The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-08
(From Thusday Adtertiser.)

ftThis,' said Col George X. MeGun.
hcp1e, the Sehoheld commandment, ihdi-
eating with wave Of his hand the
entire county fair groun3s, tcsming
with Joyous crowds, lis not only a
most complete success, but II is every
thing we have tried to make IL. The
idea, starting from garden party,
grew to these proportions, and you sec
how well II has worked out. We have
no precedent or similar occasion TO 90
Iby, for this is the first affair Of the
kind attempted in the service, so far
Is I know, so you are perfectly safe
in saying that II Is the biggest and
best entertainment not of a military
nature ever given by service people, =
And tho great throng Of visitors in the
fair grounds bore out the colonel 3
words
Fair Begins at Noon.
The Schofeld county fair opened most
auspiciously yesterday afternoon. The
grounds were thrown open at noon, and
soon long columns OF people, on foot
and on horsebaet, and in autos, wagons
and every other imaginable conyeyancc
10 be found at a county fair, were head.
Ell for the tent city. "
Shortly after balf.past two O'Clock
the special trains from Honolulu ar
rived at the fair grounds, bringing
nearly fifteen hundred townfolk to the
| fair. The Ad Club uniform and colsrs
dominated the color scheme, for the
AID Club members were there in force.
Headed by the Royal Hawaiian Band,
under Kappelmsister Berger, this or
ganization formed in column at the
railway and marched up the road into
the circus enclosure, being halted near
the entrance and stuck up for the pr CO
OF admission to the fair grounds by the
county fair tax collectors. Then, hav..
ing PUNCHED up and purchased yards Of
paper money, the AID Club made tri-
umphant entry into the enclosure, cir.
cled the arena and found seats on tho
west side, where they gave their club
yeIl, and cheered the Army and every
body in general.
The visitors in the grounds rapidly
filed up the bleaehers in the circus
grounds, which were just as hard and
Uncomfortable as they should be to be
real circus bleaehers. a
Three Thousand on Bleachers.
Three thousand persons had occupied
all the available seating space, and
probably as many more were standing
in all the vantage points around the
enclosure, when the afternoon s pro.
gram began with suifragette parade.
Headed by Mrs stutgis, handsomely
eostumed and on a beautifully eapari.
.soned mount, the militant women Of
militant families made the circuit Of
the arena lefore the applauding thou.
sands of visitors, the lettering on their
yellow sashes and the banners they bore
proclaiming their demand for votes.
Twice around they marched, TO the
music Of the band, before they filed
out OF the arena. The mounted won.
ems section was composed of women
OF the artillery and cavalry regiments,
splendidly mounted on officers chargers.
They were in white riding costumes.
and the cavalry and artillery sections
were distinguished, respectively, by vel.
low and red sashes and banners. They
had their own flag, fegimental color.
The feature Of the afternoon was
the circHs performances. While the pet.
formers we're preparing to go on, tho
County Fair Band, composed Of army
ofieers rendered a few selections and
got away with it, and calithumpian
orchestra, all gr6tesquely attired, en-
iliyened the short waits. -. i
The circus performance which de-
lighted the crowds was a lively and
interesting event. Clowns and harIe.
quins emerged from the crowds and
rushed into the arena, mounted trick
riders and female impersonaters, STACEY
ring directors, and all the parapher.
MALTA Of circus ring were on hand for
the entertainment '.f'
All Oahu Was Represented.
b Not only did the visitors come I'M
trains, but il. seemed as if all the auto
mobiles, motorcycles and even quaint