Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-31

Of the Grand Arms remote outpost
1t is linked by chairs not supcrfluous.
lection and a humanS tender recol-
lifts us above nature, to timent, which
which our distant comradeSeremonies
republic across the water ahe great
enacting. The garlands, twined bday
and loving hands that nation this Nr
places on its graves shall fade ana
moulder into common dust but the
sentiment that inspires the deed is
worthy to live forever If our action
shall serve to keep this sentiment alive
in our hearts and to keep green and
fragrant the memory of the unselfish
deeds Of the brave men who offered
their lives that the nation might live,
Our work of this day will not have been
in vain.
" How sleep the brave who sink to rest
by all their coun,ry's wishes blest
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their hallowed mould,
She there shall dress a swceter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
" by fairy hands their kncll is rung.
BY forms unseen their dirgc is sung:
There Honor comes, pilgrim gray.
To bless the turf that wraps their clay.
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell weeping hermit there y
IN THE EVENING.
The decoration of Music Hall was a
work of art. The stage was set with its
prettiest villa-garden scene. From the
centre Of the proscenium arch hung a
composite floral wreath--a red frame, a
blue centre, and the white initials &c.
A. r." standing out from the blue. At
the left of the stage was picture of
Lincoln. The frame festooned with
flowers and greenery; across its 'front.'
two muskets; hanging from the linked
bayonets, a drum; behind the picture, a
flag To the left and little to the
rear stood column, entwined with a
long garland. The column was in
scribed: George w. De Long Post,
No. IS, G. A. r., Department of Cali
fornia; in memory Of j. b. Dickson,
III, Mckay, c. II. Rose, H. A. Scott,
U. S. A; and G. p. Shirley, U. S N.
In the centre Of the stage front was a
picture of Lieutenant DE Long, of the
ill-starred jeanette, whose memory the
post name enshrines. 1t was garlanded
and across its front was sabre. Be
hind it was the reading desk. At the
left of the stage was a picture of Gar
field also garlanded and panoplied with
stand of arms and cavalry bugle.
Around the balcony railing depended
flags and streamers, tremendously dis
posed so as to secure the best possible
effect. Our pretty little theatre looked
never prettier.
THE EXERCISES.
The hall was well filed before hal
past T. The exercises began about ;
quarter before s. The stage was occu
iadias VIC assistsd If The POS. By Tbs
literary exercises. The king accompa.
MED by Chamberlain Judd occupied
the royal box. Many foreigners, una
bic to find seats below, were in the bal
cony, which was additionally occupied
by many juvenile Hawaiians.
The evenings exercises were as fol
lows
/. Music, lie Diademe Overture, A. Her
mann, Honolulu symphony Club ?. Rol
Calls, of Geo. w. DE Long Post, q
the Dead; 3. Music, Elegic Funeral March
b. G.. Fauvonier, Honolulu Symphony Club
a. Prayer, Comrade Cruzan S. Music, Tn
Star Spaugled Banner, Key, solo by Mrs
Cruzan, chorus by choir and audience &
Original Poem, Mrs. b. f. Dillingham;; 7
Music, Sadowa Military March, IL. Millard
Honolulu Symphony Club; 8. Music
Viva L'America, A. Willard, solo by MI
Yarndley, chorus by choir and audience; 6
Reading, Under the Flag, Wendell Phillip.
VIM. X. Kinney 10. Music, The Red Whit
and Blue, Anon, solo by Mr.. Max Prach
chorus by choir and audience II. ORATOR
Comrade A. S. Harwell IL. Music, Medic!
Recollections OF the War, Boyer, Royal II;
waiian Band -. Closing Exercises, Geo. "
DE Long Post.
THE POEM.
No heart but has cherished some me mory dear;
No love without loss in loves first, sweetest year;
: No sunshine but causes some shadow to fall
No sound but makes somewhere echo to call
= No winter but surely is followed by spring
No error but pennance must certainly bring
No stife-bold in conquest OF loyalty brave
But Law, all it, bitterness down in the grave
Mankind through the and the breadth
I No matter wha, language. matter wha, birth,
. Though never a creed or religion be taught.
Possess pure INSTINCT unbiased. unsought,
That shrnes divinity sacred TO each
Whose altar, hands ever striving to reach,
| Would cover with gifts iha, costly and rare,
: Nor count any sacrifice great offered there.
Each age. ia all emes has It's faith, and each age
Impatient Of error, sinks reason in rage
That ia special creed may rule the whole wor
c The das Of the realot has never been furled.
! | But natures the toughest the hardest to move,
At sorrows still touching the worlds kinshp prove;
And where beats the strong heart so soie'ly bsaw.
), That mss not to find midsi its gravel
All, here is a shrine that humanity shares,
l. Each family grave common brotherhood bears
|
Stir fountains Of love. mingle tears like Aood
But these stepped aside from the As~s ranks Of Iifs
. TI<y never engaged in its e,.sLsa strife,
Ala for the thousands whom nations must mourn,
That desperate from their bosoms has torn
u With breath slowly drawn, Ne remember to aght
Is The heroes -ho persisted defending the right.
r. The years sweeping by, shiis they sosn the pals
That GIFTED the land, Si,h is strife and is STAIN
Have cherished memory, bio>soming sweet
D With perfumes Of peace and forgiveness eomplsse
IS laem'ry thai hallo~s the cause Il enl-las,
C. And changes sad Peons to Thanksgiving psai~s.
fe All. cruel that war. though nov ossr 70 bag
H. When bfoshers foss and their hatred uassd
4 ths mine and the " thine soon had shattered
"~hoie,
&c Had rishi nos the po~sf that great strife 10 eoaIo
Y. We the rich blood she'd those terrible year,.
es The mad ~asss d manhood the eounis ksss pssrs
NJ The su6ssings prvA,ioas, the carnage md zoe;
The homes made dssolAss, hearts brcushi - ios.
Ths south had one treasure the North lonxed 10 n