Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-05
PARADEI IS +.
feature OF
DAY'SEYENTS

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With the entire city clother in the
national colors and with weather con-
dltions ever typical OF Hawaii pre-
vaiiing throughout the entire day, all
Honolulu turned out in holiday attire
yesterday In celebration Of the one
hundred and thirty-seveRth ami
versary OF the birth of the American
republic. The parade of the morning
was one OF the most successful ever
undertaken in this city. While not
lengthy, the various sections were
in keeping with the occasion, ard it
Is evident that a new turning point
in Honolulu's Fourth of July celebra-
tons has been reached. Bands and
patriotic organizations were present
en- masse, and the national color
decorations of the floats added great
ly to the attractiyeness of the
pageant. ~. ~.:>
The entries in the parade assembled
in tn ecapitol grounds shortly be-
fore nine o'clock where Grand Mar
shall GhiIlingworth and his aide, Henry
Rose, busted themselves in assigning
the various participants to their
places in the line At half-past nine
O'Clock. with the grand marshal and
a squad of mounted police in the lead,
the parade filed out of the square and
turned north on King street Kappel-
meister Berger, with the members of
the Hawaiian Band attired in natty
white uniforms, was next in line after
which came the Honolulu fire de-
pertinent The chemical and hose
automobile led this section, and after
this followed one of the horse-drawn
chemical wagons, hose wagon and
two horse-drawn engines.
Charles r. Frazier's decorated auto
truck section was pronounced feat
ure and a large number of firms had
entered their machines. The big
packard truck belonging to the Ha-
waiian Express Company led.lthe sec
ticn and was piled high with cases
of Pinectar Other machines in line
were those belonging to Levers &
Cooke, Hustace, Peck Company, the
tractor and van of the Honolulu Con-
struction & Draying Company The
last machine was that occupied by
several members of the Independent
Order of Red Men, who were dressed
in Indian costume and sat beneath
the shade of fluttering palm leaves
smoking the pipe of peace. bs
The patriotic organizations which
turned out for the, parade made an
excellent showing and received much
applause all along the line of march.
The Uniform Rank of the, X. of p,
under the command of Captain Zeig-
Ter, led the section, being followed
by a, patrol of the Catholic Boy
Scouts In charge of Father Reginald
ana Scoutmaster William Miles A
patrol of Honolulu ", Boy Scouts of
America, marched under the command
OF Scoutmaster. George IF. Davies,
and made a splendid showing in their
new uniforms i This section was I'M
aer the leadership of Scout Commits
staner James A. Wilder, So ri i
Following the scouts came the
Catholic Mission Benu, which, like the
county organization, dispensed pat
Biotie airs along the line of march,
and completing the line were the
members of Theodore Roosevelt
camp, No. /, Spanish War Veterans,
under the command of Ernest w. Ely,
department commander. and Past De-
partment Commander l., E. Twomey.
The majority of the veterans in line
wore the khaki, while the rest had
donned the regulation dress uniform
of ten years ago.