The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
IS OBSERVED
GENERAL CESSATION OF BUSI-
NESS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY TODAY.
EXERCISES IN MANY OF THE
SCHOOLS.
Veterans of the Grand Army Hold
Memorial Services at Nuuanu Gene
tery-Judge NJ. NJ. Estee the Orator.

Decoration Day in Hawaii has al
ways been made prominent beyond the
memorial observances of the G.. A. R.
over their dead, and early this morning
the first cars were filled with people
laden with fragrant blossoms in
wreaths and punches with which to
decorate the graves and revive the
memories of their dead. While tn. GUS
tom is universal, it prevails to a larg-
| er extent among the natives and POr-
tuguese and for days beforehand how-
ers are tended and preserved for MEM
orial day.
| Shortly after daybrEak this morning
/ the cemeteries We're Tedolent with the
perfumed flowers strewn by loving
hands and busy figures could be seen
! bestowing the blooms to the greatest
advantage. Many OF the wreaths ,nd
flowers this year are skilfully made
| from colored paper the better to with
stand the hot sun and keep the mounds
! ed monuments, garlanded cannon and
several days. .-......
| Throughout the city the Stars ana
| Stripes float at half-mast, whIlg en-
| signs in the harbor all do reverence
! to Memorial Day. AS usual the stores
have made allusion to the day in their
windows, those of May & Company and
! Thrum's being especially appropriate
and artistically arranged with wreath
ed monuments, garlanded cannon and
stacked rifles.
| At NuUauu cemetery early this morn
ing, where the local post of the Grand
Army of the Republic, dwindling year
| by year, but still devoted in the loving
memory of the comrades who fought
| side by side with them on bloody fields
nearly forty years ago. have laid aside
a green turfed plot for their COM
panions, the turf was cleared with
Scrupulous care, the halyards of the
| flagstaff hauled until the folds of the
| flag that those lying beneath the finger
| o. it's circling shadow had fought for.
! dropped at half-mast in the still morn
| ing. Seats have been placed for those
! taking part in the exercises. the ora
tors, readers and staff officers of the
executive. Arrangements have been
made for seating the members of the
De Long Post on the border of the
grassy plot that will one day prove
their own last sleeping place and over
which today their chaplain will read
the burial service and the ritual Of the
G. A. r..
The cemetery this afternoon viii be
crowded with those who have yearly
shown their respect of the present gen.
Grafton for the spirit OF the day There
! is always a most cosmopolitan crowd
ir attendance. Uniformed, the Vete-
ran in their distinguishing hats with
the badge of honor, the first regiment
Of the National Gurd, the knights Of
/ Pythias, the Mounted Police the ca
dets from the Kamehameha school, and
the representatives of the present regu-
lar army, the Sixth United States Ar
tilery. The Territorial Band and the
| Kamehameha School band will be in
attendance to set the time with the
| solemn airs of dirges during the long
walk to the cemetery. Many invited
guests have been especially asked and
| the government officials, including the
/ staff of the governor will be present
The dwelling place of the dead VIII
| be alive with humanity this afternoon
| representing all nations. To the ORR
entails Memorial Day is holiday of the
| American nation not quite fully under
stood. perhaps, and the brightest of
| butterfly kimonos are brought out for
! the children an army of whom are
| brought to the cemeteries. English,
| German, French and Portuguese, ma
tiyes and Orientals all dress according
| tc their Interpretation of the day and
! its meaning and join with the Amerl-
cans in honoring their dead.
At the store of Quartermaster Deitz
! this morning floral tributes of green
MALE and brilliant, fragrant blossoms
we're brought in all this morning for
| the decoration OF the graves of the
| George w. De Long Post and We're sent
out at noon to Nuuanu cemetery. The
members of the Post will meet at
| q o'clOck in VineVard street and will form
! il. parade line on Alakea, right resting
or Beretania street, Judge Morris NJ.
Estee will deliver the funeral Grafton.
while Lincoln's Gettysburg address will
he read by Mrs. w. w. Hall. A salute
across the graves will be fired by the
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