Posted: 8th November 2020
The following articles are copyright of 2020 Newspapers.com. The articles refer to the descendants of Henry Bond Restarick – Chapter A3 of Section VI of the Record refers.
San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jun, 1913
DAUGHTER OF EPISCOPAL BISHOP CROSSES OCEAN TO PURCHASE TROUSSEAU
Miss Margaret Restarick to Wed Beau of Her Days at Oahu College.
Miss Margaret Restarick, daughter of Bishop H B Restarick of the Episcopal church of Honolulu, the announcement of whose engagement to Reginald B McGrew was a social event at the cross roads of the Pacific a few weeks ago, arrived here Monday on the liner Siberia accompanied by her mother. The young bride to be is on a quest which every girl considers the happiest and most important of her career – the selection of her trousseau. After spending a few days here with friends Miss Restarick is going to New York to purchase the gown and bridal veil in which she will be wedded next November. Another unusual feature about the coming nuptials is that the young couple will be married by the bride’s father who has been a clergyman in the islands for many years. Miss Restarick, who is as attractive girl with auburn hair and a dimple smile, and McGrew, a young business man of Honolulu, have known each other since school days. That isn’t so very long ago – about eight years – when the pair attended the Oahu College.
Honolulu Advertiser, 1 Jul 1917:
RESTARICK LACHMUND WEDDING
The announcement of the marriage of Miss Floria Lachmund and Arthur E Restarick last Tuesday came as a complete surprise to their many friends. The wedding was to have taken place in the fall, but was hastened on account of the departure of Bishop Restarick for the Coast, and as the young couple were anxious he should perform the ceremony, the date was advanced. The wedding took place in St Andrew’s Cathedral at five o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, and was witnessed only by relatives and four very close friends of the bride and groom. Miss Lachmund made a beautiful bride, wearing an exquisite gown of soft white georgette crepe with a dainty hat to match, and carrying a shower bouquet of bride roses and white orchids. Her only ornament was a brooch in the form of a crown of pearls – which her mother wore at her wedding twenty five years ago.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11 Sep 1922:
RESTARICK AND THREE OTHERS IN BAD AUTO CRASH
Court Clerk’s Left Leg, Already Badly Crippled, Broken in Three Places
Arthur E Restarick, clerk of Judge Ray O’Brien’s court, is in a critical condition at the Queen’s Hospital as a result of an automobile accident at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, in which William G Hairston and Leo M Harkins of the Army Red Cross Service and Lieut A L Shreve were also injured. The accident occurred at Queen and Richards Sts. Restarick’s left leg was broken in three places and he also suffered a fractured shoulder. Hairston’s nose was broken, and Harkins and Shreve were badly bruised and cut. The four men were on their way in an auto to the Niagara to bid farewell to Arthur Wyman, director of the field force of the Army Red Cross, who was leaving for New York. As they passed Queen St on Richards another car, driven by Peter Puck, hit them, overturning their auto. Restarick, seeing the danger of a collision, jumped, but when his already crippled leg struck the pavement it crumpled under his weight, and in falling his shoulder struck the pavement with such force that it was broken. The other three occupants of the car were pinned beneath it, but managed to crawl out from under. Restarick is the son of the RT Rev H B Restarick, former bishop of the Episcopal church in Hawaii.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12 Feb 1923:
RESTARICK GRANTED DIVORCE; CHARGES WIFE LOVES ANOTHER
Arthur E Restarick this morning was granted an uncontested decree of divorce from Floria L Restarick on the grounds of extreme cruilety by Judge John R Desha of the court of domestic relations. Divorce was asked on the grounds that Mrs Restarick had neglected her child, Allan, born on May 11, 1919, and the complaint further alleged that on June 1, 1922, she wrote to Restarick saying that she intended to separate from him as she was in love with another man. Restarick named Allan Renton in his action. The complaint further alleged that Mrs Restarick left Honolulu on June 3 and went to Seattle with her child, and that shortly afterward Renton left for Seattle and was in Mrs Restarick’s company much of the time while on the coast. Later, Restarick said, she returned to him, but eventually asked for a divorce. Restarick was seriously injured in an automobile accident several months ago and Mrs Restarick performed his work as clerk of the circuit court during his illness. He told the court this morning that although his wife visited him at the hospital she continually professed her love for Renton and asked for a divorce. The Restaricks were married on June 27, 1917. Restarick was awarded the custody of the child.
