Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-20


since adopted the name of Sons of
the American Revolution to be IN
uniformity with associations else
where that had SO called them
selves. The speaker showed that
no more appropriate name could
be chosen, to distinguish the
society from others that perpetu-
ated other wars of the nation.
He could see California beckon-
ing to the society here to come
over and form one of the constel.
lation of stars. (Applause.)
Plunging into history, then,
Captain Appleton spoke of the
strange turn in events which
brought the French, who had
been dispossessed of their colo
MES in America by the English
colonists, round to aid the same
colonists later in securing their
independence from England. If
it had not been for the experience
i'll arms gained by the Americans
while aiding the English regular
forces to drive the French out of
Quebec and Louisburg, it was
doubtful if they should have at
tempted to go to war on their
own account against the mother
country. Captain Appleton dis
played a gold badge of the society,
explaining that it was almost a
copy of the cross of st. Louis, a
French royal order whose last
president, Louis XVI, allowed
Lafayette to come over to Anne
RIGA, devoting large amount for
his expenses and giving
America a loan besides. There
had also be gu devised a marker for
the graves of revolutionary heroes,
bearing on it the date "l775" and
the figure of a minute man. 1t
had been the speakers privilege
to take one of these markers to
France and place it over the grave
of Lafayette at Poictiers, and he
described the interesting cere-
mony performed on that occasion.
In the little cemetery where La
fayette lies are the tombs of a
number Of the French nobility,
while in an adjacent lot are the
graves of 5000 victims of the
French revolution. They had
died in an attempt to give France
the freedom Lafayette had assist
cd in bestowing upon America.
1t was not that pride of ancestry
which Americans deprecated in
Europeans which was the chief
motive of organizations such as
this society. There was both his.
torical and educational interest in
tracing the descendants of the
different groups of people who
had founded the American nation.
In conclusion the speaker argued
that Americans had never made
any adequate return to France for
what she had done for them in
their trying times. Counting the
naval forces that had aided in the
siege, the French numbered more
than half of the 10000 men that
captured Yorktown. Since 1870
the Republic of France had been
firmly established, and on this
anniversary it was most appropri-
ate that they should recognize
what France had done for the
United States. In resuming his
seat Captain Appleton said he was
glad to be there and to extend to
that branch in the latest republic
formed in the world the fraternal
greetings of the Massachusetts,
Society.
The chairman called for a vote
of thanks to Captain Appleton for
his address, also asked that by
the same token they should autho-
rize him to carry the greetings Of
the Honolulu Society to its sister
in Massachusetts. This was car
ried with enthusiastic reclamation.
Miss Grace Richards sang
"Star Spangled Banner" the as
sembly taking up the chorus,
Refreshments were then served
while the people interningled in
sociable groups. At 10 o'clock
the very pleasant entertainment
was concluded.
Shortly before the closing the
Government band, having con-
Guided the concert at Emma
square, came and played in front