Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
HAWAII UNDER THE FLAG
Stars and Stripes Unfurled Over the Islands
on August IL.
Ceremony Attended by Military ana
Naval Display-Admirai Milier's
and Mr.. sewaii's Functions.
from Honolulu, dated August

Precisely at eight minutes to u o'clock
| today the Hawaiian flag descended from
! the flaSstafrs on all the government build
| in gs, and exactly FIVE minutes to the same
hour the stars and stripes hoated on the
| tropical breeze from every official 1ag-
| staff
| The ceremony of today a most i'm
pressive one. To hear the strains OF "Ha-
wall Ponof' for the last time as a national
| anthem: to hear the bugle blow taps
| the Hawaiian ensign sank from Its posi-
| tion- and to notice the emotion OF many
who had been born under it and had lived
their lives under it. was solemn. But then
came the bugle call for the raising OF Ola
| Glory. and the strains of The Star
| Spansled Banner" broke forth as that ban
| ner was unfurled to the breeze. Then the
| cheers broke forth. aud eyes that had been
dim for a few minutes became bright and
| 1ghtened up when the stars and stripes
| blew out.
/ The picture presented in and around the
| executive building was most striking In
| the grounds and around all the approaches
! were crowds CT onlookers Of every section
| of varied nationality. Notably remarkable
| was the number of Hawaiians. Within the
| grounds the military and naval display
was line Hawaiian troops United States
marines. the mounted patrol, the polio. and
| the citizens guard presented a splendid
| appearance. while the platform FOR the eN-
| erciscs and the verandas of the executive
| building were gay with brilliant summer
| dresses. dancing feathers and ribbons and
| the brightest faces that Honolulu pos
| sesses. The uniforms of staff and naval
| officers added brigh tEess to the scene. The
Weather was propiJious.
| The Parade
The ceremonies began with the departure
of the LIST Regiment OF the National Guard
| of Hawaii from their drill shed at $50 this
| morning. The parade was headed by a de-
| of fua
mand OF Capt. Kane ana Lieut.. Warren.
| Then came the Hawaiian band and tie
| drum corps.
The regiment marched TO the boa; land
| Ing to escort the troops from the Philsdel-
| phia and Mohican. which were already
| drawn up on shore. The United States
| FORCES were commanded by Lieutenant
: Commander Stevens, and consisted of one
| company OF marines and two of blue
| Jackets from the Philadelphia a company
| OF bluejackets from the Mohican and an
artillery detachment of two guns and
| forty-two men. The naval detachment
was headed by the fagshps band
On the right of the main steps were the
! n ain halyaros from which the hIg Ha-
waian flag at the top of the main tower
| noated in the breeze. The detail I'm charge
OF these halyards and the hauling down OF
the Haw allan flag were Corp. H.-F Kill
| boy and Privates o. Winkler and 4. Spill
ner of Company +.
The detail of men in charge of the rails
| Of j. Ward coXswain of the adroirsrs
barge. The nag Itself was in charge of @.
n Platt gunner's mate of the philadel-
| pfia- and r. Winters. boatswaIn's m 10 Of
| the Mohican. These are the men who act
| ually raised the stars and s.ripas over
Hawaii The flag used for the occasion
was the largest size used in the navy spe-
| cially made at Mare Island for ;he pur-
| pose.
The Formal Ceremony
As soon as President Dole and his cab
| met came from the executive building TO
the platform, the justices OF the supreme
court followed and then Admiral j. n
| Miller, and Minister Harold Sewau came
| down the steps, followed by Captains c. IL
| Wadleigh of the Philadelphia, and S M
Book of the Mohican, and their STAFF off,
GERS. and Colonel Barber of the LIST New
York Regiment.
The ceremonies opened with prayer by
Rev q. L. Peterson, pastor of the First
| Methodist Church of this city
Minister Sewall than rose and addressing
President Dole who had risen, presented
him with certified copy of the joint reso-
| luton of Congress annexing the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States. President
| Dole answered, acknowledging the making
OF treaty of political union and formally
yielded to Minister Sewall, the repre-
sentative of the government OF the United
States, the sovereignty ana public property
of the Hawaiian Islands
Mr.. Sewall replied:
Mr.. President: In the name of the
United States / accept the transfer of the
sovereignty and property of the Hawaiian
government The admiral commanding the
United States naval forces in these waters
| will proceed to perform the duty intrusted
to him.
The Hawaiian band played Hawaii
| Ponoi,' the national anthem. Colonel Fisher
gave the order TO the National Guard bat
terry, stationed on the executive grounds
| in command of Lieut.. Ludwig, to fire the
national salute Of twenty-one guns, which
was also repeated by the PHILADELPHIA As
the echo of the last gun reverberated in
the hills, bugle sounded and the national
ensign OF Hawaii came slowly down until
it reached the ground never to go up again.
The Flag Raising.
There was a short pause and then the
admiral nodded slightly to Lieut. Winter
halter, who gave the order: "Colors. roll
off," the fiagshp's band struck up the we'll
known strains of 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner,'' and as the stars and stripes slowly
assembled there was breathless suspense.
But it reached the top cheers broke
forth from the crowds below and salutes
of twenty-one guns were again fired by the
Hawaiian battery and the Philadelphia
A few minutes after the hosting of the
official flag others were raised from the
two side towers and the military head
quarters.
Minister Sewau then read procIama-
ton. stating that President Mckinley d.
reefs that the civil, judicial, and military
powers of the government shall continue
to be exercised by the officers of the re-
public of Hawaii. Following the reading
of the proclamation, Minister Sewall made
an address congratulating the residents of
Hawaii upon the accomplishment of annex
alton.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the
National Guard marched to the parade
grounds. where Minister Cooper admin
istered the oath of allegiance to Colonel
Fisher. The colonel then administered il
to the officers and the captains to the men.
The regiment then escorted the naval bat
talions to their boats and returned to the
drill shed to sign the rolls.
A ball at the executive building. at which
1900 guests were present, was the culmina-
ton of the festivities which followed the
ceremony OF the hag-raising.
For the Honolulu Garrison.
1t is the intention OF the War Department
to have General Kings command of SOL
diers. which recently left San Francisco
detained in Honolulu, where they touch on