Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26

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< night applauded the beautiful =
y tea-house float. which won first =
X place in the Japanese lantern pa Z
< rade. Il was the entry of the Jap
x anese Contractors Association.
u II cost $f2250, as follows: z
X Lumber aad other materials,
u SIS; track, $3.50; labor, $54; 2
Il three workingmen's wages, IS. =
X The officers of the association
x which entered the float are M.
X Ohta, president; Goto, secretary, <
n and NJ. Akimoto, treasurer.
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Bobbing paper lanterns In many col
ors, huge butterflies on slender bam-
boo reeds. futtering cherry blossoms.
glass wind bells, gaily painted umbrel-
las of paper, bright kimonos on Japan
ese women ana brighter ones on the
children with them-this is bit OF
the vision which the cnlooker who
saw the Japanese parade Tuesday
will carry IN; bis memory long after
the 1916 Mid-Pacific Carnival is over
There will be sounds to carry In
memory. too. The sounds Of marching
feet. the boom of gongs, the twang-
twang Of Japanese guitars, the tinkle
of wind bells, the gay cheers from
happy marchers and the clapping OF
hands from those who looked on.
II was their share In the Carnival,
and from all parts of town came jap
anese to march in the parde. Men,
boys, women, girls and whole fami-
lies with half a dozen children came
early and joined IN.
Walked With Lanterns.
There were also Japanese In auto
mobiles and japanese In wagons, but
most of the crowd was contented to
walk, each with the bobbing lantern
swung above him.
'Banzai George Washington" cried
the clowns, and SWING "hip-hip-hip-
ping into step amid the laughter and
applause from the sidewalks.
The reviewing stand was on the
south side Of the Palace grounds. Gov
ernor Pinkham was It's central figure,
with Territorial and military officiels.
fuests also present. Each section sa-
luted the stand with military precision
and each gave three rssounding ban
zais. then tak.r = up the march again.
The effect was splendid.
Early IN the evening the crowd be-
gan to gather at Aala park, and there
was scarcely. moment Of delay IN
starting the ms ch. 1t passed UP Bere-i
tania to Nuuanu, down Nuuanu to
King and out to the Palace grounds.
Many unique floats we're evident.
and there were beautiful costumes
without number.
The Japanese Aiypkai Association
again won first prize for organization,
as they did last year. These boys
carried great white star lanterns, join
ed each to each by wide bands of red,
white and blue ribbons. There were
just As stars, and the whole represent.
ed the Stars and stripes.
Nippu Jill DispIs1.
The Nippu Jill, Japanese newspaper,
displayed long line of cherry cos
TUNED marchers. with cherry bios
som shirts of pink. and branches of
cherry trees on which they hung their
lanterns.
BOYS from the japanese high school
and the Young Mems Buddhist Asso-
citation marched in uniform, keeping
time to the beat Of the drum. The
Moi1iili district japanese wore flag
costumes and sharply pointed hats.
Many organizations carried pictures
OF George Washington. and the Amer.
lean flag was everywhere displayed.
Japanese characters we're generally
conveniently translated into English
print for the convenience Of the spec
tators.
Marchers from the Hawaii Shinpo
carried green ribbons and lanterns on
long poles, and cheered merrily as
they walked
A whirling barber pole inside an
immense float displayed by the Jap,
anese Barbers' Association always
brought applause from the crowds that
lined the streets.
Palams Sent 500.
Palama Japanese we're represented
IN the parade with a delegation Of
nearly 500. The japanese Contract
ors' Association had neat japanese
house with the sagging roof pole.
Cherry. blossoms decorated the float
of the Honolulu Sake Brewery Com
pany, one of the prize winners.
Members of the Japanese Y NJ. c.
A BACKED their faces and played the
part OF Ministries.
s. Ozaki. merchant used as his float
a huge kimono that stood perhaps 10
feet high. This was ones Of the prize
winners. as was also K. Yamamoto's
float showing the world and an eagle
perehed above IL.
About 5000 IN Line.
Probably 5000 persons took part in
the parade. Judging from the groups
that passed and the length of the pro
cession.
One Of tae wonders of the process
sion was the number of little children
that had part in 1t. Many OF the
very little ones, tired out before it wat
over, were carried on the shoulders
of their elders.
The line of march was from Aala
park. along Beretania to Nuuanu,
down Nuuanu to King, along King to