Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-06

get an examining othcer. Tor which
we had made application about
month before, and the Red Cross
talked in rather indefinite fashion
about the possibility OF having the
examinations for tie iirst section held
soon. The Red Cross has been fine
| all the way, and we don't blame them.
We don't blame anyone, for that mat
ter, because the government Is hav-
ing its troubles without listening TO
our complaints. But 1t was mighty
pr oyoking to have these fellows from
Honolulu arrive and not be able TO
get action for them, on the tennis
ambulance matter.
We'll, Myrick, who is acting presi'
dent, and l had several sessions and
impressed on the Red Cross people
here the necessity for doing some
thing at once 20 take care OF your
delegation. They ended up by calling
on the commanding officer Of the L.
S army ambulance service camp at
Allentown, Pa, where these units are
modified, TO examine these boys and
enlist them If they want TO join.
The Youngsters are keen 10 get
started. so they went to Allentown
Tuesday and Podmore tells me tina.
they were shown every consideration.
They found a section there, No. 81,
made of an unusually high type of feI.
lows, which has been in camp since
June and is about ready to move. as
/ Il has all its equipment. Sending them
across nowadays has come down to the
matter of transports. and the Allen.
town crowd seemed to think this out
fit would move soon. All FIVE passed
their physical examinations. although
they had to 60 to headquarters to get
couple fellows by, and they can join.
Podmore says they have leave until
Monday and must then decide, but he
told me this afternoon they would go
back there and sign up.
They did not sign up Immediately
because they thought there might be
some chance of catching on with an
organization that would promise
prompter action, but | guess by this
time they have discovered that they
were lucky, and lit on their feet. The
Red Cross office here has between
500 and 900 applications, on file, OF
men who want to drive, but the mar,
In charge here showed these FIVE In
ahead Of the whole lot, because they
had come from Honolulu, and because
the Red Cross is temporarily unable to
help the tennis association make
good on the representations that have
been put forth. Podmore says he likes
the crowd at Allentown very much,
and there is a very good chance that
they may be able to transfer to the
tennis section, when that gets into &C.
ton. Their present arrangements
promises much prompter action than
the tennis association can offer, how.
ever, and seeing that they want action
think they have done the wiser
thing.
We expect man here from Wash.
ington the first of the week to adjust
cur proposition so we can get the
first section enlisted. However, the
government moves so slowly that n
seemed hardly fair to ask the boys
to wait for that, when they had an
ether good chance. no matter how
much we want them in the tennis out
LIT.
| This afternoon Podmore and j
went over the whole thing with Mr..
Cook and he seemed to agree that Al
lentown is the best bet. The cues.
ton was raised as to what should
be done with the $1,000 subscribed by
your association and said that Is up
10 you. The tennis association has
about $4,000 now available and is
going through with its original proy.
osition. This delay /, am certain, is
only temporary. My idea is that il
you want the money to 90 into The
tennis fund with the other contribu.
IONS from tennis clubs and associa,
tons, we shall certainly be glad to
have 1t. and We need it. II you put
in your money and get the lNvs trans.
ferred later, the only diffd nee will
90 that they have had temporary ser.
vice IN another unit instead of wait.
ing around for some red tape to be
unwound. =
1t seemed only fair, however. thai
you should have complete statement
OF the case. ! understand that your
money Is on the way. IL It comes To
ne, ] shall hold it subject to your
instructions. After reading this let.
ter. If you want it to go into the ten
MS fund, please cable me yes II
not, cable other instructions. 4
i May take this opportunity to con.
graduate you upon the personnel OF
the Honolulu delegation. It has been
pleasure to meet them. my only re,
gret that there had to be a variation
from the plan originally outlined,
think you will appreciate the circum
stances under which We have worked
j and will approve our action. WIN
best wishes. / am,
Yours sincerely,