Honolulu Advertiser, 24 May 1923:
COMPROMISE IN RESTARICK PROCEEDINGS
Alienation Suit Is Settled Out of Court; Renton to pay $5,000, Counsel’s fee, and Costs.
Announcement of a settlement out of court of the $25,000 damage suit of Arthur E Restarick against Allan Renton was made in open court yesterday by Attorney Barry S Ulrich of the law firm of Thompson, Cathart and Ulrich, counsel for Restarick. When the case was called at 9 o’clock before Judge James J Banks in the Third Division of the local circuit court. Judge Banks’ entire panel of trial jurors, plus seven talesmen summoned the day before on a special venire, were present in court yesterday morning, the time set for the selection of a jury for the trial of the case. The courtroom was fairly well filled with spectators. The announcement of a settlement out of court came as a surprise to all. According to the agreement said to have been reached between the parties to the big damage suit, Renton is to pay Restarick $5,000, settle the bill of Restarick’s counsel, and pay the costs of the proceedings.
Suit Filed March 8
Restarick secured a decree of divorce from Mrs Floria Restarick, on the ground of desertion in John R Desha’s court of domestic relations several months ago. On March 8, last, Restarick filed his suit for $25,000 damages against Renton. The same day, several hours later, Renton married Restarick’s divorced wife. Restarick was in court with his counsel yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs Renton were not present, but were represented by Judge A G M Robertson. Restarick denied yesterday that he had at any time asked for $15,000 as a basis of settlement of his suit out of court.
Restarick’s Statement
Restarick yesterday authorised the following statement: “There certainly has been no agreement nor will there be that Mrs Renton may see my son, Henry L Restarick, any time she wants to. I do appreciate, however, the hardship involved in altogether depriving a mother of the privilege of seeing her child, whatever has happened, and I have agreed to let her see the baby once a week, when convenient to me. There is also no truth whatever in the statement that $15,000 or any other sum was first sought for by me. The offers made came entirely unsolicited from the attorneys of Mr Renton.”
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 25 Feb 1925:
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ALLAN RESTARICK FOR CHANGE OF NAME – DECREE
On consideration of the petition of ALLAN RESTARICK for a decree changing his name to HENRY RESTARICK, and there appearing to be good reasons for granting the same: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority in me by law vested, and thereunto enabling I W R FARRINGTON, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, do hereby order and decree that the name of ALLAN RESTARICK be and hereby is changed to HENRY RESTARICK, and that a copy of this decree be published for at least four consecutive weeks in the HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, a newspaper of general circulation in the Territory of Hawaii, published at Honolulu, Oahu, in said Territory. Dated February 9th AD 1925, at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. WALLACE R FARRINGTON, Governor of Hawaii.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 27 Jul 1928
A E RESTARICK, MISS PURDY TO WED AT MIDNIGHT
Circuit Court Clerk to Return at Once; Bride Remains on Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 – Because business necessity compels his immediate return to Honolulu, Arthur E Restarick, son of Bishop Henry Bond Restarick of the Episcopal diocese of Hawaii and clerk of the circuit court at Honolulu will be married at a midnight ceremony tonight to Miss Jessica Purdy, formerly of Portland, Oregon, librarian in the public schools of Honolulu. Superior Judge Louis E Ward will perform the ceremony in his chambers at one minute after midnight tonight – the midnight hour marking the expiration of the three days’ notice necessary before a marriage license becomes legally effective in accordance with the California state law. Restarick will sail for Honolulu tomorrow. His bride will remain in San Francisco for a short time before following him to Hawaii.
The following article refers to the death of Margaret, younger sister of Arthur Edwin Restarick.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 17 Mar 1932:
MRS McGREW IS DEAD IN FRANCE AFTER ILLNESS
Pneumonia Ends Life of Daughter of Bishop and Mrs H B Restarick
Had Been Abroad for Year Where Her Children Were Attending School.
