The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-01

paid fitting honors to the dead resting there.
The procession then visited the grave of the
late Major J. B. Dickson, and after decorat-
ing it with flowers and saluting, moved into
the main avenue and halted at the grave Of
the late Captain Hope Of the English Navy.
Here pause was made while Past P. c., and
A. D. c., r. W. Lame, with detachment Of
the comrades, visited the grave Of the son Of
Past Post Commander Samuel Mott, and
placed flowers upon it. At the same time
the Adjutant decorated Captain Hopes
grave.
The procession then moved across the road
to the eastern part of the cemetery, and
visited the graves of late members of the
Honolulu Rifles, and then decorated and
saluted the graves in the new Naval lot in
this part Of the cemetery.
CLOSING CEREMONIES.
Upon leaving the cemetery the Post was
drawn up in line near the entrance and
saluted the Rifles as they passed out. The
bands and drums then took their place at
the head of the column, and the procession
marched back to the Pos headquarters.
Here the Rifles again saluted the Post as it
passed before them, and formed in line ON
the right. The band then played a patriotic
air and the Rifles marched to their armory,
and the Post broke ranks.
THE EVENING CELEBRATION.
In the evening the Post again assembled
in front of their headquarters. and marched
to the Music Hall, which had very kindly
been placed at their disposal by the present
lessee, Mr.. Charles Turner of the Montague
Turner Company. The hall had been very
tastefully decorated with flags for the occa-
sion, and on the stage was placed the ceno-
taph, wreathed with lilies and roses. On each
side was stand of arms and drums. Chairs
were placed for the members of the Post and
the ladies and gentlemen who had kindly
consented to assist in the exercises. I'M
mediately after the doors were opened the
hall was filled with spectators, the box on
the left of the stage being occupied by the
United States Minister Resident, r. M.
Daggett and Mrs. Daggett, United States
| Consul, D. Mckinley, and His Excellency
W. NJ Gibson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
this Kingdom. The Royal Hawaiian Band
occupied the rear of the stage. The Post
was marched on to the stage and were seated
while the band played the '' Centennial
March" They were then called to atten-
ton while the Adjutant called the roll, after
which he read the orders from Depart
ment ard General Headquarters i'll refer
| ence to the observance of the day. The Post
| Commander then made short address to
| the Post, and then directed the Adj tant to
| call the roll of the dead. The names of
| Charles B. Wilson, J. B. Dickson, j. c..
| Mckay, G. II. Brose, H. A. Scott and G. P.
Shipley were then called and responded to
by the Sergeant-Major. The command was
| then given to Salute the Dead" after
| which ceremony the Post was seated and
| the quartette, Rest, Soldier, Rest" was
| sung by Miss Bernice Parke, Mrs. j. f.
Brown, Mr.. w. w. Hall and Mr.. J. w.
| Tarndley. They were accompanied by Miss
| Carrie Castle at the piano, and the beautiful
song was sung in very effective manner.
| The Post Commander then delivered the
Address of Welcome to the audience, and
was followed by the singing of . America y
| by the quartette and the entire audience.
This was followed by Il prayer by the Chap
lain Comrade J. A. Cruzan, and then by
|
| performed by the band.
COLONEL INGERsoLL's ELOQUENT WORDS.
Hon. s. B. Dole then recited the following
elegant extract from a speech of Colonel R.
! G.. Ingsrsoll, delivered at Indianapolis,
Ind. 1876:
"The past rises before me, as it were, like
dream. Again we are in the great strug
! gle for national life. We hear the sounds of
preparation-the music of boisterOus drums
the silver voices of heroic bugles. We see
! thousands of assem- blages, and hear the ap-
| peals of orators; we see the pale cheeks Of
women, and the flushed faces of men; and in
} those assemblages we see all the dead whose
dust we have covered with flowers. We lose
sight of them no more. We with
| them when they enlist in the great
army of freedom. We see them part
with those they love. Some are walk
| ing for the last time in quiet, woody
places, with the maidens they adore. We
hear the whisperings and the sweet vows of
eternal love as they lingeringly part for
ever. Others are bending over cradles,
! kissing babes that are asleep. Some are re-
| ceiVing the blessings of old men. Some are
| parting With mothers who hold them and
| press them to their hearts again aud again,
| and say nothing. And some are talking
with wives, and endeavoring with brave
words, spoken in the old tones, to drive
| from their hearts the awful fear. We see
them part. We see the wife standing in the
door with the babe in her arms-standing
in the sunlight sobbing-at the turn of the
road hand waves-she answers by holding
high in her loving arms the child. He is
gone, and forever.
90 We see them all as they march proudly
away under TIE Haunting flags, keeping time
to the grand, wild music of Yar-marching
down the streets of the great cities through
the towns and across the praibies-down to
the fields of glory, to do and to die for the
eternal right.
We go with them, one and all. We are
by their side on all the CORY fieIds-in all
the hospitals of pain-on all the weary
| marches. We stand guard with them in the
wild storm and under the quiet stars. We
are with them in ravines running with
blood-in the burrows of old fields. We are
with them between contending hosts, una
bio 10 move, wild with thirst the life ebb-
| ing slowly away among the withered leaves.
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