The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-31
FLOWERS ON
COMRADES GRAVES

Continued from Page One.)
Of long ago In carriage behind the
barge drove Post Commander j. W
Francis, with the other officers of the
post.
Commander W. e. Mccoy of Theo-
dore Roosevelt Camp No. l, United
Spanish War Veterans and other rep
resentatives of that order, followed
the survivors of the earlier conflict.
Governor Frear and his staff and Rear
Admiral Rees, representing the navy,
followed.
Notwithstanding the showers that
were falling almost incessantly, there
were large crowds along the line OF
march. There were several visitors
among the Grand Army men yesterday
and nearly the entire De Long Post
was represented.
AT the cemetery the customary
rituals and prayers were read, after
which Lincoln IS immortal Gettysburg
address was recited by Lyle A. Dickey.
The Rev. Mr.. McKeever than mounted
the speakers improvised rostrum to-
deliver the Grafton of the day.
The Roll of the Dead was called by
Adjutant John 7. Copeland and the
prayer was offered by the chaplain of
the post, Phares W. Rider.
Three impressive volleys were fred
by firing squad of the guard, and
the solemn "taps'' ended the cere-
monies of the day.
The veterans strewed flowers on the
graves of their departed comrades, the
parade reformed and long after the
Leading music had died away, people
fingered among the graves decorating
those of their own loved ones who have
gone, as well the graves of the men
of the civil war.
During the services the veterans, the
National Guard and the band formed
the three sides of a square, the fourth
side of which was marked by raised
mound ON which were the Governor
and his staff, the army and navy rep
resentatives and the speaker of the
| day. The Rev. Mr.. Jones pronounced
| the benediction.
| All the veterans assembled early at
the Odd Fellows building where G. II.
Dickey, chairman of the memorial day
committee, received the floral dona-
tions of friends which were later
placed about the graves.
In the course of his address the Rev.
Mr.. McKeever said:
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men of the Grand Army in selecting a
day as your monument, it is some
thing that can never crumble or pass
away. On May 80 people of this NJ
tion win always gather to do honor to
the Nation Is dead, to scatter flowers
l on the graves. 1t is more lasting than
marble and granite, and while time
shall run May 80 will stand as per-
petual monument.
cit will speak from generation to
generation of the deeds you did in the
CO.'S. Your ranks are growing thin,
they diminish year by year and soon
there will be none to respond to the
rolleall. Yet when the last of your
organization has been laid away IN
his narrow bed, and a hundred years
have rolled around, children win ask
the meaning of this day which we here
eonseerate and there will be a million
lips to tell them the story of how you
saved the Nation, died for the Flag
aud gave to the world a united people
"But j am going to say something
now that you may think / should have
left unsaid; don t forget the boys in
gray who fought on the other side
, and whom you found worthy foes fol
your steel. -
~ was born in the north surround
ed by an environment that would give
strength TO the strongest prejudice.
was born in community end in fam
lily OF abolitionistsj l was born q Re
. publican of Republicans land don Z
apologize for anything 1 am or hag'
. done. All my surroundings shoult
have eugendeTed hate foT tho soptl
/ and 1 have relatives who sleep d
southern graves as testimony 10 south
eIn bullets But ! have never looked
upon those who more the gray aa reb
, els or traitors, ! can Z believe that.
, ~ want 10 say 10 you that fhe.
were your brothers, Americans, ans
40 drawer men ever fought than thass
who fought under. tbs banner Of til
STAR and Bare They here mistak
Cd IL tleif convictions but ] am glai
, - honor them as meu Hho had ~
courage u their convictions ans VII
) fgHghl f1F those fenFiffinuH."