Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-16
HOTEL PRICES
NOT TO BOON,
SAYS DIRECTOR

An announcement Of unusual inter
est was made this morning by James
d. Dougherty, director general Of the
1914 Mid-Pacific Carnival, which is to
the effect. that practically every hotel.
and boarding house in Honolulu will
charge no more than the usual tram
silent rates during the week of cele-
bration. Mr.. Dougherty made this an
nouneement after receiving the re-
port of the transportation and accom-
mediation committee, which body re-
Gently completed canvass of the hos
telries. All hotels and other houses
will be asked TO furnish the Promo
ton Committee with q list of prices
as vel: as the number of rooms.
Upon inquiry, it has been found
that there are only about 10000 Japa-
ffese lanterns in the various whole
sale stores Of Honolulu, and II Is
probable that cable orders viii be
sent to the mainland for more owing
to the large number which will be
needed for the lantern parade, the
Mayor of Toxic" and decorations for
the Carnival floats and the capitol
grounds The Inter-IsIand Steam
, Navigation Company has Informed
the director general that II has COM
pleted a schedule Of special excursion
rates which will be in effect during
the Carnival period. AS the schedule
now stands, SIS will be charged for a
round trip to Honolulu from any point
ON Hawaii, IS from any point on Maui
and like amount from any point OH
Kauai. There are also to be several
special schedules aside from this. In
dieations are that all Inter-Island
steamers win be full up. O.
"I'll eat my hat if there aren't more
than 100 decorated autos and floats
in the Floral Parade. said Director.
general James d. Dougherty Ak the
meeting Of the ehairnen of commit
tees last night. after hearing reports
on the work Of Charles R.. Frazier
Sunny Jim" McCaRdless and others
afThe Floral Parade itself promises u
be a bigger show than any past en-
tire carnival" he continued.
The meeting of the 'chairmen was
an enthusiastic one. Miss Laura Lew
was nominated as the Oahu princess
but has not as yet definitely decided
whether she will ride Miss Wiihel.
nina Weight was named as the prin-
cess for Hawaii and Mrs. Norton for
Maui. Both Miss Weight and Mrs.
Norton rode last year J.. J. Dias
chairman Of the princess section, re-
ported progress in his work. George
Angus, chairman of the niasque ball
committee, made the statement that
he wants all those who had their own
costumes at the Elks' ball to keep
them IN readiness for the Carniyai's.
masque affair. Mr.. Angus will also
endeayor to make cable arrangements
to keep those Imported from San
Francisco for use here. ~
On account of the condition of the
beach at WAIKIKI, it 'is possible that
the spectacle, The Woofng OF Uni
and Pixies" will be- abandoned. The
committse on the affair reported that
no suitable site has yet been secured
for the bleachefs, although the com.
mfttee has visited the beach on sew
Ieral occasions. That the majority of
the fraternal organizations of Homo.
lulu will be in line N the Floral Pa
rade was the gist OF a report pre-
scented by Tom Sharp, chairman of the
eemmittee on that matter Other
.committees presented reports, and
all show that the work is far advanc-
ed and being carried on successfully.
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