Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-30
IN Line With Veterans of COS
are Disciplined Regulars,
Promising National Guards
men, New Naval Militia and
Other Defense Organizations
FLOWERS FOR H0NoRED
DEAD, CIVILIAN AND
MILITARY, STREW GRAVES
Speaker of Day, Rev. L. l.
LoofbouroW, Points to Citi-
zens' Duty to Uphold 0Oun-
try; Honor Heroes OF Past

:
try; Honor Heroes OF Past
Americas flghting-men Of the past
and those who may in the future be
called upon TO defend their country's
honor Joined today In Memorial Day
parade which held the keynote OF ma.
tloifai preparedness"
The keynote sounded in the measur-
ed, tread of the disciplined regulars
who are making OF Oahu . great army
post; 1t was evident in the srowing
ranks Of the National Guard Of xi1ar
waii:: in the young and enthusiastic
Naval Militia, and In the other organi-
cations which swelled long line that
moved to martial music.
And the speaker of the day. Hey.
l.. l.. Loofbourow, told q large audi
ence at Nuuanu cemetery that the cit
izens Of today must be prepared TO
uphold their country and their God.
Memorial Day was observed with
even more general cessation OF busi-
,ness than usual. and never before has
there been such q food OF beautiful
f0wers as poured early all day long
into the cemeteries Of the city.
Through streets lined close op each
side with 40 orderly crowd that ex.
pressed is feelings with quiet words
Off nraise or clappings yof the hand,
marched the soldiefs aud citizens In:
parade. -
Military music ana waving hass
thrilled the hearts of those who va tclls.
and 1yiRof lintbsfhose who marched !
From the head Of the lnarching col
snmh 70 the iast citizen at the end
there were all manner and ages OF
men
Grfzzled veterans Of the SOS, boy
scouts hardly old enough to shoulder
the STATS OF their order, cadets OF
local military schools. regulars OF the
army. men who had served In Cuba
and the Philippines. and the naval
militia and national guard all march
ed between the lines OF appreciatiye
thousands.
start 10 Made Promptly.
II was at promptly 10 O'Clock that
the splendid band Of the End lnfan-
try from Fort Shafter began the
strains Of Hail Columbia Happy
l.and.--music that seemed especially
appropriate beneath the balmy Ha-
waiian sun--and the long columns
elements swung into the line Of march.
! From the corner of Bishop and King
streets down past the library those
who were to march in-the parade had
been forming, ready for the word, and
as the music began they fell at once
into their places in perfect order and
time. .
Headed by the Honolulu mounted
police the long parade arranged in col
umn OF platoons formation passed up
King street to Fort, UP Fort TO Vine
yard, and out Vineyard to Nuuanu
and on TO the cemetery. Thirty PAGES
apart and in fine order the groups of
marchers passed.
Regulars Lead March.
Directly behind the police squad on
horseback rode Major William r..
Dashiell, End Infantry. Fort Shafter,
and his aides He was followed by
the splendid 3o-piece band of the post.
marching and playing in perfect time.
The 1st Battalion-sf the End Infan-
try. which includes Companies A, B.
c and d. came next, trim and erect,
with guns at shoulder, led by Capt.
G. l.. Mccain.
National Guard In Line.
Then passed Hawaii's citizen sol
diery, the 1st Infantry, National
Guard, headed by Col. c. S. Lincoln,
inspector-instructor and commander of
the 1st Infantry. The ghard made a
fine impression on the crowd as it
passed 1S-abreast company by, COM
pany.
Order of companies as they passed
was as follows: Company E, Capt.
Charles E. Coster; Company F, Capt.
Edward Hopkins; Company H, Capt
Ching X. Amona; Company /, Capt.
Samuel II. Ware; Company A. Capt.
Henry p. O'Sulliyan; Company ID,
Capt. Gustav z. Schaefer; Company
B, Capt Alan J. Lowrey; Company c,
Capt. Charles R. Frazier: LIST Separate
Company, Engineers, Capt Charles r.
Forbes; Machine Gun Company, Capt.
A. l.. G. Atkinson; Company G, Capt.
Louis X. Kane; Company NJ, Capt.
William ]. Hampton; Company X,
Capt John McCandless; Company L,
Capt. William AHA, and Detachment
Hospital Corps. Major Edwin d. Xii.
bourne.
Naval Militia Appears.
Directly behind the Infantry Troops
came the Naval Militia, led by Lieut..
Richard e. Lambert-their first ap-
pearRnce in public parade. Special
attention from the crowd they drew