News of the death in Paris of Mrs R B McGrew was received today by relatives in Honolulu. Mrs McGrew was the wife of Reynold McGrew of Honolulu and the daughter of Bishop and Mrs Henry B Restarick of this city. Death was the result of pneumonia which developed following an infection of influenza. Tarn McGrew, an uncle of Mr McGrew, and Tod Barber, a cousin of Bishop Restarick, were in Paris at the time of her death and will care for the two children Peggy May, 16, and Reynoldo, 7, until their return to Mr McGrew, who is in Honolulu. Mrs McGrew was living at the Lotti Hotel in Paris when she died. She left Honolulu about a year ago and went first to Switzerland and then to Paris for the education of her two daughters. Present plans are to have the body cremated and the ashes returned for burial to Honolulu where Mrs McGrew had made her home since she was a child. Mrs McGrew was 38 years old. She was born in San Diego and came to Honolulu with her parents in 1902. She attended Punahou academy and in 1913 was married to Mr McGrew. For many years Mrs McGrew was a prominent figure in the social life of Honolulu and took an active part in community affairs. She is survived by her husband, her two children, her father and mother and by Arthur Restarick, clerk of the circuit court, brother, and Mrs Paul Withington, sister.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 8 Dec 1933:
RETIRED EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF HONOLULU SUCCUMBS AFTER OPERATION
Honolulu, Dec 8 – The Right Rev Henry Bond Restaricl, retired Episcopal bishop of Honolulu, died at the Queen’s hospital today following an operation for intestinal obstruction. Although he had not been in good health for sometime, his condition was not serious until Saturday when he was taken to the hospital. He is survived by the widow, a daughter, Mrs Paul Withington and a son, Arthur Edwin Restarick. The late Right Rev Restarick and his wife celebrated their golden anniversary a year and a half ago. The deceased was born in England on Dec 26, 1854.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,10 Jul 1943:
OF INTEREST TO FRIENDS of Miss Martha Gillis, daughter of Col and Mrs Marcel A Gillis, is word of her marriage to Lt Henry Louis Restarick, USA, which took place recently at the home of her parents in Macon, Georgia. Her husband is the son of Arthur Restarick and Mrs Allan Renton of Honolulu. She lived in Honolulu and was graduated from Roosevelt high school when her parents were stationed her at Ft Shafter in 1939.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 19 Apr 1944:
A SON, their first child, was born Tuesday in Macon, Georgia to Capt Henry Louis Restarick, USA, and Mrs Restarick, according to word received here by the baby’s grandfather, Arthur E Restarick, chief clerk of the circuit court. The baby’s grandmother is Mrs Allan Renton of Honolulu. The baby, who weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces, has been named Henry Louis Jr. Mrs Restarick is the former Martha Caffery Gillis, daughter of Col Marcel A Gillis USA, and Mrs Gillis of Macon. Capt Restarick is now with the military department of the University of Tennessee, where he has been since his return from Guadalcanal.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 23 Jan 1946:
CAPT HENRY RESTARICK RETURNS WITH FAMILY
After an absence of four years, Capt Henry L Restarick, veteran of Guadalcanal, is back in Honolulu with his wife, the former Martha Gillis, and 2 year old son, Henry Jnr. Mr Restarick is the son of Arthur E Restarick, chief clerk of the circuit court, and Mrs Allan Renton of Honolulu. A graduate of Punahou in 1936, Mr Restarick attended the University of Washington, Annapolis and the University of Hawaii. Mrs Restarick is a graduate of Roosevelt high school. She also attended school in Washington, DC. On December 7, 1941, Mr Restarick entered the Hawaii Territorial Guard as a lieutenant. He was commissioned a second lieutenant infantry, AUS, in May, 1942 and was assigned to the 25th division, Schofield Barracks (Hawaii). He went with the division to Guadalcanal in December, 1942 and went through the campaign as a platoon leader. He contracted malaria, dengue fever and yellow jaundice on Guadalcanal and was evacuated to the United States for medical treatment. There he was assigned as an instructor at Ft Benning and made a captain. He was discharged on December 7, 1945, just four years to the day after he entered the army. Mr and Mrs Restarick met in 1938, while she was here with her parents, Col and Mrs Marcel Gillis. Col Gillis was then professor of military science at the University of Hawaii. They were married in 1943 in Macon, Georgia, where she was doing nurses’ aide work. The young couple will live at Waianae and Mr Restarick will work for Hawaiian Gas Products Ltd.
The Battle of Guadalcanal (British Solomon Islands) lasted from 7 Aug 1942-9 Feb 1943. An account of the campaign can be found in Wikipaedia but this except covers when Henry Restarick Jnr arrived there. The excerpt below about Guadalcanal (in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific) is from www.wikipaedia.com
By December, the weary 1st Marine Division was withdrawn for recuperation, and over the course of the next month the U.S. XIV Corps took over operations on the island. This corps consisted of the 2nd Marine Division and the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry and 23rd “Americal” Divisions. U.S. Army Major General Alexander Patch replaced Vandegrift as commander of Allied forces on Guadalcanal, which by January totaled just over 50,000 men.
