The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-11
HILO OBSERVED
FOURTH OF JULY
Parade Is One OF the Features
Of the Crescent City
Celebration.

HlLo, July 7.-fhe most perfect
weather enabled the lIilo Fourth of
July parade to make ''f very brave
showing, when it wendell its way
through town last Friday morning, with
banners waving, festive colors flying
and the martial strain of two bands
leading it on. The auto section was
rather weak, and the floats did not
COM. up to those of a few years ago, but
those who had charge had done won
lers with the material Thich they had
to work with, and those WHO did enter
did so in style.
The parade was headed by Miss viii
helmina Weight, twice Hawaii 5 prin-
cess in the Honolulu Floral Paradcs.
his was the first time Hilo had seen
her champion in her glory, and the
sight made it easy to understand that
she had always captured honors for her
home city. Miss Weight rs superb
horscwOman, and her striking cost inc
reminiscent of old Hawaii, became her
well. She was attended by Ed Camp.
lell, who made a striking figure as mar
shall of the parade, and by two brave
little outriders, the heirs of the houses
of Lyman and Baldwin. i. w. Koch.
men and Hugh Latimer acted as aids.
Martial Music Feature.
Then came the big feature of the
day, the, First Field Artillery Band,
which furnished the occasion with just
the appropriate swing. The committee
could hardly have devised any better
plan than that of securing this band.
This was followed by the national
guard company, which makes show
ing better than that of most of the
Honolulu companies. Then came Father
Louis with his Boy Scouts, followed b.
the Puueo organization of the same
kind.
When the prizes were distributed
later on by "A committee consisting of
Mrs. Castendyk, Mrs. Dick Young, Miss
Shipman, II. V. Patten and j. ID. Ken.
nedy, who reviewed the procession from
"A stand erected at MOohcau Park, tile
Father Louis Organization secured the
first and the Puueo body the second
prize. These were in all cases ribbons.
After the Boy Scouts Game the Hilo
band, and then the Iiilo fire depart.
"iNhli M HlI'h anu spun III Itu-sulIltu
loveliness, which was enhanced by the
handsomeness of the chief and his as
sistant, all of which contributed to-
wards the winning Of prize.
The. first of the automobiles was that
of the Hilo telephone company, carry
ing "A switchboafd,e couple of hello
girls, and a mass of bunting and flags.
The Hilo Mercantile Company did
itself credit with ear carrying
clevcrly wrought form Of an elk made
from purple esteJs, standing on a bank
of daisies. The effects had been work.
ed in real flowers and deserved much
praise.
Following it came Jack Easton 5 auto
captained by one of the Misses Rein.
harGt II had BEEN effectively decor
ated with red aud yellow, the lima
and the lehua, and won the third prize
in its section.
Winner of First Prize.
The +, II. Moses car was without the
slightest doubt tile most beautiful fea.
ture OF the parade, and it made easy
the decision of the Judges as to the
award of the first prize The ear had
been transformed into a huge bank of
lilies and ferns 1t bore in the front
n large eagle With wings outsprcad,
while lowering over the center of the
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