The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-12
TELLS OF GREAT
MILITARY REVIEW
Captain Berger Writes of His
Berlin Visit and Sends
Aloha to All.
From Saturday Advertiser.

received from Captain Berger in yester
days mail, which tells of his visit in
Berlin, his impressions of the great
military review before the Emperor and
of his decoration with the Gold Cross
medal for good and long-continued serv-
ice as a bandmaster. The letter is as
follows:
On Board the Steamer Cincinnati,
October %, 1912.
Editor The Advertiser:-We are on
the homestretch and will soon be in Ho.
nolulu. But let me tell you about the
great parade of two army corps before
the German Emperor. There were the
Guards and the Third Army Corps in
line, about $4,000 soldiers, on the TEN.
pelhoferfeld, near Berlin. The weather
was fine, cloudy and not too warm, and
we had an exceptionally good place
from which to see everything, just OPP
posite the position held by the Emperor
and the court.
1t was grand sight to witness the
maneuvers of this mass of troops in
position. The Guards faced us, while
the men of the Third Army Corps had
their backs to us during inspection.
The Emperor was on time, and with all
the princes and princesses, ambassadors
and foreign military attaches, rode
down the front, commencing on the
right wing of the Guards and finishing
on the left wing of the Third Army
Corps. 1t was fascinating sight, with
all the riders, the royal ladies and chill
dren in carriages, though some were on
horseback wearing their respective regi
mentals.
Then came the review The infantry
anl, ba
airy in squadron front, the artillery in
battery front. AT the passing of the
infantry the bands massed together in
division form on the left wing of four
bands each, and passing marched the
infantry of both army corps. The cav
airy passed on trot, at the head of
each regiment the band playing fan
fare, and then swinging out opposite to
the station of the Emperor and falling
into lively gallop. The cavalry and
artillery bands in Germany have only
brass instruments, no reeds whatever,
but many have kettledrums, and the
way the kettledrummers play and man
age their horses on the trot and gallop
IS wonderful sight.
The German cavalry has one other
popularity, they all carry lances; cui-
rassiers, uhlans, Dragons and hussars
all have them, each with little flag |
on top. And so passed about ten regi |
ments of cavalry, about 5000 riders |
The cavalry is the most picturesque of
all the troops on account of the colors |
of their uniforms. The white cuiras |
siers, the dark-blue uhlans, the sky.blue |
dragons and the red hussars.
Then came the artillery, also on a |
trot, four regiments to each army corps, |
oh 10 IN oil with fhrnA
battalions in each regiment, with a |
mounted band. The wagon train fol
lowed, and the special section, or rail
road regiments, pioneers and the aero
plane section; also the different schools
for infantry, cavalry and artillery.
And all this time above, in the air, were
several dozen airships, and one could
see the big Zeppelin dirigible balloon
and also the smallest monopane.
But that was not all that day. In
the evening was the great tattoo OF
zaptenstreith, of all the military mus
clans. drummers and trumpeters, about
1900 men. That was glorious kaleido-
SCOPE picture, as all the different IN
stuments of the regiments stood to-
gether. all the flutes, the clarionets, the
comets and of course the small ana
lig drums. The place of gathering was
ideal, right in front of the Royal Castle
and the Lustgarden. 1t was an open
square, with three sides occupied by the
bands and the fourth side open to the
castle, where the Emperor, his famly
and the guests We're.
The effect of those massed instru-
ments is hard to describe; it was sim
piv overwhelming and at the same time
inspiring. Bandmaster Graevert did eX-
celiently. all the bands playing together
in fine style. Grand, also, was the {
illumination; the thousands of lights
shining on the colors and plumed he'll
NETS made a scene unique and hard to /
do Justice to. But am very glad that :
| was present on such an occasion. me
order kept by the police was without {
a single mishap.
Berlin is beautiful, like great gar
den; trees on both sides OF the streets t
some times four deep, fine pavements 4
and great squares while the houses all n
have balconies with real flower gardens 3
on them. and also beautiful front gar
dens, all kept in perfect order. As fof .
the streets, they are kept as clean ana +
shiny AS n parlor. /
But / must not forget TO mentlon 4
that the Emperor conferred medal on &
me, the Golden Gross, for long and good o.
musical service - IN herhhli H"s nj
Goldene VerdienstkTeuz fur knnrt una
Wissensehaft. / was quite surprised, a
as received it only few days before -
we left Berlin. / think | should thank u
the German consul, Mr., Haekfeld, IN
Honolulu, for that honor "
/ have heard and studied all Kinds ',
of music while away, and / am looking o.
forward with enthusiasm 10 again be
with my dear Hawaiian band hawall y
il an rights there Is 40 such place In y
The world for me as Hawaii, aud We p
will soon be with you all again, NY p
family wishes 10 be- klpdly remembered u
10 all our friends, and once more thank ~
ina you aud The Advertiser for all me o.
nfwt M Hawaii NJ haFe nad while
abroad, and 80 good bye, Nlih an aloha
nul 90 ail
Yours as rYcf ......,, ,t
(signedl GAIT Il, hth9Eh ~
lauduiartff Hawaiian aliud, N'