The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-11
MADOO CALLSON
Federal employees
TO AID RED CROSS
Honolulu Internal Revenue Off
Gals Have Already Done
Their Little Bit"
THOUSANDS RECEIVE APPEAL
FROM HEAD OF TERRITORY
All Asked To Contribute From
Fifty Cents To Two DOL
lars To Fund ~

Every man connected with the Ha.
waiian division Of the department of
internal revenues, from Collector John
f. Haley down to the last man on the
staff, contributed yesterday toward the
treasury department fund for the
American Red Cross Society. '.r
There are thirty thousand persons
connected with the treasury depart
ment OF the United States aud the con
tributiOns, which have been asked by
Secretary MeAdoo, range from fifty
cents to two dollars, according to the:
salaries received by the employees Of
the department. Mrs. McAdoo IL
lending her personal efforts to insure
the gathering Of substantial fund. \
Addressed to the officers and erp-
J ployes of the treasury department,
Collector Haley has received from
Secretary MeAdoo the following letter:
t'Now that our country is engaged
| in war which has been thrust upon
as by Germany through defiance of our
international rights, and the laws of
= humanity, it behooves every American
citizen, no matter of what descent or
shade of opinion, to give evidence Of
the most loyal aud whole heated sup.
port of the Government in the present
conflict.
Believes All Will Help ~,
~ like to believe that there is not
man or woman among the more than
thirty thousand employees of the treas
Jury department., scattered throughout
the Union, who is not willing to make
any sacrifice, even if it be the supreme
sacrifice, for the service of the Coun
I try. &EtiEAsb t.".Ea "lnt ~ y,. VA
II cit IS not Of course, possible fol
every one to shed blood in thil
, righteous cause 1t is just as i'm
II portanti that many shall remain a
their posts in civil life, in order tina
they may contribute to the effective
i ness of those who must go to the front
. ttThe question is: What speeif
: thing can those Of us do who do no
I enlist in the military or naval arm o
: the Government? We can do this, a
: least: We can all contribute some
: thing to the Red Cross, and throug
d, that agency aid in alleviating tn
sufferiDgs of those who must make tn
: great sacrifice upon the field of battle
!. To Set An Example J.. 49,.
' FHI should like each and every en-
Y ploye of the treasury department VIII
Ecannot 90 to the front to set an e,
ample to the country Of quick an
n effective service In q concrete way b
\ L. ri
9 fund which viii be used for the pu
II poses of the, Red Cross and admin
f istered under the supervision of I'll
Secretary of Treasury and Mrs. Nj
Adoo, -. lENHhsi #F# .'
az should like each employee recei
ing a salary Of $1,000 or less to co
tribute fifty cents; eaEh employe r
ceiving a salary between $1,000 al
$4,000, to contribute one dollar; eat
employee and official receiving high
? salary than 100000, to contribute tv
dollars. "A Etr ...
"This will create a fund which c;
be used for the purchase of suppl
and materials, which in turn can
q made into suitable articles for r.
treasury department, upon whom
should like, to call for this service
distinction. t >#Ns ~ -f#&
. ~ should like toihave the men a
W women of the department, without
r single exception, make the small &c
ne trbutiOns i have suggested for Il
y. noble and humanitarian purpose.
hd Will Keep Roll Of Honor
r. /" Heads of bureaus aud divisio
ps in Washington, aud officers of the ,
m. ipartment throughout the United Sta
IN, are requested to give every emplo
sc an opportunity to subscribe, aud TO
re port the results To the department
es Warrington at the earliest possi
'e. mOment a..,i.f ). g.,
ut - wish to have a Roll of Honor
er these employees kept rs perman,
a record IN the department in Washil
m ton, AS soon as possible after the G.
on tributions have been made, / shall G
Ily u meeting of all the. women emplo.
ir- of the department in Washington
mt the purpose of considering the b
all means of converting the materials
ns be bought with the funds subsctil
pt into finished products for the use
ed the Red Cross .s.. .s,'..,.
81 want no employe to contrib
ng to this fund under the slightest f,
raj ing of compulsion. Every contri
de ton must be olnntary and spr
tut from patriotic impulse only.
1es 81 lock forward with keen joy
OF realization Of my highest oxpe'
nat tons of the enthusiasm, the loya
1t and the patriotism of the employees
rat tho traastirv 1ana ~ mani In f6iu ,rr