Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06
DIR. PALMER SAYS
ALL California
ISHOOVERIzING
Officers From Preside Camp
Fine Men, Thinks c. u.
-. Minister

ID n. w. fdl1STp WHO aLEIfCo AHS0
day to take over the pastorate OF Cen
trail Union church, says that within
the last few weeks everybody In Cali
fornia has commenced to Hooverize.
1T would be hard TO find a resi-
dence without a food pledge card in
the window" said DR.. Palmer. The
day before left San Francisco was
passing along a street in Berkeley, IN
the residence section, and out Of an
unbroken row of twenty-five homes,
twenty Of them held a food pledge
card. II is so all over the state. Mr..
Hoover IL q native OF California, a for
mer member Of the board Of directors
for Stanford university, which alone
would make his word go long way,
even If the people were not thorough
~ aroused to the need Of food conser'
walton.
The Middle West has still to wake
UP fully, think" continued DR.. Pal
mer. Reverend Merle Smith, pastor
, Of the First NJ. e. Church Of Pasadena,
who was associated with me in my
Y. M. c. A. work for the army, has
lust returned from q trip 10 New
York. He says after you get east Of
mileage the portions served on the
railroad diners are just one-third as
large as they are west of Chicago, and
cost lust exactly one-thfrd more.
Sugar bowls are whisked off the tables
of the diners before reaching Chicago
from the West, and for the balance
Of the way to New York the passen-
ger has his sugar placed before him
in Q Manila envelope, something like
a church contribution envelope, and
the amount of sugar served is less
than the usual contribution that is
foundAtn such an envelope.
California is said by all Fasteners
20 be more awake than the Middle
West. Certainly we are practising con-
servations there In every form, and
with foodstuffs more plentiful and
cheaper In California than anywhere
else IN the world today" = ii. Z.
Speaking OF his work in the big
training camp at the Preside, DR.. Pal
mer said: ~ III +
"They were fine set Of men, the
1900 student officers who graduated
November %, fine morally, mentally
and physically-and particularly ply
sically. One could not help noting
what q husky set Of young men they
were. Their average was 33, and 70
per cent Of them were commissioned.
They came from all walks Of life
farmers, doctors, lawyers, teachers,
one state normal principal, two preach
ers, and Jim Scott a former pitcher
for the White Sox. Jim got q commits.
sicn-as did the preachers and the
normal professor, and q good percen-
tage Of the others-and ] think he
VIII make Just az good an officer for
the United States as he did pitcher
for the White Sox."
When reference was ma to the
presidents message, particularly that
portion Of Il pertaining to Americas
adding Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria
TO her list Of fighting foes. DR.. Pal
mer smiled. 'sHalf the people, IL not
more, thought those countries were
already at var against us. Certainly,
we shall be IN fairer position to.
ward our Allies, and win have our
own course more clearly outlined by
being actively at war with all Ger
mauyss allies. fancy the entire coun-
try win be In accord with the presi-I
dent In that STEP"
DR.. Palmer expressed himself as be-
ing yery glad indeed to return to Ho-I
nolui4 which. he says, Is Just as beau
tiful as ever.
"Mr. Palmer IL delighted with it,
he added. I'VE have two little girls
and ten months old baby, and all
OF us went for long drive yester-
day, looking over the city and look
ing Tor q house. We are at the Colo
NAL row, but shall 60 to housekeep-I
ing as soon as we can find q desirable
home. Wewant an unfurnished house
with two bedrooms and q big sleeping
porch and plenty Of ventilation"
His work. Dr.. Palmer says. win not
be sensational, but practical II am
here to learn said he. 81 want to
know all ] can about these ISLANDS
and their people. their history. their
way of living. what most concerns
them and anything and everything
that win help me to understand all
the people 80 that may preach intel
ligently, and do as much as Hes with.
N me TO serve the congregation Of
Central Union and the community in
general I am not -denominational. II
have no fight with any other creed,
and r should like everybody In Homo
lulu to feel that Central Union is q
church home Tor all peoples
John IA. sGesner, president Of the
Nyack National Bank, and for last 29