The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-18
MEETING OF
PATRIOTS
Celebration of Bunker
Hill Day.
PRAISE FOR OUR FATHERS
Sons Of the American Reyolutlen
Gather and Talk of
America.

urday the Hawaiian Society. Sons OF
the American Revolution, gave an en-
tertainment I'm honor OF Bunker Hill
day which fell on yesterday.
In the morning the annual meeting
was held at the office OF the Hawaiian
Trust 4 Investment Company. Reports
were received from the officers. and
these latter were reelected for the en-
suing year. They are as follows. w. F..
Allen, president; w. n. Castle. vice
PRESIDENT W. O. Atwater. secretary:
w J. Forbes. treasurer; Prof. w. ID.
Alexander. registrar. The officers with
II. G. Jones. +. J. Lowrey and w. G..
Parke will constitute the board of direc-
tors.
The entertainment In the evening was
opened by an invocation by Rev. w. M
kincaid and this was followed by the
annual address OF the president. w. F.
Allen. II was as follows:
we miss tonight our founder and
hrst president, Peter Cushman Jones.
who has done so much for the society
since It's foundation: we also miss our
second president and compatriot. AL
bert +. Judd. who has left us in answer
To the call all must sooner or later rec
ognize. We shall greatly miss him at
our meetings and social gatherings. a.
he always took deep interest in the
society. Suitable resolutions were pass
ed at our meeting which will be spread
on the minutes and sent TO his family.
These two presidents covered
period OF four years. during which time
there were numerous meetings and So
ell Is.r 4
FOR various reasons, no meetings were
held. not I trust because interest in the
society has waned, as our numbers are
larger than many OF the States on the
Mainland can boast.
with the new year We viii trust that
renewed interest will be taken and new
membership applied for. as we are now
not only Sons OF the American Revolu-
ton. but we are all sons and daughters
OF America.
Let me mention n singular coinci-
dent that I discovered today. on June
itth. t777. the American flag was first
legally adopted, and on June 18th, 1900.
the American flag was formally raised
over the school houses OF the Territory.
by the public raising OF the flag over
the city High School house on the 18th.
We Sons of the American Revolu-
tion have seen the contamination Of our
desires and work, In the annexation OF
the Islands To the Graat Republic, and
the inauguration OF Sanford Il. Dole.
our choice for first Governor of the Ter
ritory. Let us continue to work for
and assist In good government.
Unlike our forefathers we have not
had TO fight for this result with weap-
ons but like them we have been sue
cessfuI In obtaining what we strove for,
and we are now one : the integral
parts of the Great Republic, and under
It's strong protection.
Tomorrow, the 18th OF June, rs you
all know Is the anniversary OF the bat
tie Of Bunker Hill. The cause for which
IL was fought. and which 1t took our
forefathers seven long years to gain, Is
now recognized the wide world over.
Wherever any people are striving for
personal liberty. and TO free themselves
from tyranny, TO such this battle Is an
Inspiration and an example.
THE society have invited you to meet
on this anniversary OF Bunker Hill. and
its own foundation. to join in this social
celebration"
The roll OF members was then called
by secretary william O. Atwater and
the following resolution on the death of
former Chief Justice A. +. Judd was
read by Prof. Alexander:
whereas. IL has pleased the Almighty
God TO remove from this earthly life
our COmpatriot. Hon. a. +. Judd, there
fore be IL
Resolved. That by his death the Ha-
waiian Society OF the Sons OF the Am
otic and useful member. He was one
OF the original founders and an active
promoter OF this Society, and twice
served az its President. He was in
hearty sympathy with the principles
and aims OF the Society and both his
public and private life exemplifed the
sterling virtues OF those ancestors
whom we delight 10 honor.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
entered In the records OF this Society.
and that copy OF the same be COM
munlcated by the Secretary to the fam
ily Of our deceased Compatriot.
Unanimously adopted.
VIM. o. ATWATER.
June rs. 1900. Secretary
Mrs. w. r. Frear read poem and
Miss Anna Paris gave n recitation
descriptive of Bunker Hin day and the
famous battle.
The preface 10 the year book for 1900
was read by Prof. Alexander. This em-
bodied the annual report OF the regis
trar which was as follows: