Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-12
ADCLUB TO WORK
To AID SOLDIER
STATIONED HERE
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erybody. The soldier gets plenty OF
theory on tho drill and manelver
j. ground, and what he wants is solid
facts Don't tell him about the beau
ties OF Honolulu, but show him little
Of the comforts. have been round a
good deal since Joined the army,
abroad and in continental United
States. and believe that the soldier
is treated as we'll in Honolulu as he
is in any large city of the mainland.
Don't try to satisfy the soldier with
a lot Of talk about climate and the
beauties of nature; he knows from
practical experience just how deep the
dust is at Schofieid Barracks, but put
forth your utmost endeavor to gain
for him something of real moment.
mean the privilege Of wearing civil
ian clothes when on pass. am not
criticising the action of the existing
authorities. for everything possible
has been done through official chan
nels to get this privilege. 1t is up to
the people of Honolulu, who are not
tied down by regulations, to make the
request again and again, and keep on
making it no matter how often it is
turned down" ~.s :. -=
Sergeant Ely estimated that at least
so per cent of the 5000 odd men of the
army in this territory would purchase
civilian clothing the first Of the month,
at minimum of s25 man. if permis-
sion was granted He took pains to
show that it was no dislike or disre-
gard for the uniform, but rather a de.
sire for professional men to at times,
when not actively engaged in their
profession, to sink their professional
side in favor of the social. His esti-
mate from cold cash basis of profit
to Honolulu by such law was $780,
600 the first month and $4,000 per
month thereafter.
A free public swimming bath was
another proposition of Sergeant Ely
for improving the lot of the army man
on Oahu.
Il know you have public baths at
the present time but they are not ade-
quate," said the speaker '1f you will
furnish the place and the material, |
will furnish the labor to build an es-
Enlistment that will be a lasting bene-
fit to the city, as well as to the soldiers
for whom ii is primarily intended
Sergeant Ely's talk was one of the
mast-to-the-point and Straightforward
ever given before the Ad Club. Be.
sides hitting from the shoulder on
points of universal interest to all citi.
zens of the territory, the speaker in.
dulged in few vocal fireworks that
showed his ability to touch the high
spots of oratory, in case such course
would have accomplished the desired
end.
Getting down to official business, J..
Wakefield. who set the conversations
al ball rolling, offered the following
resolution, which was carried with
the usual AID Club acclaim:
Resolved, that committee OF three
be appointed by the president to in.
vestigate and report on the practical
plan of extending to the men in the
service of the United States army and
navy the good will and aloha of their.
fellow citizens, the merchants and
businessmen of Honolulu, with instruc-
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce. and to report their findings to
this club at an early date.
j. Wakefield, Harry L. Strange and
L. A. Thurston were appointed by
President Harrington on this commit
tee.
The project of doing something for
the soldiers struck a popular vein,
and there were a number OF speak
ers who together prolonged the ses-
sion to far after the usual AID club
adjournment time.
Harry Strange. L A. Thurston,
and Captain Seherer, 4th Cavalry,
also had some interesting sidelights
to contribute.
J. A. Rath, a settlement worker, also
spoke.