The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-27
g., A. r.
Geo. W. belong Post, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Fourth Annual Camp Fire.

were present., and including them a
majority of the comrades, as follows:
Commander, r. w. Lame; Senior Vice
Commander, Sam'l McKeague; Junior
Vice Commander, VIM H. Place; Ad-
jutant, James f. Noble; Quartermaster,
r. ]. Greene; Chaplain, Theo. H.
Boehme; Officer of the Day, V. V.
Ashford; Officer of the Guard, !. ID.
Conn; Sergeant Major, i. l.. Clarke;
Sentry, l.. Adler; Comrades, Geo. w.
Merrill, Jonathan Austin, Thos Camp
bell, Thomas Carey J. A. Cruzan, c.
II. Dickey, c. p. James, w. X. Law
renee, Joseph f. Lovejoy, w. NJ. Nc
Candless, John Ross, Rudolph Schrei-
Der, Geo. w, Smith, w. +. Williams
and G. w. Yarrick. AS guests of the
occasion there we're in attendance Hon.
A. +. Judd, Chief Justice and Chan
cellor; Their Excellencies p. p. Kanoa,
Minister of Finance, and ]. T. Dare,
Attorney General; Hons. w. c. Parke
and H. M. Whitney; DR.. Tucker, and
Messrs. II. E. Avery, George Castle,
Mort Dat, II. +. Hebbard, w. Unger,
Walter Hill, of the Bulletin, Gilbert, Of
the A6aertiSeS and ID. Logan, of the
HERALD.
A large table was spread in the ante
room, service and fare being typical of
camp life. The dishes we're of bright
tin, while the victuals consisted of pork
and beans, hard tack and coffee.
Toothsome sandwiches, ginger ale and
soda water, were thrown in by the com
missariat, probably as token of these
piping times of peace. Rev. ], A..
Cruzan invoked the Divine blessing on
the repast, the gathering and the Amer
lean nation The feast was apparently
as provocative of good cheer as the
most elaborate banquet would have
been. All having put appetite to rout,
withdrew to the main hall, and the off
GERS being summoned to their stations
the sentimental programme began.
Mr.. K. w. Lame, Post Commander,
who wore several decorations for hon
orable service, delivered the opening
address. After disclaiming the posses
sion of talking powers, he welcomed all
to this celebration of the anniversary OF
Geo. W. De Long Post at its camp fire,
held for the purpose Of renewing. old
associations and forming new ones
The idea Of instituting Post here wa:
formed about four years ago. 1t was
the only Post outside Of the United
States. The King granted permission
for its establishment and they were
very grateful for the favor. AT the
National Encampment in San Fran
cisco reference was made in apprecia
tive terms to the Post for its success
and to His Majesty for allowing then
to form an organization of this kind, I
peculiarly American association in Q
> foreign country. His Majesty had beer
very kind to them on all occasions, anc
he was very sorry that he was not there
When they bought lot in the GENE
,, terry the King gave them five guns, one
for each corner and one for the center
This society was not like the Mason'
or Oddfelows. When its members
die out it will die out. The only way
Of perpetuating IFS memory was by
forming organizations OF "Sons o
Veterans and he trusted that before
another year they should have one
here. He also hoped they would have
a Ladies' Relief Corps" which was {
very useful organization. He hoped
= the members would talk these project:
up with the result that at no distant
: day they should be accomplished. In
: conclusion he announced list O
toasts, the first being, "His Majesty
! the King" which was responded to BY
! the Band playing "Hawaii Ponoi"
"1he Queen, the Heir Apparent
! and the rest of the royal family" was
: the next toast, responded to by the
J band giving "Aloha De-"
"The President of the United States
of America" was coupled with the name
, of Comrade G. w. Merrill, U. S. Min
: lister Resident.
His Ecellency said he presumed tha
Int compliment W TIC IlSoluSIl hiS"h
their country, for which they and he
risked their lives, when they had seer
the enemy in front coming through the
c open woods, and felt that tremor Of
& wish that they were home in then
a mothers houses eating mince pies OF
c baked beans, and prayed when they
+ saw q shot coming that it would pass
S high enough to miss their heads. The
: President sympathized with every
n organization which said, "Give us one
!; and united country" 1t was a libe
8 on army life to say that the baked
+. beans and coffee on this occasion
resembed what they had in the field
They were glad to get drink O
/ muddy water, or morsel OF mea
: gouged out of the carcase OF al
j. OK on the roadside. Array life was no
Il eating and drinking, but when they
:, went out to fight it was for a principle
l. of right between God and man Al
-, 4. So. ,