The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-11
CARNIVAL PROGRAM
COMMITTEE PLANS
!: :: !. TO ECLIPSE PAST
Tentative List of Events For
a., Week viii Be Submitted
To Directors
HAWAIrS FETE WILL OPEN
~ WITH A BIG SENSATION
Landing Of Carnival King, Floral
Parade, Military Tournaments
Some Scheduled Events

Members Of the program committC"
of Mid Pacific Carnival yesterday DIRE"
up tentative program for the 1917
celebration, to be- submitted to the d..
reetors at tn, ir meeting on "Wednesday
next. Events are laid out from Mon
day, February 10, to Saturday, Febru-
nry "a, both inclusive, which will make
up a week of mcrrymaking, pageantry,
fun, frolic and delightful entertain
ment such as has never been seen be
fore in Honolulu.
Monday, the first day of the carni-
val, is TO be entirely in the hands Of
Alexander Hume Ford, all around
booster. lie Is to get up and have
charge Of the events OF that very full
day of select stunts. He will arrange
the landing of the Carnival King, and
when his majesty has safely come
ashore ard the city has been handed
over to him for a week of fCstlvity,
monster luau, or Hawaiian feast, to &C
cCmmodRte n thousand people, will be
held in the LiliuoIalani gardens near
Nuuanu avenue. The feasters will
gather at noon.
Fellows Floral Parade
The Fan Pacific floral parade comes
next, with Island princesses in line,
some beauteous maid representing each
island of the archipelago, accompanied
by outriders, heralds and attendants
Pau riders will display their Oldtime
costumes, and automobiles will make a
grand showing, gOrgeOusly decorated.
Bicycle riders disguised as rainbow,
iolored fishes of Hawaii will prove a
unique attraction. All nationalities at
the Crossroads of the Pacific will be
represented in the vehicular exhibits,
Ford promises that there will be better
floats in the 1917 procession than it has
plauded heretofore.
For the evening of the first day
there is planned a PanPaciic banquet
in the national guard armory, and
thousand banqueters are expected.
Free to all and in the open air of
evening, in the palace grounds, will be
held a monster Army and Navy ball.
On previous occasions a charge was
made for the bleachers, but this is to
be done away with, for the simple rea.
son that the crowds storm the bleach
crs and there is no sense in charging
folks for what they can't get. Since
the seats will be free to the first com.
ers, there need be no worry about who
are going to occupy them.
And Then Hawaii Day
Tuesday, the second day, will be
known as Hawaiian Day, and the Sfter-
noon will be devoted 70 q great Ha-
waiian pageant, something along the
lines of the remarkable pageantry of
preceding years, but even more preten-
tiOus. Edgar Henriques is chief man
ager of this feature, a feature which
always. draws the T. rrlsts anxloUl to
get a glimpse of sOmern:lg o. ancient
Hawaiian life. Just what this pageant
is TO be has not been settled, though it
Is certain that a splendid spectacle will
be arranged.
After dark of Tuesday, KapiOlani
Park, will be the scene of dancing and
music, when "a Night in Hawaii" will
charm and fascinute Carnival thou
sands until IA late hour
I'm the afternoon of Wednesday, the
third day, will be held hibiscus show,
much cultivated flower will be on cxhi
bitiOn for the cdifcution of all lovers
of the beautiful and extraordinary.
Where this will be held is a matter to
be settled at later date.
"A Day in Japan
It is proposed that on this third dav
there be celebrated "A Day in ia
PAM possibly at the Honolulu Ath-
letic Park, which is in the japanese
district and therefore very convenient
for exhibitors, performers and Japan
ese spectators. The affair would in
clude singing and dancing by geisha
girls, sword exhibitions and wrestling,
and children 8 exercises There would
be tea booths and all things necessary
to give a thorough japanese appear
ance and effect It is believed that
the Japanese support in this event will
be enthusiastic. Something OF the kind
Was desired at the last Carnival but
there was not time enough to properly
= Az 9My &St navy ball will be yiv.
apqatihhB armory in the evening.
Washington Birthday, Thursday,
February 22, the fourth day of the
Carnival, is, of course, to be the day of
the big military parade. This will
probably take place in the morning, as
has usually been the custom. A stand
win be erected in the palace grounds
from which dignitaries and others will
view the Oahu forces.
The afternoon Of the fourth day is
TO see fine swimming meet W. r.
RawIins is hoping to be able to get
Olga Doelfner, the American champion,
and another woman swimmer, a crack.
erjack Australian, together with such
local celebrities as Bernicia Lane and
Lucille Legros, to make the afternoon
interesting in the water. He wants to
stage a world 5 championship meet
for women.
Japanese will put on a lantern par.
ade In the evening, feature wherein
they always shine most wonderfully
There will also be a masked ball at
the armory, closing the day with merri.
ment galore.
Friday afternoon will see children 5
festival par excellence under the cbarpe