Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-18
HILOLAYSPLAN
FOR DIORAMAS

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HILO, Dec. I5.-if everything goes
we'll, and & would seem that it will.
| Hilo and the country Of Hawaii will
be better represented at the Mid-Pa-
cite Carnival next February than ever
before. The island of Hawaii will
have something to present the citi-
zens OF the territory and the visitors
Of far more interest than has ever
been attempted before Instead OF
putting up a show that is comprised of
a Princess and her outtiders and
an exhibition that is all foyer in an
hour or TWO. tie island of Hawaii viii
| have something that VIII not only be
CT the greatest interest TO all tourists
but something also that will be of
use for years to come.
The scheme is to have a diofama
of Hilo hay and Hilo town. The pro-
position is the same as that which, on
the mainland has proved such sue
cess. =
This is what Alexander Hume Ford
of Honolulu Is working for and he. in
letter TO George II. Wears of Ililo,
described his scheme and asked for
the cooperation OF the Hilo Board of
Trade Ford, in his letter, said that
he thinks the diorama scheme is
good one and he was backed up by
G.. H. Wears at the meeting of the
board on Tuesday last Wears point
ed out that every year the people of
Hilo subscribed certain sum Of
money that was expended in providing
a Princess and her suite If Ford's
idea is carried out the county of Ha-
wall will have very interesting ex-
hibit at the Mid-Pacific Carnival, and
enc also that win be of use for years
afterwards The diorama could even
be sent throughout the mainland and
in that manner advertise the islands.
Supervisors VIII Help
Wears announced that he had in
teryiewed Chairman Kauhane of the
beard of supervisors and that that Of
fetal had declared that he would IA
vor an appropriation of $3.50 towards
the cost of creating the diorama. The
/ chairman said that the matter was up
| to the board of supervisors but that
he thought the solons would see the
matter in the same way as he did,
because they were always eager to
advertise Hawaii as. whole and the
Big Island in particular
When the members Of the board of
trade heard the proposition as ex-
pounded by Wears, G. E. Wright NOV
ed that the matter be left in,the hands
Of the publicity commission of Ha-
waii. Then DIR. Elliot moved that the
board should approve of the scheme
and the $3.50 that was needed in adj
dition to the money given by the SUI
pervisors. but that the publicity com
mission should be referred to- This
caused some discussion, but the ulti-
mate result was that b, motions
were dropped and DR.. Elliot then in
troduced a new one which practically
amounted to the same thing, and it
was decided to leave the matter up
to the publicity commissioners which,
it was realized, could handle the pro.
position satisfactorily to the people
of Hilo.
Lionel Warden, Artist
Wears outlined the scheme and said
that Lionel Warden. well known art
ist, had been proposed as the man to
get up the uiorama. The artist had
similar contracts with the islands. of
Maui and Kauai, and those counties
would be represented by dia6ramas
which would be faithful representa-
tons of the beauty spots of the isles,
Hilo would have a diorama which
would show Hilo bay, the city and the
mountains in the background, and the
whole effect would be such that Ha.
Nvaii would have a beautiful exhibit
that would cause lot of attention to
be drawn TO the island of Hawaii