The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-31

formula as he did so.
nyour name my comrades I scatter
these memorial flowers upon this grave
which represents the graves of ali who
died in the sacred cause of our country.
Our floral tribute shall wither. Let the
tenCer fraternal love for which it stands
endure until the touch of death shall
chill the warm pulse-beat of our hearts.
Inc Chaplain (R. Jay Green) then read
as follows:
Comrades by this service, without dis
uncuon OF race or creed, We renew our
pledge to exercise a spirit of fraternity
among ourselves, of charity to the desfs~
tute wards OF the Grand Army, and A.
Loyalty to the authority and union of
! United States Of America, and to or
glorious flag, under whose folds eveN
Union soldiers or sailors grave is tM
altar OF patriotism. sI
Tie band then played appropriasx
music; and afterwards Mr. +. Turre'
addressed the assembled veterans. he
! promised by abiding to the great pre-
| paratiOns which the American govern
| ment had made to crush the rebellion
and the determination of the people to
! preserve the Union. He spoke of being
| in the 9th Army corps under Sheridan,
| and alluded to that brave soldier having
| ''passed over the dark river of death
| during the past year" In speaking of
| the Navy Mr.. Turrill made happy allu-
| sion to the men of the United States
| man,Of-War Trenton having, in the midst
! of a bowling gale and with death staring
| them in the face, cheered the crew of
| the British war vessel CalliOpe as
| that vessel steamed outward from Apia
harbor in the face of the awful tempest,
which had already sank the Vandalia
and had destroyed the lives of many
brave American seamen, among whom
was Capt. shoemaker, so we'll and
favOrably known on these islands. The
speaker also stated that Geo. w. de Long
Post had not lost a member during the
past year; but one lady who was "near
and dear to many present, known
familiarly as Grandma Dickson, had
gone to join her soldier boy" Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Turrell said that "sixty
millions of people in the United States
had closed their places of business to
celebrate this day, and the Geo. w. de
Long Post was the last to sound their
music and spread their flowers during
this diurnal revolution of the sun in his
westward round"
Mr.. Turrill received hearty cheers a
the termination of his address, and i
was generally applauded and considered
one of the chief events Of the proceed
ings.
The Roll-Call of the dead was thel
; called by the Adiutant ". Y. Ashford
and about twenty of the veterans an
swered to their names; although SOM
{ were declared 'absent or leave" and
l few we're dead"
: A firing corps of the Honolulu Rife
then fled to the Waikiki side of tn
square; and, fronting the platform, fire
three rounds to Salute the Dead"
! Then followed the hymn "My COuntr
2 tits Of Thee which was we'll rendere
: | by the band and choir
/ The Benediction was pronounced b
! the Rev. DIR. Beckwith, and this term
1 mated the ceremonies at the platform
. The Grand Army veterans did not tax
any part in the
2 MARCH HOMEwARD;
e but the native officers, who had bee
; seated beside them during the cert
/ monies, led the way out of the cemeter
. and they were quickly followed by til
S band and the Honolulu Rifles, Whe
e outside the gates, the soldiers were n
: called with aerated water, while forme
!, in line, and one of the corps marche
1 through the division of the cemetery O
b: the other side of Nuuanu Avenue. Wit
| IIllS ICSOI GIiC COIlJ dEIGS I6IOIHIGu
5 marching order, the band leading, an
: the procession marched back to tow
enlSkened by the music by which the
5 I.Imoufaccompanied.
eu2 !, graveyard. on both sides Ii
90, presented 1esFt-- and improve
: appearancey~rs Compared with that
=. former years. Among the graves tn;
were noteworthy for their decoratio
! with flowers, were those of the late Mr.
. | Mary DOminis, Mrs. Dickson, and on til
east side Cornwell and LOnzada's, w.
Smiths, James Campbell's tomb, whic
! was open to the public, q. Lucas an
- others The newly made grave OF Mr.
, Dominis, just at the left OF the entrance
WAS completely covered with most beal
tiful flowers, such as plumaria, steI
knots. and other varieties. Indeed sue
= a display as Yesterdays has never befOl
: been seen in this beautiful Cemeter.
Such a wealth of flowers suggested
more than one, 'Where could they a
have come from ?"
In the Grand Army plot, inscribed o
o a tablet, were the following names
= Charles Wilson, Joshua B. Dickson, J.S
4. Mckay, G.. H. Rose, II. A. Scott, u.
! Simply, Phillip ]. South, Jos. TildeI
q f. S. Harvey, H. w. Ramsey. Aroun
= the various tOmbstOneS were WreathS
9 flowers placed there by loving hands
: While between two OF the stones was
:. basket with great variety of cholc
l flowers. marked with a card, Gin men
: ory of Lieut.. Arms" and on the bac
= s'NIrs. T. Fl. Hebron" These will sho'
how thoughtful were the living tor tn
dead.
On the way home the ''jam" of cal
, riages and hacks was considerable unit
@ School street was reached, and wher
! many of these vehicles turned OH Ho'
: the main rush. -
served throughout the WhoIe me
march. and in the grounds OF the GENE
. terv; and we have not heard OF an
: accident that happened during the pre-
ceedings. except the running away OF
team on the line of march to the cemt
L tery. and this proved to be no lnPed
!, ment. as the horse was soon Drought
a halt. .o ID +ba Rove
: Band marched down to the corner fa.
Il Fort and King streets where they i'a .i'S;
u turned around, and marched 70 'he
= armory. I'LL, +ho foIIowin
r Eros nv II W. Longfellow, as they ar
e appropriate to the memorial services
n the day:
= SIoan comrades, sleep and rest
y on this Field OF Grounded Arms
9 Where foes no more MODEST
, NJ sa,Itrv,s shot alarms.