The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-02
trrom wednesday Advertiserl

hnu gone, WIFI ltS WhNlnHFtlheb
r of marching men, flags tlutter,
ing, bands playing; its orations, songsi
its, repetition Of the lmperlshAble senti-
ment of Abraham LincoInrs Gettys-
burg address; its distribution of frag.
rant floral blankets on thousands Of
graves, and the military salute over
cemeteries wherein rest America s sol.
dier dead. 81.
Wherever the Stars and Strips float,
respectful homage was paid yesterday
to the memory of that American host
which ffty-one years ago was acknOwl-
edged the finest fghting army in the
world. Equal honor was paid to the
living remnants, all now infrm, weak
old men, who are vanishing more rap
idly year by year into the realm of the
Great BivOuae.
Memorial Day. originally and still
chiefly dedicated TO the memory of the
veterans of the Civil war, is becoming
more and more an observance in honor
of all the soldier dead. The veterans
of the granddaughter war promise
few years hence to step into the breach
left by the Grand Army. Only few
years of life remain TO the survivors Of
the Civil War.
This Change Conspicuous
This change was conspicuous in the
parade and ceremonies in Honolulu.
| The fifteen local Grand Army men no
longer dare test their strength in the
march through the streets and out TO
the cemetery. But in the line were
hundreds of Spanish War veterans, a
significant and unusual demonstration.
Most of these were in uniform but
without arms. They belong to the regu-
lar army. Nearly all wore medals,
ranging in number from one to six or
eight, and nearly all displayed the
badge of an officer rank. They did
not march under the flags of their army
organizations but under the pennants
of Spanish War Camps.
This was a new feature of Memorial
Day here. Heretofore the army has
borne the brunt of the parade demon
stration but yesterday only one bat
talon Of the standing force, the first
of he Second Infantry, participated.
Oahu's preparedness for war, outside
the forces Of the army, was well shown.
Organizations represented included the
entire First Infantry of the National
| Guard of Hawaii, which made a splen-
did showing with fifteen companies in
| line, including the new naval militia
battalion; Kamehameha Schools bat
TALON; two companies from the Homo
lulu School for Boys, and company
of the Boy Scouts This was not quite
all of Honolulu 5 preparedness organ
zation strength, for the PunahOu
Academy battalion and several com
panies of Boy Scouts did not partici-
pate.
First Boy Scouts Memorial
| In this connection it is interesting to
note that this was the first time in tho
! history of the Boy Scouts of America
a company of that organization was in
vited to take part in Memorial Day
parade.
| The note of preparedness was plain
| ly in evidence. The citizen sold iery
was its physical manifestation: the ap-
plause of the throngs that lined tn"
streets seemed tacit approval of the
sentiment; Rev. Leon l.. Loofbourow,
orator of the day, urged citizens to
prepare for the future. and even the
recitation by girl of the historic Get
tysburg address had it's warning note.
More generally than in other years
the occasion was observed by the peO-
pie. Practically all business houses re-
manned closed. as of course were all
governmental Offices. banks and tn"
like. Throughout the day a steady
,trcam of humanity poured along the
thoroughfnrcs leading to Nuuanu Gene
'ery, with its burden of flowers for
he graves of relatives, friends and sol
licrs.
| The parade started promptly at ten
clock in the morning, the hour SEIZED
lied. from tn" point of it's formation
in the vicinity of Capitol Square. 1t
proceeded up King to Fort, out Fort
street to Vineyard, through Vineyard
70 Nuuanu and thence to the cemetery.
Ceremony In Plot of Dead
There, in the little square plot where
lie the bodies of several Civil War vet
rams, the mornings program took
place. The service ended before twelve
} clock, releasing the people TO return
o their homes for luncheon and Ia
.isit the beaches, woods or mountains
n the afternoon.
One reason the regular army was not
allied upon this year to assist to any
'Xtent in the parade was that the
National Guard and kindred bodies
we're wrll able to give the requisite
demonstration. There were only about
xix hundred members of the national
guard in last years line of march
There were fifteen companies from that
IOdv alone, in the parade this year
considerably more than 300 men. II
Is said few other communities in the
( nltcd States can turn out an cqun
number OF militiHmen on un occasion
Of the kind.
Preceding the national guard in the
line were the fOrerunncrs of the par
ade, the Honolulu mounted police; Maj
William X. Dashirll, mounted, of the
Second Infantry, with his aides; tn,
Second Infantry band followed thu
major and behind these the men of tho
first battalion of the Second Infantry
Companies A. b. c and y.
Led by Co.. G. s. Lincoln. inspector
instructor and commander Of the First
Infantry, n. &. H.. the cOmp0 mics OF
r that body tramprd through the streets
They marched eighteen abreast, rihe,
TO shoulders, straight Of line, with mill
tary Nlgnr and unison that created al
impressive spectacle