The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-31
DECORATION DAY

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participation iu the ceremonial ~ ihrlr
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American ritlgrns vi fliref sk.n JAP.
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dlpat " kImuuua anu mo htiEhitsi ~
tb.a with th.If UrS mouths rourod in
to Dupid's bows. sal amid the graves
ind rlnfiod in the sunshine and ~"
flowers
Every cross and monument was
vrpathpd u lrie every mound tyldDd
with blossoms striking emblem uf
tho resurrection in the fresh and FRA
grant flowers atr,wn above the ashes or
the dund The perfume " the blooms
rose lik. incense VA the still sunshine,
Will" the dainty gowns ana careless,
happy laughter ~ the young men and
mnldpns gave the day "A festival air
that added rather than detracted from
the time-h unorod ceremony of honor
Ing the soldiers who died FOR universal
liberty and the union Of their country
To many. II not most, ~ the newly
made Americans tho littl" cluster OF
graves gathered under the stars ana
stripes that dropped at hair mast from
liz pole possesses little significance as
cot The day to them Is q memorial
day for their own dead until such time
as the impressive ceremonies OF the
O. A. Il. post shall have fully educat-
I'd them to the Significance OF the pro-
cession and the tribute paid to the
brave who fought for the emancipation
from slavery Of the world at large
while winning the bloody battles OF the
war of the sixties.
Close to the plot where the Grand
Army post inters it's dead, chairs were
grouped for the orators, the post, and
the distinguished visitors of the day.
A few OF the notables arrived early on
the ground, and shortly after 3 o'clock
the strains of a dead march sounded
through the cemetery as the head of
the procession wound between the
gates.
| Acting Governor Cooper and his at
tendant staff in full uniform consist
ing of Colonel Soper. Adjutant General
Kenake and Captain Halves, with the
Rev. Mr.. Pearson, who gave the bene-
diction in place of the Rev MI Kin
caid absent at the funeral of one of
his Pensioners. preceded Mr.. Thomas
Fitch, orator of the day, to the chairs
reserved for them. Several prominent
officials were with the party, and many
of the members OF the Legislature and
representative business men formed on
two sides of a hollow square facing
the graves. The members Of the post
made the third, and the firing party
the fourth side. Back of these were
massed the general public and the
band.
The musicians started the ceremonial
by playing the doxology, while hats
We're DOTTED and heads bowed as Chap
lain Green read the impressive prayer
laid down by the G. A. II. ritual. Post
Commander w. l.. Eaton conducted the
services according to the ritual be-
tween the pauses OF the music and
orations.
One OF the selections rendered by the
band was The Holy City" after
which the post commander introduced
Miss Cartwright as the reader Of Pres
ident Lincoln's Gettysburg speech.
The fair elocutionist did full justice
to the terse, weighty periods OF the
great President, delivering the ORATOR
in clear, dramatic tones. greeted with
applause at the close.