Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15

thought. Had he spoken in any other
place but conservative Hawaii his
listeners would have been on their
feet in applause for his splendid tell
ing remarks. They are planning TO
bring congressman and senators here
from the mainland. One cannot help
but wish by the same token that our
lukewarm HonoIulans might be trans
ported to Boston or New York and be
awakened from their slumber Of In
difference.
Mr.. Carter spoke very earnestly and
with his subject well in hand. We are
SO Snug and self-satisfied out here and
so far away that we wrap ourselves
in cloak OF almost indifference.
There seems to be an indefinable laZi-
ness about US all. There are. Of
course, men and women who are
working night and day on both the
ALLIED War Relief. the Red Cross work
and the Food Commission, and this
1ndefinable something does not apply
10 them, but 1t does apply to either
smen or women who sit calmly back
and IN their SNUG self-appreciated way
think and say when we are needed
they will ask US to help"
That element Of our community is
as much Of Stacker" as the chap
who lodges around every excuse so
las not to do his duty. Every man and
woman In Hawaii can and must do his
or her bit one way or another.
On September 20 a committee OF
women IL going TO make hpme-to-
home campaign for Red Cross mem.
bers and woe betide the Stacker.
Every human being In the Hawaiian
Islands can and must afford dollar
Cor this noble and splendid work, SO
don't wait to be asked for your prec-
tous dollar, give it and give It willing
ly. Give it in humanity's name, for It
VIII help alleviate the suffering of
some wounded sailor or soldier.
Mr.. Carter should talk to the school
children and make them know the i'm
portant place they hold, for they are
the soldiers Of tomorrow. Every child
IN the islands must do their bit no
matter how small, 50 teach the young.
sters the importance of giving to that
splendid cause. We are only at the
beginning Of things; later when we
awaken from our slumber of waiting
and letting some one else do our
work we Will realize the amount Of
work that can be done by the awaken
ed ones.
The Food Commission has a ire
mendous task on its hands, but with
the willing cooperation of every one
the work viii be easy. Mrs. Montague
Cooke has taken hold In her usual
epergetic way to help on the commits
sion and her work is work that wifi
tell Kitchen cards are ia, be printed
IN Japanese, Chinese and English SO
Il WI be an easy matter for the cooks
Of the city to be economical. The
cards are to be used in all homes, the
humble and the great. The savings
are not matter Of saving money but
that Of conserving on food stuffs, so
that our own boys and those of our
allies may have full and plenty. No
fight Is won on an empty stomach nor
BY an underfed fighter. What the
world needs today is the coming of
another Joan Of Arc and maybe that
blessing win come to make us realize
the seriousness of the situation.
The women's committee at present
10 endeavoring to make US realize that
we must save our wheat When one
knows that every grain of wheat used
here has to be imported and the les
SEEMING Of the demand here strength
ems the amount saved that may be
sent across to our boys and our allies,
We realize the saving of wheat is the
most important thing possible and in
chat the work win have to start in
the schoolroom.
The children must be made to learn
that their lunches must be eaten and
not cast aside. Just before the lunch
con recess each teacher could spend
one minute telling the children of the
need of care and asking them to use
brown instead of white bread. Let
each teacher appoint one child from
her class to do monitors work and
report the waste and in this way hun.
dreds of pounds of wheat could be
saved. It is every woman's duty to
do this and as this is exclusively
woman's work, let every woman do it
and not be Stacker, for a Stacker
you are unless you help when ask
ed to.
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HOUSE PARTY AT KAWAIoKALANI
Misses Elsie and Irene Harrison
were hostesses at delightful house
party at their mountain home in Ma
noa valley. The guests were the
Misses Gladys Bennett, Ruth Parker,
Irms Haley, Laura and Estelle Cas-
sidy, Beatrice Bartlett. Mrs. Gilliland
and many OF their school friends.
Their time was spent in tramping,
swimming, riding and dancing.
wednesday evening was spent in
musical entertainment, which was en-
loved by some of the family who mo.
fored up. Among them were Mrs. Har.
rison, Miss E. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
=. G. Gonsalves and James Gonsalves.
COMMANDER q. CLARK, U. S. n, 4
GIVES A LUNCHEON.
Commander George Clark, u. S. N,
entertained at q luncheon on Friday
At the Country Club. A basket Of |
American Beauty roses made an at.