Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-31

The observance Of Memorial Day In |
Honolulu was fitting testimonial OF
the loyal sympathy felt by the people
of these Islands for the surviving sol
diers of the Grand Army Of the Re.
public. With this sentiment is COM
bined veneration for the dead heroes
and faith in principles for which they
persisted.
The oppressive heat Of yesterday
caused many people to remain In the
shades Of their homes and sent others
to cool retreats In the heights. The
crowd at the cemetery was not as large
as usual. But the exercises were wit.
messed by many hundred people. The
procession arriving from the city
about 8 o'clock found the walks and
avenues OF the beautiful cemetery
thronged with people who had gone
early to place flowers upon the graves
of friends.
The parade was a complete success,
being well managed by Marshal Wilder
and his two aides, Charles T. Wilder
and Harry c. Easton. A squad OF
mounted police served as escort. The
following is the formation:
The mounted police, consisting Of
Patrolmen Maitland, Lare. Gumpfsr,
Birmingham, Smith, Hone, Spillner
and Steward. under the command Of
Second Lieutenant Leslie, led the col
umn.
A detachment Of twenty men from
Camp Mckinley, under the command
Of Sergeant Van Eman, of the Goth Co..
with Sergeant Warren X. Snow. of the
9th Co., right guide; Corporal Pear
son Of the Goth Co., left guide, and the
following men comprising the detach.
ment: Privates Cook, Overton. Boyle,
Spaulding. Conner, Newman. Komlnsky,
vojszallo of the 67th Co., and musician
Westwood, privates Lutz, Lippsett.
Westwood. La Rue. Parsons, Weinberg.
Wlnstedt and Grant. OF the Seth Co..
Coast Artillery, made splendid show
Ing in their neat khaki uniforms and
well kept accoutrements. The Hawa-
liam Band was next In order, and was
followed by the First and Second Bat
talions Of the First Regiment. n. G. H.,
under the command OF Lieutenant Col
onel Mccarthy, who. with his staff.
Captains Schaefer, Ashley. Wall and
Lieutenant Norton. headed the column
The First Battalion, consisting Of Com
panies H, Captain Murray; A. Captain
Klemme; e, Captain TI!pa, and the IA
nous Company F. Captain Sam Johns
ton. were under the command Of Major
Ziegler. The Second Battalion, COM
prising Companies G. Captain Wilcox:
B, Captain Winant; C. Captain Costa.
were under the command Of Major Ca
mara. They looked well.
Next came the members Of the local
Post Of the G. A. r. and their visiting
comrades. Carriages mad been provided
for their use, as some OF the members
could not stand the heat and exertion,
entailed by the long march to the
cemetery. The veterans were followed
by a number OF carriages. The first
carriage contained the orator Of the
day, Thomas Fitch and the Rev. G. L.
Pearson. The second carriage was oc-
cupied by Acting Governor Cooper and
his staff, Adjutant General Soper, Cap.
tains A. J. Halves Jr.. and i. Kenake
The third carriage contained Attorney
General e. P. Dole and Superintendent
of Public Works James II. Boyd; the
fourth carriage was occupied by w. II
Wright, the Treasurer 81 the Territory
and Land Commissioner E. S. Boyd.
When the procession reached the
cemetery. the orator Of the day, to-
gether with Acting Governor H. e
Cooper and staff were escorted to the
speakers stand near the graves Of the
old soldiers. The band, under the lead
ership of Prof. Berger. played the dox'
ology and Rev. G. L. Pearson led In
prayer. The ritual prayer Of the G. A
r. was read by Chaplain Green ant
other portions OF the rite were pro
nounced by Post Commander Eaton
The band rendered "The Holy City
and Miss Cartwright delivered the IA
nous Gettysburg speech Of President
Lincoln. Judge Lyle A. Dickey, repre-
senting the Sons Of Veterans took part
in the ritual service. Fred Terril
strewed the flowers.
The Grafton by Thomas Fitch wa:
extemporaneous the fluent speaker, be.
ing 'guided by few notes he had jotted
aown. The character Of the orator
was poetic, and was attractive because
of the spontaneous and sublime
rhetoric with which the familiar senti
ments Of the day were clothed. Thu
magnetism of the real orator was fel
by the assembly and standing in dis
comfort and heat, the people Listened
to the graceful periods to the close. II
opening he said:
~ wish | might address these oil
soldiers who have honored me witt
their audience, in the literal as well a
the broader definition Of the word, a
my comrades, for tn eright to wear
Grand Army badge is a franchise O
nobility grander than that created b.
the accolade of king.
1.-THE right is reserved to those VIII
faced the iron hail of battle In behal
of the United States and the freedom
of man, the right to wear the badg
upon their living breasts or tn
flowers strewn upon the sod OF thei
graves. This badge, worn under tn
generals star, the colonel's eagles @
by the poorest and most unlettered sol
dier in the ranks, black or white, en-
titles the wearer to our eternal graft
tude and honor.