Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-24
MORE BEAUTIES
OF FLO RAJ
PARADE


Owing to the lack of time in obtain
ing facts and preparing editions for
the press before the big Floral Parade
actually began last Saturday a num-
Der of beautiful floats which appeared
in the pageant were not mentioned in
the Star-Bulletin Saturday. Seine of
these are given below: -. ..
Union Feed Company -....
tan aIgarcba bean grinder, sur
rounded by hundreds of miniature
bags of the new stock food comprised
an interesting feature presented by
the Union Feed Company. These lit
tie sacks, stamped and labelled, were
tossed to the crowd along the parade
route as souvenirs. j. A. Mcqueen
was in charge, and his sons, Alfred,
Leonard and Vernon distributed the
souvenirs. @s
Libby, Mcneil & Libby 49,.
The pineapple canning industry was
shown by Libby, Mcneil & Libby with
hundreds of young pineapple plants,
strung along the bottom of huge
float Above these were older plants,
bearing. the fruit: over these was a
conical tower of the canned fruit and
at the apex of the pyramid was a
gigantic specimen of the plant in
fruit.
Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Another pineapple float showing
careful planning and excellent, at
tractive designs was that displayed by
the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. A
great mass of the green plants, ar
ranged tower-like. covered the forward
part of the vehicle. To the rear, I'M
der big sign bearing the firm name
worked out in green pineapple leaves
appeared an enormous jar containing
the ripe fruit in liquid preserve.
This elected much comment from the
tourist sightseers.
o. r. & L. Company
No daintier feature or one more APP
preciated by the faminine and juvenile
contingent, was shown than the
Chandelier float of the Oahu Railway
& Land Company, representing a huge
basket filled with birds of the Ha-
waiian variety, impersonated by little
children.
The designs worn by the children
were perfectly arranged and remark
ably true in detail. Amidst a great
mass of foliage appeared these pretty
denizens of the woods, displaying all
the colors of the rainbow. The bird
species and those taking the parts
were: Lovebirds, Elizabeth Horner
and Alice Denison; bluebird, Margaret
WALL oriole, Alice Cults; rooster,
Betty Wall; partridge, Frances
Humphreys; blackbird, Hazel Deni-
son; redbird, Dudley Smith The car
was driven by j. g. Pratt, Jr.
Easter Basket
Charlie Herbert's easter basket,
covered with about fifty thousand
flowers, carrying mimic Easter eggs,
Der of young society ladies, ELECTED
enthusiastic praise. Among the young
women on this float were Miss Rosie
Herbert, Miss Ruth McCresney, Miss
Martha McChesney, Miss Helen
Spalding, Miss Ruth Anderson and
Miss Margaret Creighton.
United Chinese Societies
One of the most conspicuous as
well as the most gorgeous displays
of the entire pageant was the ancient
Oriental scene depicted in the float
presented by the, United Chinese So
cieties. 1t typified a scene of Chinese
legend, of the days before the written
ancient history of--lhat country was
DESTROYED by the warning tribes 1t
showedethe house of a fairy, with a
garden surrounded by stone wall,
and pagcda in which sat a stately
princess in rich, bright-hued robes,
She was surrounded by number of
little Chinese girls, all loaded down
with rich finery. Grass, moss and a
wealth of foliage covered the floor
and filled in the background. The en-
tire scene was designed by Lum Nun
Shook, who had worked on it for two
weeks. Wong Leong, president of
the United Chinese Societies, was
chairman of the arrangements com