Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-23
HAWAII WOMEN
REPORT. RELIEF
WORK FOR WAR

throughout all Hawaii the good
women are working in cooperation
with the Allied War Relief commit.
tee of Honolulu. Mrs. Henry Damon
has asked these outside workers to
give an outline of their organization
so that through the medium of pub
licity there may be q wider under
standing of what is being done. This
will naturally enlist support from
those who may now feel that they are
too far removed from the scene OF
action to be Of any service. 1t should
be understood that everyone can help
in some way.
One of the letters that has come in
this week is from Mrs. de la Nux
whose home is in kau, and who is
very we'll known in Honolulu. Mrs. de
la Nux writes under recent dale:
My dear Mrs. Damon:
Yours of August II came o. X,
and | am glad to know that the little
We do here is such a help. We can
not do much but what is done is
with a hearty goodwill.
I'VE started to do the sewing some
time in January, and have managed
to send a good sized box every month
since.
I'VE cannot get together to do the
sewing, for we are too widely scat
tered and travelling is not easy in a
country place. Each lady takes her
share to her home and moments she
can spare during her days work are
put to the sewing. Most Of them work
under difficulty, for they have their
children and husband to do for and
servants are scarce.
Some of the ladies live a good dis
lance from me. First l must tell you
that ! am seven and one-half miles
from my nearest neighbors, that is
Pahala, and l am eight miles from
Naalehu. One of the ladies is II miles
from me; another is about IA miles.
At Pahala there are nine ladies-Mrs.
E. w. Hockey, Mrs. J. Campsie, Mrs.
G. ]. Matthias, Mrs. w. Dowell, Mrs.
D. Jameson, Mrs. E. C. Zitkowski,
Mrs. r. S. Widdifield. Mrs. Hoffman,
Mrs. Sisson. Mrs. Julian Monsarrat is
6 miles from Pahala and 13 miles
from here. Mrs. E. Edwards is II
miles from here. Mrs. Geo. Glib, at
Naalehu, eight miles from here. Right
here is Hilia are Miss E. J. de la
Nux, Miss z. v. de la Nux, Mrs. Y.
Shinoda and myself.
Mrs Hockey inspects the work done
at Pahala and sends same to me. |
inspect the rest and do all the packing
and delivering. have not paid any
thing for freight. That is the bit
that our good friend, Mr.. Henry Shell
don is doing. We have rather a hard
time to get thread, so if you could
send some with each box of garments
it would help those who are so far
from a store; as for tapes they are
usually with the garments and those
omitted which is seldom We can man
age fine. As to getting Manila paper
/ am sorry to say l cannot get it
here. The paper is used in a very
soft small sheet paper, and it is not
easy to get it from Hilo as they charge
too much to bring it. overland and no
steamers come from here.
Our unit is the kau unit. There
are only two plantations in Kau and
Hilea is a section of the Hutchinson
plantation. The boxes are to be ad-
dressed to me, and l deliver to the
sewers here and to Mrs. Hockey at
Pahala, and she divides it between
the ladies there.
I know some of the garments sent
have not been thoroughly done, but
several of the ladies are just begin
ners with the needle and machine, but
In time l hope there will be no need
for complaints.
hope have given you the infor-
nation you asked for. We will con-
tinue to do our share to relieve the
distress and suffering of the brave
men at the front. l wish we could
do more.
Please let me know if the Hawaii
An Allied Relief, etc., includes the
American boys. would like to do my
share for America also.
Sincerely yours,
ANNIE de la NUX."
Mrs. Damon, speaking Of the work
In kau, says:
Il admire their devotion and Der
cut off as they are from the
facilities and opportunities of the
city. This unit shows a fine pa
triotism working under so many dis.
We need more of their
spirit for the Red Cross has work
for every woman"
While trying to act as peacemaker
in a pool room John Bellontini. of