Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-30

A gift from the children o fthe Unit
ed States TO little Princess Marie Jose
of Belgium, and through her to thou
sands of Belgian children. is'to be the
Iext. donation of the Belgian Relief
Fund of America.
The Star-Bulletin has received from
the headquarters of the fund, 10
Bridge street, New York. the news
Fof the Easter Argosy" relief ship, to-
gether with a request that Hawaii
contribute toward it. However, Ha-
waii is so far from the Relief Fund
committees headquarters that it is I'M
likely any. relief contributions here
will be sent other than through the
Irregular channel, the War Relief Com
mittee, of which George R.%Carter is
.Inow chairman. ~
Il Together with this appeal for con-
ltributiOns to the Easter 4:rgosy" the
belgian relief fund sends out the fol-
flowing statement of the great relief
ESork America is carrying out:
i To avoid an erroneous impression
which numerous inquiries indicate has
been somewhat general, 1t should be
noted that the Belgian Relief Fund
has not been merged into, or become a
part of any other relief fund or or
e" go - -. : =,
! Although the Belgian Relief Fund
has the efficient cooperation OF numer-
Gus committees, chambers of COM
merce, newspapers, churches and So
cieties throughout the country, Il is a
distinct and independents organization,
Ills Worklng along me mes inaicat. .
ed when, as the pioneer m bell re-
lief work IN thls country, Y HIST APP
peaied 10 tne american people on De-
nan OF stricken Belgium
| 1a) To relieve the immediate dis
tress of the. hundreds of thousands of
women and children and other non.
eombatants in Belgium. .sss Il,
| lb) To rehabilitate as soon as prac-
tticable the poor Belgian peasants and
working classes, by getting them roofs
lover their heads and tools 10 work
with. 81. ~, IN si,..s.s i =.
contrihutions to Date. ,s,3- ~, !
The fund was started August Is,
t1914 the first in the United States
for Belgian relief Its accomplish,
lments are. unapproaehed. ,,.sa- :.
Cash contributions to =
date Il. !. s.;y..z :. .....$ 923,676.53
Food contributions 1estim-
ated value) ........... 100000
tClothing contributions les ~
timated value) -. -. 100000
~ --- --------- - r.
| Total 81, 658, 676.53
So $50, 900 Worth of Food
Sent BY Fund. -a:. ,5a..ssx
The value. of, food : supplies which
this. fund has delivered in Belgium or
NOW has in ocean transit is about ST..
E553, 000-alI purchased in tie United
States. - - ?. p. s.s.s
Economy With Efficiency. T.. :, :: !
The total cost OF accomplishing this
result has been to date about one
I per cent. -. -. -. =. -
This means that. for. every dollar
contributed, good food to the value: of
| 80 cents actually reaches the mouths
| OF starving women, children and other
lrion-eombatants in that desoiated coun.
TRY. I'M - st'.t -" 49,
b The Funds latest relief steamer,
tGreat CITY. sailed from Bush Terminal.
lBroeklyn. February 10. It was the
largest and most valuable tonnage
(which has gone forward ia Belgium,
where today the utterly destitute, de.
pendent tfpon bread lines and SOUP
kitchens. number j. 4a0, 600. and are
Irapidly increasing. Prepared milk for
1.-THE more than $4,000 babies, born in
Belgium since the war began, and
ttheir homeless mothers. formed Al, i'm
tportant part of the Great Citys cargo
| of $500 tons, valued at $3.50 600 {