The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-25
DECORATED CARS AND FLOATS
CONTINUED from page 81

Confined from
the Misses Dorothy and Catherine
Ashley, Miss Clemence Clifford, Miss
Glenna McCracken and Miss Ruth Ha-
ley, also Roy Graham, II. W. Taylor,
r. A. Bockus, Fred and Sam Carter,
A. Z. Troll and w. Lynn McCrackin.
The driver was NJ. Fugii. George g.
Guild was the artist responsible for this
silverpink combination.
Little Old Hawaii
Another pretty symbolic float was
the Che entitled "Little Old Hawaii. -
A huge Hawaiian crown, worked out in
natural flowers. was the contribution of
the Oahu Central Improvement Com
mittee. The crown, which was fully
five feet in height, stood on this plat.
form and on either side stalwart iin.
wuiian, in full official robes, kept faith
full guard. The chief on the left held
a royal kahili while the one on the
right had spear upright. Above the
crown, in natural flowers also. read til"
legend, "Ua mau ka ca ka a ma
Ra pono,' the royal motto of Hawaii,
which translated reads. "The life o,
the land is established in righteous
ness" Small American and Hawaiian
flags, interspersed among the greenery
completed a tasteful setting.
Chinese Floats We'd,
1t would be difficult TO chose between
the United Chinese Soc etys' float and
that OF the Chung Wah Merchants As
sociatiOn, which was also one of The
features of the entries made in this
section by the Orientals.
The legend of "Toy Yuen. Que Of
the oldest in Chinese mythology, was
Illustrated in this Handsomely decOral.
ed float. Toy Yuen was poor fisher
man blown fTom his course aud carried
in his frail craft 70 strange river IN
Oh ma. He made his way up this beau
THU stream OF living water for day,
SO the story runs, the darkness always
growing less, the country grander and
more enhancing. Finally he entered a
lake, its placid waters dazzling like
silver N the early morning sun. For
all sides and for miles around the hills
and plains were hidden beneath a mass
OF blooms and gorgeous flowers.
From beneath the trees came hand
some maids and happy children, bearing
fruits and other food and bidding the
age wrinkled and famshed fisherman
welcome. He was received. like a king,
treated as n new god and had no sooner
partaken of the feast which was spread
before him than he was Transformed
back to youth, endowed with eternal
life and with every ambition gratified.
This story is one of those most often
told in the CnInese home and one of
the most interesting TO the children.
/ 1t was illustrated in the Chinese Mer-
chants float yesterday by one of the
tabled trees bearing blooms OF the fruit
of eternal youth and beauty, with the
aged fisherman about to partake of the
new elixir as six pretty little Chinese
maids stood about to serve him.
All were gowned in rich Chinese cos
tunes. The automobile was decorated
with pink and red flowers and yellow
bunting. Chu Gem was chairman of
the committee in charge of this float.
He was assisted by Goo Kim, vice-chair-
man, and Ching Shat, of the headquar-
tiers committee.
Grass Hut Builders.
One of the floats entered by the par
AIDE committee and under the direction
OF John Hughes, chairman, and John
Wise, reproduced an old Hawaiian
scene. II was the representation Of
giass hut In the building and showed
the partially completed structure with
two Iiawaiians busily at work complet.
ing the roof The process OF thatcling
ANA wall building was faithfully shown,
tho men az work as the Aoat passed
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lnlrr The cannon of John Young aud
haar Davis were fired a. the OahuaB
army ON that occasion when the Oahu,
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near The present ConntrY Club The
hfsi shot htd killed kninnu, and this
resulted ln protipltaie retreat toward
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