Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-20
PPACC PAGEANT PICTURESQUE SUCCESS MANY NATIONS
SPLENDID FLOATS
PASS BEFORE Big
CROWD IN STREETS
Professional Proves Deeply
Impressive; MiShap to lead
ING Float, Duke Kahana-
moku on Waikiki Wave

ing Float, Duke kahana-
moku on Waikiki Wave
Picturing in faithful detail with col.
iorful costume and realistic back.
grcund; with a cast OF characters So
lected from the descendants Of the
people portrayed living movie OF
all the lands whose shores are touch
ed by the Pacific ocean yesteraay att
ernoon-the Pan Pacific Pageant pass
ed in review before the thousands Of
spectators who lined the parade route.
With more sp.endcr than most film
! productions. the great pageant depict
ed episodes which now live only In
history. Reproduced temples and eatlle-
drals that have stood the rayages Of
ages and cast thought afar ahead.
and. so to speak. threw upon the
screen OF the spectators minds pic
lures OF great structures 10 rise Ia no
nc;uiu at the Pan-paciflc Exposition
in 1920. when all the world Is 10 cele-
crate Eoped-for era Of peace In these
Islands of Peace"
Animated Picture II coIors
All the beautiful pageant was ami
mated By hundreds OF ehlleren and
adults of the people Of the Pacific
lands. who smiled or were stern, as
nature CT the characters portrayed re-
CURED for everyone IN the pageant.
from. the thoughtful little maids Of
Japan. China and Korea. or the smil.
ing. hsht-hearted girls OF Hawaii and
other daughters of Pacific islands. 10
the bold visaged warriors OF all the
races were attors living again IN the
parts Of some revered ard respected
ancestor or national hero.
Color-gFeat spleshes uf il on some
cf tie floats--woke the admiration Of
the thusands, but Il wac the life. the
people OF the Pacific as they rode or
walked by. that drew the cheers OF
the multitude. for especially to the
tourist it was revelation that so
much OF all the lands pictured could
he given here in such detail.
Waikiki Wave Deir:.s Starr
Luxe nearly All p&geants. there WY.
delay In starting the parade. but this
was due to an Unforeseen accident the
seeming impossibility Of getting the
huge Waikiki Wave out upon the
street from the Fort Armstrong lot
After many ropes were broken and
taird auto truck secured Il FINALLY
MAS moved into the street. but the
condition OF the read made Il impracff
cable even then for It to follow the
parade route, and IL was taken opDo
site the entrance to the Palace square
by another route This was the float
upon which Duke Kahanamoku. the
water champion, cast as the CafnivaI
King, was to have ridden through 10.
nolulu at the head OF the pageant.
This accident seemed To stand onl1
as an exception to the rule, Tor al TIE
other floats promised were IN line
and barring some minor trouble pass
ed before the reviewing stands IN
the Capitol grounds as planned When
ever a float Threatened to slide from
the truck upon which Il was being
carried. q trouble-sduad Of carpenters
and other wofkmen were rushed 70
the spot and repairs Immediately
made.
Praise Generally ExpresseE
Praise there was everywhere fI
the tremendous efforts of planning
and Undertaking. the pageant De
servedly so, for It was the greatest
entertainment ever attempted IN 10.
nolulu and Il was carried through
mostly BY one man. Alexander Hume
Ford. the pageant director Weary
and worn with the labor Uf the I11I
three months, he Il even nov already
planning for the future IN which che
defects Of yesterday are 70 be elimin
ated.
There were countless obstacles %
overcome to make the parade Z soc.
cess. but Ford brought 30 his assist
afice the members Of most Of the o.
CARNATIONS In HonoIdIuz Three times
the plans had TO be changed for the
parking Of the floats AFTER the parade
was over. First the floats were 10
have been parked IN the Palace square
during the balance of Carnival week
This plan had 70 Be given up on &C.
count Of the war scare and the posi-
bility that the space might be needed
for camping ground for soldiers.
Thomas square was then decided
upon. but Il proved iInpracticabIe %
get the floats upon the park IN the
manner required. Fort Armstrong
was then to have been used. but 81
the eleventh hour yesterday. actually
at II o'clock. Ford was informed that
another location would have % b
found as the ground WIS needed f0f
soldier encampment The floats were
finally taken to Ward street. where
they nre 10 remain nnffI 4 nnrfnononI