The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-27
COUSINS
SERVICE
Memorial For Members
Who Have Recent
Iy Passed Away.

The Cousins Society met last night
in the auditorium of the Punahou Pre-
! paratory school for a memorial service
for those members of the society who
have passed from this earth since the
last annual meeting. There was a large
attendance and the services, though
simple, were very impressive. After
President A. s. Clark had called the
meeting to order, Rev. S. E. Bishop,
DID,, led in prayer and the audience
Joined in singing .'Blest Be the Tie That
Binds" The music for the meeting
was in charge of Miss Caroline Castle.
After the regular business of the socie-
ty had been transacted Miss Castle
played Chopin's Funeral March" and
the president III a few well-chosen
words stated the purpose of the meet
ing-that the Cousins might remember
their departed friends but not in a
lnournfuI manner. The program of the
evening consisted of series of short
informal tributes to the dead members.
s, T. ALEXANDER
The first name read on the roll of
those who have passed to the other
side was that of S. T. Alexander, who
so recently died in the wi1ds of Africa.
Judge Dole paid a tribute to his friend.
speaking in part as follows:
when a star burns out in the sky its
light passes on and on through space
for centuries and we as watchers on
the other planets, if there be such see
that light centuries after the star has
gone. So there are lives that leave an
influence so strong that it is felt by
friends long after they have gone max
ing it hard to realize that they have
passed away. 1 first became acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Alexander when he was a
small boy ar Punahou. There he went
by the name Of Samuel Thomas for
the missionaries then gave their chill
dren the full benefit of their Chris
tian names Soon the boys shortened
this to Sam and as Sam Alexander he
has been known all his life. AS a boy
at Punahou he was conspicuous among
the boys and was in many ways differ
ent from them.
He had a restless disposition and
was fond of adventure. There was
dash in his character that almost verg-
ed on recklessness. He was full of fun
and was never seen angry. He never
lost his temper and was always an
opti01ist. He was not a very good
scholar being different from his broth
er, the Professor. But when he be-
came a young man he walked up to
the fact that education was real fac
tor in life and spent whole summer
pouring in at the bung'' as he express
ed it so that he could pass his exam
nations for college. He went TO Will
liams and on his return went intJ the
sugar business and was very success
full. He became associated with Mr..
Baldwin and helped build the Hama
kua ditch, the building and financing
of which was notable accomplishment.
after this he went to Oakland for
his health and was soon able to carry
out the delightful desire of his life,
to travel He was a student of the
world, the world was his book and man
kind was his study. When he had
Travelled in the more frequented paths
of travel his ambition was to go to the
places where the world was new and
Especially did he desire to visit the
interior of Africa. He was as vigorous
and enthusiastic as in his boyhood days
at Punahou and he cannot be blamed
for taking this journey. With his old |
time enthusiasm he tramped with his
daughter between 200 and 500 miles and
hunted the lion, such was the vigor of
his enthusiasm and tastes.
He was unostentatious about his |
giving and even his intimate friends
did not know of many of his charities. |
After he had been away from his col |
lege town for over thirty years he went |
back and hunted up his old landlady |
ing that he knew that he had eaten |
more than he had paid for when he
was in college. once when he was
about 10 so on a tour he took some
French lessons and when he came to
pay he laid down twice the sum asked.
When the teacher protested that that
was more than her terms he replied,
Those are my teIms.' In California he
was respected by all and beloved by
those who had intercourse with him.
find it hard to feel that he is dead.
am confident that when the time came
when his work OH earth was done, that
If he knew that the end was coming,
he faced the new future with cheer and
with a merry heart"
THOMAS GULICK.
Rev o. H. Gulick was asked to speak
OF his brother who wa5s with Mr.. Alex
ander in Africa ana also died in the
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