The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-23
AROUND THE CAMP FIRE
Happy Reunion Of Heroes Of the
War Of Rebellion.
Grizzly Veterans Of the G. A. R, Viva
Ciously Relate the Cory ReminlS-
CenCes Of Thirty Years Ago.

Ill the year oil the Gran0 army OF !
the Republic. One is of Decoration
Day, when the veterans march in
procession to the cemetery, to pay
their beautiful tributes to he memo
ries of dead comrades. The other is
the annual camp fire of the Post,
when in song and story the heroes
of the Union, over a feast having
camp fare as the principal viands
served withal in camp vessels, recall
their personal experiences in the
mighty struggle for the life Of their
nation from 1851 to 1865.
In former years the camp fires OF
Geo. w. de Long Post were held at The
Post headquarters in King street.
Two years ago an agreeable change
was made in holding the event on
the beautiful premises of Comrade
J. N. Wright at Little Britain, with
a real roaring camp fire on the we'll
wooded grounds shedding cheer
tul radiance on the company Of
veterans and their friends. This
was the scene of the celebration last
night. Before o'clock when the
company had mostly assembled,
huge pile Of logs in the park was
fred. The flames leaped as high as
the trees, and comrades and guests
so inclined gathered on benches and
chairs to windward, where they
could bask in the ruddy glow aud
tell and hear the tales that origin
ated about the genuine camp fires
of thirty years ago.
The personnel of the gathering was
as follows: Post Commander j. N.
Wright and wife, host and hostess of
The occasion, aided by Miss Annette
Wundenberg; Adjutant j. V. Simon
son, Surgeon n. b. Emerson and
wife, Quartermaster Il. j. Greene
md wife, Comrade S. Mckeague
and wife, Comrade Rhoads, wife and
laughter; Comrades w. F. Williams,
w. McCandless, l.. L. La Pierre,
Van Houten, Sherman and McCabe;
Rev. Z. G. Beckwith, D. D., Col. j..
H. Soper, Mrs. Patterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. j. King, Miss King, Mr..
King, Sr., Messrs. 9. M. V. Forster,
Frank Godfrey, w. II. Wright, VIM.
Norton, NJ. n. Sanders, Luther, A. q.
! Murphy and representatives of the
BULLETIN, Star aud Paradise of the
Pacific.
The caves of the front veranda
we're fringed with small American
hags, while large specimens of "Old
Glory" curtained the veranda on the
side overlooking the camp fire. After
The last-arriving guest had been
welcomed, a4d pleasant half hour
Of social intercourse passed, the
company was invited into the dining
room. There long table was found
spread with an abundant and most
inviting collation., there being be
sides the army beans, cooked to q
delicious flavor, and hard tack, ;
variety of toothsome edibles includ
ing apple and pumpkin pies, will
: the finest of coffee served hot. Will
ing hands Of comrades waited OF
. the ladies, while some of these, il
like manner, made all the stranger
: feel at home. Comrade Williams
had supplied large pot of big re.
beans done beautifully, on which
IA there was lively run until the ladlt
scraped bottom. When the feastins
had waned the company was invited
/. to seats in the parlor or within
hearing. range thereto.
Quartermaster Greene opened tn
3 literary exercises with remark:
e Early in 1861 South Carolina Sc
s ceded. Other young ladies joine'
, her and it caused quite little un
. pleasantness. 1t would be impOssi
J. BILE for him to give details OF tina
e unpleasantness. One OF it's resul,
!! was the Grand Army of the RepuE
% lie. 1t numbered to-day half a mil
:, lion men, all OF whom had Tough
l. for the Union, and received an hoL
s. orable discharge. 1t was not neces
J. sary that each man should hav
is been the hero Of a hundred fight
!; 1t was enough that he had obeye
. his commander, to entitle him to a
d honorable discharge. 1t was nc
N even necessary that he should ha,
s. seen the enemy, or charged up til
slopes of Gettysburg. Suffice it
. he had stood guard at bridg
T. There were some who claimed
10 have put down the rebellion, Liz
as him whose daughter said, MAN
:, what pity Mr.. Lincoln did nj
=, help papa TO put down the rebe
" ion" Mr.. Greene then introduce
IL Miss Rhoads who with voice al
Y. hands led the singing of "Ral
t, Round the Flag" at the piano.
!, Comrade Van Houten of Iowa a
" dressed the gathering on sour o
is der" The subject was so large tn
u he should contine himself to the L
S, ganization itself. If there was tin
b, he might say something of the arm
~ ~ that enlisted to put down the reb'
I! lion. The idea OF starting the ord
IL originated with Stevenson of III
nois. The first post WAS organic
=, at Decatur, Illinois, April u, lSt
y 1t received its first impetus by
" paper of that city publishing
ts ritual in full. A striking circuI
nc stance was that every member of t
h, staff OF that paper was eligible
;, membership. Although the orgaI
" zation met with enemies aud stro
co opposition, even with General HUI
bert as its first Commander al
General Logan its second, it ID