The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-06-02

lfcm their Handicapped ltAtts there
scented 90 como q glorious memory 81
bold, lfue soldiers, who Rugged danger
In war that The union might he safe
and The ehacklea % slavery be nm.
looscd.
In the center Of the plot. immediate.
ly forward Of one Of the old.time can.
nOn. the Stars and Stripes hung at half
mast Twas only an old bit Of hunt.
ing but u brought the tears 10 the
eyes OF tho aged veterans az they "a.
luted Il. Thousands Of their comrades
In arms had shed their best blood for
Il and, upon tho fftieth anniversary
Of the opening Of the civil war, they
could not gaze on its stars and stripes
without moistened lids.
Take Their Places.
As the veterans made their way to
chairs which had been placed for them
J the post flag was laid upon the stone
! which marks the last resting place Of
Louis Adler, who served in Co. A,
Sixth Cavalry Volunteers, and who died
in 1905. The band formed at right
angles to the veterans, the firing party
, from Company + of the First Infantry
. lined up behind the ancient cannon
while the Sons of Veterans and the
Spanish War Veterans completed a
| square by taking seats between the
: veterans and the infantry. A plat
form for the orator of the day and
} for few specially invited persons, in
, Guiding Governor Frear, was erected
, under a tree whose wide-spreading
branches afforded grateful shade from
the sun. Not drop of rain fell during
the whole of the ceremonial at the Gem.
etery.
Appropriately enough, the program
at the graveyard was opened by the
0 Hawaiian band playing dirge as those
who were to take part proceeded to
b their allotted places. Post Commander
5 La Pierre then read passages from the
= ritual recalling experiences Of the past
and pledging their loyalty to their
country and their flag. Chaplain P. w
Rider offered up prayer and Master
+ Harvey Smith recited Lincoln g address
r at Gettysburg. This was followed by
y the rendition of fThe Holy City, by
Q the band, after which Acting Adjutant
d Fred Turrill read the roll-call of the
t dead who never more will answer tC
d human voices.
Graves Are Decorated.
. 1t fell to the lot of Officer of the
a Day e. A. Strout to perform the loving
q task of decorating the graves. First
v he placed thereon marigolds, whose
n vivid yellow stood startlingly forth up
4 on the cold white marble of the tomb
stones. A profusion of lilies, purple
=. asters and other blossoms were put il
n place until the tombs were fower-en
n chained. Finally, upon the cannon I
q frowning mouth, a wreath of marigoldl
+ was put, mute eloquence of that peac,
y which reigns between the United States
: and all other nations.
II "Salute the deadl'' was the mex
= order. Quick and startling was tn,
: sound of the firing by Company F
. The aged veterans, nearing the end o.
= the line of life, sat with bowed head
= while the volleys recalled to them tn,
= many times they had heard the momen
: tous sound on fields of battle and tn,
y sad occasions when they had paid thu
e last farewell to comrades in arms witt
= offered up their lives that the Uniol
y might remain cemented.
" Following the salute came "taps
= AS the slow, mournful notes of tn
= bugle died away Post Commander l.
y Pierre introduced 'HHon. Charles A
u Cottrill, friend and fellow citizen
1 NhO nap hAhui1 COhSShbCu W give 10 al
a Grafton on this OCCASION"
Negro orator Is Eloquent.
Standing bareheaded in the sun tn
h talented representative of the race tina
- was emancipated said:
y "Mr. Chairman, Members of tn
- Grand Army Of the Republic, Sons o
- Veterans, Spanish War Veterans, Ladie
- and Gentlemen:
u "I am unable to fully express tn
q honor / feel at being invited to addres
- you on this occasion. When your con
q mittee's chairman, Colonel Greene, e.
=. tended the invitation, I was tempted t
: decline--so conscious was of my limit
y ed ability. That L did not do so, ma
70 be attributed to my belief that no men
70 Der of my race variety should ever hes
~ tate to pay tribute to the memory o
the gallant heroes, both living an
y dead, who fought for the Union durin
y the civil war. / deem it an honor a
Il well as a privilege to speak here an
~ now, for regard the present possibil
~ ties of my race as due to the victory o
le Union arms.
'e "We breathe today the atmospher
~ of glorious epoch. We hold reverer
sc tial communion with its Hottest spirits
sDaSiShiy III iho CdltL
dar of the nation is this day of remem
brance and reverence, when old age an
"a youth standing in the edihce of grea
~ history, bow in homage to its creates
n heroes.
" Inhames Patriotism.
k owe are gathered today in this bear
RS tiful but quiet city of the dead to pei
g form service of love and duty. Th
ID strewing of flowers on the graves 0
10 our heroic dead is an appropriate cert
'e mony filed with deepest meaning.
"a is national ceremony, and while it
II immediate object is to honor the dead
n its ultimate effect is to inhame tn
t, patriotism of the living 1t is not da,
le of mourning, though many, many live
d were sacrificed, but rather one of re
s, joicing because they were not sacrifices
n in vain. The nation for which the,
re died, still lives, and, please God,
1t imperishable. Personal sorrow ha
n found its balm in the enjoyment of tn
great benefits and happiness insured b,
" the perpetuation of our free institu
q tions