Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-29

filled with work and every women
wished the day as hours instead
of "a hours long The things doing,
however, we're not society affairs, for
this has been q dead week socially,
every society woman working TO her
fullest capacity on the Red Cross drive
that started this morning. II entalled
a week o. detail work, the two heads
Mrs. Gerrit p. Wilder and Mrs. Harry
Macfar .ane, doing the planning and lay
ing ont the work for the district cap
tains, they in turn selecting heuten-
ants who were fitted 10 do the work
with tact and diplomacy, for. strange
ms II may seem, there are still people
here who are wondering what the Red
Cross drive means. One gasps In Ut
ter dismay at such lack OF interest
in the things that brush against ones
life, but sad to tell there are many
who never even read the pSpers.
What perfectly possible people they
must bc to live with for certainly II
they .ai! to read the daily news, books
and 'terature would be passed by IN
q hurry.
This evening Honolulu's patriotism
will be very well known. II one could
only print list OF the slackers! 1t is
certainly what they deserve. How any
one with a spark of red blood In their
veins can help but feel that We should
give and then give some more and, as
MIR. George r. Carter says, do not feel
that your bit is enough. oh, II we
only had someone TO rouse us and
hiring us to a realization Of the need
OF our hearty cooperation and sup
port.
II is an edifying sight to go into
either of the workshops Of the Red
Cross at Miller and Beretania. or In
the throne room of the old Palace.
last Tuesday morning in the throne
. room were 60 women working, doing
not their own bit but lot more, TOT
they come regularly. Seated ABOUT
two tables were Hawaiian women on
whom the hand of time has rested
gently, to be sure, but the evidence is
fhere-the softly whitening hair and
the wrinkles not so much Of time. but
more of smiles tells of their years.
MANY of the faces noted are faces OF
women who during the days of the
monarchy here played their part in
and about the PalIce and they sit
working, smiling aud. talking In the
way that has endeared the Hawaiian
10 everyone touching these happy.
sunny and hospitable shores. Here
IN this room where once they came
as guests to honor either King David
KaIakaua, OF his consort, Queen ka-
piolanf. and then later to honor our
own dear queen, Liliuokalani, they
come as workers 10 do their share
toward tightening the burlen OF some
lac in France from Hawaii mel, VINO
knows.
AT another table sat about twenty
Japanese women, so earnest ana SO
ouiet IN their handsome kimonos. They
were mostly women whose husbands
are connected with either the consul
late or the banks here. It was a
Measure to watch them roll their ban
daRes. In all about so women were
working and working hard, with their
mind intent on their wish to be help
ful. Nc one is allowed In who has no
business there. Everyone's name is
recorded. thus keeping close tab on
the workers and keeping out those
who have no right to be there.
So miIady has simply eliminated
everything social from her life and
work Is her watchword and her pass
word. When half dozen friends are
invited for either luncheon or the aft
ernoon sewing and knitting Cor Red
Cross is the work in hand.
The executive committee of the
Woman's War Council is working
hard to make the pageant columbia
Calls a great financial success, as
the money thus obtained is to be used
entirely for the pleasure of the en-
listed men. The tickets are now on
sale and phone message to Mrs. Aug
ustus e. Murphy will give you the
tickets. A goodiy number Of yolun-
feers are out selling the tickets and
at least an audience of 1000 is ex-
pected. AS II lasts but IS minutes and
win be held at 5 p. m. everyone can
attend.
The Needlework Guild Of America
Is another worthy work that Is meet
ing with great success and it is high
ly encouraging to Mrs. A. Lewis, Jr,
and Mrs. W. A. Love that everyone
has taken hold so kindly and the To-
cal charities win be greatly benefited
by the efforts of the Needlework Guild.
Another bit of work that the younger
society women have taken up is the
knitting of squares of left over worst.
ed into patchwork quilts, which are
to be sent to the front for the use Of
our boys and our allies, so anyone hav-
ing left over scraps OF worsted just
send or phone to Mrs. Henry Damon
and she will give 1t her immediate at
tention. So while milady is doing alb
solutely nothing socially she is work
ing like a beaver in the cause OF
humanity.
PUNAHoU FRESHMAN CLASS
HONORED
The freshmen of Punahou academy
were the guests OF the three upper
classes on Friday evening at dane