The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-14
.LINCOLN'S BIRTH
IS CELEBRATED
Appropriate Ceremonies at Both
lilluokalanl and Punahou
Schools.
(FrOm Thursday AdvOrtisOr)


Any regard which tho majority Of
the business houscs of Houolulu may
have for the memory Of Lincoln, was
in the words of District Attorney
Brcckons, placed on the secret file as
far as any outward indication Of II
ON the Emancipator Is birthday yester.
day was concerned. There wore any
number of bare flag poles and those
in use, as "A rule flew the gorgeous ban
ner of China which was celebrating its
first anniversary rs a Republic.
But whatever the elders failed to
do the children celebrated, particular
ly at kaimulli, where n great bronze
tablet TO the memory OF Lincoln was
unveiled in the lliliuokalani School
with appropriate ceremonies and at
Punahou Preparatory School
The exercises ut the former school
had the accompaniment of the Hawai-
ian band, which turned out to a man
and under the leadership of Captain
Berger gave program of patriotic airs
during the afternoon. On the platform
were seated members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, the Spanish
American War Veterans, and others
taking part in the ceremonies.
The program opened with the sing
ing of the song 'God Speed the Re
public, - by the school, after which the
Rev. II. G. Williams pronounced the in
vocation.
Eulogy of Lincoln.
Cairman Ed Towse spoke briefly,
saying in part; 1--WE are assembled
here to do honor TO a peerless soul and
great institution. Upon no more fitting
spot than the entrance to a public
school could be placed memorial to
Abraham Lincoln. AS his spirit looks
from the unseen realms of the blessed
upon the machinery of our existence,
his thought might be that our present
idealization of him might not be inap
proprate. AS he was the champion Of
the common people, so is the public
school the heritage and pride of the
common people. While he cared not for
the superlative polish of the mind, he
believed in its cultivation for the gem
eral good. Without the privileges Of
the most ordinary schooling, he became
n superb scholar in that he knew him
self and he knew men.
Lincoln was the greatest human
force that since time began has flashed
across the limited horizon of mankind.
and accomplishment; of Justice, truth
and purity; of stauncn purpose, of fixed
determination and of unbounded faith.
1t is no error to declare that his char
acter still pulsates as the high mark of
the expression of man, usefulness to
his fellow men,
Children Take Part.
Following the spirited singing of
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
by the children, Miss Bon X. Towse
sang the beautiful and appropriate
'My Captain, o My Captain.'
Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
given with fine effect by Reginald Tim
berlake, young orator of the school.
Possibly the most interesting feature
of the program was the recital of his
memories of Lincoln by G. IL. Dickey.
The speakers father was a judge
in Illinois before whom Lincoln prac-
ticed, and in addition was a warm per-
sonal friend, so that young Dickey was
frequently thrown into the company
of Lincoln both before and after he
became President. lie told a number
of anecdotes of Lincoln and indicated
to his youthful audience the lessons to
be learned in studying the life of Lin
| coin.
| The presentation of the tablet on be-
half of the Waialae, Kaimuki and Pa
lolo Improvement Club was made by
George w. II. King in a few pithy re-
marks in which he apparently declared
for woman suffrage inasmuch as he
told the little girls in the audience
that he hoped that when they grew up
| they would be accorded the same
rights and responsibilities as the men.
The unwilling of the tablet was done
| by Fred Turrill, veteran of the Civil
| War, and it was accepted on behalf
of the department of education by Wal
lace II. Harrington. The exercises
closed with the singing of 'America. "
Among those seated on the platform
were the following members of the
local post of the Grand Army of the
Republic: r. w. Rider, W. II. Wilkin-
son, w. w. Maky, Mr.. McCandlesa,
g. w. Smith, F. Turrill and James
Copeland. The auditorium was filled
to the doors, with every seat taken.
Program at Punahou.
At Punahou Preparatory School the
following was the program of exer-
cises:
Song, "God Bless Our Native
Land" Choir.
Recitation, "Lincoln's Birthday, :"
Aileen Dowsett.
Essay, "Lincoln the Statesman, &"
Evelyn Breckons.
Recitation, Abraham Lincoln by
las. A. Garfield. Leon Ebersoe.
Concert recitation, "The Gettys-
| burg Address - aiuhtb oroda