The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-12
Mrs. George L. Baker, SchofieId
Barracks, Is Grand Daughter
Of #. McHenry Hero
HIS GALLANTRY INSPIRED
STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Ter Grand-UncIe Carried Treaty
of Client From Holland To
Washington

The peace pageant, to be presented
at Alexander field on Saturday Of next
week, TO mark the local celebration of
The centenary Of peace that has fol.
lowed the signing of the treaty of
Client, is to be hoRorcd by the presence
IF q woman whose ancestors did much
to make this celebration possible. This
is Mrs. George Livingston Baker of
Schofeld barracks, u granddaughter Of
Lieutenant Colonel Armistead, whose
heroic defense of Fort McHenry in.
spired the writing of "The Star
spangled Banner" and grandniece of
Christopher Hughes, who, in 1915, was
the American minister at The Hague
and in whose care the original treaty
Of Client was brought to the United
States to be handed over to the depart
ment of state at Washington, the re-
ceipt Of which formally ended the
British American war.
An Unusual Honor
Mrs. Baker has accepted the invita-
ton of the peace pageant committee to
be present at the pageant and to take
principal part in the event.
This in an unusual honor for Homo
lulu, inasmuch as the presence of Mrs.
Baker was denied the celebration ut
Baltimore, where statue to the mem.
DRY of Col George Armistead was un-
yelled in the banner centenary week
program last September, at which Mrs,
Baker was to have been the guest OF
honor of the city and where she had
been invited to make the trip from
Honolulu, at the committee s expense
for the purpose Of unwilling the heroic
statue of her grandfather. Other cities
have endeavored to secure the presence
of Mrs. Baker at their peace celebra
tons, and it has remained for Honolulu
to be the one fortunate one.
4 Pageant to Open Carnival
The peace pageant will be the open
ing event of the carnival, and a worthy
one, with a cast numbering 1900 per
sons 1t is by far the hugest and mos
impressive pageant ever attempted here
Written by James Wilder to com
memorate the 100 years of peace eX
listing between the United States ant
England, a prelude has been prepared
to throw in graphic contrast the condi
tions of life in times off amity and II
times of war. The victims of battle
the soldiers and widows and orphans
will be seen, reaping their empty re
wards from the conflict.
Rev. Frank S. Scudder and Mis-
! Emily V. Warinner are directing tn
work for the pageant. The huge cas-
has been drawn from all classes AM
natfonalities here, and the players ar
; old and young. Such a pageant a
this could hardly be giA'en elsewhere
or anywhere not gifted with such a COS
mopoiitan population, for all nations ar
! presented.
CAST Of Principals
The cast of the principals was an
nounced yesterday. The ones who WI
take the leading parts are:
Peace, Miss NJ. Nelson. Attendant
of Peace, Abundance, Industry, Cor
tentment, Pupils from the Norma
, School.
War, Clifton Tracy. Attendants o
War, Famine, Pcstilence, Horror. ~
pils from the Normal School.
Columbia, Miss Anne Van Setback.
Brittania, Miss Ethel Danon.
Arbitration, Miss Lucie Atiague.
Many Spectator Nations.
Uncle Sam, X. c. Bryan.
r John Bull, G.. &. Bockus.
Sachem and Canadian Chief.
= Others in costume will be Prof. an
= Mrs. w. A. Bryan, the Rev. and Mrs. =
I Erdman, DIR. and Mrs. s. d. Barnc
3 Mrs. +. S. Scuddcr and Mrs. Charles
Hall.
g Au0nmant NJ Parades
American PrOcession-Flower Girl
!, Columbia and Jonathan, Judges, Fir
men, Missionaries, Ball Teams, Colleg
Men, Campfire GiSls, Pioneer Girls, IL
= dams, Cowboys, etc.
British ProccssiOn-FlOwer Girls, Br
tannia and John Bull, Naval Band, Sa
walton Army, Rugby Indian Prince
!. Roy Scouts, Indian Polo Team, etc.
A full motion picture Of the pagcaI
) will bO taken and shown over the worl
Such is the assurance that the carnivi
+ directors have received. Two motto
picture operators are in the city no
) and one more is on the way and wi
arrive here before the event is pr
scented.