The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.

mcnts. Outside OF their Hall on
King street line was stretched
across the road, from which hung
flags and other decorations. A few
minutes before 80 o'clock, the
time appointed to start the process
sion to the cemetery, the Honolulu
Rifles to the number of thirty-two
marched to the Posts quarters, they
having accepted the invitation to
act as escort. A few minutes be-
fore two o'clock the procession
started in the following order g.
Honolulu Rifles drum corps, Royal
Hawaiian Band, Honolulu Rifles,
Members of Geo. w. De Long Post,
as follows:-
Post Commander, n. B. Emerson
Senior Vice Commander, J.T. White;
Junior Vice Commander (acting),
iona. Austin; Past p. c. and A. ID.
c., r. w. Laine; Assistant Inspec-
tor General, A. S. Hartwell; @. M.
r., Jay Greene; Chaplain (acting),
Pastor J. a. Cruzan; Officer of the
Day (acting), c. II. Eldredgc;
Officer of the Guard, w. +.
Williams; Adjutant, j. f. Noble;
Sergeant Major, f. L. Clarke; Q.
NJ. Sergeant, w. II. Place; Color
Sergeant (acting), j. D. Conn;
Comrades Ladder, William lehman,
Thomas Carey, G. G. Lees, j. II.
Lovejoy, James McKeague, w. NJ.
McCandless, John Ross, j. Simon
son, Jr., G. w. Smith. After the
Post came carriage containing two
disabled members of the Post, and
thcnss His Exccllency Rollin sM.
Daggett, American Minister, and
United States Consul David A.
Mckinley, also in a carriage. A
number of private carriages brought
up the rear. With his usual kind
forethought Mr.. James Dodd had
sent his water cart along the line of
procession, which was great boon,
as the heat was something fearfully
intense, and the water had somewhat
of cooling effect.
Arriving at the cemetery the
Honolulu Rifles drew up on either
side of the entrance, while the Post
passed inside. The different graves
were decorated, after the ritual of
the G.. A. r. for the dead was read.
During this ceremony the band
played a solemn dirge. After the
ceremonies were over the procession
reformed and marched back to the
starting point in the same order.
AT MUSIC HALL.
The hall had been placed at the
service of the post by the kindness
of Mr.. Turner. The gallery front
was covered with flags, and nag
and eagle hung from the ceiling Over
the front Of the stage. The stage
scenery represented a forest, posi-
bly, of ole Virginny;'' while il
front stood the cenotaph, wreathet
in flowers, and bearing the inscrip'
ton:
Geo. w. belong Post, G. a. r.
No. 45, Dept. Of Cal.
| In memory Of
Chas. Wilson, u. 5. A.
j. B. Dickson, "
! ]. c. Mckay, "
c. II. Rose, "
| II. A. Scott, "
G.. p. Shepley, U. 5. N.
Stands of arms were seen at tn
right and left. The members of tn
Post occupied chairs on the stage
and behind them were the member
of the Royal Hawaiian Band. Th
body of the hall was brilliant wit
brilliant throng Of spectators, ant
in the box on the left were Unite'
States Minister Resident r. NJ. Dag
gett and Mrs. Daggett, U. =. Consu
ID. Mckinley, and his Excellency w
M. Gibson, Minister of Foreign Al
fairs. During the march of the Pos
to the stage, the band played til
b" Centennial March," after whic
the Adjutant called the roll, an
read the order from the Departmcr
and General Headquarters for til
observance of the day. The Pos
was next briefly addressed by tn
Post Commander, when the Adjutar
was directed to call the roll, til
Sergeant-Major answering to tn
names given above on the cenotapf
The salute to the dead was giveI
followed by n quartette "Rest
Soldier, Rest " sung by Mis-
Bernice Parkc, Mrs. j. f. Brown
: Mr.. w. w. Hall and Mr.. j. "
Yarndley, with piano accompani
ment by Miss Carrie Castle.
! The audience was welcomed in q
. address by the Post Commando
, and joined the quartette in singir
4" America" Chaplain Cruzan o
2 fcred prayer and the band played
piece SIN memory Of fallen heroes.
Hon. S. b. Dole came forward al
7 recited an extract from spec
3 delivered by Col. r. b. Ingcrso
depicting the horrors of war from Il
4 | CtonI nnint Of thn bomo and n