The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-06-07

The establishment of a Hawaiian
Red Cross Society has been suggested.
The idea has been laid before a number
of the prominent citizens and leading
members Of the Big 100 Committee and
has at once been endorsed. DR.. Jas. T..
Wayson is the originator. A meeting
for organization of the corps and out
lining plan Of campaign will be held
at the Y. N. c. a. at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Announcement of the
gathering was made in the various
churches yesterday and the attendance
viii be large.
Hospital accommodations on the
transports are efficient as they can be
made under the circumstances. but are
wholly inadequate and unsatisfactory.
So hastily are the troop ships over
hauled and equipped and so greatly are
they crowded that many important
matters are to an extent overlooked
or sacrificed to the end Of getting the
expedition factors with food and am
munition and arms aboard and under
way.
There were aboard the City of Pc
king, City of Sydney and Australia
men i'll and convalescing who in the
situation or condition of rush and
crowding could not be given attention
they would otherwise receive. There
came ashore during the visit of the
first expedition here men who were
barely able to get round, having but
recently left the sick list.
It is proposed that the Honolulu Red
Cross Society shall volunteer to the
surgeon in chief of each expedition tC
assist in caring for the sick while il
port. Of course all ministering and al
attention viii be under the direction
of the regularly constituted medica
authorities of the troops.
Il is believed that the surgeons vii
gladly avail themselves of the service!
of the local Red Cross Corps. For mel
who can come ashore there will bt
provided quarters either in houses o.
tents. The sick men who cannot b,
taken from the ships will be nurseC
and supplied with fare as permitted
by the regimental or battalion sur
geons The use of one very suitable
beach place has already been rendered
and no doubt others will be offered
Several citizens who have PREMISE
that can be adapted to the purposes
of the Red Cross Corps have readil!
signified willingness to have thei
places used. One of the leading dlu!
establishments has sent word that al
acquisitions of the Red Cross Corp
of Honolulu will be honored withou
charge and others Will no doubt fol
low this example Two houses carry
ing goods that would be especially ac
ceptable as diet have signified the in
tention of contributing everything
needed. Many ladies have stated tina
they viii gladly enlist in the Corps.
Those who acquainted themselve!
with the conditions on the transport!
here last week are certain that The
Red Cross Corps viii have no small
amount Of work to do and that its ser
vices viii be greatly appreciated. Eacl
ship viii be visited promptly on ar
rival and the surgeons interviewed
So soon as the situation is learned
there viii follow the assignment o
members of the Corps and the remova
10 shore of men permitted to be takeI
from the vessels. The attention tina
can be bestowed usefully will occup!
the full time of a goodly number o
city people
al who are interested are invited
10 attend the meeting at the Y. NJ. C. A
hall al I o'clock this afternoon.