The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-19
FAIR TO Be HELD
IN BIG tent CITY
KapioIani Park Is New site Selec.
ted In Place Of Aala--Arny
Makes Generous Offer

In a great city Of khaki colored
tents ut Kapiolnni Park, with its set
ting Of palms and tropie foliage and
with picturesque Diamond Head loom
ing Enthusiastically in the background, the
territorial fair will be held next June.
Plans for the use of Aala Park as a
fnir. ground site were abandoned yes
terday az the suggestion Of Colonel
Schofeld, constructing quaTtermaster of
the Hawaiian Department, L. 3. Army,
who. with the approval Of BTigadier
General Wiser. commander of the de
partment informed the fair commission
that If the exhibition could be held at
KRpiolHn Park the army would give
every assistance in its power to make
the event n success.
Go the limit" are General Wis
ser's instructions to Colonel Schofeld,
select all the men you want to help
YOU" and accordingly the latter has
asked for MGj James d. Dougherty, Of
the army headquarters staff as his as
sitant and viii! request the commander
Of every post on Oahu to appoint an
officer 10 the special committee which
will take fun charge Of the army =
participation in the fair.
Colonel Is Snowman
The army will not only supply and
erect all the tentage required to house
exhibits hut arrange huge, spectaeu
lar program of military demonstrations
and competitions, in which every
branch of the service will have part
ColoncI SrhOfeId is said to be the
hrmy's master Snowman. having direct
ed a number of big, successful militarr
entertainments. one Wild West show
at Manila a few years ago that rivalled
the world famous Buffalo Bill circus.
He told George H. Angus, chairman
81 the fair commission, that he would
stare a regular three ring circus If il
j. desired as an amusement feature.
The generous offer of the military
authorities came most prOvidentiallv
20 the fair board yesterday, following
the discovery that Aala Park is far
too small to accommodate all the ex
hibits and at the same time leave space
for the crowds of sightseers. The
scope Of the fair has grown astonish
ingly in the last few weeks, the de
mands for space by mercantile exhibit
ors alone promising to take more than
nan inc hOuhuR IHdl COulu ne DulIt u
Aala.
Decision to move to Kapiolani Park
had practically been reached by the
hoard, on the ground that the cost OF
erecting buildings would cost no more
there than at Aala, when Chairman
Angus was advised that the army
would like to participate but could not
help to any extent if the Aala site were
TO be used. because the military entire:
would require large amount of space
D. Then it was that Colonel SchOfelG
took up the matter with General Wis
ser, with the result already announced
Army Offers Tents
The army offers sixty eight tents
each measuring twenty by sixty feet
all absolutely new. They are hospital
wall tents, admirably fitted for shelter
ing exhibits or crowds of people. Be
sides these the army possesses eight
tents sixty by sixty feet in size, which
the fair board has been told it may
use if desired.
~ Colonel Sehofeld says his men will
erect these, creating a real city OF
tents, with streets, public squares and
NIL the characteristics of an urban com
munity. Incidentally. he will invite
MI people who are Interested in tent
pitching to witness the army's system.
lie says the entire city will arise from
the ground to completion, in every de
tnil within space of four or five
hours. They need not be set up until
required, though for convenience OF
many exhibits individual structures
probably will take form a week or two
before June 10, the opening day of the
fair.
Army engineers and map makers al
ready are on the job, designing plans
for grouping the tents and laying on,
fhor0ughfRres among them. The special
army committee selected by Colonel
Seh6field and Major Duugherty from
the different posts is to meet Monday
at Colonel Sehofeld 8 office and begin
work on the details of the scheme.
More Exhibit Space
= For all that it will DO the army
asks no charge. Hence tn" cost OF
buildings to shelter the shows is re
dueed for the fair board to almost
nothing, and since the tentagr and the
size Of Kapiolanl Park Offers practic
ally unlimited space, many exhibitors
who were to be held down to the mini
mum at Aala may have all the ground
they need to make the very best show
ing possible. 1t is estimated that the
principal expense will be that of fur
nishing lighting facilities at night, elec
trie power, flooring in certain divisions
ami guards.
II had been figured that the building
and Incidental expenses at Nala would
dIeeessitate charge of twenty-fve
cents a square foot against the dis
plays of business firms. Chairman An
gus believes the Hawaiian department 5