The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-11

stood at attention az the nation a color
while the bugles blew forth that thriiifl
But the sustaining Of the aRricul.
tural with the military note was empha.
sized in another aspect, perhaps more
significant than the uniformed men al
attention. This was in the attitude
of, the thousands of spectators who at.
tended the opening exercises.
Perfect Order Maintained
With uncovered heads, nearly as rigid
at attention as the soldiers, minus the
usual surging of an undiscipiinea crowd,
these civilian spectators stood through,
out the raising OF the Flag and the
subsequent playing Of the Star Spaneleil
Banner as II Of one purpose and train
ing with the infantrymei.' ~ h$3 I
Promptly at one O'Clock, as sched-
uled, the opening exercises began. Sec.
rotary Lane, accompanied by the Gov.
ernOr, and Governor Designate Charles
J. Mccarthy arrived az the main fair
ground entrance. opposite the public
baths in Kapiolapi Park. - q 81
Under the command of Capt. Ralph @.
Holiday, the battalion of the Second In
fantry in response to bugle command
came to attention as the officials dis,
embarked from their automobile. Inn
mediately the exercises started, with
Secretary Lane stepping before the ems
trance arch, where an S-folded Gag
was placed in his hands, the flag which
is to Fly throughout the daylight hours
of the fair.
"To the Colors" was blown, the
civilians barred their heads andNthe sol
ders snapped to attention, and the dr.
tilleryman hoisted the flag to the staff.
And so Hawaii s first territorial fair
was opened-opened, by the leading
participation of a high administration
secretary from Washington, whose de-
partment is closely related 70 every
thing OF the soil, and by "a battalion OF
American soldiers and their officers,
who anxiOusly await the call which will
send them overseas to fight for that
soil, and the principles OF the people
who live upon it, and gain their live!
lihood directly OF indirectly thereon.
Features Blend
The blending of the agricultural and
the military dominating features of the
fair does not stop with this combined
civilian and military opening Of the
big territorial show Before the main
portal there stands, as q reminder Of
Hawaii's chief industry, a great sheaf
of sugar cane, and just within the en-
closure are four big artillery guns, the
kind WHICH would protect this island
country from the attack Of an enemy
and defend the industry upon which so
many here depend for their existence.
Perhaps Intentionally, maybe uncofi.
sciOusly, the fair directors located the
military exhibit as the one first open
to inspection as the grounds are en-
tered, but closely fanking it Is the
agricultural exhibit nearly as interest
ing, if not more 80 to many. r.,
Within the military booth there is
almost every article of soldiers trade
both modern and ancient As one
passes the big mounted guns that com.
mand the entrance to both the exhibit
and the Sain fair entrance there Is
shown a great, wieldy object that
looks like some huge fantastic top.
This is one of the big sea mines, and
nm object of curiosity and questioning
to every visitor.
1t is within that the small boy,
both the real little ones and the grown
up ones of circus fame, can revel for
hours in the study and sight of much
that is familiar only in name, for.
here are all the old style small and
large guns, and their different parts,
While TO the left and to the right
before and behind, are shown many Of.
the' modern machine guns, big ptojee
tiles and the range finders which make
possible the unseen enemy at greet
distances.
Highly interesting, because highly
enthusiastic, soldiers are in attendance
at every table and before every ex,
hibit of military equipment to explain
in detail to the visitor the use and
history of the military exhibits.
Hours Are Needed
A visit TO the agricultural exhibit,
in one of the seventeen main buildings
of the fair, Is one to Which several
hours can be devoted, and which re,
v"als, even to the kamaaina, the great
variety of farm and garden products
which are and can be produced in the
Islands.
Compactly there is no exhibit which
shows this great variety more than does
that Of the Pioneer Mill Company of
Maui. Here Swithin space Of twenty
by twenty feet are great pumkins,
sweet and Irish potatoes, corn, cab
ba 'es, beans, and many other farm
products.
Rivaling the other Maui variety ex,
hibt is that of the Haiku Farmers
Association, placed upon a small booth,
the four pillars Of which are great |
sinks of sugar cane. Phe exhibit in |
variety il much the same as Is that !
Of III" PioReer Mil Company, but rep
Iesrutative Of what can be raised by :