On 18 December, Allied (mainly U.S. Army) forces began attacking Japanese positions on Mount Austen. A strong Japanese fortified position, called the Gifu, stymied the attacks and the Americans were forced to temporarily halt their offensive on 4 January.
The Allies renewed the offensive on 10 January, reattacking the Japanese on Mount Austen as well as on two nearby ridges called the Seahorse and the Galloping Horse. After some difficulty, the Allies captured all three by 23 January. At the same time, U.S. Marines advanced along the north coast of the island, making significant gains. The Americans lost about 250 killed in the operation while the Japanese suffered around 3,000 killed, about 12 to 1 in the Americans’ favor.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the first prolonged campaigns in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It strained logistical capabilities of the combatant nations. For the U.S., this need prompted the development of effective combat air transport for the first time. A failure to achieve air supremacy forced Japan to rely on reinforcement by barges, destroyers, and submarines, with very uneven results. Early in the campaign, the Americans were hindered by a lack of resources, as they suffered heavy losses in cruisers and carriers, with replacements from ramped-up shipbuilding programs still months away from materializing.
The following below was written by Henry Restarick:
The U.S. Navy suffered such high personnel losses during the campaign that it refused to publicly release total casualty figures for years. However, as the campaign continued, and the American public became more and more aware of the plight and perceived heroism of the American forces on Guadalcanal, more forces were dispatched to the area. This spelled trouble for Japan as its military-industrial complex was unable to match the output of American industry and manpower. Thus, as the campaign wore on the Japanese were losing irreplaceable units while the Americans were rapidly replacing and even augmenting their forces.
The Guadalcanal campaign was costly to Japan strategically and in material losses and manpower. Roughly 30,000 personnel, including 25,000 experienced ground troops, died during the campaign. As many as three-quarters of the deaths were from non-combat causes such as starvation and various tropical diseases. The drain on resources directly contributed to Japan’s failure to achieve its objectives in the New Guinea campaign. Japan also lost control of the southern Solomons and the ability to interdict Allied shipping to Australia. Japan’s major base at Rabaul was now further directly threatened by Allied air power. Most importantly, scarce Japanese land, air, and naval forces had disappeared forever into the Guadalcanal jungle and surrounding sea. The Japanese could not replace the aircraft and ships destroyed and sunk in this campaign, as well as their highly trained and veteran crews, especially the naval aircrews, nearly as quickly as the Allies.
Honolulu Advertiser, 26 Apr 1946:
VETERAN COURT CLERK REQUESTS ONE YEAR LEAVE
Arthur E Restarick, chief clerk of the Honolulu circuit court since July, 1929, Thursday tendered a petition for a year’s leave of absence, without pay, to the circuit judges, such absence to date from April 27. The leave of absence was approved by Judge Albert M Cristy on behalf of all the judges of the circuit court and then submitted to the territorial civil service commission for whatever further may be necessary. When full sanction has been given Mr Restarick’s leave of absence, the circuit judge will appoint an acting chief clerk. Owing to Mr Restarick’s long illness, which has necessitated several operations and periodical stays in the hospital, Mrs Sybil Campbell Davis was appointed as temporary chief clerk in November, 1945. Mr Restarick succeeded the late Henry Smith as chief clerk in July 1929. Previously to that Mr Restarick was clerk of the second division of the circuit court and in Dec 1926 was made first deputy of the chief clerk.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 13 May 1946:
ARTHUR E RESTARICK DIES AT HOME AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Arthur E Restarick, 57, veteran chief clerk of the circuit court, and Hawaii kamaaina, died at his home on Dowsett Ave, shortly before midnight Saturday. Mr Restarick has been ill for several weeks. Private funeral services are to be held at 4.30pm today at St Clement’s church, Wilder Ave, with Bishop Harry S Kennedy and the Rev E Tanner Brown officiating. Private services will be held afterwards at the graveside in Nuuanu. Mr Restarick is survived by his mother, Mrs Henry Bond Restarick, who observed her 86th birthday here Sunday; by the widow; by a sister, Mrs Constance Withington, wife of Capt Paul Withington USNR, by a son Henry L Restarick, and by a grandson. Born in San Diego, California, December 14, 1888, Arthur Edwin Restarick came to Hawaii with his parents when he was 14 years old. He was the son of the Rt Rev Henry Bond Restarick, first American Episcopal bishop of Honolulu and May L (Baker) Restarick. Mr Restarick received his early schooling in Honolulu attending Punahou school. He later entered Trinity college, Hartford, Connecticut, and Harvard university. While a student at Harvard, Mr Restarick was offered the position of clerk in the circuit court which he accepted in 1916. In 1929, Mr Restarick was appointed as chief clerk of the circuit court. Mr Restarick was an attorney, licensed to practice in the district courts. He was at one time secretary of the board of industrial schools, a position which he held from 1916 to 1918. Mr Restarick was a member of the Harvard club.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 6 May 1950:
