Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-15
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49,. but many OtAer9 and some
! 1000 soldiers went by special tr@!l
! II was on the train that ,uu tjn Vi
the evening BEGAN. all Being kept
! orderly by caricatIrCL. "cO1Hty
! sheriff, protector by &ray "hiShcrs
| and an ancient I'm. "rc2nht bays"
| and Hawaiian musicians auLcd the
circus fun, even Gov. l.. +. PiuHham,
Gen. john p. Wiser, and staff in Il
| special observation car at the rear,
| joining in the peanut eating cont, sto
Some OF the separate batteries Of
| the SChOtield BARRACKS had special
| cars also in which their invited guests
rode, rs did members OF the Phoenix
! lodge and their fair companions
The opening and one OF the main
events of the evening was the circus
parade, participated in by many ir
costume and the light and heavy field
artillery batteries.
Many Enjoy Dancing
| Dancing was the major form OF en-
terLaInment Tor Inc evening, after
everyone mad done the concessions. e.
There was dancing on ali Of en- all
pavilion, on the 4aNn tennis courts,
over which there as spread a great
piece or canvas, ana In the officers
CIuD quarters. one OF the HerCulean
tasKs or the evening Tell to the mas
ter OF ceremonies WHO mad 10 Try and
Keep the open air paEInOn from be-
ing JammeU by tie dancers. He even
iesUrted TO guiIe to clear the moor
Tor an exhibition or the SAMMY !OX
urot by MADAME Lester ana escort.
he announced tnaL the eXhlDuIuu
would be given on the lower part OIL
the tennis coGrtS, and as soon as tnere
was stampede III mat QrecuUn tne
tWO dancers Appeared on the pavilion.
80 great Was the crowd LuaL OuIy
a sinai portion OF LnOse present we've
a0le to get near the cdDa1et SNOW,
where the Singing OF Over There by
a quartet from me y. NJ. L. A, ana
the "Marselllalse, by MIS-. Robins
Anuerson, accompanied BY Mrs. +.
laeier, DrougnL great apluausc. An
oGHef enJoyaDte numOer Was me dane
ing or the Anagua sisters.
a.'but IL was N the concession
zone that the thousands Oh soldiers
ana the sprlnklIng OF civilians mad
| carnival or pleasure, MAKING lie
rounds OF side SHOWS, where CESSNA
gIris, the court CT injustice, the
seven wonders OF Oahu, tight rope
walker and fortune telling gypsles en-,
tertaneu the mOney-spendLng crowd.
such a thirst was eAnlDlteu by the
crowd that SOFT drink establishment
which advertised a drink guaranteed
to get your dander up disappeared
as quick as would a DIVISION OF Hun
soiQlers, ii they had suodenIy m1.er-
Ianzeu at Schofeld.
Pink lemonade, red hols" and pea
nuts supplied all circus coloring other
wise lacking. Many women in the
| costume OF Red Cross nurses were a
reminder that the circus was fer the
cause.
One of the interesting circus stunts
was an exhibition CT a caterpillar
turning around in a lwo-fOot space.
Another hit was the shooting gallery
where a man sat on a cross beam six
feet above a pool OF water when
a ball hit the trigger he submerged
quicker than German submarine in
9lShI vi OH ALHSl iCdu gun.
Despite the tremendous crowd in
such comparatively small quarters
not a single incident marred the
evenings pleasure. Soldiers and CIVIL
| lians met on terms of the greatest
fraternity, many a civilian enyying the
soldier boys who were strong tavorites
with the dancers OF the gcntler sex.
In fact, almost all of the male civilians
got some idea OF what it must he to
wear cts in a country where only
the uniform is the badge which gets
respect. But, in spite of this, the sol
diers did their best to make the male
civilian visitors feel At home. even
though they were conspicous in their
"cits."
Notable among the costumes were
those WORLDLY black-faced comedians,
soldiers in the disguise of Red Cross
nurses, another as blonde society
belle, who really PASSED for a woman
until closely inspected; clowns and
Harry Lauder, who sold red hOts."
He sold SO many that he got the first
prize for the vendors, but a ~canut
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