The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-19
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TOAD RED CROSS
REACHES HONOLULU
TAG Day win Be Held Here pHder
Auspices Of British Asso-
+. ciated Cubs
BIRTHDAY Or LATE QUEEN
VICTORIA DATE DECIDED ON
Wars Countless Sufferers In All
Theaters Of Struggle win
Be Benefited

The people Of Honolulu Of all nation
alities are to- have an opportunity to
assist the work that is being done on
all the battlofelds Of Europe by the
British Red Cross. sissri
The British associated clubs have
sent out n general appeal to all parts
of Che world where there are subjects
of the British empire, asking them to-
join in the raising Of fund for this
work. Empire Day, May "a, the birth
day Of Queen Victoria, has been solicit
ed for the date, and Englishmen,
Scotchmen, nishmen and the scores of
different races that live beneath the
Union Jack are going to lend a help
ing hand. .7 ....-
Work Needs Money . 10. -s.,I.
Thousands Of dollars daily are being
spent for this work, not only for the
soldiers in the trenches, but for the
sufferers FROM the war in other spheres.
When the great German army rolled
through Serbia driving out the. Serbian
armies, il left behind It thousands, Of
women and. children, unframed but
penntIess, The British Red. Gross and
the American Red Cross went to the as
,sistaace of these people, with the per
mission of the German authorities, and
began the task of feeding and cloth
ing them, In Belgium and Poland the
same thing was done, the civilian doc
tors aud nurses putting their shoulders
to the wheels of civilization stuck fast
in THE nnire of war, and pushing with
all their might to get the chariot start
ed once moro, 90
It is this work as wen as that of car
ing for the men wounded and sick be-
hind the trenches, that the British AS
soeiated Clubs is asking help for, and
for which men, women and girls are
going 10 do what they eau to assist
"Wednesday week, -, 3.
Action Taken Promptly 1t s.,
The ean was sent out some days Rgo
aud was Immediately taken up. by the
British Association here, at the in
stance Of the British consul, ELS. Cor
don. Yesterday ut noon n meeting Ras
held nj the rooms of the British as
soeiation and plans for the campaign
discussed and formulated. Various
ideas were advanced, but~it was finally
decided to let every one have an sop
portunity to give something to this
cause. f. sfis-..gt. ,,d,g ~ IMP -
The cpmmittee,, which is headed by
James A., Rath, head worker of the
Palamh Settlement, and includes Rob
et Anderson, James MacGill, and An.
drew II. Henderson, got right down to
hard work without the loss of any
time. A Ladies Committee was. also
suggested, and will be formed with
Mrs E. 8. Gordon, wife of the Brit
ish consul, at the head. Mr.. Gordon
waS ahmed as treasurer.
Some Practical Steps ..,... ,l,, =.
Designs for the tags were made and
approved, and the work OF, printing
them arranged for immediately :, The
city was, divided into, fourteen districts
each with chaperone, who will col
lect her. own battery Of ataggers to
do the work. The prettiest and most win
some Of the young folk will be select
ed; aRd il Impossible that they will do
the work IN an effective uniform, rthe
details of wbiahsare to be decided upon
later in the week. l., ND No.
The, nature Of the work being .pureiv
humanitarian, kept so indeed by the
conditions under which 1t Is being done,
1t Is felt that ell nations represented
here will assist In the work of raising
the money. The need for more mGpcy is
Imperative If the work in Europe is
70 proceed without Interruption, say
the SPONSORS for tag day T. here,
Supplies Of food, of clothing, of med
icines, bedding, milk for bnbies, com
fDrts for the sick Ia the hospitals be.
hind the lines are needed and needed
badly, says the call.