Of the
sun had gilded the cornices of the
Palace, and before Natur was thor
oughly awakened, struggling few be-
gan wandering into the Capitol
grounds to secure places of vantage
from which 20 see the big civic parade
which was to start at eight o'clock.
AS the minutes wore on, the strag-
glers were increased to small groups
and these to larger ones, until by 1880
O'Clock there was a fair-siZed crowd
around the Capitol building to hear
the sunrise band concert by the Camp
Very Marine band and to watch the
start of the first, Old-fashioned Fourth
Of July parade that Honolulu has mad
in many years.
1. was a real parade. There were
bands. floats. mounted squadrons, and
the usual assemblage Of Antiques
and horriLles without which there
would have been no parade. All along
the line of march, good natured,
icstling crowd began gathering at the
urbings to the the cavalcade pass.
1t was impatient work waiting for
the procession and when the cry
They're coming" sounded along TIE
line, it was followed by loud cheers
as the advance guard emerged from
the gates of the Palace grounds.
Directly behind the advance guard
of mounted police came Prince kaiani-
anaole, grand marshal Of the parade.
followed by the deputy grand marshal
and the thirteen aides.
The Knights of Pythias won much
favorable comment by their formation
which was in the form of a Greek
Cross. Behind them came the FlItG
Cavalry Mounted Band and 500 IA
waiian Poolas.
These members of the international
Longshoremen's Association made
truly brave showing. Each man wore
the badge of his order, and their ap-
pearance in line was greeted with
cheers all along the route. This sec
ton was headed by its own omcers'
with Keorge K. Kane as president
and E. L. Kauai as marshal.
Adiutant John p. O'Keefe and
committee of FIVE soldiers represent
ing Col. Francis w. Mansfield Camp,
Snanish War Veterans, and Capt Paul
smith and a committe of six Spanish
War veterans of Theodore Roosevelt
Camp No. l represented the 300 vete-
rams in the parade. They rode IN 2
furnished by the Fourtn
committee. Members Of Colonel MAN,
field camn carried their own colors
and a beautiful Hawaiian flag and
from the rear of the conveyance the
Camp Roosevelt colors fioated.
These received storm of applause
from the spectators as tribute 70
their patriotism and public spirited.
ness shown in entering the paSade.
The Japanese led by Editor SheDa
of the Hawaiian Shinpo we're magn1n-
Gently arrayed and showed lavish
display of Oriental splendor that fairly
dazzled the eyes of the spectators.
There were japanese ladies' arrayed
n, the court costumes of five hundred
years ago, followed by samurai on
foot and behind them warriors, cour-
tiers, and archers This section was
entered by the Japanese newspapers.
Big Array of Floats. /
Followed advertising floats, comic
sections, and antique floats ~
Palama Settlement won the ~Nrst
prize, in the Antiques and HorriHest
arrayed in fearsome masks and PFC
turesque costumes represented the
settlement and were the hit of the
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Newlywed and
their baby and the three millionaire
Lramps who came here in the SewalI
we're there with many other celebrities
ot both local and international fame.
Kakaako sent contingent of suf-
'ragettes with Johnny Martin as head :
,uffragette. Henry Vierra who made
I'D as a Chinese Fruit and Vegetable
7ender took first prize for the most
,omical impersonation. There were
many others arrayed in wierd and fan
astical costumes which made tie par-
,de represent a second Mardi Gras
n many respects.
The judges for the prize awards for
he antiques and horribles were Mrs
". A. Swain, NJ. G. Robinson, apd w
". Chamberlain. The prize winners
we're: First prize, $50 Palama Settle
ment; second psize. $25, sKakaako 1
,uffragettes; funniest set of boys I'M
Ter sixteen years, coon" band, $40;
most comical float, Henry Vierrs, SIS.
Represented. II
The majority of the business houses
we're represented by large ADVERTISING
Ioats in which many unique and cley-
i methods of publicity were used
The largest entries were by the Coyne
furniture Company, the Hudson auto.
mobile and the Suititorium all dis !
laying much bunting. Levers & !
Jokes entry was a load of lumber {
abeled dressed and undressed' lum- !
er. Two boys half dressed and two i
title airls fully dressed expressed 6
he idea conveyed by the placard
he Hawaiian Electric Company's
oat-"The Electric Way'-was well ]
ranged. The Honolulu Construction I
. Draying Company entered two {
oats, one labeled Nothing too Heavy
DR. U.s." showing a representation OF z