Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-18
CARTER Voices
REDCROSS PLEA
TO CONVENTION
"Every Man and Woman Must
DO Their Share if War is to
Be Won," Delegates Told
UTLINING the plans for huge
Red Cross drive throughout the
- islands of Hawaii and telling OF

UTLINING the plans for huge
Red Cross drive throughout the
" islands of Hawaii and telling OF
the success of the Japanese Red Cross
which already has 1900 members in
this territory, George r. Carter, for
mer governor, read his paper on Am
erican Red What 1t Means and
What It Is Doing in Hawaii, to the
morning session of the sixth annual
Civic Convention. .. 81. ..
"The United States of America can
never mobilize her whole strength un-
til every citizen does something each
day to help in the war;" he said. 1T
should be evident to us all that we
cannot come out Of this war with hon.
or il each leaves its conduct to others"
The question which each American
must ask, said Mr.. Carter, is What
am ! doing to preserve, protect and
perpetuate those ideals of government
in which we not only believe but
which in Nur hearts we are convinced
promise toNevery people on this earth
will give the greatest measure OF
their own"
Leaving that subject for moment,
Mr.. Carter gave brief history OF the
formation of the Red Cross from its
inception in 1864 in Geneva, Switzer.
land, to the present. The first Am
erican Red Cross Society was formed
In 1881 but it was not until 1900 that
congress gave it federal charter.
'The American Red Cross since the
United States entered the war has
taken on a new life," declared the
speaker. "All of the large war relief
organizations of the East are rapidly
coming under the Red Cross.
1--WE, too, on this island propose to
join in that grand procession of com.
munities, from all over the Union, that
are falling in line so as to more eff.
fectively combine our efforts and
where necessary to standardize our
work. .-...-
Our local war relief committee
some time since became an auxiliary
of the Red Cross and now having OBJ
tanned permission to waive certain re-
strictions, it has finally organized
Red Cross chapter for this island and
on the last Saturday of the month,
September 20, it proposes an island
wide drive for membership.
There are no restrictions as to age
or nationality and the whole island
needs to be organized for a house-to-
house canvass in order to secure a
membership of at least 5000. hope
every resident in Honolulu will draw
sufficient money on the night previous
to make members of himself, his wife
and all his children: Meanwhile, each
can do his part by telephoning to Al
fred Castle and offering to aid in the
organization of this noble work which
will mirror the character of our
island"
Speaking of giving, Mr. Carter told
of Captain James Makee's donation of
one-half of his sugar crop to the ma
ton during the days of the Civil War.
is it going to be said,' he asked, that
we of the younger generation &C
cepted the profits of the war, paid
our taxes, but failed in generosity?
IF the owners of the pineapple and
sugar industries in Hawaii were to
give only per cent of their excess war
returns, it would be sum nearly three
times the total amount contributed to
our war relief committee from all
sources for the whole past year," he
declared. -
In closing, he told of the heroism
of Harry Lauder, who sang for the
boys in the trenches to cheer them up,
suppressing the load of grief that lay
about his heart after having viewed
the grave of his only son, who died
on the field of battle. a =.
"You must make up your minds what
you can afford to give, then give
double that amount; later give again,
and keep on giving till it hurts.
This war is not going to be won
by the boys at the front alone. This
war is to be don or lost by the attitude
and action of those who stay at home,