Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
Net Once is Name of Daniels
Mentioned During Course
Of Business Session

Not once was the name OF the hon
orahIe secretary CO navy mentioned at
the meeting OF the Woman's Navy
League held yesterday afternoon in
the Library Of Hawaii. although the as
semblv hall was comfortably filled
with members OF the League, and
much business was handled.
1t was the league last meeting. too,
for hereafter. although more work
than ever will be done by the mem
hers, it will be done under the name
Of the Allied War Relief Society. the
WOmar's Navy League having lost its
identity in Honolulu.
We decided upon this stem at a
meeting Of the executive committee a
few days ago" said Mrs. William L..
Whitney, who presided at yesterdays
meeting. 1T seemed a division OF ef-
fort TO continue the two organizations
here, when the same women were do
ing the same work for both, so we
have amalgamated the two, and our
work henC eforth will all be in the
name OF the Allied War Relief Society
We had no funds to turn over.
AlClC "SLC IO uOCS 1OI b4C H4nCI 81 p
in the league, and the S31 or so con
tributed to US was spent for various
equipment for Red Cross classes. We
did a good work in the name Of the
league. and now we shall all COncen-
trate our efforts in the same work III
the name OF the Allied War Relief"
Some of the work done by the Won.
ans Navy League since the Hawaii
branch was organized about two years
ago has passed into history, and very
few people in thinking of it realize
that it was started by these women.
Summed up, all the Red Cross classes
that have been held all over the Terri
tory to prepare women for service at
home and at the battlefront had their
inception at a meeting of the Wom-
ans Navy League held in the old
opera house the tenth OF last FebTu-
airy. At that meeting cards we're dis
tributed outlining the work that could
be done by women, such as the max
ing of surgical dressings, knitting,
house sewing of Red Cross garments,
first aid, elementary hygiene, soma.
phore and signal corps study, tele-
graphy, clerical work, poultry raising
and intensive farming. Each recip-
lent of one of these cards was asked
to check off whatever subject most
appealed to her. Three hundred and
fifty cards were signed and returned.
Out of this $50 women, $50 joined
the classes in first aid, of which Mrs.
Gerrit P. Wilder was chairman. Mrs.
Wilder's report yesterday showed that
17S of the $50 had successfully pass
ed their examinations, and received
their first aid certificates from Wash.
ington. One class in advanced first
aid contained II students, all of whom
passed. and received a bronze medal
from Washington.
Mrs. Wilder's report further showed
that four classes in elementary ny.
giene had combined membership of
&c., 30 of whom have been certificated,
and 20 of whom are still studying.
and will shortly be up for examina.
ton.
Summing up" said Mrs. Wilder,
1921 women have received instruction
in first aid and elementary hygiene
and home care of the sick under the
auspices Of the Hawaii Chapter of
the Navy League"
Miss Nellie L. Moore, chairman of
the wireless telegraphy classes, re-
ported that three classes in this
branch of woman's service had been
and that the first, a class
of II, had finished its course, and one
member had taken the final examina-
tons. 1.-TWO classes in wireless tele-
graphy are being held twice a week
in the library" said Miss Moore, land
one Of them is going on just now.
All the pupils are doing we'll, many
of them having already reached the
stage where they can easily take II
words minute, the requirement for a
certificate being 20 words a minute.
All these students are also studying
the technical points of the work, learn
ing about the instruments, how to
manage them, ct cetera, and they are
all very much in earnest. Mr.. Basil
Fem, who has had charge of all the
classes, is a most excellent instructor,
and holds the interest of all the mem
bers in the work"
The classes in intensive gardening
and in poultry raising, of which Mrs.
Richard Ivers was chairman, have
done most excellent work through the
College of Hawaii. About so women
took these two courses.
Two classes of 10 members each. in
semaphore and signal corps work, one
in April and one in June under Cor.
poral Blackwood of Fort De Russy,
who was selected by Major Carpenter
as instructor, did most excellent work
and turned out one expert-Miss LAM
Hutchinson. The chairman of these
classes, Miss Mary K. Brown, said