The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-29
bis HEADWAT MADE.
IN CARNIVAL PLANS
Committee chairmen Meet and
Report All Features Now
Nearing Completion
Director Dougherty Assures Tar.
ger Celebration For Honolulu
Than Ever Before


That the stage il set and the cur.
tain nearly ready 70 be rune up, was
the fact hammered home last night at
meeting Of the chairmen Of the com.
mittees Of the Mia.Paeihc Csrnisalnlfh
Director General Dougherty. Each
chairman present reported on the prog
ress Of the special feature ofswhieh he
is in charge, and il was pointed out
that the way now is paved toward max.
ing the celebration the biggest and best
Of Is kind ever held in, Honolulu.
In opening the meeting Mr.. Dough.
erty said that there had been and IS
much outside criticism regarding the
coming carnival. He added that no
attention should be paid to this, and
urged the chairmen TO work for the
best interests Of both the Carnival and
the community.
Some Special Features
IL was reported that arrangements
for the swimming meet are complete
Chairman w. Il. Rawlins now 4 on the
mainland and win return in company
with Cliff Bowles, the exhibition diver,
and probably one or two mainland
swimmers. &
Plans for the baseball series are
progressing smoothly, the AlllOahua,
Chinese, Japanese and Twenty fifth In
fantry teams to compose the series.
The Hawaiian pageant, ;pbedieted 70
be the most elaborate spectacle ever
seen in the Islands, will be staged on
Oahu College campus and employ near
lily $50 Hawaiians.
A tribute was paid to Maj. Gen.
William II. Carter for the assistance
which he has rendered the Carnival in
giving the services Of the enlisted men
Of Oahu. The military parade win be
enc OF the features Of the twenty-see-
ond Of February and will eau into serv-
ice every available wearer Of the khaki
inithe Islands, including the local Ma.
tional Guard. 4ssA II
Tennis Experts Coming
II was reported that, for the tennis
series; two prominent mainland court
experts win be brought TO Honolulu,
probably including Maurice MeLough.
lin, champion of the world. -
According to Director Cunha, 1.-THE
Shotgun George AIDES comic opera,
promises to outshine anything in this
line Of theatrieals ever seen in the city.
The east and ehorus have been com.
pleted and rehearsals are being held
regularly. The opera win be produced
on the Punahou campus and will pro-
dnce an effect which will be both in
| terestinR and unique. IL. ~.
Probably the most unique feature 81
| the celebration will be chorus of 100
school children singing patriotic and
1 popular airs This event will be staged
on the steps Of the Capitol and will
include the folk dances Of various ma
tions by children in costume.
Rehearsals Have Begun .s., ~
Rehearsals have begun, under the 3di-
! rection Of Miss Jane Winnie. The
massed band concert will be partici-
pated in by practically every musical
organization on Oahu. There will be
a band concert each day In some part
Of the city.
Chairman Emil A. Bernat reported
that the merchants Of Honolnlu are
generously responding to the call for
decorations during the Carnival. I'm
der the ''unit system plan, the city
bids fair TO be unusually well "dressed
up" y, gsfs
The reports Of other cbairmen
brought out the fact that Roadway Il
being made in the perfection Of the
plans for each event on the program.
Prices Of admission will be unusually
low TO those events which are destined
to bring In revenue, and many free
features are being arranged. az.
/ Special Transportation Rates
Phe accommodations committee re-
ported that special rates may be OK.
/ peeted from the Inter.Island Nayiga'
tion Company and the Oahu Railway
& Land Company. K
G. @. Ballentyne, manager Of the
Rapid Transit Company, has assured
the committee that the crowds in Ho.
Dolulu will be well taken care or
To sum up the meeting, the plans for
| the big celebration were reported prac-
tieally complete. The consensus Of
opinion was that the residents Of Homo.
lulu and of the other Islands, a. well
as tourists and other visitors, may be
assured Of a bigger, better and more
elaborate Mid.Pacihc Carnival.