The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-25
BlID-PACEIC FETE
 IS HAWAlHS PLAN

BlID-PACIEfC Fa
 IS HAWAlES PLAN
 HONOLULU Hawaii Nov. o'-7'soI the tourist who visits aonoinin t's Hawaiian Islands the early part ol tne wear the mldPaciao carnival. held ap- naalv tn Honolulu. from February se to %. is a spectacle which pfo2'aes n weok of gaiety and enjoyment ana which remains deep rooted in tne thoughts Of thoae who gro waiting tae islands for the first time.
 Even as Hawaii has been referred to as the lovliest fleet of Islands that lies anchored in my ocean" SO has the mid-Pacific carnival from view polnt of interest and nuiQuenes9 been adjudgad by tourists from all Sarts oi tho world an eYeat which sugpasHe ln purpose and effect even the famous New orleans Mardi Gras or the Port land. (Ore) rose gcatiyal-peasants which attract thousands of persons annually It Is Hawaips supreme year ly effort to provide amusement and entertainment for the tourlsts Who visit the islands in February
 Aided by an equable cllmate-an itcm which has contribrted largely to Hawaips fame as an anShe-yoarround tourist resort-thoso fionancieF5 ana capitalists of lhe islands who manage affairs seek to make the mld-Pa' c.fc carnival a strong attraction. i' is typicaliy Hawaiian incharacter car rying with it at the same time, chat which to the tourist spells hospitality and fun in the broadest sense Of those words
 1t always has been the idea to make the mid.Pacific carnival as purely ha waiiau as possible. The average tour ist comes to Hawaii in search of local color; not chat which has been paint ed or written about but the reaiity While. of course. they arc interested in the modernity of the houses In enc cities. yet they desire, first of aA te delye into the pages Of her history back to times of Che monarchy or further sur back into the time oi those famous kings, the Kamehame has. And Che mid-paciilc carnival il a small way graunes them.
 The mid-Pacific carnival has made local color an item Of commercial val ne for the islands. The tourist, then who visits Honolulu in February, lsl5 will be given an opportunity to view the many beautiful sDectaclee, boti historic and modern, which will be the principal features Of the carni val
 0ld legends Of Hawaii, dear to tht heart of the Kamaaina VIII be do plcted through the medium of pnnto mine and pageant. Hundreds of au tomobnes. profusely decorated with the flowers which the islands boast in almost unbelievable abundance, VII pass before the viewing stand Lov CTS of the dance may trip the light fantastic over the smooth payement' about tho ancient palace Of the kam ehamehas. to the finest music to be found anywhere In tho world. The famous royal Hawaiian band will give concerts each day. lD fact each mo ment win reveal to the tourist some thing distinctly new and delightful
 Hawaii is the largest military post under tho American flag and one of tho features of the carnival will be a review Of the 5000 troops, represent ing every branch of tho service. be fore Gov. l.. D. Pinkham. Tho beautt ful and fascinating music of Hawai- will be offered the tourists through | concerts taken part in my che islands leading musicians. Then, for amuse ment. there will be grand circus com iQue, staged in the old palace grounds with it's village of nations, the latter ] depicting ine true naive life of Ha' wauans. Japanese, coreans, Chinese, ! Filipinos. and numerous other nation aNties. The famous hula-hula dance ! will be shown in all its splendor.
 The village Of new nations ls an entire new carnival feature. and Is something hard to find outside the Hawaiian islands which often have been referred to as the Melting Pot of Nations
 The mid-Paciac Carnival promises ! a week of intense enjoyment. some thing entirely new and out of the or ] dinary And. above all. the tourists will be made to feel at home. Hono- lulu is a city where the people of Q score or more of nationalities dwell together in perfect harmony; with Q ! hospitality that has became famous the world over.
 It is a land Of fowers and music, this island dot in the middle of the South Pacific and stop at Honolulu i will prove O delightful break in Yoy- ! age from the United States to the l Orient or vice yeraa
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