Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-04
LIBERTY BOND
DRIVELAUNCHED
With MUCH zEST
Speakers Representing Every
Sphere of Activity Pledge
Aid; Committees Named


Announcement Of the fact that a
number of subScrir:;ons had already
been received for the second Liberty
! bond issue was made yesterday at
ternoon by L. Tenney Peck, chairman
of the executive committee, at a meet
ing Of more than so citizens represent
ing every interest and organization
on the island Following on %he heels
OF Chairman PcCk's remarks S. Awoki,
manager of the local branch OF the lo-
kohama Specie Bank, stated that he
had just received word from the kead
I bank in Japan authorizing him To pur-
chase $4,000 worth Of Liberty bonds
| here.
The gathering yesterday was formed
| into a permanent organization to be
known as the central auxiliary COM
mittee whose work shall be 70 preach
| II { gospel OF buying Liberty bonds.
The plan of campaign was outlined
| by Chairman Peck as follows: The
drive to be made by five committees
under and executive committee. The
! FIVE committees to be. sales, Hedges,
publicity. speakers. and island coop
Grafton. He announced the personnel
of the committees. Approval was CIV.
en- unanimously.
! Col. Curtis =. Iaukea. secretary OF
the territory spoke on behalf OF the
territorial government EoiEting out
that it was the duty of every patriotic
citizen to subscribe to the loan.
Shall We goosestep in the form OF
billions of dollars OF indemnity or
shall We step to the front and offer
OUR money as well as our men for
hberty-liberty for ourselves-and the
Iworld?'' he asked in conclusion.
Mr.. Peck said he had received a
message from Mrs. F. J. LOwrey that
the women could be relied upon to do
their utmost in the campaign.
S. c. Huber, United States district
attorney. stated that while other men
were giving their lives it was a very
small sacrifice on the part of the citt>
Zens at home to contribute to the loan
Brig.-Gen. J. P. Wiser emphasized
the need of money for military cam.
paign and pointed 70 how the French
people had come forward in buying
their own government bonds. Lieut..
| J. NJ. Ashley, speaking for Capt. Geo.
+ Clark, commandment of Pearl Har.
| Dor, stated that the men in service
could be relied upon to subscribe as
well as the civilians. Maj. Will
| Wayne of the district registration
board put at the disposal of the com.
| mittee the entire organization used
for the work of registration and Bish-
OF H. B. Restarick, speaking for the
clergy, declared that he believed the
religious bodies on the island could
be relied upon to aid the drive, by
every means in their lower
E. A. Mott-Smith, Representing the
supervisors, promised the aid of the
municipal departments in swelling
subscriptions. Walter F. Dillingham;
for the transportation men struck the
note of education. He declared that
in his opinion the work of teaching
the citizens love of country, a love
backed up by material offerings was
the duty of the committee. W. @.
Smith spoke for the planters associa.
ton and promised aid in this direc.
tom and w. R. harrington, represent.
ing the newspapers, said that the COM
mittee could be assured of help from
the press. J. F. C. Hagens, for the
business organizations, r. n Burnham
for the boy scouts and T. H. Petrie
for the agencies promised the support
of their respective interests. X. B.
Barnes explained the method employ.
ed by the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. to
aid their employees in purchasing
bonds during the first Liberty loan
campaign.
c. H. Cooke, member of the exc.
cutive committee, emphasized the fact
that the Liberty loan bond was an in.
vestment of the best type and that
putting ones money into the issue was
not a sacrifice but profitable move.
The committees as appointed for
the drive and approved by the meet.
ing, are as follows:
EXecutiye-L. T. Peck. chairman;
]. l.. Cockburn, f. /. Spalding. Clar-
ence H. Cooke and Robert +, Steyer.
secretary.
Sales. i. COckburn, chairman:
r. =. SteVer, secretary; G. H. But.
tolph, assistant secretary and a rep,
resentative from each bank. trust com.
pany, brokerage house and sugar
agency.
Pledgcs-CIarence H. Cooke chair.
man; r. Fl. Burnham, z. W. Sutton,
Malcolm Mcintyre, w. A. Love.
Publicity-E. l. Spalding, chairman;
Chas. G. Heiser, Jr, H. E. Brown.
Speakers-L. T. Peck, chairman;
Awoki, Chas. A. Wong, A. D. Castro.
Mrs F. J. Lowrey, J. w. Cathcart. A
Island Cooperation-R. F. Stever
chairman; H. S. Hayward. and one
representative from Hawaii, Kauai