The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-13
Getting READY
FOR FIREWORKS
Director Of Coming Pyrotechnic
Pageant on Pnncbbowl and
in Harbor Arrives.
(From wednesday Advertiser,


William II. Wilson Of Los Angeles
arrived yesterday, ON the steamer Lur-
line TO take charge Of the fireworks end
Of tho Mid-Pacife Carnival. He was
met outside the harbor by Director
General Dougherty and Chairmcn J. A.
NJ. johnson of the committee on the
Moiliili Park display, and Nelson d.
Lansing Of the committee on the erup-
ton Of I'unchDowl. Jack Young, head
of the water carnival committee, win
meet Mr.. Wilson today and show him
over the barbor, on which the fire.
works show Of the nineteenth is to be
given. 4sr
The harbor has been considerably al.
tered since Mr.. Wilson was here be-
tore, and MS the steamer entered he
remarked that IL afforded a fine place
for his operations He will place his
big barges opposite Alakea wharf
where the bleachers for the crowds will
be.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Wilson,
Director General Dougherty and
Messrs Lansing and Edgeworth Of the
Punchbowl committee went up Punch
bowl and did some experimenting. The
preparation Of the eruption will begin
today, as will also the unpacking Of
the material which has been stored
hero for some time, for the park dis
play and the harbor display.
At the last meeting Of the water car
niyal COMMITTEES IL was decided to meet
again on Friday, for final arrange.
ments.
81 have said all along that we
couldn't get our entries settled till
pretty late, ~ said Young yesterday,
sand that is proving to be the case.
A large number of those who will be
IN line in the illuminated parade on
the harbor are the owners of Japanese
fishing sampans. As they 90 TO sea for
days together, they don't know very
much in advance whether they will be
in port or not But they are entering
into the spirit of the thing. We have
also yachting and other entries. We
have the yachts Hawaii and La Pa
{ Iona offered for entry, nut no one to
decorate thom.
Barges for Fireworks Display.
"No difficulty has been found in get
ting the big. barges that Mr.. Wilson
sent word that he wanted some pretty
big ones, and we had to put two of
the biggest here together to accommo-
date him, SO he must have some pretty
bag set pieces to show.
"Thc fireworks barges will be an
ehorcd Just across from the Carnival
grandstands. The ocean and sky viii
be the background, and some of those
big pieces will be seen to as fine adj
vantage as fireworks were ever shown
anywhere.
The carnival water parade will also
pass right in front of the grandstands.
IL we get the entries we are promised,
II win be something worth watching,
but the price of fish is high Just now.
You wonldn't think the price of fish
had anything to do with a parade,
would youi Well, it costs sampan
moro to stay in the harbor just now
than it would if fish were easier TO
getn
The committee on the two fireworks
shows, who finished up their prelimi-
nary work some time ago and have
been waiting for Mr.. Wilson TO arrive
before starting their activities again
are; ~
Water Carniydi--Jaek Young (chair.
mani, +. w. Klebahn, r. w. Atkinson,
i. W. Wichman, Judge A. A. Wilder,
Henry g, Plummer, ID. J.. MacKaye, A.
8. Robertson, William N1Patten, James
e. Jaeger, Robert A. McEldowney, Gus
tav f. Schaefer, Henry N. Denison,
Eben p. Low, James w. Robertson, w.
NJ. Buchanan, L. II. Steele, A. x. ,Oza.
wa, Lew Henderson, Charles McWayne,
J. l.. Friel, A. ]. Porter, Lieutenant
Lando, Theo. Cooke, III. l.. Riley.
fyroteehnic Display. "A. M. John
son (chairman), II. b. Giffard, Irwin
spalding, George A. MeEldowney, ]. l..
Friel, o. @. Scott, Ernest p. Clark, j.
M. Levy, Robert N. McCorriston.