The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-31
IN FOND MEMORY
Impressive and Elaborate CGTGn0I-
ialS for the Dead.
PROCESSION AND SERVICES
Decoration Day Generally Obser-
Ved-Business Suspended Par
ade-Oration BY J. A. Cruzan.
PROCESSION AND SERVICES
A HOLIDAY.

| The Heavens were weeping through
out the greater part of the Memorial
Day exercises yesterday. There was
great gathering of people of all
nationalities at the cemetery The
graves, and especially those of the
sleeping war veterans, were profusely
decorated with flowers and vines.
The day was practically a holiday.
The Government offices suspended
business early in the forenoon while
the business portion of the city was
deserted after the noon hour. Only
the Government schools were in ses-
sion.
The procession was late in reaching
the cemetery. Many carriages and
hundreds of pedestrians preceded it.
| Immediately upon the arrival of the
column at the cemetery, the services
were begun on the G. A. r. plot
After an appropriate selection by the
Government band. Post Commander
L. L. La Pierre read the ritual This
was followed by prayer by Chaplain
Greene. Comrade Williams decorated
the graves of the dead.
o. C. Swain, of the Sons of Veterans,
read Lincoln's Gettyberg address.
Comrade J. A. Cruzan followed with
an Grafton. The roll call of the dead
was made by Adjutant Copeland.
Then were fired three volleys over the
graves of the veterans by the Benning-
ton bluejackets.
The great throng of people then took
up the strains of America, accompanied
bythe band, at the conclusion of which,
Rev. Douglas Putnam Birnie pro-
nounced the benediction.
THE GRAFTON.
Following is the excellent address
by Rev. J. A. Cruzan, orator of the |
day:
1t is thirty-seven years since the |
first gun fired at Sumpter called a ma
ton to arms. A new generation, worthy |
in every way to succeed that one,
has drawn its sword in one of the most |
righteous wars that the world has
ever seen, and it is now making his
tory. Some of our comrades who wore
the blue in that older struggle are help I
ing in the new. Dewey, Sampson and
Schley of the navy, and Miles, Mer-
ritt, Shafter and scores of others, who
are now in this army, which is now
making history, shared the fortunes
of that elder army.
Today we pause to remember. We
call to mind another righteous war
We remember another army which
carried the old flag at Donaldson, Shi-
loh, Pittsburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta,
Antietam, Cold HarbOr, F'redericks-
burg, ChancellOrvlIle, Gettysburg and
in the Wilderness. We remember an
other navy that fought at Forts Henry,
and Donaldson, Hampton Roads, New
Orleans, Fort Fisher and Mobile Bay.
We recall such names as Lyons, Baker
Reynolds, Hancock, SchOfield, Rose
Grams, Hooker, Meade, Howard, Thorn
as, Sheridan, Sherman and Grant. We
Admirals FOote, Dahlgren,
Porter and Farragut. We remember
Wilson, Sumner, Ben Wade, Chase,
Stanton and Abraham Lincoln. These
men, and the boys in blue they led,
also made history of which Americans
shall ever be proud.
I want to open a page or two Of this
older history and see what we find
written thereon. 1t was given to these
history makers, whom we honor to-
day, TO uphold our flag and save our
nation from dismem berment. More
than a century ago into this bit of
bunting our forefathers stitched and
stained our democracy. It became
more than a bit of bunting. it was a
symbol of free country, nationality.
Fired on at Sumpter, hauled down
One-half OF America. the loyal
North sprang to arms in its defense.
Why? Because that flag meant Amer
lea. The ringing words of General
John A. Dix, If any man attempts
to haul down the American flag shoot
him on the spot" found response in
every American heart.
That flag stood for nationality, liber-
~. equality. With one and a half mil
lion loyal bayOnets back of it, what
a power there was in that bit Of bunt