The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-31
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FEATURE
OF DAY
Cemetery Blaze
of Color With
Flowers and
Natiopn j Flag

hONOL U L u paid tribute
H yesterday to the Nations
soldier and sailor dead with a
spectacular military pageant fol-
lowed by Memorial Day exercis-
es at the Niiuanu cemetery. That
the city holds fresh in its mem
ory the deeds Of the men who
fought back in the sixties was
evidenced by the outpouring Of
tens Of thousands and the enthu-
siasm Of the banked throngs that
filed both sides Of the streets
along the entire line Of march
from the Capitol grounds to MI
uanu cemetery. 1t will be a pa
rade long remembered, for hun
dreds OF those who marched will
know the stern realities of war
ere another Memorial Day is OBJ
served here.
Nuuanu cemetery was a blaze
of color with the garlands and
floral tributes that, had been
placed by loving hands on the
graves. The day that had brok-
en- overcast and Threatening took
on a fairer aspect and the sky
was almost cloudless as the first
marchers Of the long line entered
the cemetery gates.
THRONGS AT SERVICE
The platform on which the ex-
ercises were conducted, draped
with flags, had been erected I'M
der the spreading branches Of a
great monkey pod tree and in
front of it tiers Of seats formed
a semi-cirCle. These were occu-
pied by the little handful Of G.. A.
A. veterans the, ,fraternal organ
izations that marched in the pa
rade, territorial and municipal Of
hcials, officers of the army and
navy, members of the legislature
and members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Flags and ban
ners of various hues that had
been carried in the parade flut-
tered in the soft breeze from the
mountains that swept over the
assemblage. Thousands were in
the throng that fringed the semi
circle of seats. Members of the
Chinese company Of the national
guard patrolled the grounds and
men Of the Second Infantry act
ed as ushers.
DIRGE OPENS PROGRAM
A dirge played by the Hawai-
ian Band, which opened the
services, was followed by an elo-
quent prayer by, Rev. A. w.
Palmer, pastor of Central Union
Church. The stirring measures
of Kipling's Recessional were
then heard, sung by members of
the Apollo Club.
Miss Margaret Vera Miller of
Mckinley High School recited
the last stanza of Longfellow's
poem The Building of the
Ship" and this was followed by
Memorial Day Song" by girls
of the Kamehameha School.
Charles Dudley Pratt of Puma
hou Academy gave President
LincOln's immortal Gettysburg
address and Mrs. Charles l..
Hall, accompanied by the Ha-
waiian Band, sang "America,
Pledge Myself To Thee. after
which the address of the day was
delivered by Richard l.. Halsey.
After the post memorial ad-
dress by Chaplain {. A. Moberg.
V. +. w.. squad of guardsmen
fired three volleys, the salute to
the dead which was followed by
Taps. The benediction was then
pronounced by Canon Ault.
"America" sung by the big gath
ering and played by the Second
Infantry Band and then "Phe
Star SpangIed Banner. sung by
Phillip c. Hall, brought the ,ex-
ercises to a close
The parade that preceded the
exercises at the cemetery was
one of the greatest spectacIes
ever witnessed in Honolulu and
in the lines Of marchers all of the
Territory's varied races were