Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-16

tempted at Sehofield Barracks. ,a.:
The railroad company has promised
to use every available car to transport
the crowds from town. with special
trains and the lowest possible excur-
sion rate. Applications have been re-
ceiYed from nearly all the important
firms in Honolulu for space for their
exhibits. There will be dance hall
and five bands, the four regimental
bands and the Royals Hawaiian Band,
the members OF which will be guests
of the Schofield musicians. There will
be a small general admission charged
to enter the fair grounds, which will
include free admission to all the ex-
hibits and to the circus in the after
noon and vaudeville performance in.
the evening In addition to the many
booths for selling candy, pop corn,
hot corn on the cob, hot dogs, lemon
ade and every other kind of county
fair refreshment there will be mod.
ern cafe chantante with the best
things to eat and the best cabaret this
side of Broadway. For the use of any
one who wants to make himself solid
with any Of the high personages COM
ing to the fair, a country band will be
for hire for serenade purposes. The
band will be entirely made up of army
officers and can be hired entire or by
the piece. 49,. .-..--
Another feature will be the Midway,
with snake charmers, fire-eaters, wild
men, fortune tellers. an aquarium,
amusements and freaks of all kinds
and of course some incubator babies.
An army kitchen will be established
by Capt. Holhrook with improvised
ovens and ranges, and prepared to feed
1000 people. Captain Holbrook is the
culinary expert of the army A few
years ago he was ordered with his
field bakery to the maneuvers at Des
Moines. His train arrived at 500 p.
N. with men and implements. At 500
a. m. the next morning he had 1000
loaves of bread ready for distribution
to the troops. An officer well known
throughout the army for his wit will
and will be assisted in keeping the
law by squad of country constables.
The days set aside for the fair will
be holiday for all at Schofield, and
everyone from Honolulu and the other
army posts will be made welcome
Every officer is expected to invite
some officer from another post or
friend in town, and arrangements are
being made for each company, troop
and battery to invite some organiza-
ton from another post The I'd Infan-
try is expected to be here on it's hike.
May 6 will be officers day and
guests of the suffrage-seeking sex will
be made welcome in the large front
room and lanai of Colonel McGun.
negle's quarters, which will be so dec
Grated as to have all the appearances
of a Japanese garden. Here they Will
be received by the wives of the col
onels and served with tea and refresh.
ments. On soldiers day. which will
be May Sth, the tea garden will be
under charge of a committee selected
from the wives of the non-commis-
stoned officers.
On both these days the gates will
be opened at 200 p. m. and will not
be closed until all are too tired to fur.
Their enjoy the sports and frivolities.
Arrangements are now under way
for a baseball game on May between
the officers and the University Club,
and on May between picked team
from the four regiments at Schofield
Barracks and the best team that Ho-
nolulu can provide. The new baseball
park is less than 100 yards from Gel
onel McGunnegle's quarters and it is