Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-29

last night to the Hood sufferers In
the middle states.
Some two thousand dollars more is
being sent by wireless this afternoon.
The Federal Wireless Telegraph Com
pany offered to send relief funds free
of charge and Chairman w. d. Wes-
tervelt of the local committee accept
ed the company's generous offer.
The money is being sent TO New
York by the First National Bank,
which transmits II to its bank ex-
change in the metropolis, the Ma
tional City Bank, and that institution
forwards the money to Governor Cox
of Ohio.
The fund opened two days ago by
the Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu
Buckeye club, composed of Ohioans,
now totals close to eight thousand dol
lars.
With the passage of the legislative
appropriation bill for $4,000 prob
ably next Monday, with the thousands
that are being sent by local fraternal
orders and the private relief of friends
of some of the sufferers, Hawaii's
contribution in this crisis will total
close to, IL not quite, Twenty-Five
thousand dollars.
The Masons and Elks are coming to
the front for their brethren in dis
tress, the Elks having already sent
forward $3.50 to the Exalted Ruler, and
one Masonic lodge giving $1,000 The
other lodges will make their donations
at meetings today or within a short
time.
Chairman Westervelt and Secretary
Cottrill of the committee asked by the
.Star-Bulletin to take charge of the
forwarding of the funds it collected,
this morning secured cash and
pledges amounting to $I,197, with sew
eral still to be heard from, among
which were the later collections of
the Advertiser. The Star-Bulletin at
noon today turned over to Mr.. West
ervelt and Mr.. Cottrill cash and
checks amounting to $591.75, and sew
eral subscriptions were received too
late to go forward today but will be
sent tomorrow or Monday. Messrs.
Westervelt and Cottrill were given
some big donations ON their rounds
today and several large sums were
given through the Star-Bulletin.
Mrs, B. M. Allen sent to this paper
e check for $3.50, Bishop & Co., 500.
This morning Mr.. Hong Quon, mana
ger of Sing Chong Co., walked into
the Star-Bulletin Office and laid down
800, expressing his sympathy for the
sufferers and the desire of the CHI
nese firm to do something toward the
relief work.
Little Miriam Weinberg, who came
to the office with a dollar yesterday,
brought another dollar today.
A sweet-faced gray-haired woman
came to the office. I have some
friends in the stricken district and l
feel that ought to do something" she
said as she made her donation.
The employees of the, Merchant
street branch Office of the Star-Bulle-
tin took up collection and added
$10.25 TO the rapidly growing sum.
And so it went all morning. Several
people came and secured subscription
lists to circulate. The suffering and
distress thousands of miles away has
touched Hawaii's heart and the re-
sponse to the call for help has been
greater and reader than even this pa
per anticipated when on Thursday aft
ernoon announcement was made OF
the relief fund. President Westervelt
of the Ohio Society has met with the
most generous Of help everywhere he
has gone, he reports.
The Masons of Honolulu have been
quick to offer substantial help to suf-
fering Ohio, and their generous con-
tributions will swell the contribution
list very considerably.
Last night Hawaiian Lodge, r. &
A. NJ, at a special meeting, voted the
sum of $1,000 to the flood relief fund.
Honolulu Lodge is holding meet
ing this afternoon, to consider the
same subject, and Oceanic Lodge Is,
expected to be another contributor.
Subscriptions Pour In.
The subscriptions sent to the Star
Bulletin office on Alakea street since
yesterday afternoon are:
Mrs. w. w. Dimond........'.$ BOO
Mrs A: Berndt 800
City Hack Stand .......... BOO
Isabelle II. Jenkins ...l...... LOO
Ruster Andrews 500
eshon q Co. 10000
w. ]. Coon ................ BOO
w. w. Ahana Co. BOO
cbuck How 500
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