The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-08
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY JULY 3
The Fourth Of July.

LiE LfShLS- INT Anniversary u AiIe I'LL.
Independence was celebrated on Tuesday last
in 4 manner which viii not soon be forgot
ten by those who participated in its observ-
ance. The day opened cloudy, and the res
idents in the upper part of the valley We're
treated 70 4 little rain by ten o'clock, how
ever, the weather was all that could be wished
for. During the forenoon an attempt was
made by some public servant to lay the dust
on the lower half of the valley road, which
showed at least a design to please, if it did
not succeed in keeping the dust down.
The celebration was commenced by the fir
ing Of q Federal salute at the head Of Emma
street at daylight, and the sharp report of
fre-crackers all over the town, which was
continued through the day. At about ten
O'Clock the citizens could be seen to trend
towards the grounds at Huehue, which had
been fitted up for the occasion by the COM
mittee, which consisted Of the following gen.
tlemen w. A. Aldrich, II. W. Severance,
p. q. Jones, Jr., Daniel Foster, II. Y. Lud-
dington, \. j. Cartwright, j. b. Atherton.
and j. g. Dickson.
The lot selected was covered with n fine
growth Of manieaic grass and well enclosed,
being bounded on the South side by the har-
Dor. On the premises were II large dwelling
house and out-buildings, which were made
use of by the committee. On entering the
grounds, the first thing which attracted the
eye was the flying of two large ensigns, side
by side, between two cocoanut rees-one Ha-
waiian and one American. Two large tents
We're prepared, the one for the dinner being
one hundred feet long by ~fifty-fve feet wide
the tent for the children collation., adjoin-
ing, being twenty feet wide by sixty feet
long. The tables for adults were nine in
number-eight ranging north and south, forty
feet long, with one across the mauka end
eighty feet long. The children's table was
sixty feet in length. Plates were placed for
adults to the number of four hundred, and
one hundred for the children. The east end
of the large tent was decorated with two
large American flags and the motto Our
COUNTRY ADMITS OF NO DIVISION" The north
end was most deliberately decorated with Il
center piece. consisting of a large Eagle, with
the motto . f PLURIBUs UNUM,'' the whole sur
mounted by thirteen mall American flags,
backed by two large American and two large
Hawaiian flags, with a motto overhead in
evergreens, Honor TO THE DEFENDERS OF
OUR UNION ''-l776-1S65. The west end was
trimmed with American flags. The south
side was open. The pillars through the cen
ter and on the south side were t~astefully
decorated with evergreens, flowers and small
flags. The stand for the Band was in the
west end.
The tent for the delivery of the Grafton,
and the dancing in the afternoon and evening
was foOred over a space f~orty-fve feet by
forty. The north side, where the speakers
desk was placed. was t~astefully decorated.
the center being 4 fine portrait of Abraham
Lincoln, draped with a splendid silk Ameri-
can flag, the whole being backed by a larger
one. Over the portrait was the motto in
MALICE TOWARD NQNE, CHARITY TO
ALL,''-the motto on the west side being TIE
ONLY NATIONAL DEBr WE CAN NEVER Pay Is THE
ONE WE OWE OUR ARMY AND NAVY"
The exercises commenced with prayer by
the Rev. S. C. Damon, followed by the choir,
who sang America" Next was the read
ing of the Declaration of Independence by
A.. f. Judd, Esq, followed by the singing of
the .'Star S~pangled Banner -" after which
the President, ". A. Aldrich, Esq, an
the Rev. DR.. l.. IL. Gulick as the
Orator of the Day. GThe Grafton 1ciH be found
on the neat PGge.I
The band then played :" Hail Columbia -
after which the President introduced Master
Willie Foster as the Young America Ora
tor, who delivered 4 witty speech to
the audience, but to the children in par
ticular. The President then made a few re-
marks, when the audience dispersed over the
the children going to their COLA
ton. Here we witnessed the most pleasing
of the day. The tables were boun-
tifully supplied with all that children could
wish for. The number of children being
in excess of the number expected and
provided with table accommodations, many
took well filled plates and dispersed in groups
around and under the tents in picnic style.
As fast as the tables were cleared they We're
children partook of the collation..
The children were tastefuIly dressed, the red,
and blue being the favorite colors.
After the collation. the children adjourned
to the dancing platform, which had been
cleared of seats, and commenced 20 dance
merriIy to music discoursed by that veteran
George Hyatt, who claims to have
played the music for the first set of c~otillions ever
in the group. He certainly succeeded
admirably in keeping the feet of the children
n motion the best portion Of the afternoon.
The committed now commenced seating the
guests for the dinner, which occupied some
title time. At twenty minutes past one the
President called upon the Rev. Eli Corwin
o ask a blessing after which knives and
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