The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-07
GREAT DISPLAY
BEING PLANNED
MidWinter Carnival Committees
Preparing for Something
Stupendous."
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(From Saturday Advertiser)
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x 1T is something stupendous for =
4 this community, what we are un. 4
x dertaking. If it is a success this 4
x year, there will be no trouble 4
X about making it bigger success y
X edch succeeding year. '-zeno K 4
X Myers, chairman of the promotion 4
X committee. x
x ~ wish had words to describe X
* the sickening apathy of some of 4
y the people here. The town of my X
X former residence, with popula- X
\ ton of only $4,000, once raised !;
x $4,000 to provide for a carnival \;
X and tair-and the show brought !;
= 100000 into the town. Ed j;
X Towse. 4
i; 1t is apparent now, from cor X
x respondence we have received, \
X that several moving-picture con- 4
i Germs, whose pictures are shown all 4;
Il over the world, viii have repre-. i;
x scntatives here during our Carni- X
4 val week. H P. Wood. *
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Those who attended the first meet.
ing of chairmen of the various commit.
tees of the Mid-Winter Carnival and
Floral Parade management, together
with the promotion committee, yester-
day afternoon, We're startled hy the
bigness of the plans for the coming
celebration, and the earnestness with
which the various charmen of com.
mittecs were entering into tine work.
Some of the important chairmen were
not able to attend ). A. Walker, of
the auto committee, had meeting OF
his own earlier in the day and was not
able to attend. w. T. Rawins. OF the
Waikiki regatta committee, had to
leave at noon for Kona, but he would
have made a very interesting report il
he had been present.
Ralph Lyon, John Hughes, a. *,
OZawa, Julius Unger, I'd Towse, chair.
men of the various committees, had an
informal discussion with Director Gen
eral Chillingworth and Messrs. Myers,
Warren and Wood of the promotion
committee.
"This is the first time we have at
tempted anything so big said John
Hughes, chairman of the committee or
horse-driven floats. off our business
men don t care enough about it to
make success of it, it is time we
knew it.
All the World Watching.
1t was in reply to this remark that
Mr.. Myers made the remark that the
undertaking was a stupendous" one.
''Thsre are two moving-picture men
here now, said Mr.. Wood, "and our
letters show that three Others are com
ing. Still more are making inquiries,
and will be here. We shall be visited
by many of them, as a result of Di.
rector General Chillingworth s idea of
the Waikiki historic feature of our
celebration.
Ed Towse suggested that tickets for
seats in the reviewing stand be issued
tor those who made entries in the pa
rade and the idea was generally APP
proved, and will probably be adopted.
The meeting was an informal one, how
ever, and no regular action was taken
on any of the suggestions made.
Japanese Plans Applauded.
A. X. Ozawa, chairman of the Japa.
Dese committee on parade entries and
the evening lantern float, made re-
port which was received with applause,
showing that he and his associates were
ION the job'' in fine style
Julius Unger, for the decorations
committee, also reported, and will be
ready later with plans for a decora-
ton scheme that will be very impress
sive.
The meeting of the chairmen of com
mittees was held in the merchants as
ISOLATION rooms in the Young building,
Immediately following the regular
weekly meeting of the promotion com
mittee. Besides Chairman Myers and
Secretary Wood, Mr.. Warren of the
promotion committee attended.