The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
George W. De Long Post,
No. As, G. A. R.,
Decorates the Graves of It's Dead
Comrades.
Imposing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
COmrade Jay r. Greene.

The ceremonies in connection with the
observance of Memorial Day in Honolulu
on Saturday, the 30th of May, were very in
teresting and complete. They were Of the
same general character as those with which
the day has been celebrated in former years,
and were attended by large number of
residents of Honolulu, although the Excess
sive heat and closensss of the weather on
this occasion deferred many from visiting
Nuuanu Cemetery during the decoration of
the graves by the Post. The heat was all
the more severely felt, as the hour of march
was arranged for nearer noon than on preVi-
GUS occasions, in order not to interfere with
other events previously arranged to come
off the same afternoon.
The hour set for leaving the Post was 1870
p. m, and during the morning of the day
ladies, among whom were the wives and
daughters of some of the members of the
Post, were busted in arranging the beautiful
flowers that had been sent, in lavish pro-
fusion, by the friends of the organization
forming crosses, wreaths, anchors, and
other lovely emblems, besides bouquets and
punches to be used in the ceremonies.
Besides those intended to be used by the
Post, there were two most elaborate and
beautiful cushions of flowers marked with
the initials II. r., to be placed on the graves
OF former members of the Honolulu Rifles,
which handsomely appointed military or
ganization acted as the escort of the Post
during tho day.
THE ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Within few minutes of the time fixed,
the Post, which had been formed in the
Post room on King street by the Adjutant,
was marched into the street, and after form
ing on the left OF the Rifles, who were
promptly in attendance, was turned over to
the Post Commander, and ready to take up
the line of march. The following members
Sof the Post were in line:
Post Commander. N. B. Emerson; Senior
Vice Commander, ]. T. White; Junior Vice
Commander (acting), JOno Austin: Past P.
G. and A. D. c., r. W. Laine; Assistant In
spector General, A. S. Hartwell; Q. NJ R.;
Jay Greene; Chaplain (acting), Pastor J. A.
Cruzan; Officer of the Day (acting), c.. II.
Eldredge; Officer of the Guard, w. T.
Williams; HAdjutant, J. +. Noble; Sergeant
Major, F. L. Clarke; Q. NJ. Sergeant, w. H.
Place Color Sergeant (acting), J. D.
Conn; Comrades L. Adler, William lehman,
Thomas Carey, G.. C. Lees, J. FL. Lovejoy,
James McKeague, w. NJ. McCandIess John
Ross, J. Simenson, Jr., q. w. Smith; Visit
ing Comrades, Thee. H. Boehme, Thomas
Short and J. T. McCrossin, who served at
one time with Lieutenant G. w. De Long,
in whose honor the Post is named.
The Honolulu Rifles turned out strong,
there being about forty members in rank
and file, and the corps presented a hand
some and sOldierly appearance. They were
commanded by Captain w. II. Aldrich, and
on the way to the cemetery and in return
ing marched with much precision and neat
| ness. They we're preceded by the Royal
Hawaiian Band and their own drum corps.
The Post was followed by carriages, in
which were His Excellency r. II. Daggett,
United States Minister Resident, United
States Consul Mckinley, and members of
the Post who were disabled, by reason of
injuries received while in the military ser
vice of the United States, from marching
with their comrades. The streets along the
line of march were lined with spectators,
who frequently chSered those in line.
AT THE CEMETERY.
Upon arriving at the entrance to the
cemetery, the music and the Rifles were
drawn up on the right of the road, and the
latter, as the Post passed by, saluted with
present arms. The drum corps, under the
leadership of the Sergeant Major of the Post,
beat funeral march with muf1ed drums
and lead the way into the cemetery, fol-
kbo Rel he hoT
the Post, each member carrying a bouquet
of flowers. They were followed by the
Rifles, and in this order the procession
slowly approached the lot set apart for the
Post within the cemetery.
In this lot, which is surrounded by
chain upheld by cannon "a gift from His
Majesty the KING, at the corners, are the
graves of two of Americas veterans, who
have died on these Islands, away from their
homes and relatives, and been cared for
here by their former comrades in arms. At
the heads of their graves was pyramidal
cenotaph, on which was inscribed the names
of those whom Hawaii claims as her loyal
American dead. The cenotaph, as we'll as
the old cannon mounted in the center of the
lot, was covered with flowers.
Upon approaching the lot the drums and
the band were stationed in the upper right
angle of the Enclosure. The Post, in single
rank, filed in and took position on the lower
and left hand sides, while the Rides passed
up the right hand side of the lot and took
position on the upper side of the square.
The United States Minister Resident and
United States Consul were on the right of
the Post as they stood facing the graves, and
in the center, near the cenotaph, was sta
toned the Post Commander and Chaplain.
RITUAL FOR THE DEAD.
About the lot, surrounding it on all sides,
were a large number of spectators, who
listened attentively while the simple but
touching ritual of the Grand Army of the
Republic, in honor of it's dead, was per-
formed. After the preliminary services by
the Post Commander and Chaplain, Com
rade Eldredge, as Officer of the Day, strewed
flowers upon the graves in the name of the
Post after which the graves were saluted,