Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-21
SCHOOLS Will
TAKE PART in
FLORAL PARADE

ton Gibson has called a meeting Of
principals Of schools this afternoon 10
discuss the part to be taken by the
schools in the coming Floral Parade.
A meeting of teachers was held yes
terday afternoon at which the matter
was discussed.
Some of tie professors remarks
were he occasion for a good deal of
discussion Directorgeneral Dougherty
was not able to. be present at yester-
days meeting, but J. S. McCandless,
chairman of the auto section, spoke
for the Parade.
Those who have seen the big floral
parades of other communities knO"
that paper flowers are used in the ia
nous pageants," said Sunny Jim"
this morning. LAS for the time, it is
certainly worth while to teach the
children civic pride ard patriotism.
If such an enterprise as this, on the
occasion of Washington's birthday, is
not a proper one for the schools to
assist IN, | cannot think of any that
is. 1t seems to me that our people
are united in wanting to make the
finest showing Hawaii can make in
this celebration of a national holiday,
on which we are to have so many Wis
itors from other states. No better
lesson in civic pride could be given
to the children than making their
own schools a creditable part of the
great showing that will be made"
1t was pointed out today by form
er manager of parades that local
schools, both public and private. often
give much time to such enterprises
as May Day festivals and other pro-
auctions, dramatic and otherwise. 1T
is recognized that the pupils get a
direct benefit from doing this sort of
thing, he said.
The plan for having a marching
section of school children was given
up some time ago, partly because the
day OF the parade will be Saturday
holiday, when it would be difficult to
ge: :le children together, and partly
because of the possible heat Of march.
ing. 1t is planned instead to have
some schools decorate autos or put
in floats, and Superintendent Gibson
is believed to favor this idea.
The schools are a very large part
of such parades as the Portland rose
festival and others have seen," said
McCandless, land in some of them the
children march. They make a fine
showing, and are delighted to do it.
AS was stated by Professor Black
man of the Honolulu School for Boys,
the work of preparing the floats is
not difficult and does not take much
time, and the boys take delight and
pride in doing it, and in seeing their
school making fine display. 1t is a
good thing for them, and for all of
us, and especially so in, helping to
stimulate local patriotism. think
most of the teachers take this view,
certainly the community does. AS for
the paper flowers, | say again, they
are used elsewhere, just as they are
here, and make up most of the beauty
of the show. In most-not all-cases
of entries on which real flowers are
used, they become faded or bedraggled
before the show is over
Many Floats.
The floats committee has secured
permission to use the Richards street,
Oceanic and Hackfeld wharves, to
store floats in while they are being
decorated. 1t already has quite a list
of floats being planned, some of them
o. quite an elaborate nature. and 9TH
crs simpler displays Of the decorative
art. The Japanese and Chinese com.
munities will both be represented in
this section. The u. S. marine corps
is putting in a three-ton truck, and
two Fort Shafter entries are known
of to date. The Order of Eagles is
working on float, as are Castle &
Cooke and Alexander & Baldwin. The
Knights Of Pythias, Inter-Island Steam
ship Company, Mutual Telephone Com
pany, Hustace, Peck & Co. Honolulu
AID Club. Kaimuki Improvement Club,
City Transfer Company, Oahu Railway
and Land Company, E. o. Hall & Sons,
fire department, Spanish war veterans
and others will be in line. The other
islands will also have island floats
except Maui, which has decided to go
in the decorated auto section rather
than the floats section.
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