Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY GRAFTON

As was anticipated, there was a very
large attendance at the ceremonies IN
NuuanU cemetery yesterday AFTERNOON
over the graves Ut departed members OF
the q, A, r.
Upon the arrival of the procession at .
the cemetery the baud took It's position
and played old Hundred, the q. A. n. /
aud speakers II the day taking their /
respective places Post Commander /
Baton read the ritual Of the g. A, r. |
aud then cNmC the prayer ot Chaplain |
Cook l4orrm Andrews delivered IN |
gear tones l,inCOln's Gcttyshurg ad |
dress,
N, N, ScwOll orator or the day, |
delivered the following speech which, |
with the exception ur the nring Of
three NnlloNa over the graves of the
dead heroes by u squat from the sixth |
Artillery, was the last or the days pro-
grAm,
Veterans at the Grand Army " the
Ropuhllc'
Thla IL u day ot memories TOT YOU,
For w, who cannot call you comrades,
u II u day W Joy and inspiration
Aa We have watched your yearly pill
grlmNg0 10 this spot with ranks ever
thinner and steps moro fnltCtlng, Il
does not need the inplght OF seer FOR
VA 10 know that the Joyous aide Of this
day IN not for YOU Your thoughts 30
back tn the comrades fallen In baltic
and To those who have dropped iron.
your ranks perhaps since last YOU met
never 10 return, Aud you realize, Os
You pass along the streets, that you
live IN u world Ut another generation
l. A. Al "a. a..
your dooda, for men are fathers now
who NJ tho tlmo of sumter and Arpo-
mnttON were yet unhOrn n generation
which, Ike Your own, have fought a
war OF Justice nnd against oppression
The deeds ana heroes Ut this war nrC In
the monthh Of all men, M yours were
once, Aud You feel, perhaps, that oven
youth defenders uf the nation IN
her dlrcat nlrRlta= have not been Hpar-
cd the penalty o, growing Old, ana have
been furgOlipn,
All this you can bear, II you must,
hut how u bends your proud aplrltn aud
cuts Into your sensitive souls, 10 recall
today tho persecution IN which you
have been subjected Tor quarter ~ u
century, the attacks which picture you
10 your cOuniiymCn M IN organization
mondlCnnl ana morConAry unworthy
ponAlOhgra ~ n nations bounty unlll
you ask yourselves, IT, after all you
have the reward brave men have the
right Ia expect for the performance Oi
patriotic duty and the only reward
outside Of the consciousness NJ duty
uOnc the gratitude Of those To whom
you have been bonofnctOra. Especially
may you nHk here, Tor, Notwithstanding
the generous contribution these Islands
made 10 the Union cause, you must bf
conscious that your organization hnf
not had here the position NJ full 70.
gard In tho community To which II II
entitled Geographical distance hnl
added 10 the romOionosH IN time fror
tho events ~ which you were part Il
contribute To this, ana here In on
eternal summer no budding HprlnI
marks this dry m diylncly nppOlnto,
Tor those memorial services
This IN the AOmbor side, II II giyel
. you pain that speak Of II, do no oDlJ
because n IN IN your thoughts and be
cause too ] have n word NJ cheer Il
sny, True II N that the present genera
ton have fought n wnr--rlghtoOus AM
Just, IIn0ynDt IN spirit ana full NJ
courage, like your selves they respond
od ~ their COuntry's call ana carried NJ
lng In honor and glory across tho sGns
Like you, they faced porilB ana prlyn
lions and death m this added row o
graves attest, liui think you they wGrl
unmlndfil " what thoy owed 10 yOn
Think YOU thoy ala not know ana ron
der thanks . You IN soldiers prayers
that you preserved IA them GOlintrl
| Ia. IA. "A a. nu A.. A.
Think YOU they would have, N tho
could, their deeds and heroes take ~
place ~ yOufBY Santiago ana Mnnll
Bupplaco Mobile hay ana the passage u
The forts NJ New Orleans, Dewey Bup
place fnrfagui2 Dewey how WI lOy
him for what he dldI Nothing ho ca
dO or that cnD be- done IN his MANI
c1b destroy that love or take from "
our vested right NJ pride, iiui never
!. nor IN the supreme moment ~ victor
ala he rise ~ moro heroic height
than whom, after II was won, WIN NJ
congratulations ~ his cOnBlfymGn, m
The tributes ~ tho world pouring I
upon him, IN mOdpsty AMI truth hn NJ
tUbuiod hll that h0 had done ~ M
} teaching ana inspiration ~ The Rr01
{ Admiral under whom b0 served !
youth,
y Bnn Juan was gallant charge, bl
yOu recall n hundred Just m pnIlal
whore yOu fought mon ~ your Nv
blood ana worthy ~ your steel, an
every ono led ~ n wood, u Roosevelt
Dr caprOn, ana every regiment I
\ rough rldofBI IN Roosevelt, who hold
the hearts ~ The present generation Il
none other can IN Roosevelt uDWInf