The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-31

along the Oahuan coast, headed by the
Coast Artillery Band. = "a
Only Few Cavalrymen
There was much disappointment when
cavalIymen came by the vast, thronga
lining the streets, for there was only ona
squadron Of the 4th Cavalry, and lite fam.
Gus mounted band was not In line. The
mounted band Is always o. feature and
its excellent music is always, pleasing
to IT'S Honolulu friends, The detach.
men was comma nded by Lieut.. Col.
o. G. Oden.
Marines and blueiackets from Pearl
Harbor Naval Station represented the.
sea portion Of the fighting service, but
although not large in numbers, they
formed splendid looking lot of young
men, and those who watched them 90
by thought of the scores of Hawaiian
boys who are now serving as blueiack7
cts aboard American warships on the
Atlantic, Drawing the dangers Of the
Gboat LOno and doing their share to
help Uncle Sam win. The navy is little
heard of these days, even that part of
the service, which is so close to Homo
lulu, but the navy has massed its
strength in the Atlantic seeking Ger
Mays sea sniperS
The National Guard
More. than usual interest was dis
played by the spectators in the two
! battalions Of the Hawaiian National
Guard which constituted the guard,
turnout, for within a week everyone in
line may be in federal service for the
period of the war, and even while the
. ,,,.a ms L.
spread that the order for mobilization
of the guard would be issued at two
o'clock in4the afternoon, which would
require each man reporting at eight
dock this morning But by the time
they reached the cemetery the rumor
vas learned to be unfounded. The two
hattalions were commanded by Major
Merle johnson and Major Arthur w
Medley.
Hawaii's most famous organization
-t-the Hawaiian Band-which has never
missed q parade, a public funeral, n
Memorial Day service, or a Fourth Of
July celebration since 1872, came into
vlew next, preceding the gray.uniform-
ell Kamehameha School cadets, who
harched with the precision Of veterans,
The cadets were commanded by Cadet
Major Dover.
The Grand Army
Behind, them came the Grand Army
Of the Republic veterans.
AS they passed along in autos, old
and, many feeble, hats of spectators
we're dotted, for II was their day, a
day when fewer and fewer are able
to report for duty, for death is taking
lon Nnn In khatr 10 IN ithaca -
SO long after they laid aside the nusket
and the sword away back in '65.
The Spanish War Veterans and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, in general
charge of Joseph Leal, one of the fight
ers in the Filipino instruction of 80,
made n fine showing. Captain Paul
smith, who was called into, service in
1899 as captain. of volunteers and
who accompanied the 45th Volunteer
Infantry to the Philippines, was in
the Gne, wearing his old uniform of
dark blue and light blue. Many of
those in this detachment were in the
khaki of the presentrday army.
Japanese Bluejackets
One of the, spectacular organizations
followed the veterans as Representatives
of His, Imperial Japanese. Majesty 8
Navy. One hundred and fifty white
uni formed men, carrying rifles with
bayonets attached, and carrying their
flag, marched to the merry call of the
| bugles. There were three sets of these
each set bugling a measure, the next
| taken up by the second and the third
group playing the final measure. The
bluejackets were Differed by Captain
Y Morimoto and lieutenant Ozaki
Their precise marching, step won much
applause along the whole route.
Boy Scouts
With bugles and drums at their head
| the Boy Scouts, commanded by Scout
masters Roger Burnham and Harry
Hayward, made a fine showing, many
| troops of the Scouts being in line, from
tall. boys, down to little mites at tn,
end of the column, but the latter keep
inc step with their elders.
Cuban Veterans-Just Two
Next in Hpe, was the meager repre-
I sentaton Of the Cuban Veterans of the
wars Of '96 and '9S, the Cuban flag
being carried by A. f. MinVeille and
at his side was the other half of the
| organization in the person of A. P
Taylor of the '96 campaign.
Fraternal Organizations
AL the fraternal organizations fol
lowed headed by the Free and Accept
ed Masons, with the Knights Templal
in full uniform in the. van, carrying
American flags and banners designating
their lodges. The Knights TemplaI
wore black uniforms, chapeaux adorned
with long ostrich feathers and carriet
swords. The Masons were led by Judge
9. W. Ashford, james Friel and Ferdi
| NaDh setback.
The Odd Fellows of Harmony anG
Excelsior lodges carrying their Lodge
banners and, service flag, were followed
| by the Elks Of Honolulu Lodge 8l6, Z
large turnout, who also carried the Am
erican flag and a service flag. The
Knights Of Pythias, Independent Order
of Red Men, Ancient Order of Forest
ers, Loyal Order Of Moose and Modern
Order of Phoenix, all wearing lodge re
/ gala, carrying flags and service flags
made up an Interesting division of then
own. The Portuguese, as web as the
American flag, was carried by the Sat
Antonio Society.
The British Club, headed by Fred
Harrison, president, carrying an Ameri
! ann FIou ond Follou,a1 h., tko,o - LII,