Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-12
TWO TONS OF
MAGAZINES FOR
j. 5. S. PRINCETON
CONTINUED from page one,

request OF the commander and crew
Of the Princeton to him was this:
When you get to Honolulu, please
ask the people there to be good
enough to send us old magazines and
newspapers each month when the Ven
tura touches there south bound Tell
them we are starved for reading mat.
ter
Next day the Star Bulletin editorial
ly asked its readers to send in maya.
zines and papers and once or twice
afterward referred to the request edi-
torially. At the same time daily ae-
knowledgments were being made to
all those contributors whose names
could be secured.
There was no need for a special pub
licity campaign The Star-B Bulletins
thousands of readers came forward
with q tremendous response from the
very first day. Mrs. C.. w. Parks, wife
Of the civil engineer at the naval sta
ton, was first in with an arm-load Of
magazines. Then they poured from
all directions and in all amounts.
Manager Peter of the Territorial
Messenger Service offered the deliy-
cry facilities Of his company to collect
the books in the residence districts
and bring them to the Star Bulletin
office. 1t was q timely offer. The del
uge came faster than ever. The grow
ing pile overlooked an upstairs room
in the Star-Bulletin Office, and q spe-
cial space was cleared In the base
ment. On Thursday. July 8, the Star
Bulletin announced that contributions
would necessarily have to be closed
the following day There was grand
climax Of reading-matter volplaning
into the office on Friday and q belated
lot on Saturday.
Meanwhile. to confess the truth, it
began to look like serious PROPOSE
ton to send the huge consignment to
Samoa. The Star-Bulletin called on
Postmaster Young and Postoffice In
spector Thomas j. Flavin and found
both of them anxious to cooperate in
every way. But at the best figuring
anyone could do 1t would cost small
fortune in postage to send the ship
ment
Admiral Moore, who was already a
contributor to the shipment, interested
himself in seeing that the reading
matter reached the Samoan station,
and when the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany agreed to carry the big shipment
free, the problem was solved. The
Oceanic company deserves special
thanks for finding q way to put this
shipment on board q steamer already
chock-a-biock with freight. The YEN
tura could take on but little addition
al at this port. Part of it, however,
is that 47-sack lot Of reading matter
for Samoa.
General Rohley aPuts II Through s
When it came to making the big
heap Of books, magazines and papers
ready for shipment, the Star-Bulletin
had sterling help from ready volun-
teers. s. w. Robley, the energetic
boys physical director of the Y. NJ.
C. A.. happened along in the nick of
time. "Tll get you the boys to help
out on this job said Mr.. Robley on
Friday evening. and on Saturday
morning he tackled the job, Harry
Hayward had some of his ever-alert
Boy Scouts, too, and on Saturday
morning General Robley marshaled
his forces. All Saturday morning they
worked at making the big shipment
ready and by noon the work was done.
Mr. Robley was assisted by Philip
Zane, Victor Richards, Herbert Coop
er, Rudolph Dunbar and James Hol-
stein of Troop 5, Boy Scouts, Ray
mond Scudder of Troop 4, Leonard
Madeira Of the Star Bulletin circula-
ton department and Leo M. da Jesus.
Herman Freitas, w L. Mossman and
David Gilman Stanley Stephenson's
shop painted big sign, "For the v.
S. cunboat Princeton, Given BY the
People Of Honolulu, and it was put
on the drayload that went to the
wharf.
Manager. Peter of the Territorial
Messenger Service capped of his good
work by Offering to haul the shipment
to the Oceanic dock free, and he got
IT all down in hurry. And early Sat-
urday afternoon the entire lot was on
the dock ready for the steamer.
Among the contributors Friday at
ternoon and Saturday we're Capt. w.
G. Bennett, Silent Barber Shop, Mrs.
A. Beard, J. j. Locker, Mrs. c. s. Brom-
well, Templeton Croker. c. ]. Falk.
Mrs. Ella Ayres, Mrs. L. E. Thayer,
Mrs. Dorre, the schooner Mary Tur-
ner, by Captain s. Olson; Mrs. c. w.
Parks, Col. B. f. Cheatham. DR.. A.
Marques.
Many contributions reached the
Star-Bulletin with the request that no
names be mentioned and in a few
cases there was apparently an error
in the names, so that the following
list of contributors may not be quite
several OF the tags on pack
ages having come of before the pack.
ages reached the Star-Bulletin office.
Contributors.
Admiral Moore, Mrs. C. w. Parks,
Mrs. w. w. Goodale, Francis j. Green,
Mrs. st. c.. Sayres, J. J. Williams, c.
F. FinkbCner, Dr. W. T.. Monsarrat,
Aioana Hotel, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, |
r. Davenport, 1445 Fort street, A. p.
Taylor, Prof. A. B. ingalls,, Field Com. |
pany e, Signal Corps. Robert s. Chase.