Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-21
PRETTY FLOATS
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Garnctt had charge Of the work Oh
this float
HONOLULU MERCHANTS AssoCL
ALTON
From a standpoint Of artistic design
and attractivenrss. without doubt the
float entered bv the Honolulu Mer
chants AssCc.at on was the most beau.
tiful in the entire parade. II was a
study i'm ivory gold and pale green
and the workmanship Ct G. II. Gar
nett. The sides Ct the float bore in
gold the insCriptiCn Honolulu MeT.
chants Association" set on a back.
ground Of the Turest white and Dor,
dered with beautiful hibiscus flowers
surnOunted with the leaves Ct that
plant -Four handsome women. seated
on gold and white thrones near the
center Of tho feat. represented fouc
of the Hawaiian islands products AMI
industries; namely. sugar. fruit, ship
= ping and agriculture, and were aDpro-
priately eCstumed in keeping with the
part which they enacted Two large
golden globes. showing the Hawaiian
islands as the Crossroads of the Pa
-cific" were placed en- each side Of tho
pageant. From the center Of the float
rose staff. surmCunted with a crown
and with festocns running from the
top TO the globes and to the corners
AOf the float. In the four corners Of
the float were beautiful plants. while
vines. from which hung luscious
lunches Of grapes, entwined the cen
ter staff
YOUNG ERIN SOCIETY.
I. lovely figure in green and rnId
Hounted on n charger camn Miss
Dolly Bennet4 announcing the an.
lToach OF the Irish section of the Flo
raj Parade. and 2 nrcttv picture indeed
vas formed by this charming younG
daughter OF Erin. Following Miss Ben
nett were Cornelius Dempsey anG
James Cashman, hearing Irish and
American flags, and then the follow
ing horsemen: Daniel CumminS. w.
Green, Fred Costing, Jack 0'Brien. J.
Sullivan and p. Morrison. Immediate
ly behind the riders came the beanti-
iul float which was designed and exc
clIted expressly for the Young Erin
Society by c. Dempsey, w Dingle ana
d. Cumm.ns. Here was depicted the
ancient round tower OF Erin and the
Ndliy ACillN NiOSN. glF OtIfGA'-
days. In the center was the figure Of
I Erin unprecedented by Mss Gleeson.
a large, golden harp stood by her side.
Reclining In front of Erin We're the
Misses Lillian Condcn and May Dono-
hoe. AT each side of the four corners
were pretty Irish colleens- Miss Kath-
leen McTighe. Marion Kennedy. Ivy
Beasly and Marguerite Condor. On
each side OF the float was mounted
escort. J. ID. Cleary, VIM. Warren AMI
H. McCorriston were chosen for these
positions and, like the other horsemen.
we're costumed in green and gold
William Davis rode behind the float as
rear guard, and thus passed the Irish
section. The entire spectacle was
ptetty and attractive In every detail.
1 and spoke well for the Young Erin
Society, which, although in it's infancy,
is a remarkably enterprising organiza.
ton.
HONOLULU SCHOOL FOR BOYS,
ANs NO. 1.
All the youngsters in the big crowd
held their breath. closed their eyes
ard stroye TO imagine that a circus
had come TO town. But. although the
first float entered by the Honolulu
School for Boys wasn't a circus. it
was very near like one of the vans in
the usual grand and stupendous pa
rade." 1t was in the form of a huge
cage, representing monkey menag-
erie. Inside the cage were all vari
ETY. of monkeys, big and littIe-or were
they boys?-that danced and capered
around, chattering all the. while. 1t
vas one of the few comic floats in
the pageant. and it made a distinct
hit with the little folks-and the
grown-ups too =.
HONOLULU SCHOOL FOR BOYS,
No. 2.
A reproduction of Peirrot's Garden,
that old French fairy tale, formed the
subject of the second float entered by
the Honolulu school for boys. and was
carried out after the fashion of a tab
leau taken part in by students of the
Kaimuki institution. IL was made to-
represent an old French garden and
stairway. the decorations being formed
Of lilies, forget-me-nots and other flow
crs. The characters on the float. all
ia pretty costume. were Peirrot. CO..
rnlbine. Pantaloon, Harlequin and tn"
Rnmblebees. The color scheme was
done in yellow and lavender and cor
,etDond exceedingly well with the re
manning decorations.
ltonoluLu CONSTRUCTION AND
pRAYING COMPANY.
beautiful Hawaiian maiden. rid
ing in huge pink shell on the crest
% green, white-capped wave depict
Cd he birth OF Hawaii" and the sub
iecf Of an exceedingly attractive float
entered by the Honolulu Cons)ruciiol.
& Draying Company. The shell hcar-
mr. the Hawaiian girl, appca}ri to
have lust been thrown mp by the DASH
ing waves. Suspended in front OF TIE
float was large "sea-horse,' the y ius
being held by Father Neptune. Wlu
swan. as IL we're. in front of the aL"u
end the girl A school of flying fish
<.toroda1 tho float The color SChrI.0