Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-24

WILLIAM III. WILKINSON
The career of William II. Wilkin-
son, last alphabetically on the list OF
members of the George w. De Long
Post of q. A. r. veterans, was =
spectacular one. Running away from
home to enlist as bugler boy. VII
kinson had the glory OF sounding
many charge. He laid his trumpet
aside only when. after four years of
faithful service, he saw the cause
of Grant and Lincoln triumph e
Appomatox.
Robert NJ overend was with Com
pany b, Missouri Cavalry, ut Fred
ericksburg. Charlottesville and Port
Hudson.
And so ends the list of the livinT
heroes. gallant survivors of that I'm
memorable conflict whose last cannon
was fired almost half century ago.
When hearts were young and faith
was strong, In that day Of glory a.
most forgotten now by a rising gen.
GRAFTON. they shouldered arms and
marched away, eager TO lay down
their lives, IL necessary, in answer -
their country's call. Now, In the tW|
light of their glorious lives. q crate
ful land offers them homage once 4
year. on Memorial Day; offers then
homage and strews with revereuI|
the graves OF their honored dead
But time; ruthless. and lnexorahI
marches on, and IN dozen years
most history alone VIII EacQrd the
deeds of glory; the Grand Army
the Republic, veterans who form
the union battle line from the boo
ing of the first gun IN defense
Sumter until the nation was az
made one at Appomattox. will be
more.
All honor and glory to them!
they stand now, ready to answer
the roll-calI of the great commapf
as they were to answer to the
of duty fifty years ago, the live q
in memory the glorious days Of
Once more they march the Fl
lined streets to the stirring. M
strains of the Battle Hymn r.
Republic" Once more. through
dimmed eyes, across the yeahrn-
see the long dusty columns fand
side and Hooker. of Sherida
Grant, and their staunek land
grown old in the service olonght
they love, thrill again at taneous
OF the tune that rose fhroata:
from hundred thousaEering In
John Browns body lies marching
the grave. but his soul gh glory.
on Glory. glory, hall eoul goes
glory. halleIujah, and
marching ont" .h-,,,-
Once again their Ir;dan. once
ed with the daring og battles. the
again the smoke OF = etirs their
roar of many cam roaolnte at
hearts and they SIN at Lookout
Gettysburg and Al Tn
Mountain and at r,o-tv-
All noloI anu 5des, members OF
Two OF their e9 Long Post OF the
the George w. Republic, have al
urano Arhly heir great reward.
ready gone Iird of the original
Less IMAM ol local post survive.
members OF the friends and com
but many Ind brothers. that those
Iaues, la,h five left to mark the
VINO sun a bloody and heroic
lielu vi ny million strong they
tlussf, Ay in that day OF their
llidloneu led: but a handful OIL ali
tbat bos left to mark the day.
Memoir Day Plans
ply at ten o'clock on the
~ of Memorial Day, FRIDAY,
n n, the living members OF the
cids w. De Long Post will form Id
GeoB front of the capitol building
iiue rcb once again in martial order
70 In the streets. During the
li RRinc the Post will hold their rites
~ Iommemoration of their departed
IA at the Nuuanu Cemetery.
hbe list of departed comrades OF
AZ post was added to during the
Iast year by the deaths Of three COM
ADDS. Phares w Rider, 151st ONO
Infantry. A. s. Hartwell. 55th Mass.
nfantrv. and Fred Sherman. 9Th Cal.
With these deaths, the
,umber of those who have answered
81 the roll-caIl of the great com
mande, totals forty-three.
The following partial program mas
been arranged for Memorial Day
Oration-George w. Smith.
Reading Captain. Oh, My Cap
lain" Margaret Scudder-
T.incoln's Gettysburg Address-Jonn
O'Dowda.
Brigadier General NJ NJ. MacomD
will act as grand marshall; his aides
will he Major J. A. Penn, 1st Infantry
First I.ieut. F.. Andrews, I'd Cavalry,
and Second Lieut. B. R. Peyton, lst