The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-24
POST CAMP FIRE.
Members Of De Lone Post Gather
at ]. n. VTiglfS.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Big Fire Burned Brightly
on the Lawn.
Veterans Listen to Speeches on
Preserving the Union and
Extending Its Lines.


was organized. Although distant sew
eral thousand miles from the scenes OF
the conflicts during the struggle to
preserve the Union, interest in the or
ganization is unfiagging, and the Post
is prosperous. The Post enjoys the
distinction of being the first Grand
Army organization formed outside the
Union line Just after decorating the
graves of soldiers on Memorial Day, Is
years ago, the veterans met and found
enough to complete the number for a
regular organization. Today there are
80 odd members.
In accordance with the usual custom,
the members celebrated the date Of or
ganization last evening with camp
fire at the home of Mr.. ]. N. Wright,
Little Britain. The members were
nearly all present, and in addition
there were several guests, some Of
whom were asked to address the gath
ering. Among the guests were: Amer
lean Minister Sewall, Hawaiian Minis
ter Hatch, Mrs. H. E. Cooper, Mrs. S.
NJ. Damon, Attorney-General Smith,
Minister King, Chief Justice Judd,
Consul-General and Mrs. Haywood,
Mr. n. w. McIvor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
to Japan; Professor and Mrs. Alexan-
der, Colonel and Mrs. Fisher, Deputy
Attorney-General E. P. Dole, Captain
Dyke of H B. NJ. S. Comus, w. R. Cas-
tie. Superintendent Rowell and Mrs.
Riemenschneider
hnuco unc xupl1 dppOra for
the occasion. The American flag was
everywhere, draped tastefully about
the house and the veranda A huge
bonfire had been built early in the ev-
ening in lot adjoining the lawn. 1t
fiared and burned and cast its weird
light up into the branches of the tall
trees, and sometimes outshone the
many electric lights hung about in the
branches that overhang the lawn. The
chairs were placed in wide circle IN
der the trees, and the tables, loaded
down with refreshments, were in the
center of the circle. Some of the wives
and families of the members were
present, and many of the ladies were
seated on the veranda during the pro-
gress of the speeches.
Post Commander Green introduced
the speakers of the evening. He pre-
scented each speaker with few we'll
turned phrases. After relating the in
cidents of the forming of the Post,
Commander Green proposed the toast,
1.-The United States" He called on
Minister Sewall. The Minister stepped
into the wide circle and responded.
He said he was proud to hold such a
position, representing the people of the
United States, under such a President
as Mckinley, a President who had
himself been a soldier and had carried
arms in the Union Army in defense of
great principle He had broken away
from family ties and home life, ties that
were the very dearest. He had always
exhibited that great insight into
truths, which an election campaign had
helped to bring to light. Although he
had been soldier, supporting the
cause of the North against the South,
he had the honor and glory of secur-
ing from the South the largest number
of electoral votes of any Republican
candidate elected since the war
Through his great craftsmanship
and his wisdom" said Minister Sew
all, "the ties that hold together that
section of the country will become
more closely united. Through his wis
dom and sagacity, the greatest pros
perity the country has ever known is
beginning to dawn. Those who are
members of the Grand Army and who
fought to preserve the Union are re-
joicing that this President, in his wis
dom and far-sightedness, is thorough
ly in favor of closer union of the ISL
ands with the United States" A gen.
erous burst of applause followed Min
lister Sewall's remarks.
Attorney-General w. o. Smith re-
sponded to the toast of President Dole.
He made few felicitous remarks on
the wisdom of the presiding officer in
selecting him to respond to the toast.
He eulogized the President and said
that all men were pleased to recog
nize in President Dole the character
istics which had made him President
of the Republic in such trying times.
He might be expected to continue to
exhibit those characteristics until the
end for which all were striving-an-
nexation-is accomplished.
In introducing Gen A. S. Hartwell
to respond to the toast, THE Blue and
the Grey" Commander Green said that
General Hancock was asked on which
side he proposed to fight. He had re-
piled that there was but one side. But
there were two sides; hundreds of
meetings and battles in the next few
years had demonstrated that fact
Wise and sagacious men were in the
South and they had devoted their lives
and their fortunes to the defense of
their principles. General Hartwell &C
quiesced in this belief. He said that
these men of the South believed thor
oughly in the business CT their claims
The men who had fought for the Grey
could not be expected to abandon their
belief To them State rights were in
violable as they were to that great
orator, Patrick Henry. He believed
that the Union should be preserved,
but the States must be given liberty,