Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-24

(CoEtinEed fram rage tSai
i At a wori of command they formed
In double marching columns before
the reviewing stand and gave three
rousing banzais.
The next section was tie Young
Mems Buddhist Association. bearing
as its banner a hinge, Illuminated and
whirling cherry tree, tle conception
being followed out by all the marchers
in a lesser form The entry of the
Yoto Club next in line, was almost as
striking. Costumed as were the parad
ers In red, white and blue and carry
ing lighted branches of the cherry
tree. two by two, their appearance
was, paradoxieally. bath beautiful and
srotesqae.
MoiliiIi Section Remarkable
Ii was the Moiliili section OF several
hundred school, children which started
the arguments among the tourists and
brought forth a flow Of seldom-used
adjectiyes. Marci: Eg like trained sol
6.ers, the children swung by the re-
viewing stand with perfect line and
perfect step. Alter the customary
hanZais, they sung a Japanese song.
in which the girls section responded
to the refrain begun by the boys.
There was no question but that the
youthful singers enjoyed the vocal eff
fort as much as their listeners.
Cherry March" was the entry OF
the Nippu JIJi, japanese newspaper,
as was an Aloha section the entry
OF another Japanese newspaper, the
Hawaii Shinpo. Both had many march
ere and were well carried out in spirit
and design.
Liberty Bell was float of excel
lent convention, showing two large
wheels decorated with cherry blossoms
and the bell tower Illuminated by can
dies. As Il passed along the streets
the bell rang 1oyop sly forth as of old
with its message OF liberty.
George Washington Float Is Fine
George Washington Crossing the
Delaware, the entry OF the Punchbowl !
and Alapai street districts, was car
ried cut IN realistic maner. with
Washington and his crew making
their way through real ice. as shown /
on the float This float was awarded |
the first Iloat prize by the award com
mittee.
Another section OF marching men /
was led by Japanese dressed in
frock coat and high hat, beneath which
he wore the Japanese kimono.S AS heI
walked with u decided limp, the tour. /
lists all declared r"There goes a Japa- !
nese Charlie Chaplin" Others de
clared the man wos intended to repre-
sent Gov>rnoi -. aam.
Hawai- Now Hss EattIesaip
To the average American it ap.
peared that the "Dattseship Hawaii
f.cat was 0y .df e5e best, on account y
Of. its weaIth scf detail-~ Great guns
stuck out from turrets, wireless poles
stretched up ii TIL air with their links
of connecting WIS red and green <
lights showed to port and starboard
q streamer Of &C 'ored lights sur
mounted the scene as appropriate for
a gala event, and life belts and life
boats hung. from tae deck ready for
use
But il was the crew Of The ;'batt'e.s
ship" which got the attention. OF the
spectators. in spite of the interest the
float itself attracted. Standing ready
at attention, awaiting commands, were
Is or 20 young Japanese-Americans
dressed as real sailors of the United
States navy. prominent among whom
was lusty bugler. whose instrument
CHANGED TO be a c.I.id's horn.
Gorgeous Trolley Car Float
In detail there were two other floats
that were just as good They were
the trolley car floats, entered by the
second and seventh divisions. Both
were beautiful, in spite of their real
lstic appearance. One of them carried
the legend. Carnival Only" and both
had appropriate signs reading, "Aala
Park Palace and ~Aala Park-Capi-
toll
Palama district entered one of the
most striking marching sections II
was the Parade Of the Stars in
which all the blue stars Of Old Glory