Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-02

X e,arsnatIon the next ca! is the
- OCCUPATION OF s"rcra. hrndTeh
HCnrlu.u \ omen JUS: nov. Ihtl LABOR
hard a.u earntstlt over the'T "ork
and they have had Tor the past TWO
months two pcricds ~ instruction a
week. ia the rest CT the slime is CIV
en- TO study and practise. The doctors
OF Honolulu who have gwen a I0t Oh
thr', }a!UIUIc '.!I" and framing 10
a7sj,I r.c >u->t~ in their s;udles
G.reN will tel somewhat repaid Tor
Their effort An instance that comes
to the writer's mind is that or che
Of the women in a C,ass who was
Walking alOnC Nuuanu and saw
khak-clad soldier lying in an empty
lot The first thought was that man
is Intoxicated but after going on
tey feet. the thought flashed through
her head maybe, he is i'll or hurt,
Two other soldiers happening along
said "I,ct him alone, he's upsy, but
tAe woman went TO him, to llnd the
man in state OF coma and a nlSh
fever Telling the soldiers TO phone
for the ambulance. the man was tax
on 70 the hospital and was found to
be suffering from an acute attack o.
appendicitis, and in an hour was On
the operating table. II no other gooo
has been accomplished by that par
ticular class than that, it is enough.
Every woman asked If she has been
benefited has said, Il am just 100
per cent more efficient from my In
struction and study than | was be-
fore"
The doctors have been kind and
firm, helping over the hard and Sc
ere spots with a patience that mas
endeared them to all. The examiners
have been equally kind, and taking
it. all in all 1t has been a good practl'
cal lesson which makes for efficiency
One good story is told Of prospec'
tive bride being asked: III your nus
band came home drunk, what woulo
you do?"
"Why. II would shut him out!
And so it goes. The doctors realiz'
ed that just bit Of fun helps a great
deal and takes that deadly fear OF
exams, away.
O1G kU VII ."AN''
the many funny answers that are CIV
en- to questions, but enough
New classes are being formed, many
rejoining 80 interested are they IN
tn, work, and it Is presumed that all
Of this year will see classes working
right on. A little later advanced
classes are to be formed to give those
interested further opportunity to
equip themselves. The great thing OF
all to accomplish here is maintain
ance from our own food supply.
When we see the way clear that We
can live here from homeTaised and
put.up provisions, then 'wes will have
something to be truly proud of-for
every case Of food, and in fact bit OF
provender kept on the mainland means
Just that much more for our Allies.
Every crust of bread saved and every
slice only cut as needed is a saving
on our flour supply. Flour and feed
stuff for our cattle. it would seem, will
be our two greatest problems, and
surely with the earnest and concerted
effort of the people Of Hawaii much
may be done.
There should be called by the food
commission a meeting Of every ma
tionality here-Russian, Portuguese,
Japanese, Chinese, Porto Rican. Fill
Pine, and last but not least, our own
Hawaiian people should have some
one speak to them in their native
tongue and put it to them in such sim
pie practical way that they may know
and understand. For this people here
will be the first to suffer and feel the
sting Of privation and hunger. We
have always had so much in this
bountiful land that we are apt to put
things away and say "Oh. that will
not come to u.s." But how are we to
know and an ounce II prevention is
worth a pound of regrets any day. The
suggestion was made one day that
Kapiolani Park be turned into a potato
patch and it seems very practical, for
with plenty of potatoes, rice and taro,
we can get along. and We will have to.
Punahou campus would make another
splendid potato field. From Kufa, in
could wish. At one time we supplied
California with foodstuffs, and il it
was done once 1t can be done again
These are.the questions that are alb
sorbing Dame Society now, so all
things social have taken a further
slump. SO many are planning very
Informal affairs as soon as their
exams are over, so little gayer time |
Is in the prospective. Everything So
cial will be a simple affair-simple !
and simpler gifts.
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samuel |. John. |
son entertained very informally for !
MIR. and Mrs. Olaf Sorenson on Tues. |
iay at luncheon at the Moana Hotel.