The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-01
.F|L|P|NOS HONOR
memory OF RIAL

An, audience Of more than two hun.
dred representing all walks and prob
ably also all races 10 the Islands filed
the Armory last night on the occasion
Of the celebration by Filipino residents
of Rial day in honor Of the great
Filipino patriot. The great hall and
the speakers platform was gay with
coIored hangings and draperies with
the Stars and Stripes dominating the
decorative scheme. Above the platform
hung a portrait Of the patriot.
The porgramN opened with the singing
Of America followed by the invocation
by Rev. N. @. Schenck and q chorue
by the Young Peoples League after
which the Governor spoke.
In his address the executive review.
ed the career of Jose Rial and told the
great part Rial had played in the his
tory Of the people Of the Philippines up
to the timesi in 1896 when he was ex-
ecuted. Coming up to the time when
the Philippines came under the con-
troll Of lfhe United States he dwelt ON
The progress that the people had made
under the, guidance Of American school
teachers and how later the people wei
coming the, aid extended to them had
developed institutions and their own
teachers.
The Governor gave high praise to
the Filipinos Of Hawaii and declared
they had been quick to answer the call
of the Nation as he knew they would
do. He referred to the large number
Of FilipinOs who had entered the Ha-
waiian National Guard. e,
Following the Governor's address q
selection was given by the Filipino
orchestra and song by Filipino stu
dents. U. Telentino then spoke in the
Tagalog dialect, after which w. W.
Thayer, former territorial treasurer
was introduced by Rev. j.. r. Erdman,
who acted as presiding officer.
Basis Of Fame ~
It was Rizal's patriotism that had
made of him great national figure,
said the speaker Rial, he declared,
had been a great scholar, a doctor Of
medicine, a writer Of no mean talents,
having been the author Of two novels
that are still read, and a great humani.
tartan Though these things made him
notable figure, IL was the part he
played as a patriot that had lifted him
into a place of fame as the great out
standing figure in Filipino history, the
speaker said, and II was because he
had songht liberty with all Of his tai
ents and had died q martyr TO liberty,
that his name would always live.
The speaker spoke Of what the Fill,
Pine had done TO meet the war needs
of the nation and dwelt on the needs
that still exist Those unable TO serve
the country at the front still have a
great work at home to do, he said, and
he declared that work in the cane fields
was waiting for help that the Filipino
here could give. He urged them to
give that help. W ~
Other addresses that were given were
by B. 7. Mckapagal in English, T. A..
Samonte in Ilocano, Rev. 8. X. Ygloria
In Visayan and United States District
Attorney 8. g. Huber, Violin and piano
selections by w. Robinson with Miss
r. Josephson Mt the piano won long
and continued applause.
The celebration was under the diree-
tion Of r. C. Tubllliha, U. Tolentino,
BIT. lMckapagal and u. Rpbio. The
members Of the committees were as fol.
lows; Finance, j. Regala, 4. Samonte,
P. Esqueras, II. Morada and 3. 4. Nc
kapagal; reception committee, Il. Cen.
teno, NJ. samson, i. Regala, T. Samonte,
l.. Konehar and Il. Magpiong; decora.
tion COMMITTEES, NJ. Manalo, @. Salonga,
Il. Layog and L. Foranda. -
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