The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-01

an excellent army, it was time for its
muster out. The main objection offered
to an increase of the regular army was
the cry of militarism. l don't intend
to trench upon politics. l wish to speak
fer my brothers in the regular army.
The majority of the regular army OIL
GERS are schooled at West Point My
comrades will confirm the statement
that the first teaching there is of an
absolute reverence for the civil govern
ment The military is always subor-
dinate to the civil authorities. To as
sert that those men are TO endanger
the liberties Of any man is absurd. II
is monstrous to say this of the regular
army. The spirit of patriotism in the
breast of every officer is strong as it is
in the breast of any human being"
The Navy" was responded to by U.
5. G. White, Engineer, L. S. N, who
told of the development of the navy
from it's ships of wooden walls and
carronades to the iron walled ships
with thirteen and fourteen inch shells
| Wherever peril threatened the Navy
! has been found true to the faith and
| flag. The United States today has the
finest ships that naval architecture can
design, which carry guns of almost in
finite power. Every reliance could be
| placed upon the men of the army and
navy when the hour of trial came, and
the Navy would always be found true
to its instinct, true to its country and
to it's dag.
Judge Little spoke at length of the
origin and purposes of the Grand Army,
| its devotion to its country and flag,
and Of the influence which was lent to
the army when in the field by the moth
| ers, wives and sweethearts Of that day.
! The spirit that pervaded the veterans
in the Civil War pervaded the ranks Of
! the sons of these veterans when the
Icharge was made up san Juan hill. The
! Grand Amy stands for the protection
of the Constitution and the flag.
Thomas Fitch, who was honored by
the title of Colonel said he was one
of those bogus "Colonels." not genuine
He thought it necessary to apologize
when speaking to the Grand Army.
When asked to respond to the toast of
The President of the United States"
| several weeks ago there was no thought
of the calamity that was to befau the
! people, anu ne turned ms lNDuSIAS TO
| the present incumbent, President
| Roosevelt whom he lauded for the work
he has already accomplished. His ad-
dress was long and full of the history
and doings of Roosevelt as the cowboy,
| the student, the philosopher the au-
| thor, the leader of armed men in the
| battlefield and the leader of political
bodies. He was typified as man Of
indomitable energy and progressiyeness
and a man under whom the nation was
to make great strides in its new
grandeur as the greatest power among
earthly powers.
| Comrade Cooke revived the scenes of
| the camp and the old days of the camp
| fire by giving what he termed a "Musi-
cal Talk" He sang an original COM
| position dedicated to the "graybacks."
the mule-meat and other features Of the
CIVIL war which caused much amuse-
ment, the chorus of which appears al
! the head OF this column. Several patrio-
tic songs We're sung. Comrade c. II.
! Dickey and Mrs. c. /. Crabbe singing
the solo parts It was late when the
! assemblage sang America" and the
guests broke ranks.
The following petition to President