The Daily bulletin., 1890-07-05
The Glorious Follil.
Genuine American Holiday,
Grand Independence
Day Grafton,
Sports On Flood and Field. .-EeStiYi-
ties Of The People,

was made q genuine American l0ll-
day, from early morn till long past
the fall of devices evening. On the
official programme were The follow
ing events:
Salutes of l3 guns morning, noon,
and night.
Regatta in the morning, the yacht
races at 1890 u. IA.
Literary exercises at l0;30 o. NJ.
Field sports forenoon and after
noon.
Reception at the United States
Legation, 4 p. M.
Grand ball at Honolulu Rifles
Armory, p. m.
There were railway and steamer
excursions on the outside. Ameri-
can flags were floating from houses
everywhere, and official foreign flags
also did courtesy TO the day. The
shipping made splendid sight.
Tie United States warships Charles
ton, Nipsic, and Iroquois, and the
British warship Acorn were dressed
fIom stem to stern. At night the
Charleston was resplendently iiluni-
mated. OF course there was the
usual crashing and sputtering en-
thusiasm from exploding bombs and
| crackers.
Tho Literary Exercises.
There was respectable sized au~
dience in the Hawaiian Opera
House for the literary exercises al
1880. The committee in charge
was Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott, chairman,
Me5srs. A. w. Richardson, Fl. a.
Parm.lee, and jus. G. Spencer.
On the stage with the chairman
were seated His Excellency John L..
Stevens, orator of the day, Rear
Admiral Brown, q. S. N, Lieut..
Dyer of the U. s. flagship Charles
ton, Rev. E. G. Beckwith, D. D.,
Mr.. II. w. Severance, United States
Consul General, Mr.. G. w. Woods,
Medical Inspector U. S. NJ, and
Hon. w. f. Allen; also Prof. Ber.
ger with detachment of the Roya,
Band, and the following choir
Prof. j. w. Yarndcy, leader, Mrs
r. d. Walbridge, Mrs. j. f. Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hall, Misses
Beckwitl, Severance, and Atherton
and Messrs. w. o. Atwater, Theo
Richards, w. Wheeler, F. j. Low
rey, w. II. Hoogs, and G. p. Castle
His Majesty the King was re
ceived with the national anthem
played by the band, and in th'
5 royal box with him were seate,
Hons. j. O. Dominis and A. S
! Cleghorn, and Col. G.. w. Macfar
: lane, III. MS Chamberlain. In th
opposite box were Col. and Mrs
: Claus Sprecl1els and daughter, AM
:, Hon. Samuel Parker and Mr.. +. S
> Pratt.
I The band played an overture
!, DR.. Beckwith offered prayer. Th
! choir sang "America," the audienc
u joining in the chorus. Prof. Scot
b introduced Mr.. Woods, reader {
& "T'he Declaration of Independence,
:, as descendant of Miles Standisl
y y 'more famous as a fighter than
writer" The reading was don
/, with exceptionally fine elocutior
!, Mr.. w. III. Hoogs sang the solo {
f orally Round the Flag" the cho
y leading the audience with I'll
chorus.
Prof. Scott in happily chose
terms introduced the orator of Il
t. day, saying that his good gray hea
II showed that the prime Of his maj
"a hood was contemporaneous with I'll
" heroic age of the American Il
l. public.
> THE GRAFTON.
" His Excellency John L. Steven
M United States Minister Resident, d
livered the grafton. His subje
was: American Patriotism-Pr
dominance in the Pacific" in ope
p ing he said: "This is the one d;
le of the year on which the Americ'
Minister is allowed by his Cover
TX .ment TO put aside the prescrib'
" W rules of his Office and, as q cillze
y to give public expression 10 |
" opinions. 1t is in this charact
n alone, none but myself being re
10 ponsible for my words, that 1 il
e. e. prove the opportunity to speak
an American to Americans, and
at Others present who would commem
ys rate the birth of my country"
ua Patriotism, Liberty, IndepC
at dence, these words stir the heal
60. of true Americans by mighty
10 10 spiration. 1t was the first of the
W Patriotism, which he desired to e
ay phasize at that time. This mol
p- sentiment cannot be satisfied
'Of commemorating the past, by lhe
,gs ing of cannon, and prolonged {
Us plosion of India crackers and bonn
1874 Real patriotism is an inspiration
duty. 1t calls men to do the we
nl' nn' we'll which is immediately bef'
IN them. They should never fori
yht that the living sources of the he
igs ism which was illustrated on arel
se' of peril and death, were in
o. ~. moral education of the Ameri'
OF people, which preceded those
ploits on land and sea. The mot
1ay forces which gave direction TO Al
I9H I2H rican councils and inspired Am
zoe can devotion To duty in the wal