MRS RESTARICK WILL OBSERVE 90TH BIRTHDAY
Mrs Henry Bond Restarick, kamaaina* resident of 1715 Anapuni St will celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary next Friday. The widow of the late Bishop Restarick will be at home to her friends that day between 3 and 5 pm. Born in Fulton, Illinois, on May 16, 1860, Mrs Restarick came to Honolulu with her husband in 1902. She worked closely with her husband for the Episcopal church and was the author of many sacred poems. With her next Friday will be her daughter, Mrs Constance Restarick Withington, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs Arthur E Restarick. Two other children, Margaret Restarick McGrew and Arthur Restarick are deceased. Calling will be several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
*Kamaaina ( Hawaiian literally “child or person of the land” ) is a word describing Hawaii residents regardless of their racial background, as opposed to “kanaka” which means a person of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12 Aug 1971:
RESTARICK SERVICE TOMORROW
Mrs J Purdy Restarick, who for many years was in charge of the membership office of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, died Aug 5 at Queen’s Medical Center. She was 78. Graveside services will be held at 11 am tomorrow in Oahu Cemetery. Mrs Restarick, widow of Arthur E Restarick, who was chief clerk of the First Circuit Court, also was a teacher. She had classes for a short time on Kauai and later at McKinley High School. She was head librarian at McKinley at the time of her retirement. Mrs Restarick was executive secretary of the Honolulu Art Society from 1935 until the society merged with Friends of the Academy, then was in charge of membership at the Academy of Arts until 1958. She once led a group of academy members on a tour of Europe, and was devoted to promoting understanding of culture and the arts. She is survived by a stepson, Henry, of Chicago.
The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana), 1 Jun 1975:
RESTARICK – POU
Mr and Mrs Henry Louis Restarick of Nashville, Tennessee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Caffery, to John Wendell Pou, son of Dr and Mrs Jack Wendell Pou, all of Shreveport. The ceremony will take place August 16 in the Garden District home of Mr and Mrs Robert Baker in New Orleans. Miss Restarick will be the third generation to be married at the Caffery family homesite at 1228 Race Street. She is the great-great-granddaughter of the late Senator Donelson Caffery of Louisiana. Her grandparents are Mrs Marcel Gillis and the late Colonel Gillis of New Orleans and Mrs Allan Renton and the late Arthur Edwin Restarick of Honolulu, Hawaii. A graduate from Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois, she attended Centenary College and Loyola University of New Orleans. Miss Restarick graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. She is a member of Beta Tau Alpha sorority. The bridegroom-to-be is the grandson of Mrs John Gray Pou and the late Dr Pou of Shreveport and the late Mr and Mrs Bernard Henry Grehan of New Orleans. A graduate of Jesuit High School, he graduated from Centenary College with a bachelor of science degree in business. He was vice president of Kappa Sigma fraternity and a four-year letterman on the varsity golf team. Mr Pou graduated from Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law with a juris doctor degree. He is a member of Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity and a member of Saint Thomas More Club.
David Gillis Restarick (born 1951) is the second son of Henry and Martha Restarick. The chart shows he married on 23 December 1981 and divorced 27 July 1990. We have found that his first wife was Paula Bangnitti. After the divorce he married as below but divorced 24 August 1995. This can be added to Axminster Chart 1, page 1.
The Tennessean (Nashville, Ten), 25 July 1991
RESTARICK- BEHM
Melbourne Beach, Florida – Amy Franelle Behm and David Gillis Restarick, both of Palm Bay, Florida, were married June 15 at St Sebastian’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church with Perry Collins officiating. The bride is the daughter of Euline H Behm of Nashville and Donald Behm of Coeur D Alene, Idaho, and the bridegroom is the son of Henry and Martha Restarick of Metairie, Louisiana. Following the ceremony, a reception was given at Melbourne Beach Hilton by bride and bridegroom. The couple is living in Palm Bay after a wedding trip to the Hawaiian Islands.
