The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-09-25
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.
Pleasant Reunion Of Men Who
Fought in the Civil War.

Fhe George W. DeLong Post, G.. A.
R., met at Independence Pa on
Saturday evening. About twenty
five members were present and a
number of invited guests, including
President and Mrs. Dole, Mr.. w. o.
Smith, Mr.. W. Z. Rowell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Hall, Mrs. Reimen-
schneider and others. Many of the
wives of the members of the Post
were there. The pavilion was decked
out with Hawaiian and American
flags, and with wreathes ard flowers.
The entrance to the place was lighted
up with lanterns. Piano music was
rendered, and Miss Rhoades sang
"Tent;Dg Tonight" and several other
pieces.
On Mr.. Dole's arrival, the bonfire,
which consisted of cord of wood,
with brush, was lighted, and the il
Elimination was very bright. At S
O'Clock, the party rallied around the
beans, hardtack and doughnuts, coffee
and biscuits, the best fare which
army life afforded. After the lunch,
there were some literary exercises.
DIR. n. B. Emerson presided, and
made few opening remarks. He
stated that many of the facts of the
army life were never brought to the
light, and the occasion of a campfire,
like the present one, was the proper
place to bring them out. Beans, he
said, were good marching food, but
worse than bullets in camp life. He
said that the Post had warm feeling
toward the new Republic, and it well
coined President Dole and Attorney
General Smith.
Mr.. Dole responded, and said he, of
course, admired the movements of
the Grand Army, and regretted that
he did not wear the button of the
Army.
Mr.. Smith, in responding, said that
the little "Army of Hawaii" had been
materially reinforced, in spirit and in
person, by members of the old army.
A few such men, who knew just how
to fight, and had often been under fire,
when placed among men, who were
well trained, but were not used to bat
tie, made veterans of them. A hun
dred such men, it had often been
shown, in war, were equal to thous-
and green troops. 1t was very satis-
factory that, in the case of trouble
here, there were so many men who
knew just what to do, anu would not
be trified with.
DIR. Emerson mentioned an incident
of his army life. He was doing picket
duty in Virginia, bear an old fort at
three in the morning, when he was
surprised by rustling in the bushes.
He challenged, but got no answer, and
then fired. A scrambliDg followed,
and he soon found out that he had
shot roaming pig.
Mr.. r. j. Greene said that when at
Port Hudson, on the surrender of
rebel fort to the Federals, they
marched in to the tune of Yankee
Doodle. The rebel officers said that it
was not etiquette to play that tune
Federal officer replied that whenever
American troops were around it was
always a good tune to play.
SOnIduS hIlSuG Sdlu IudG UelOIe
going into battle he felt very uncom-
Portable and timid, but when he went
into the fight he was all right, because
he had something to do.
Miss Rhoades read one of the Eulo-
gies on General Grant.
Mrs. w. w. Hall gave an account of
her army experience with her father,
a Federal general, near Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. On one occasion, she act
ed as guide for the Fifth Division,
through an unknown country, she be-
ing familiar with the roads.
DR.. Emerson recalled an incident of
the Revolutionary War The wad
ding had given out, and the captain
brought out copy of Watts hymn
book, and told the men to 'give Watts
to the British"
Thanks were voted to Comrade
Wright, the campfire was put out, taps
sounded, and the meeting broke up.