The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-13
It Is Celebrated With Much EEthu
siaSm in the District.
NO MORE MONARCHY WANTED THERE.
The Grafton OF the Day Delivered by j.
Barnet, and Geo. +. Eenton Read the
Declaration OF Independence-Zeal FOR
the Republic Animates Kohalaites.

lOll lay OF the United states wa
celebrated in the customary American
manner for the first time in KOhala
We have observed the day here be
fore, but not in the full and complete
manner so dear to American hearts
and so enshrined in the affections o.
our people.
Some weeks ago a public meeting
was called for the purpose of consider
ing celebration in which the whole
district was represented. DR.. B. D.
Bond anu Mr.. q Z. Tullock were APP
pointed committee on finances. The
Rev, A. Ostrom was made chairman
of a committ-e of five on literary eX-
ercises; Mr.. J. Hind was made chair
man of the committee on location
Mrs. ] Hind, Mrs. T. 5. Kay and Mrs.
r. II. Atkins had charge of prepara-
tions for the feast; Mr.. g. f. Renton
looked after the preparing OF the
grounds and the decoratiOns-and
soon the whole district was active
with preparation. When we learned,
later, that the Republican Constitu-
ton of Hawaii was 10 he proclaimed
on the Fourth, it added new en-
thusiasm to our ell. rts. 1t had been
determined from the start to hold our
exercises in the open air; suitable
grove was secured in the centre of the
district, few PAGES from the statue
that marks the birthplace of the first
Kamehameba. 1t may not be gener-
ally known to Honoluluans that in the
center of Kohala stands the exact
counterpart TO the statue in the Gov
eminent grounds in Honolulu. Ko-
hala was the patrimony of that am
bilious man who suhjugated brave
and warlike people, and brought the
whole group under the sway of a
single government. And we felt that
it was particularly fitting that here,
at the fountain-head of Hawaiian
government, the beginning of a new
order of things should be inaugurated
by day of rejoicing. For weeks the
weather had been inauspicious; but,
when the morning of the Fourth
dawned, it disclosed as perfect and
radiant a day as ever Kohala can
boast. The most glorious sunshine
sitting through the folisge; the balm
lest Zephyrs stirring the leaves ma
ture rejoicing with mankind in the
brighte and most suspicious day in
the annals oil Hawaii. We found the
decorations in perfect taste. Garlands
of green aud pTofusiOn OF bunting. a
stage for the speakers, a platform for
the dancers, and seats for the guests.
Everything was in order, and the eX-
ercises began promptly at IL O'Clock.
All were decorated with the national
cOlors of America and Hawaii. The
programmes, which included full
cop es of all the national and popular
songs, with which we enlivened the
days proc, edings were beautiful
works of art, the product of the skill
full hands of Mrs. J. n. Bell and they
allowed the whole audience to join in
the singing.
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PRoGRAMME-FoURT OF JULY.
National Anthem" America ~.
............ ........ :, ............. Audience
ChaiI mans Address. Rev. A OstrOm
Reading the Declaration of Inde-
pendencp.-.........M Mr.. q. F. ReutOn
SOng-"The Star-spangled Banner. ...
............-MTs. J. Hind and Chorus
Grafton. ......... ......... Mr.. ]. Barnett
SOng-"rhe Battle Cry of Freedom.
.......Mr. G. F. Renton and Chorus
LUNCH.
Song. g......-....... ......... "Hail Columbian
Song. ........... "Old Folks at Homer
Song. .............. "Tenting Tonight
Song. marching Through Georgia.
Hawaiian National Anthem-......,
.-.......... ......... ...... Hawaii POnoi" |
This programme was slightly altered |
so as 10 lTave all the singing completed /
before we sat down To the feast. Two |
bands of music were in attendance.
The exercises of the day began with /
the singing of America - by all the |
audience standing. Then the chair /
man of the day REV. A. o trOm) gave
the following Introductory address
an eptiOnably able euunciation of
those br ad principles of goodwill that
peculiarly distinguish our republican
institutions. 1t was mastery laying
of the fuel that leaped into such a
flame of intense enthusiasm and re.
jOicing as the exercises of the day pro-
ceeded:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
and fellow islanders /
thank you heartily for calling me to
preside over and introduce the exer-
cises of this auspicious day-a day
that foreshadows more than it ex-
presses | think you have done wisely
and well in these ends of the earth in
it family day God hath
set msn in the earth in families; the
family is the unit of humanity, and
the natural love and forbearance and
pleasure pervading the family circle,
make it fit type of heaven, fore
ID dOwiDg the brotherhood of man,
he fundamental idea of our immortal
What festive memories
gather around the birthdays of the
liffsrent members of the household?
"Thus We meet today as an inter
family. Some of you have
lad and will have your days of festive
rio cling over kings and queens and
and We all have. and will
gain, rejoice with you. Whatever
'ou have of good is ours. But today
$ our innings as the ball players
ay, and the object of our joy is not
hrODes, not methods of government, ]
Tot power in abstract, hut the fOunda-
i of thrones, the source of power the |
lights and the will of the people.
from the beginning these have been 6