The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-10
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the many unfortunate things that have
cropped out as the consequence OF in
advertant or malicious action on the
part of some of the men, there has been
a genuine solicitation for the health.
welfare and entertainment of the men
by the people in the town.
When We first arrived, and establish
ed a temporary camp site In the race
track at Kapiolani park, the ladies Of
the city came forward, with a spirit,
characteristic of good, loyal, patriot
ism, and opened their homes, took us
worth attention. being thousands of
miles from our own fresides.
Superf1uous is it to mention why the
people OF Honolulu have occupied a
paramount position and played not a
small part in the recent campaign, for
the thousands of letters that have gone
forth from Manila from the New York
ers here, have more eloquently and
with immeasurably greater emphasis,
spread abroad throughout the main
lduu, IUSlT ISCCptiohs Soi GNU lhC
wonderful send-off from your shores.
The beautiful tributes of alohas to
those who have gone on, the many
. manifestations of friendliness and sin
terest, toward our regiment have right
| fully placed the ladies Of Honolulu on
patriotic equality with our women
| in the States.
| The mothers of the boys who re-
| sponded to the call to arms were pa
| triotic in the sacrifices they made, and
| eaually-if not more so-are the ladies
| of this city, for they cared for, cheer
| ing and, in measure, kept the pa
| triotic fires in those sons hearts burn
| ing. and sent them on their noble err
rand-happier and rejoicing.
| In a few weeks the convalescent
members of the regiment viii also sail
for their homes, and then only in men,
DRY, will be the existance of the New
York Volunteers. We are leaving your
city perhaps forever, and in the near
future will lay down our arms to take
up the duties of civil life once more,
but / feel that we cannot depart from
your beautiful Pacific city, without ex-
pressing the sentiment of the regiment
toward all who have left undone moth
ing that contributed to the amel1ora-
ton of our condition while in garrison
| here The boys are unanimous in a de-
sire that their thanks be publicly ex-
pressed, hence this letter, and that the
people of Honolulu realize, regardless:
OF reports circulating to the contrary
that every man fully appreciated every
effort put forth by the community IL
behalf of the members of the regiment
In leaving your city we take with III
but the kindliest feeling towards all
the comforting thought that in ou
newly-acquired territory, are CRANE
philanthropic people with hearts ina
go out to those that come to them iron
afar. and that our new brothers AM
sisters are ready and willing with thei
hands and hearts, to welcome any VIII
knock for admission.
We trust the conduct OF the regi
ment, while in Honolulu, has bee
such that whenever reference is mad
to the Spanish-American war of 1885
the name of the First New York Vol
unteers can be favorably mentioned.
Through the columns OF the Adve1
tiser. we thank you all for what yo
have done for us, and to the numerou
friends of the regiment on their beha
do I take this occasion to bid you
aloha.
\ A MAN OF THE RANKS.