The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-16

| HOIST FLAG
Exercises at St. Louis
| College.
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Patriotic 0rataon Rendered by A. T +.
Aurphy--salute Given to
The Flag.

ST. Louis College held its fiag-raisine
exercises yesterday morning and al
though they were a day behind the times
they lacked nothing In patriotism ano
enthusiasm thereby.
The stately old buildings under the
waving palms were all decked out IL.
honor of the occasion. Red. white anG
blue bunting had been used literally In
the decorations and as the morning
breeze swept down the Nuuanu vale,
from the hills 1t caught and lifted the
flags and streamers until the buildings
were all a-fiutter with color.
In front of the main structure the boy.
of the school had gathered in close ranks
five hundred of them in all. from the lit
tie barefooted youngsters of the primar,
grades to the stalwart youth who art
ready to leave the school to take up act
i've life in the work-a-day world or trav
e1 over seas to enter college or to begiI.
study for professional careers.
A platform had been erected at the
mauha SIDE of the front OF the building
and here was seated Right Reverend Gui
stan hopert, Bishop of Panopons, Other
members of the Roman CatnoIic clerg,
ana a h. Murphy. the speaker of tn.
day
Opposite the central doorway was an
other Platform and this was occupied by
II.
Immaculate uniforms of white duck Al.
around about were the boys OF the schoo,
and crowds of Orientals from Chinatow,
near by, and natives and whites filIeC
overlooked TO the fences and the street.
During the assembling of the crowu tn,
band played preliminary program OF
gay popular airs.
1he program began with the march,
The American Favorite." by the band,
and then Father Thomas as master o.
ceremonies. introduced A NfnrnhN
the ora'or of the occasion. Mr. Murphy
began with an explanation to the boy
of what the American flag meant to Ha-
wall and all residents of the Territory
''To every bit of territory over which /,
has ever waved II has been an honor anG
a protection" Mr.. Murphy sad. land We
shall find that 1t will prove the same tC
us. There are many Spots on this GLOBE
where little Is known of the. Uniteo
States as a country, but there is scarce
known and respected. for it is the symbo.
of freedom. of justice. and of equal right
To all. We have all learned to know and
love the Hawaiian flag and there may Be
many among us who regret to see it
pass into history as national emblem,
but we shall not forget IL. The Hawaii
an flag will always remain the Terri
torial flag of Hawaii. and when she is
admitted as State of the Union we can
adopt it as the State flag. By that it
will be perpetuated and honored as the
distinctive emblem of the Islands,
Mr.. Murphy went on to describe the
material benefits which would accrue to
HAWAII as "A portion of the United States
He spoke particularly as of especial in
terest TO all young Hawaiians of the
chance that would be now afforded the
boys of the Islands to secure cadetships
at West Point or Annapolis, and he sa
that he hoped some one of the students
of the st. Louis College might be one of
the lucky ones to obtain those coveted
honors. In concluding Mr.. Murphy urg-
ed the boys to rally round the flag" to
love and honor it always, and never to
forget that il was the flag of their coun-
try, the symbol of all that was finest in
national life.
The band then struck up the national
anthem and every small urchin in the
crowd and every man-priest, laymar
and Oriental-doffed his hat the col
ors fioated out to the breeze and rose
slowly and majestically to the top of the
mast over the building. Joyously the
boys broke out into the Star Spangled
Banner" singing as they had never
sung before. and then there began a
booming of huge frecrackers, saluting
the proud flag which 1oated TO the sky
above. and the school boys cheered and
cre"red and cheered again the inspiring
sight.