The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-03
FRIENDS GATHER
AT SIDE OF GRAVE
Funeral Ceremonies Over Ashes
OF Mrs. Dole Are Beautiful
In Their Simplicity

Within the little mission cemetery
In the shadow Of the imposing old
coral church Of Kawaiahao, where
have been buried the men and women
missionaries since the gospel was first
brought to Hawaii from New England
In 1920, the ashes of Mrs. Anna Prem.
tice Cate Dole, were laid away yester
day afternoon with blossoms Of the
golden shower tree hcaped upon tho
polished wood case that enclosed the
bronze urn.
IL was touching element of tho
simple and yet beautiful ceremony that
the urn should have received this pref.
ty floral pail, but it was the request
Of Judge Sanford B. Dole, for the
golden shower blossoms were among
her favOritc flowers, and only recently
she had watched, day by day the glori
Gus yellow buds as they blossomed up
on the tree in the homestead yard near
her window. She referred to the
golden shower blossoms frequently and
had passion for the particular tree
which carPcted the lawn daily.
Masses Of Blossoms
The blossoms were sent by tho
Daughters of Hawaiian Warriors, and
were clustered in the folds of drapc
Of sky blue tullc, significant of the
journey she is taking to the Great
Beyond.
SO many wrcaths and clusters OF
roses and lilies were sent to the mis-
sion cemetery that there were sufficient
to permit each grave and each head
| stone be decorated" as Aims
would have done had she been there
alive" as many of her friends CT
pressed the dominant beauty of her
hfc-thnt of giving to others and shar
ing her all with every one.
me spot chosen as the final restin,
place of the ashes Of the wife of thu
6rst president of the Hawaiian Re
public was just between the grave'
of Rev. Daniel Dole and of Mrs. Emil,
II. Dole, father and mother Of JudgG
Dole. All about II was carpeted Will
orchids, sent by Mrs. s. NJ. Damon
the petals Of the Golden Shower, Am
crican Beauty roses and white lilies
Upon the headstone over the grave o.
Mr.. Dole s mother was placed a beau
tiful wreath sent by the Sons am
'duSHtSIS VI tnc AMERICAN heNOlu
ton.
Arrives At Church Yard
At half past -four O'Clock the ufI
arrived at the front steps of Hawai-
ahao Church from the Dole home il
Emma street, A procession was form
cd which marched around the churcl
and into the cemetery. in the lead be
ing the ladies who had been asked t,
precedo Mrs. Dole to her final resting
place, including Mrs. Bernice Wal
bridge, Mrs. c. b.. Cooper, Mrs. H. NJ
Won Holt, Miss Beatrice Castle, Mrs
George r. Carter, Mrs. r. d. Mead
Mrs. f. A. Mott Smith, Miss Luc,
Ward, Mrs. F. F. Hedeman and Mis-
Bcrnice Hartwell.
Behind them came Andrew Adams
bearing the urn and with him Along
Gartley. Directly behind them wer
Judge Sanford r. Dole, with Mrs. Eber
Low, followed by Miss Nina Adams
many relatives and close friends, in
GLIDING the servants Of the Dole home
AS the procession passed into tn
cemetery the Hawaiian band, whic
had so often played at receptions an,
garden parties when Mrs. Dole was tn
"frst lady Of the land" played tn
dead March in SAUL
Within the cemetery a quartet SAM
hymns which were dear to Mrs Dole
after which Rev. Henry H. Parker
former pastor of KawaiahaO Church
and pastor of it for many years whei
Mrs. Dole arrived here as a bride II
1873, read selections from the Scrip
lures. and pronounced the benediction
Judge Dole and Mrs Low droppe,
blossoms of orchids upon the urn a
it rested in its receptacle of flowers
and rs the judge stopped to place owe
the mound a beautiful orchid wreat
the Hawaiian band sOlOist sang Aloh
DC in so sweet and touching a manne
that there were few dry eyes amOnI
those who stood in the quaint, old
fashioned cemetery.
The last tributes to be laid upO
the mound at the request of Judg
Dole were fragrant male leis fror
the Island of Hawaii sent by Anna
belle and Carol Low, daughters of Nj
and Mrs. Ebeu Low, who were unabl
to arrive in Hlo in time, but had tn
lcis forwarded.