The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-28
- FrOm Monday Advertiser

Ehf@ound Gevefence for the memory
Of the late Queen LiIiuokalani was
voiced in eulogy and music In Hawai-
ahao Church yesterday morning when
the. legislature Of Hawaii Officially
paid it's respects to the memory OF her
who once ruled in Hawaii and who had
opened the sessions Of the monarehical
legislatuTes, These were the final trf
butes paid to the woman and queen,
whose passing last November severed
the last remaining bond between the
Hawaii OF old and the Hawaii OF To-
day. J
An audience composed of representa-
tives of the United States and many OF
its bureaus, Of the war and navy de-
Partmentsy Of the territorial and county
governments, and Of the Allied nations
with scores Of kamaainas, both haole
and Hawaiian filed the great church
Although the mortal remains of the
Queen lie in the crypt Of the Kalakaua
dynasty in Nuuanu, yet she seemed to
be present, for the large oil portrait Oh
the Queen, which so long has adorned
the wall of the old Throne Room of the
Jalace, stood high up on the pulpit
platform. " y
This portrait, a full,length likeness
of the Queen, just as she appeared Oh
many state occasions in the Palace, the
government building and old Hawai-
ahao, brought back memories to many
in the audience Of the golden era of the
Hawaiian monarchy She seemed to be
standing in the midst of her people
once more, majestic of mien, command.
ing and royal, and often. the portrait
was referred TO by those selected to
eulogize the former ruler.
Distinguished Assemblage 90.
Upon the platform near the portrait
sat Charles F.. Chillingworth, president
of the senator H. Line oln Holstefri
speaker of The house of representa-
tives; Senator Stephen l.. Desha, Rep
preventative Lorrin Andrews, Rev
Akaiko Akana, chaplain of the lsenat6;
Rev. John p. Erdman, of the Hawaii
an Board of Missions, and Rev. Heniy
H, Parker, formerly pastor Of Kawaih;
hao Church, who was in the pplnit
throughout the reigns Of Kamehanneha
~, v. Lunalilo, Kalakaua and Lib
uokalani. IN, ....r,. Il
In the pew near the pulpit were
Brig Gen. A. P. Bloeksom, q. s. Al
commanding the Department of Hawaii;
Lieut.. ChauneeI Cleveland, I. R. F., his
aid; Brig. Gen. John p. Wiser, u. 8.
Al who has just been retired as com.
fnander of the Hawaiian Department;
the Governor and his MD, Lieutenant
Thompson, N. G. H, In the body Of
the church were Governor-designat
G.. J. MCCARTHY and, Mrs. Mccarthy
Sanford B. Dole, former president Of
the Republic of Hawaii and later Gov!
erhor of the Territory; Walter F.
Frear, former Governor of Hawaii
Col c. p. laukea, secretary of the Ter!
ritory, and formerly secretary of the
Queen; members Of the legislature;
officers of the national guard; Con.
sui f. l.. s. Gordon of Great Britain
Consul. General r. Moroi Of Japan, the
consuls of China, Norway, France and
other Allied countries.
The great portrait was thanked by
two large gray feather kahilis, the
standard bases being adorned with
rare feather ahuulas, and these had
guard of honor composed of George
Kealohapauole and David Hoapil, Jr.,
The ushers included Maj. Will Wayne,
N. G. H., members of Kawaiahao
Church and enlisted men Of the nation!
al guard.
At ten O'Clock the audience rose as
the Hawaiian Band, directed by Robert
Baker, and stationed outside the
church, played "Ka Makua Mana
LOa'', a faVOrite Hawaiian selection
of the Queen 3, this being followed
by Hawaii POnoi", the Hawaiian
national anthem, sung by the choir and
audience.
Minister Lauds Departed
Rev. Akaiko Akana Invoked the de:
vine blessing in a lengthy appeal to he
Almighty to write upon the tablets Of
the Great Beyond the many good
things which Liliuokalam had done as
Queen and as a citizen Of the islands,
to remember her sweetness and her
loyalty to the country which replaced
the government Of her forefathers, re.
ferring TO her as one Of the descend!
ants of chiefs whose career was inter-
rupted by fate. 1t was q strong appeal
in which the Queen s career was Iaudt
ed, during which the minister ext
pressed the emotion which all Hawai-
ians felt when the former ruler was
taken to'the abode of her ancestors.
The Schubert quartet, composed of
George A, Andrus, Stanley Livingston,
c. G. Livingston and George A. Brown,
sang Nearer My God to Thee" ID
an impressive manner.
Lorrin Andrews Speaks
Representative Lorrin Andrews, on
behalf of the house Of represe ntatives
delivered an address, in which he
traced the Queens career from girl
hood until she stepped upon the throne,
and then down from its heights to the
humber life of citizen of the new
government. He said:
we meet in halOwed halls sane
toned by a thousand memories Of the
past. These walls have witnessed for
more than three score years the rulers
AVID chiefs of Hawaii paying their
homage to the Ruler of the Universe;
anh II is therefore especially fitting
that we should meet here today to com
memorate the fife Of q woman and the
deuth of u Queen; to paw our tribute
to the last sovereign Of Hawaii with