The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-08
Secretary Hardy Announces Mill
tary VIII Not Take Part IN
:, 80 the Celebration
MAKES PUBLIC LETTER r
fs6S From COLONEL McRAE
Canvass Shows Men Themselves
Not In Favor Of Visiting City
/ MI Il That Week nas

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/ Elaborate plans for the Mid Pacific
carnival were discussed at a luncheon
given yesterday in the Commercial
club and although complete details Of
the week Of {estivity were not worked
out enough was brought forward TO in.
dictate that the celebration will far
exceed any heretofore attempted. -
| An interesting development Of the
meeting was the disclosure Of the fact
that the troops from. sehofield Bar.
racks will not be- encamped in Homo.
lulu for the 1917 carnival. ....
Following rumors to the effect that
the men Of the barracks did not as
whole care to take any part in the of.
fair officially, and that the trouble of
encamping in Honolulu was far in ex.
cess of tbe benefits obtained, efforts
were made to learn Just how the mon
themselves felt about II.
Soldiers Objected 10
The canvass showed that they we're
not 10 favor Of coming to the city
during carnival week, as was brought
ont by the following correspondence
which was presented at the meeting
yesterday m
| 1v Honolulu, July 20, 1916.
Commanding General, Hawaiian De-
| partment, - ,..
Honolulu, T. II.
Sir: ....,-.SE
The president and board of direct.
Ors of Mid Pacific Carnival, Ltd, de-
sire to extend an invitation to the or
CARNATIONS of the Hawaiian Depart
| melt TO participate in the coming Car
nival, February 1924, inclusive, 1917.
The program is now being written
And in the tentative draft provision
has been made for one afternoon for
the use Of the army.
The president and directors would
| greatly appreciate an expression Of
| opinion as to what part the organiza-
tiOns of the department desire to take
| with continued thanks for the obi.
| cations under which we remain, am,
Very respectfully yours,
| (Signed) THORNTON HARDY,
Executive Secretary, Mid-Pacifc Car
nival, Ltd.
Colonel McRae Replies
Col. j. H. McRae, under date of Aug
ust "a, sent the following reply to tine
| y
| Referring to your communication of
the 10th ultimo, requesting an ex-
preston of opinion as to what part
the military organizations in the de-
partment desire to take in the Mid
Pacific Carnival to be held February
1924, 1917, the Department Command
er directs me to inform you that the
consensus Of opinion of the various
commanding officers in the depart
ment relative to the participation Of
this command is adverse to such par
ticipatiou. This does not refer to the
military parade on washington =
Birthday, which will probably be held
| as usual.
Very respectfully,
lSigned) J. H. McRAE.
| Adjutant General
| Comment yesterday showed that the
| decision of the army men was not un-
expected as arrangements have already
been made to fill the day that had been
allotted to the soldiers with a monster
hukilau at Kalaeoha Minue. This big
fishing spectacle is being arranged by
Mayor Lane who will endeavor to make
II the most spectacular affair of the
kind ever held on the island
Plans For Hukilau
/ Part of Mayors plans were explain
ed by William L. Miles, secretary of the
kamebameha Day Celebration Commit
tee, who was present at the luncheon
lby invitation.
4 1t also was learned yesterday from
i ePOrtS Of committees that the Japan.
use are already organizing for n Ian
tern parade to be held on the evening
If Washington s Birthday. Henry w.
Kinney, superintendent OF pubic in.
structiOn, has agreed to act as chair.
man of the committee in charge of the
Exercises of the school children. Harry
DenisOn, 1t was learned, has agreed to
act as chairman of "a committee in
charge of the water pageant.
IWtll Run Special Trains
In order to accommodate the thou.
sands who are expected to atteud the
fhukilau, the o. 4. 4 l.. will run spe.
cial trains TO the beach. II is esti,
mated that the event will attract many
hundreds of automobile parties to the
big fishing festival. Preparations are
/ being made to seat and feed 5000 per,
sons.
4 1t was suggested that an aquatic dis
6 play would add to the interest of the
{ hukilau and it is proposed TO Stage q
battle of war canoes which will be rep
resentative of the victory Of Kameha
> meha tie Great.
} Those present at the luncheon vert
George p D6nison Emil A. BcrBdt, +
= T.. Blake Guy II. Buttolph, Capt Nor
!, ris Stayton, Thornton Hardy, Louis +
', Davis and w. C. Miles. The board
}, will meet again next Monday.