The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-26

Coronation Day is being generally
observed in Honolulu today, not only
by the British residents, but by the
citizens who have combined to make
the day a holiday. The wholesale
houses, banks and government offices
closed at noon, while the more inn
mediately British houses closed their
doors for the entire day. The celebra-
tion centered this morning at ST. An
drew's Cathedral where the coronation
services, an abbreviated form of those
used at Westminster Abbey today,
were gone through in duplicate with
the service prescribed for the Colonies
by King Edward VII, additional pray
ers for the President of the United
States and Congress being added as an
acknowledgements of the services being
in an American territory and in a ca
thedral of an American episcopate.
Few Englishmen were missing from
the cathedral this morning while many
Americans, aside from the officials who
paid courtesy to England's monarch
helped to fill the pews. Seats were re-
served for heads of Territorial Depart
ments, the army and navy, repre-
sentatives and the consular corps. An
Hawaiian flag draped the lectern and
an American the pulpit. The red and
white roses of York and LacasteT filled
the altar vases, brought down from
Moanalua this morning by 5. NJ. Da-
mon. These were the only decorations.
A vested choir of some sixty voices
lent much impressiveness to the inter-
esting service. The cathedral was COM
fortaby filled, but now crowded. Fol
lowing the service a reception at the
British consulate was held from one to
three, this was well attended, although
only gentlemen were present. The ter
rtorial band, belongs to the British
empire today to all intents and pur-
poses, playing three times in honor OF
the occasion. Flags are flying freely
from fiagstaffs in town, the consulates
all displaying their national banners.
The services commenced at a quar-
ter past nine at the cathedral, equiva-
lent to a quarter of eight in the even
ing at London, or long after Edward
and Alexandra were crowned king and
queen. This afternoon the cricke
match at Oahu College has been made
the excuse for a garden party on the
lawns and under the shady trees of the
campus. Refreshment tables will bt
scattered here and there, and the cor
dial invitation extended to the genera
public will meet with a ready response
There is no fee charged in connection
with the match or the reception.
This evening a large crowd will gath
er at the Moana Hotel to hear the co
ronation concert of Captain Berger ant
his men and also attend the ball Th
hour for breaking up the days cele
bration has been gently designated il
the advertisements of the affair IL
which two o'clock tomorrow morning /
named as the time for conveyances.
The coronation services, material,
shortened from the actual ceremonial
to be performed az Westminster Alb
hey, filled with customs handed dow
from monarch to monarch were com
menced at 9:15 at St. Andrews Cathe
dral this morning, the Rev. Canon
Macintosh and Kitcat, assisted b
Rev. John osborne and Canons Aul
and Weymouth, officiating.
The original coronation service whic
was held at the time of Queen VictO
ria's investment of royal dignities an
cares, left that monarch, then in he
teens" worn out as the late afternoo
shadows crept across the grey old All
hey of Westminster For King Ed
ward the program has been shortene
and for celebration in the colonie
Shortened again. This being an Amer
lean territory, the services were ono
more taken in hand by Canons Macl
intosh and Kitcat and adapted for Am'
rican use. Many of the time hOnored oil
servances of the conservation ritual al
meaningless except in the light of trt
ditlon and to those up in the lore {
royal ceremonies. There are Other
that must not be omitted. The Corona
ton anthems are always sung. 81 wf
glad when they said to me, Let us G
into the house OF the Lord" and al
other, first sung at the coronation