Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-24
Fireworks Display at MoiIiili
Field Last Night Best in Many
Ways Ever Seen Here


Colonial Dass, a tabieau given ai
Moilifli Field last night by cast com.
POSED mainly ef local people who
volunteered for the work. and fire.
works designed By the Hit Fireworks
Company OF Seattle met all advance
claims and proved TO be one Of the
most spectacular events OF The Car
Esal Il was Witnessed BY more than
5sg,o persons. most OF whom reached
the grounds on special cars run by the
Rapid Transit Company or in automo-
biles.
Just few minor incidents detracted
feom the event One OF these was the
mistake made in placing Of the massed
band Of l5s pieces. which was sta
toned in corner ot the grounds,
which few OF its notes conld reach
she grandstand. The consequence was
that for a long time seat holders sat
sEatching instead OF listening to a
hand. The show started somewhat
late Another complaint was that the
ffieretania-stneet road vas not sprin.
kled before the display and in conse-
igllence the hundreds OF automobiles
y hieh passed over il wlere enveloped
in fog OF dust through which their
headlights shown dimly. Fortunately,
there were ON accidents.
ilshoW Well Conceived.
But these defects only slightly
EniarTed an otherwise remarkable spec
facde The whole show was well con-.
s6eiyed. carefully planned and was car
red through with few bitches. The
tfifewOrl.s display, especially the Bat
tie Of Manila and some other set
pieces. were very good. and the tab
leau play, Colonial Days was anter-
esting and beautiful. Credit for the
later performance belongs to local
beople, many OF whom volunteered 70
take parts.
Attendance exceeded all expecta-
tons. Tickets ran out and more had
70 be gotten by messenger. sent 10
headquarters dpwntoNn. These, too
were soon sold. Before the perform
ance began every seat was occupied
and six or seven hundred people were
sitting on the grass. Receipts al the
gates amounted to almost $1,000
Coy Scouts in Evidence.
As at every other event of the Car.
niKai the Boy Scouts did good work |
IN handling the crowds The organiza |
ton has been of Invaluable service /
The boys can bold back crowd oil |,
push IL back who're if men tried TO
do the same thing anger would be
aIoused Last night they handled tile |
visitors al Moiliili Field and acted as
messengers Besides tbs four boy
Scouts did one of the prettiest stunts I
.Cf the evening when they gave flag /
drill nsing flags OF nine NATIONS
After the maased bands had been
I,lafihe lor some time and the grand |
tI1nd people had beeil straining their /
ears and now and then catching a, mnf- |
fed note from the pass heFns. bomb |
Ioded and row ot 1Iehts al tie I
back Of the park flashed u The play
was on.
Showed Forest PrimevaI."
II BEGAN witnfa forest in which Ia. |
dians ptoyed about, busily fishing
hunting OF Nor.iing a. they did before /
America was dikfofefed. The lights !
died out and IL was night in the forest. |
the red glow OF the Indians caniDfifes
one BY one beginning 10 twinkle. |
These died aud after a little darkness
The bright rays Of the morning san
began to penetrate the forst, and casa
q glow over the Indians homes. ThesI
light reelected on the ridge of the coasts
line hills and then ont 70 sea on the
white sails of the Mayfower. The |
boat landed and the wIiite men came
ashore. Thas vas depicted the com
in8 Of q new race to America.
There was a very beautiful dance by /
some Puritan msidens. done BIZ girls |
from the Central High school who.l
we're trained 10y Madame NJ. Lester. l
Two very pretty features al the enfar. 1