The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-13
Hawaii-Nei PAYS
Homage To Her
Napoleon :

VF the ghost of Kamehameha the
reat'eonld have visited yesterday
the Judiciary building park in
which his statute stands, he would have
Eseep greater honOrs done to his mem.
Iofy than probably hbge I,yeF been done
lbefore, for the celebration Of Kane.
'hameha Day is growing as a distinc
lively Hawaiian event. 4. .arr - "a
Yesterdays parade and cerelhonies
around the statue, under the aGspiees
of the Kamehameha Day committee,
would compare favorably with any
spectacle staged under tho auspices of
the elaborate organization of Mid-Pa
cifc Carnival committees. x
Until a few years ago, the observ-
ance of the birthday of the Hawaiian
"Napoieon" was little more than a
legal holiday on which sports We're en-
jOycd. There was always a more or
less perfunctOry decoration by Ha-
waiians Of the big statue.
Pageant Added To Features ..
Then II special Ramehameha Day
committee, headed by Edgar Henriques
took the matter up and arranged for a
pageant, and real decoration, with
appropriate ceremonies, and from this
has grown the splendid parade which
charmed un enormous crowd Mt the
judiciary and capitol building grounds
yesterday.
The briliancy of the colors of the
costumes of the members of the various
llNwniian societies was especially strik.
ing to visitors, us well az old-timers.
In this respect it probably exeelled
most if not all of the floral parades
held here. Hundreds Of pictures were
taken, by tourists and others, with all
sorts of cameras, and there were sew
rral moving picture outfits at work dur.
X the marching, speech.making and
singing, No camera could give any idea
Of the startlingly brilliant coloring
that mad" the scene so striking. Some
day, in color photography, films may
spread about the world pictures which
will show the glaring splendor of the
r"stumes-bright yellow and crimson
prcd"minuting are conspicuous
in this unique Hawaiian celebration.
Many In Great Parade
The paraue, under the direction of
former Police Capt. Robert w. Parker,
started promptly at the announced
. time, eight thirty o'clock yesterday
morning, and marched along King
street to the Judiciary Building. A
platoon Of police led, and then came
the Hawaiian band, the Boy Scouts,
delegates from other islands and the
members of dozen or more Hawaiian
! societies of men and women. Como of
the men y societies were cod bieuous
with the bright yellow cloaks that were
once worn by Hawaiian nobility, and
others with almost equally bright red ID.
The women nearly all wore black
dresses, with various decorations. Many
Of the women were quite elderly, but
they kept up well in the not short
march from Aala Park to the square
whrr"the statue of Kamehhmeha stands.
And they stood throughout the cere-
monies, and Joined in the singing.
Mayor John c. Lane, wearing one of
the yellow clOaks, was a very conspicu.
GUS figure leading the Hawaiian socie-
! ties The mayor was chairman Of the
executive committee which arranged
the celebration, and after arrival at the
iudirlury building assisted in the direc.
t"n Of the pageant ...
Captain Berger Marches Again
Captain Berger marched at the head
of tn" band Of the Boys Industrial
School. The veteran band leader, who
marched through the streets of Homo
lulu for forty-odd years, on all sorts
of occasions, as leader of the Royal
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