Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22

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rade Is on.
Under sunny skies, blue and smil
ing after morning occasionally
shadowed with clouds that lent agree
able GOODNESS to the air of the sub
tropics. the eighth Mid-winter Carni
val is ending in a climax of beauty
such as only the sub-iTopics can pro
duce.
At l:37 o'clock this afternoon the
Floral Parade swung out OF the capi-
tol grounds and down along King
street, PROCESSION OF wonderful.
color. alive with movement and play
OF delicate hue.
A gorgeous professional, led by the
skilled riders OF the mounted police
squadron, escorted by the marshal
and his aides, greeted with handicap.
ping from thousands of spectators, the
parade moved slowly down King
street and out to Alexander Field
along the circling route laid out 0y
Director-genera: Chillingworth and his
assistants.
Unusual beauty of the cars and
ilcats mark the eighth floral parade.
Designs OF exquisite hue and graceIu.
outline there are IN dozens among the
decorated autos and great floats. 4
And never before has such crowd
assembled to see the annual carniya,
event OF the territory. The twenty
thousand spectators who watched the
military parade this morning were
added to by the thousands more. All
along the line Of march, wherever
space afforded, temporary siancs nad
heen erected for the accommodation
of spectators. Every balcony, every
window in all the buildings, was fiji
ed with spectators, and the youthful
omong them climbed telegraph po.es
and saw the PROCESSION rom spots or
vantage.
Long before one O'Clock the capitol
grounds, In the space enclosed for
the parade features, we're occupied
by decorated cars or floats, or parts
of other sections that came to be on
Land early and make sure of their
places liz line. 1t was picturesque
sight as the cars and auto trucks
came rolling through the Hotel street
entrance, with here and there a ce.
decked motorcycle adding its shrili
clanlor to the general volume or noise,
And It was a picturesque sight. too
as the horse-drawn float, the equines
gaily caprisoned, took up their posi-,
tions on each side of Miller street
Some of the floats were of SUCH size
that they could hardly maneuye-
around the turns and through the cap
itol gates.
The princess section Is attracting a
great deal of attention. Miss Wilhel-
nina Weight, of Hawaii, Is tn eon.y
rider of the pfincesses who was mere
last year. Mrs, Hanna Morton of
Maui, Miss Virgia Silva of Kauai and
Miss Aannbelle Mundon of Oahu are
splendid riders and made fine ap
bearance. The brilliance of the pau
costumes was never better displayed
than this morning and the outriders
on their curvetting steeds carried Out
the effective spirit of the section
splendidly.
The order of parade is closely fol-
lowed out, although as always nap
pens, some changes were made at a
late date. The marshal and his aides
were busy for over an hour getting
the various sections ready to start
Entries assembled and were in posi-
ton at executive building grounds
shortly after one o'clock.
.Autos, autotrucks, motorcycles and
bicycles entered the grounds by Hotel
street gate.
Horse-drawn floats formed on both
sides of Miller street and mauka side
of Hotel street, Waikiki OF Miller.
Floats too large to pass through the
gates took up position on King
street, mauka side Eva entrance.
The formation of the parade was as
follows:
Leaving Executive Building Grounds
at 1870 p. m.-MounteG police. decor
ated motorcycles, decorated bicycles,
decorated automobiles, decorated
auto-trucks, mounted police. marshal
and aides, mounted band, island prin
cesses, horse-drawn floats. All en-
tries after passing reviewing stand at
Thomas Square proceeded to Alex