The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-04
40W THE DAY WAS CELEBRATED IN 1864
As TOLD BY THE ADVERTISER FILES


hall the dates 1776 and 1864 hung in
evergreen. with a framed battle scene
between them. The tables were under !
the direction OF Mons. Victor. and those |
who know his skill i'm the culinary art
need no description of them. The sup
ply was over-abundant. and great taste
was shown not only I'm the preparation
but I'm the conducting of the entertain
meut All the guests appeared pleased
and satisfied-a difficult thing with so
great a crowd as was present on this
occasion. About 2 o'clock the reading
Of toasts was commenced. which we in
sert. but are compelled 10 omit the re-
sponses. owing 20 their length.
I. The President of the United States
As chief Magistrate OF "a great republic,
in IT'S life grdpple win stupenuOus
wrong, ne has emitted himself To- the
homage of all unpreJudiced minds. and
shed additional lustre upon the nation.
Responded 10 by His EXcelency, Or.
Nc Stride
:. His Majesty, Xamehameha V.
Called to reign over a land Blessed with
beauty and prosperity. may he long
continue to hold the affections of
loyal people.
Responded to by S. n. Castle.
3 The Day We Celebrate. our cOun-
try's natal day. the point i'm time when
the everlasting principles OF religion and
political freedom announced themselves
as the foundation Of true government.
Responded 20 by II. a. Il. Carter.
4. our Flag and the Union. May the
stars I'm our banner prove emblems of
the diffusion Of holy light in peace;
may they CLEAN with fearful brightness
on our foes in war: in all time may our
lag wave over the Union, one and in
separable. never-ending. based on the
cornerstone Of freedom.
Responded 60 by l.. MCCully.
Arm nj lnff IL
ers of the Union: our hearts are with
them when they stand as bulwark to
resist the angry surges of foreign or
domestic violence
/ Responded TO by a. r. Judd.
/ s. The Heroes Of 1876. Their memory
their sons In defence Of the Union emu
late the heroism OF their fathers in its
establishment.
/ Responded TO by T.. O. Hall.
Z. The Memory OF Washington. May
the God to whose bosom ne has been
gathered give peace ard unity TO the
land he loved; and in love may the ma
ton hold his memory as a common her
itage to inspire loyal and unsullied pa
triOtism.
Responded TO by ". II. Parker.
Some Of the addresses made in re-
Spouse were we'll prepared and we'll de-
llivered. and all breathed the spirit Of
try. We much regret our space forbids
their insertion.
After the regular toasts and responses
were ended several volunteer toasts and
addresses We're made among which was
one by Mr.. I. Bartlett. referring To a
subject that had barely been mentioned
by any Of the speakers-Slavery and
the death blow IT had received by the
Emancipation Proc lamation. His re-
marks were those OF a true Republican
learnest and warm. and evidently in full
sympathy with the feelings Of the peo-
pie. They were followed by three hearty
lcheers for the Emancipation Proclama-
ton.
II was nearly o'clock when the
guests began 20 retire from the table
and the chairman rose and announced
that a gentleman had offered the Proc
lamation OF freedom to the slaves
which hung near by. to be sold for the
, benefit Of the sanitary fund. Mr.. s
, Severance was soon at his post and
: commenced the sale. the earlier bid.
, running up 10 $50. The purchasers IN
each instance had the picture resold 70
, the same object. the whole avail
Amounting TO s453 The last purchaser
, Captain Waterman. presented tn
Proclamation TO the American Minister
{, The portrait Of washington was thei
! presented and sold for the same object
= the total receipts from IL amounting q
!, 500. These sums will be forwarded Z
4 the United States Sanitary Commission
and including the premium on exchang
o will probably make a gift OF $1,000 as
= Fourth of July donation from Ameri
A cans in Honolulu for the relief Of thei
a lcountrymen. wounded and disabled Il
- the Civil War
a After the auction the ballOting 10
y President was announced. with the fol
. lowing result. which met with thre
y cheers:
a For Abraham Lincoln PSI votes.
a For George II. Mcclellan. IL votes.
s For John G. Fremont. votes.
a May IL prove. as one remarked, las goe
g. Honolulu so goes the Union
le There must have been nearly on
nj thousand persons present on the 90
4, lcasion. Besides Americans we observe
Dt English, French and German familie
10 who enjoyed the festivities as hearth
p as did the former. All the officers
q. the Russian war steamer i'm port hoI
NJ Ored the occasion with their presenc
o. There were several fiattering allusior
10 20 Russia and the Russians. whiC
IN were sufficient 10 show that America
TO and Russian hearts were united by q
id same bond OF universal freedom. Amor
n the guests. also. we noticed several
ri the members Of the consular corps
at We must not omit to allude to Il
ny singing, which was admirable. Amor
q the pieces sung were: We Are Comm
or Father Abraham God Save Z
81, King" Hail Columbia" THE Flag
~ our Union" The Red. White a.
rs Blue" etc. etc.
PR After the dinner was over, and /
~ deed while II was in progress, I
younger portion Of the assemblage. U
OF der the leadership OF DIR. Hoffman. g
or gagged In the dance. and II was n bea
ed tiful sight 90 see the children WI
m. their white dresses and long fowl
Of sashes Of red. white and blue. movi
De. so gracefully and happily around I
Tor hall. which had been tastefully ri
cir pared for them and hung with banne
ost and 90 which the motto. Young Anne
he ca" hanging in evergreens on one s
lite Of the hail. invited them
-. ITO go and mingle,
~ In the gay festal dance. where eve
= heart
80 Is beating faster than the merry tun
her The Doctors versatility in devils
IN ways and means TO amuSe the Iii
ore folks was unbounded. and It will
long before they forget the Fourth
nc that hand organ.
ere At early dusk the crowd, which
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