Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-02
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The AID Club today launched pu
waiian Hotel and premises for an Al
the action taken at the weekly lunch
section. this afternoon. Herewith ar
is momentous in a business way as we
on behalf OF the men o. the service o
A special committee which has Ieen
at work, for months outlined the plan
in fun statement.
The statement by the committee is
in the nature of a prospectus for an
army and navy Y. NJ. c. A: in Homo
lliln. II, is as follows:
1. "WFat Shall Honolulu Do for the
SoIdier7g The question of what
Honolulu should do for the soldier"
has been actively before the commun-
fly for several years Both the cham
Der OF commerce and the AID Club
have had special committees consider
ing the subject. The Ad Club COM
niittee consists Of James Wakefield.
Emil "A. Berndt, Gen. Samuel !. John
son, Capt. Norris Stayton and Lorrin
A. Thurston. = :.t...
.. Need for An Organization. Army
There are now located in Honolulu
members of the regular army to the
number of approximately 5000, and
present plans are for the early in
crease OF this number TO 20 or $4,000.
There Is also the prospect OF an early
mobilization in Honolulu of the Ma
tiqnal Guard to the number Of several
thousand more, for an indefinite
period. ~ i. - =
Navy There are now located IN
II ssls,as, -, -. los.e 80 tho nauu IN fha
number of approximately 1000. As
soon as the dry dock at Pearl Harbor
IL completed this number wifi be
largely increased.
Members Of the army and navy are
continually coming to the city in large
numbers.
There are practically no proper
sleeping room aceommodations IN
Honolulu within the means Of the en-
listed men Moreover there is no
arailabh general meeting or assem-.
bly, place for them. A building with
all the club features, especially
adapted to the needs and desires OF
the men In the service" and with a
large number OF sleeping rooms Is re-
CURED. j., ..
3. Action Of National v. M. C. A..
Atooeiatlon: The subject matter hay.
ing been laid before the national "
II. G. A, committee thereof, con-
sisting OF Mr.. j. 8. Tichenor, chief
executive Of the national association,
and Mr.. r. A. McCarl, his associate,
came TO Hawaii In the latter part Of
1915. investigated the subject and
recommended TO the national organiz-
alton the opening of the work in Ha-
wall. e.
II was intended to go ahead with
the proposition last summer, but the
mobilization or the army upon the.
Mexican. front took the entire avail
able force Of the national organisation
Tor six months. some $50 secretaries
being utilized therefor, serving ap-
rroximately 15e 600 men of the Ma.
tlonai Guard and regular army. e
4 Active Work In Honolulu. I'm.
inediately upon the retirement OF the
army from the Mexican border, repre-
sentatiyes OF the national organization
we're sent to Honolulu to decide upon
the exact method and detail OF open
ing work here. The representatives
are the above named F. A. McCarl