The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-22
FAIR COMMISSIONS
OFFICE IS OPENED.
Work For First Territorial Fair
lune l0-15 Is Now Active
\ ~ " In Progress

y In rooms 90l and sos OF the Kaui.
keolani Building, over the Hawaiian
Trust Company the Offices of the Ter.
Titorial Fair Commission was opened
Friday with Secretary Charles r. vii
lard in charge. There Is nothing Of
the elaborate In the furnishings and
the telephone had not been installed
but the secretary; Of the commission
was ON the job with some blue. prints
Spread on n table over which he was
At work. 1t is quiet there as yet bdt
az the weeks run along those two Of.
fees will become busy place and be-
tween now, and June 10 much will be
accomplished in them. ~
AT the present time the commission
and its secretary are giving most Of
their attention to the matter Of Aeeur.
ing q site and II can be said they have
one in yiew which they. are hopeful Of
securing, central in location and con.
tenient TO every section of Honolulu.
In fact II is really a "down town 10
cation.n .st %
Suggestions Welcomed +
In the newly opened Offices of the
commission the secretary il ready to
meet all who are already interested in
the first territorial fair and is wei
coming all suggestions which come to
him. Not all Of such suggestions can
be acted upon favOrably but all can
and win be given full and careful con
sideration in the ultimate formulation
Of the general plans. His hours are
from niue clock until four but this
does not mean Mr.. Willard does not
arrive until that hour. He gets there
earlier but the mail requires an early
attention. -
Committee work, lots Of committees,
lots of members and lots of work are
in the plans of Captain Doughertt,
chairman Of the commission. In this
way he feels each committee member
will feel a personal interest in the fair,
that it 10 10 reality his and her fair.
Work For Honolulans
Since the honor Of holding the ter.
ritorial fair first came to Honolulu
1t follows that the major part of the
work will have to be done here and
by Honolulu committee members. The
commissioner Of each county will have
his committees in that county upon
whom twill devolye to see that such
county has the representation in the
exhibits Of resources to which it is ep.
titled. That work will consist mostly
in arranging for and securing exhibits
and the shipping to HONOLULU. At this
end will come the receiving and the
installation of exhibits and from here
also must be arranged all questions Of
transportation.
Especially at the Maui fair in Wal.
lukus last year there were some good
exhibits from other islands. That was
tprimariIy..a county fair while the''oDe
whiehis to open here June 10 is ter,
ritorial Sin its scope Each county
should have enough exhibits to make
complete county fair in itself, the
commission win insist, or else fall be
hind in. the procession. 1t is expected
the City and County Of Honolulu VII
lead but there are some products of the
other islands in which Honolulu can
not compete. There are other prod
| ucts in which tho outside islands excel
Here is where the work for the county
commissioners come in. Each county
win be expected 10 show its very best
and to show 1t wen.
Bu1ldings Essential
One handicap under which the com
mission is laboring this year is build
ing and funds for building. The legis
lative appropriation is only $4,000 and
it is evident this precludes any exten
siye building plans. a site must DC
secured where little building will be re
Quired and such Is the idea of the com
mission III seeking the site which they
at present favor.
Among the plans already suggest ed
and which are being considered is q
special day for each county, Hawaiian
day on Kamehameha day, Japanese
day, aviation stunts, Army and Navy
day, bench show, hibiscus show on q
larger scale than ever before under
taken, children 8 garden exhibits, and
novelties in the way of amusement
features.
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