The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-07

tFrom sanaay Advertiser.

Hawaii is not eharnel house OF
savage superstitions and customs, not a
fetch of Oriental cults, not an insulaI
possession to be civilized by colonial
policies and held in allegiance and obed
ience by Army and Navy, not merely M
outpost for the protection Of the mnih.
land States, but Hawaii is Territory
Of the United States of America, the
only Territory Of a mighty Republic.
with evCry inch of its soil American
every institution and officer American.
every citizen American TO his finger
tips, " said DR., W. p. Ferguson yester.
day with the opening words of his pat
riotic address nc the Capitol gathering
in commemoIatlon OF The l3Sth anniver
sary of the Declaration Of Indepen.
dence.
Two Thousand Hear Address.
Two thousand people attended the
Fourth of July exercises on the Capitofl
grounds yesterday morning, which were
ably presided over by former Governor
George r. Carter. Among those who oc
cupied seats on the bandstand, which
was httingly decorated with patriotic
bunting, were Governor Pinkham, Ad
miral G. b. T. Moore and his aide, Lieut.,
Ellis Lando, Charles A. Cottrill, eollee
tor Of internal revenue; DIR. w. I. Fer
guson, president Of Mills Institute, ora
tor Of the day; Rev. John w. Wadmap
Allan Herbert, Dr. c. y! Cooper, Dir
Samuel d. Barnes and few others, in
cluding wives and women relatives Of
some Of those mentioned.
The, program of the day opened with
the rendition Of patriotic airs by the
Hawaiian Band, under the leadership OF
Capt. Henry Berger. The invocation
was pronounced by Rev. John w. Wad,
man. Presiding Officer George r. Car,
ter made q few introductory remarks,
in which he said that it was fttin5
that here at tho Crossroads of Pacific,
the greatest ocean OF our globe, wherl
three tifths of the commerce Of the
world is now being carried on, the peo-
pie of Honolulu should pause in the en-.
loyment of the day and pay tribute TO
the leaders and forefathers Of the great,
est republic the world has We: seen, We
are assembled here today TO celebrate
the l3sth anniversary Of the Deelara-
tion of independence, which was pro-
mulgated in that little building at
Philadelphia, which is now known az
Independence Hall and Liberty Hall.
Remember that the war Of indepen.
dence began in New England, but other
sections did not consider it serious un
til their territory became a part Of the
battle-ground. We, who are here today
are privileged to join with the rest Of
the l0O000,009 American citizens to
celebrate our independence"
Students Chorus.
Following Mr.. Carter's remarks
dents Of the Kamehameha School fol
Andrus. AS the choir reached the last
stanza the presiding officer asked the
audience to rise and join in the chorus
which was done. LIS
Mr.. Carter next introduced Charles A
Gottrill, as one Of "the big men in this
community, holding a federal position.
who has made good'' Mr. CottTill re
cited the Declaration Of independence
He was in very good voice and every
word Of the recitation was easily heard
by the big audience.
! a.. Cheers for the Flag.
The next number on the program be,
ing the address of the day, Mr. Carter
introduced DIR. w. =. Ferguson, who had
been selected as the orator for the" Occa
sion .,
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Fellow
Citizens said the speaker, 81 will
read the first page Of my address, be
cause 1 am tendeTfoot in Hawaii be
fore getting to the subject Of my adj
dress, Our National Trinity. z" BE,
fore getting down to his subject, how,
ever, the speaker called for three cheer,
for the Flag. the President. the Cover
nor and the Army and Navy, which
were given with considerable vim and
energy.
Doctor FERGUSON easily obtained the
attention of his audience. He has pc,
culiarity of speaking to the point, with
a snap which seems TO throw every word
direct at his audience. During his ad
dress applause was frequent. Before
concluding he suggested that a cable
message be sent TO the President today,
the suggestion heinP accepted and the
Commerce Of Honolulu. .,,-.. ..
The final number of the program was
the rendition Of "The Star Spangled
RannerD by the Kamehameha School
choir, the band and the audience after
which the audience dispersed, with the
thanks of the presiding offeer.
National Salute,
At noon national salute was fred