The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-23
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ing remarks of the Minister. Com
rade Greene then told story of South
ern' ''hotels" in war times and asked
Comrade EatoIr to detail his eXper-
fences in one of these institutions in
Florence Is. ca Mr.. Eaton stated that
while scouting in Georgia he sudden
~ met up with three men. He was not
looking for them--but they were look
ing for him. First he was sent to
Charleston and later imprisoned in the
stockade at Florence There he board
ed seven months. From his accounts
the fare would hardly rank with that
provided by Honolulu hotels.
Capt. Rhodes then sang Marching
Through Georgia. the audience join
my in the chorus.
Gen. Hartwell responded eloquently
to the toast "Our Order" He observed
in the first place that there was de-
plorable ignorance generally about the
tate war. Few people, comparatively.
seemed to understand all it. meant and
all that has been accomplished by it..
The war has established forever the
most vital principles. Service meant
something. Today the influence of the
men who had been through the war
was mighty power. The speaker
believed that as long as the G. \. Il.
lived the greatest problems would be
safely worked out
Capt. Appleton was the next speak
er. He was introduced as a traveller
who had been in many lands and was
asked to give few of his Impressions.
The speaker said he was able to dis
Germ at glance a great deal of true
Americanism in Hawaii. There was
New England Americanism-Bos
Observation-Disclosures.
The baked beans on the table was
an instance. He had regarded Hawaii
as ii foreign country. But since his
arrival here he had concluded that if
the map of North America could he so
rearranged as to place Hawaii just off
the coast of Massachusetts, it would
be about right and quite at home. In
Honolulu the speaker had found Amer
lean church, American schools, Ameri-
can Y. NJ. A., libraries distinctively
American, an American museum and
n Il
found in San Francisco, st. Louis or
even Boston. There were societies of
Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of
the Revolution. q. 4. r., Sons of Vet
Grams, etc. "The magnet of the
American Coast is too strong to allow
the two countries long apart" said the
speaker.
From this point he took up the sub
ject of the late war and its results, and
spoke feelingly of the &. \. r. He
referred in complimentary terms to
the 10000 colored men who fought
with the Union army. 81 knew Gen
eral Hartwell," said he when he
marched out as colonel of colored
regiment formed in Massachusetts and
was later wounded in an engagement
in South Carolina" In conclusion he
presented to the local post the greet
ings of \. w. Kinsley Post, No. l13 of
Massachusetts.
Capt Rhodes was again introduced
and rendered in fine voice We're
Tentng Tonight"
Rev. j. Munroe responded to the
toast Our Visiting Comrades" He
was introduced as a veteran who had
lost IA leg at Vicksburg. The speaker
dwelt first upon his impressions of
Honolulu. He had arrived here feel
ing like stranger coming to strange
land. Instead he had fallen among his
comrades again and felt perfectly at
home. He had found the same old
hymns in the churches and the same
rallying songs which enlvened the
camp fires in the home over the sea.
From this point the speaker dwelt up
on the influence of the woman in the
war and gave them large credit for
the success of the Union arms.
Post Commander Greene called at
tention in a humorous manner to a
conflict constantly going on between
the navy, artillery, cavalry and infan-
try of the g. A. r., as to which of
these branches really put down the
rebellion. He would admit that the
first three helped, but knew if it had
not been for the latter the result of
the war would have been different.
The press also helped to put down the
rebellion. Comrade harrington, editor
of the Advertiser, was asked to sub
stantiate this statement.
Mr., harrington spoke entertaining
ly for five minutes. He referred to the
power of the Tribune, other papers
and Mrs. Stoves celebrated novel in