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Show TWO WASHINGTON. A Hawaiian senator made an address on Washington's Wash-ington's birthday, which waa reported by the Honolulu Hono-lulu Star, end. which ia aucb. a tribute to. Washing, ton aa waa never heard in his native country. The Star says: - Henator Makekaa made the speech of hla Hfa before tha combined sonata and house this morning, wbsa there gathered gath-ered the government forces to da honor to the memory of Oeorgs Wsshlngtoa. whose birth aaaivamary ia today. Ia vrlef, Makekaa 's remarks, aa elocutionally later-prated later-prated by former Heoator foe I ho, were I "1 aever net George Wsshiagtoa ia bia lifetlms, but I have beard about him. Only yesterday I accidentally tumbled across s history aad oa tha first nags ta the left t saw a picture of thst groat msa. Ha waa ef a stature like myself, tall aad good looking. Ia the picture ba wns leasing over a small woman, lias my mothsr. Us looked down with love and aha loo lied ap with pride. It la eaa of the anhlest Incidents la- hla great life. "Another inspiring incident ia bia life ia where ha Is picking roses for Martha, who became his wife. I am proud to say that I bare s Martha Waahiagtea rosebush in mr back yard. . "Still another most Inspiring incident la hla life is where be p rived to flod before a battle, through which prayer, kneeling oa tha bare ground la the darkness, he whipped Mis British, though they outnumbered kirn. The moral of this Is tbst you should love your mother, ba good ta ymtr wife sad don't forget Ood. " Wsshinglos waa a great msa, bat ha was aot tha Only rVaahingtoa. "Kamehamaha the flreat was the Hawaiian Washing ton. He hsd so powder and shot, like Washington, but he bad kahtiuss. And I tell you he did more with those kshunss than fleorge Washington ever did with his powder ad shot, for Kamehamena'a kahunas prayed and continued to pray after Kamehameha waa dead, with the result thst thev captured America aad everything that ia A merit mer-it sa. They captured tha etare and stripes aad brought them to Hawaii. They captured the Amerieae army aad aaVy and brought them to Hawaii. They raptured Amerieae Ameri-eae aire aad womea and brought them to Hawaii, aad I . v proving our kshoaas will continue to eepture everything tbst Is Ameriraa and bring them to Hawaii. Kamehameha waa a great Washington. , |