The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-31

in Hawaii. the outlying picket statio1
OF our Pacific Coast, that the Amer
lean sea power will assert itself. Pear
Harbor viii soon be improved. Homo
lulu Harbor viii be extended TO include
Kaiihi Water ana shore fortifications
viii be made, and details of the corps
of engineers. ordnance and artillery
viii he stationed here. But our safe.
ty and our strength will depend upor
naval vessels, and upon just such off,
GERS and men of the navy as we see
here today.
The most effective peace makers,
-let US say. Blessed are the peace
makers, ARE now in Honolulu Har-
Dor.
Mr.. Acting Governor Atkinson and
fellow citizens: The once Grand Army
of the Republic is no more. It's sur
yiyors are now able to be of little SER
vice to their country. The old soldier
of the Civil War has had his day; but he
does not pose for praise or sympathy.
He is grateful for the blessed privilege
which was his, to serve his country.
It was the performance of simple duty,
and there is nothing more to be said
of that.
He thinks. however that he has
SdEilc0 the TO ueIf1GIQ Oh HIS
countrymen that the Union, which was
preserved at such frightful cost from
disunion, shall be kept safe from
those other dangers which menace its
peace and its welfare. 1t is now fer
you, it is your duty and your privis
Ieg,e, to do all that you can, not only
to make our country THE land of the
free and the home of the brave" but
a land in which right and might shall
not be convertible terms, in which Ill
persons, rich as well as poor, weak and
. strong, ignorant and learned, white or
black, shall alike be protected and re-
strained by law.
no the end, as the bill of rights of
my native State of Massachusetts has
it, that this may be "a government of
laws. and not of men,
The roll call of the dead was then
read by Robert Nelson, officer of the
day, and after the veterans had de-
posted their flowers on the graves,
the school children did likewise.
The procession then reformed and
marched into town with banners flying
and bands playing spiritedly. The
troops were reviewed on Beretania
street by Acting Governor Atkinson.
The Acting Governor complimented
Lieut.. Commander Almy upon the
splendid appearance made by the men
of the fleet.
Captain Coyne's company of the Ma
tional Guard paid tribute to the
Spanish War veterans by drawing up
his company at present arms as the
veterans passed by
The order of procession was as fol-
lows:
Brown
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth and
Lieut.. Leslie
Grand Marshal, Capt. Paul Smith, U.
S. ", and aides. w. F. Hall
and C. o. Hotel
18th and s2nd Companies, U. s. Coast
Artillery under Lieut. Nichols
Flagship New York Band.
Naval Brigade.
It, Commander A. c.. Amy, u. s. N, |
Brigade Commander.
Ensign J.. T. Burwell, u. S N, Bril- |
gade Adiutant.
p. A. Surgeon w. L. Bell, u. S. N, |
Brigade Surgeon.
Paymaster G. c. Shafer, U. s. N, /
Brigade Conimissary.
New Yorh's Band.
Field Music.
1st BattaIion-Marines- Captain A. w. /
Catlin, U. S. M. c., Battalion Com
mander.
A Company Captain D. P. Hall, u. S.
M. c., Commanding.
B Company-First Lieutenant w. c. t
Iariee, u. S. M. c., Commanding. |
Ind Observation-Disclosures /.
A. H. Scales, u S. N, Battalion |
Commander; Midshipman NJ. K. |
Metcalf, u. S. NJ, AdjEtant.
A Company, from Marblehead--Lieut.
J. E. Lewis, U. s. NJ, Commanding.
Company, from Bennington-Ensign /
N. K. Perry, u. S. N, Commanding.
Company, from Concord-Ensign c.
F. Huff, q. s. N, Commanding
Ird Bluejac kets-Leutenant 1
Commander r. F. Lopez, u. S. N, +
Battalion Commander; Midshipnnan 4
C. E. Smith, u s. N, Adjutant.
4 Company, frona New Yorh-Lieut. a.
w. Kinds. u. S. N, Commanding.
B. Company, from New Eork-Ensign
j. H. Walsh. U. s. N. Commanding.
Company, from New York Lieut.. c.
S. Kempff, u. S. N, Commanding.
Ambulance Corps-Assistant Surgeon
E. NJ. Brown, U s. n.
One hospital steward from the Ben
lington. One hospital apprentice each
rom the New York. Concord, Masble-
read and Bennington. Four stretchers
Nth two observation-disclosures each from
The New YORK, Concord, Marplehead
md Bennington.
col. Jones, Lieut.. Col. zeigler, First
Regiment. N. 6. H., and STAFF.
Hawaiian Government Band.
7irst Battalion r.. g. H., Major Wall
second Battalion, n. C. H., Major Ri
ley.
Hospital Corps.
spanish War Veterans, Captain j. K.
Brown.
ST. Louis College Band,