The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-18
Fourth Maui Fair
Is Huge Success


sanitarium patients, especially fancy
work and rafea work.
Speaking of the school exhibits
Deputy Superintendent Gibson said
1t was easily the best he had ever
seen in the Territory and he had
never seen a better school exhibit at
any mainland county fair. Superin-
tendent MacCaughey said it was the
best he had ever seen in the Islands.
In the same building was the Ha-
waiiana exhibits which were mention
ed last week. Mainland visitors were
delighted at the chance to inspect
such a display. Outside of Bishop
Museum there has never been
a better collection gathered. Lists
of awards in that department will be
published when received.
The lei exhibit on Friday in the
Floral building was most attractive
and Hibiscus day was a veritable
wonderland in that department.
Home folk as we'll as the visitors
were delighted with the show.
Awards in that department will also
be published later.
Fruits and Vegetables
No department came in for more
attention and commentator than the
fruits and vegetables. Especially to
mainlanders was it a surprise. 1t
easily excelled any display even made
in Hawaii nei, heretofore. Former
Governor Carter said of il: "Splen-
did. 1t was fine, but what would it
be without the painstaking services
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Case" The
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ways more interesting than ever be
fore especially as to native canes and
Improvement in standard plantation
canes, Exhibits of the Board of Agri
culture and Forestry were fine as
were those of the agriculture expert
ment station, all of which will colae
in for fuller mention later.
Experts said the livestock exhibit
was easily the best ever shown in
the rerr:ICry and the poultry depart
ment was the largest and ever known
anywhere in Hawaii nei as chicken
fancierS from Honolulu declared. a.
w. Seabury, one of the organizers OF
the Honolulu Poultry Association,
was n Of those to say this. Botn
of these departments came in for
praise from Press Congress visitors,
Col. Lawson of England praising
them warmly, especially the cattle
and pigs.
Night in Hawaii
through Friday and Saturday there
were excellent entertainment pro.
grams, literally something doing all
the time. The Friday evening show
was put on by talent furnished by
A. TI~.-T,1.. Al Cl.L - -1--l
There has never been anything pres,
ented more typical of old Hawaii than
was a might in Hawaii" Saturday
evening. The songs were all 80 years
or more old, it is doubtful if any
where else than on Maui could have
have been produced the old dances
that were shown. The tableaux were
%splendidly costumed arranged and act
ed and 10 the Hawaiian goes the
credit Of supplying a truly fitting
finale for the Fair. In Fridays is
sue the feature will be treated more
at length.
Army and navy participation did
much TO add to the success and the
thanks of all Maui went out to Gen
cral Summerall and Admiral Simpson
and the officers and men under them
The two bands furnished musical pro
grams that were a great feature il
themselves
Tne race program furnished splen
did sport, the results of Friday anC
Saturday appearing elsewhere in this
issue.
From every point of view Maui is
Justly proud of the splendid showing
that has been made in an off year