The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-01
FLOWERS FORSOLD|ERS' Graves


President Gilmore of the College OF
Hawaii, as orator of the day; Miss
Bushnell and Miss Whitford and several
others occupied chairs under a spread
ing tree. On the mauka side of the
open space a firing squad from the Ma
tional Guard and a bugler from the
! Marine Corps stood at attention. The
| program was as follows:
| Music ........... Hawaiian Band
Ritual. j. w. Francis, Post Commander
Prayer. r.. Jay Greene, Acting Chaplain
Ritual ..,,...,.,... Post Commander
Song. ....... .Kamehameha Glee Club
Lincoln IS Gettysburg Address. -.
...,....M Miss Helen Bushnell
Roll Call of the ead........
=. james t. Copeland, Adiutant
Ritual .........,....,,..,. Chaplain
Recitation-''The Grand Army But.
tom. 49,. Miss Lena A. Whitford
Decorating Graves. ............
| Frederick Turrill, officer of the Day
Salute the Dead. Post and n. q. II.
Address. ... President j. w. Gilmore
Miss Helen Bushnell IS delivery of the
Gettysburg address of Lincoln was rem
| dered in very acceptable manner and
| Miss Whitford told of the Grand Army
button in an attractive manner The
ritual of the Grand Army was most inn
| pressive, and when the flowers were
| strewn over the mounds of dead com
rades silence reigned throughout the
| cemetery.
For some reason after the firing of
the three volleys by the National Guard
squad the officer in command did not
/ give the order to the bugler to sound
"Taps.n
President Gilmore's address was as
follows:
President Gilmore's Address.
We have met again to commemo.
rate an event that stands out clearly
and distinctly from all other activi-
ties of the year. You have met
many times for this purpose and
have at these times recounted
in thought and memory the events
and circumstances of the Civil
War. cannot, therefore, on
this occasion. add anything new
concerning these events and the ac-
tivlties that led up to them. AS a
member of the second generation
| from those who took part in this
memorable conflict, and as the son
of a Confederate soldier, wish to
thank you for this occasion. We
lived in the South, and my father
heard the call to arms through the
ears of strong boy of IS. After en-
listment he did what all good soldiers
do-the simplest thing in the world
but not the easiest-he obeyed orders
He recognized that 1t was his part
not to ask the reason why, but
to do or to die. He did" but
he did not die, he stayed by
his guns to the end. Yet, as an
exponent OF his teachings, I know
no division and am here today IL
take off my hat to the colors and tc
put my shoulder to the wheel. With
out affectation. permit me to say that
the courage. heroism and patriotism
, that caused you to go into thiI
, conflict is practically beyond my
, ability to conceive. 1 think
can feel the impulse that would I'm.
pei one to fight marauding Indians OF
even to take up arms against the citi-
zens of another nation who had in
suited the honor and dignity of the
United States, and know something
OF the CULVER that vibrates ones
whole being when the call to arms IS
sounded In the name of humanity and
justice; but the courage and exalted
conception of patriotism that would
impel one to take up arms against his
neighbor and brother in so noble q
cause as that of our Civil War must
have been very great indeed. / dc
not believe / have the sensorlum t.
comprehend 1t and especially, since
, the cause was weighed in the balance
/, by such men as Lincoln and Grant
Hours could be spent as hours have
been spent, in eulogies of those, boti
officers and enlisted men, who en-.
gagged in this struggle that we II
, this generation might enjoy the fruits
] of industry and peace that have beer
, thus provided. But | wish to spend
: the few minutes that | may have or
, this OCCASION in pointing out some Of
q the duties that devolve on US of this
generation and some of the obliga'
lions that we owe to our nation be
cause of this memorable event. Two
n legacies have come to us from thli
q great sacrifice: namely, those of peace
q and industry These two phases Of
Z our existence are inseparably linked
a together. There can be no lasting in
n custry without peace and content
0 ment, and there can be no peace tina
1 Is born of recognition of mans right
4 without healthy activities in produc
o tive industry. The life OF the natloi
!. Is oftentmes like the activities o
{ mining for rich ore; as the industr!
: develops blasts must be CAREFUL!
n placed In the solid earth and set Of
[ by small spark OF electricity or fire
6 Then comes the great and importan
h work OF clearing away the debris ant
9 searching for. arranging. and utilizing
9 the precious materials that have beef
4 liberated The Civil War as al
e event may be llkened TO one OF thes'
: great explosions; led up TO by events
over which no single man had con
e troll, but when the time had come thu
o CONFUSION took place and now II IN on
0 work and duty TO search for. collec
8 and utilize the great resources OF tn
o nation that have been thrown int
q vibration by this conflict. These re
a sources need not always be the out
n come OF great conflict, the wasting o
A blood and human lives, but they ma.