The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-05-09
Army To Take Big
Place In Big Fair
Gen. Hodges Issues Orders That viii
Double Last Years Military Feat
ures-PrOgram By Soldiers Will
Be Fascinating Part Each Day

HONOLULU, May 7-Brigadier-
General r. c. Hodges, commanding
the Department of Hawaii, yesterday
issued a general order which approves
the program of military entertain
ment events for the Territorial Fair
upon which Col. Il. MICA. SChofeld,
and his committeeman have been
working for the last two weeks. Of
fcprs and men of the service who are
10 participate in the six days of
spectacular entertainment in Kapio-
lani park, from Monday, June 9, to
Saturday, June IA, inclusive, now feel
that it is their duty as well as their
pleasure to carry out the big schedule
to a grand success.
Colonel SChOfeld announces that
there will be twice as many troops
at this years fair as were identified
with last years fine military enter
tainment. They will be quartered in
the park, on the mountain side of
the race track, in Camp Hodges. to
be named in honor of the Department
Commander.
Cooperating with the civilian en-
tertainment committeeman, Colonel
Schofield drew up the order OF events,
including everything for the week of
the fair, which yesterday received
General Hodges o. k.
The first days program follows:
Grand opening of Hawaii's second
Territorial Fair. A squadron of aero
planes will fly over the city at $3.50
a. m, dropping printed announce
ments of events, messages of merri-
ment, and other appropriate litera-
ture for the people. The squadron
will then fly over the Fair grounds.
Lieutenant Coyle will command the
flyers.
At 10 o'clock will be held an in
spection of the model army camp, to
be located at the mauka end of the
polo grounds, in charge of Major
Hicks of the Infantry.
In front of the main gates, at 10
o'clock. will occur the ceremony of
the presentation of the Fair by Gov
ernor Mccarthy and General Hodges,
with the members of the Fair Com
mission of Hawaii participating, as
follows: Edwin H. Paris, chairman;
H. p. Agee, vice-chairman; S. A.
Baldwin of Maui; James Henderson
of Hawaii; w. F. Sanborn, OF Kauai,
and Executive Secretary j. Walter
Doyle. Colonel Schofeld and Major
Hicks will be in charge of this i'm
pressive launching of the Fair, sup
ported by two troops of Cavalry and
a battalion of Infantry. There will
be no lack of music. There will be
seven or eight bands, at different
times and places throughout the week
of big doings."
Following the presentation cere-
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Carthys and the Fair Commissioners
will inspect the grounds, a great pa
rade will introduce the crowd to
some of the features that are to en-
terrain them during the week, and
judges will busily occupy themselves
with the livestock.
At l O'Clock a band concert will be
given in front of the grand stand.
Capt. L. c. Thompson, Q. NJ. c, has
full charge of all bands and their per
formances. At 1870 p. m. the horse
races begin. At 4 o'clock there will
be polo, George l. Brown is chairman
of the polo committee.
AT $50 p. m. retreat.
There will be no waits between
stunts" declares Colonel Schofield.
The Colonel, in charge of all the mil
ltdry features Oh tne idISe ploSldlh'
and James d. Dougherty, chairman
OF the committee of civilians, working
with Colonel Schofield and his serv-
ice committeeman, "doped out" the
order of events with a view to keep
ing up a rapid-fire system throughout,
without intervals between the acts.
The program is SO arranged that if
an event finishes before the time
scheduled for it's successor, the sue
ceeding act will be all ready to jump
into the public favor. If a stunt
stunt takes a little longer thar is
allowed it on the program, its success
or exercises a little patience. The
grandstand, and the crowds generally,
will have no time to wonder what is
going to happen next, for it will be
happening.