The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-07-07

sahllmt ih DO. faIpusl aAA ialfiiel Oh
iif eNpftIsienH and fhni ere hrfeai
thoa made woe BOT unNtrlei ani that
the reliance then placed WE nal in
vain. has htch AMPLY iarunHfatod ht
she achievements III lhe ccninfy and
more that hna since clnpncd Tho
aincofciy and rsciiinde. strength Of MIR
pose and wisdom, Of the airncrs Of the
Declaration Of Independence, cvinced
in that remarkable expression, has ne
coited recognition BY the people OF
many alien races aud those Of foreign
nations during the time that has in.
tcrvcned, In the overthrow Of that
form Of government 60 which. fos gen.
orations, they had been subject and the
erection and establishment Of a form
Of government patterned largely after
our own.
"a resume Of the years that have
come between would embrace and com.
prehend a mighty statement of human
endoav0r and accomplishment In tho
upbuilding and development Of ma.
tion and in the advancement and bet
terment Of It's citizens.
Founded in justice and right, these
States must and shall prevail and en-.
dure, and he is without dlscernment
or judgement and is bereft Of reason
who shall point to the mistakes of
few as the errors of a nation, or charge
an unlocked for result in the enforce
ment of n law to a defect in the law
itself, rather than to the vice OF ignor.
ance of those charged with its enforce.
ment, and upon these false premises
found his illogical deduction Of the
decadenee of the nation or that its
disruption or disintegration is at hand.
Traces ORDERS origin.
GAS citizens, land citizenship is an
essential qualification for membership
in oar order,-we acknowledge to the
land of our birth, or of our adoption,
our deep sense Of obligation and last
ing feeling Of gratitude for the many
benefits and advantages we have en-
.ioyed, do now enjoy, and shall continue
to enjoy as integral parts of
mighty nation. We wish il we'll,
and sincerely wish it many returns
of its natal day, without stint and
without number, and hope and trust
and pray that each shall be as happr.
anu as prosperous as LnlS.
And we believe, and confidently as
sert, that such wishes as we now ex-
press, are of value and mean much to
the nation to which they are address
ed and in whose behalf they are ex-
pressed and in whose interests they are
asserted, as our fraternal progenitors
took vital interest and active part in
the stirring scenes and incidents which
attended its birth.
''We trace our origin in direct line
to the Sons of Liberty, who for more
than ten years prior to the signing of
the Declaration Of Independence had,
by their active work, paved the way
for that immortal act. The Sons of
Liberty of Boston constituted the his
toric Boston Tea Party the mem
bers of which, disguised in the dress
and trappings of the aborigines of the
American continent, employing the In
dian dialect in speech, for their better
protection and disguise boarded the
ship Dartmouth, in Boston harbor and
threw overheard the tea which had
been shipped to the colonists, Impress
ed with the uncomfortable and unjust
tax, to which the colonists so strenu-
ously objected. This act of insubordi.
nation constituted the first overt act
of the revolution which eliminated in
the formation Of the American colonies
into the United States of America.
sprang From Patriots.
cit was from these patriots we
sprang; from them we received the
heritage of the nation whose birth we
celebrate today. We are proud of our
heritage and of our lineage. We seek
to ineulcate the teachings of our fore
bears, and to follow the example set
by them in all things, even to the ex'
tent Of employing in our ceremonies
the costume which they adopted as a
disguise, in their time of peril and
of need, and to some extent, also
retain the dialect they used.
"The universal password of each
term is some word of the Indian dia
lect, and its explanation is the English
equivalent Of the word so used. With
us, each branch Of the Order is Tribe
not lodge; member attends a coun
cils not meetings the year is indicat
| ed, not according to the GregoriaI
calendar, but dates from the year OF
the discovery of America by Columbus
, 1902, the present year being the Great
, Sun Of Discovery 419, or, as we have
it, for the sake of brevity, G.. s. d. .419
, the months are known by the names
given them in the language of the alb
: origines, converted into English, jam
/ airy being Cold Moon; February, Snow
Moon; March, Worm Moon; April
Plant Moon; May, Flower Moon; june
Hot Moon; July, Buck Moon; August
Sturgeon Moon; September, Corr
Moon; October, Travelling Moon; Nov
! ember, Beaver Moon; and December
, Hunting Moon. A minute is a breath
! an hour, run; a day, sun; a night
, a sleep; a month, a moon; year,
: great sun. Money is wampum and tn
tribal dues are payable in fathomf
feet and inches, not in dollars, dime
: and cents. The place of meeting is
wigwam, and the gavels of the officers
,, called chiefs, are tomahawks, and o.
Il.