Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
$1,000 RAISED
FOR RED CROSS
IN 10 MINUTES
Patriotic Spirit Dominates Con-
vention Banquet; Hagens
Makes Clear His Loyalty

One hundred dollars a minute was
the record set for Red Cross Collec
lions when a total of $l090l5 was
contributed in 10 minutes by the 2"0
delegates present at the concluding
banquet OF the Civic Convention last
night in the Moana hotel, following
an eloquent appeal made by George
r. Carter, chairman OF the session.
J. F. c. Hagens. chairman OF the
Civic Convention. delivered a stir
ring address on the duties Of Amer
lean citizens Of German birth, EN-,
phasfzing that There is only one
course for an American TO steer to,
day, and that is, straight behind the
president"
w. r. Harrington, president of the
AID Club, pointed out in the final
speech Of the evening that patriotism
should begin at home and that those
who remain behind should not fail
in fulfilling their civic tasks.
Cheers, applause and enthusiasm
permeated the session from beginning
to end, and the speeches bubbled with
patriotic spirit While the banquet
was dry one so far as liquids were
concerned, the delegates present did
not need any greater stimulant than
the forceful and stirring addresses de-
livered by the speakers.
President Wilson was cheered, the
Allies were given salYO, the boys
about to be drafted and the boys OF
Hawaii already gone were hurrahed
and when it appeared that silence
would reign again for moment the
delegations from the other islands
broke out in cheers and pulled off a
new stunt"
Haaens stirs Diners
Applause of the stirring kind greet
ed the address delivered by J. F. c.
Hagens. Despite his German birth
Mr. Hagens made his position clear
to the gathering. He said?
l believe if every other Ameri-
can of German birth had taken
the stand / adopted the minute
our president severed diplomatic
relations with Germany, letting
the world know that they stood
.squarely behind our president,
the war would be over today. The
profound effect such a deClara-
tion by the Germans of American
citizenship would have had upon
the German people would have
been such that they, the people
of Germany, would have awak-
ened to their own situation. The
German people are the same as
any other people, only their mill
tary rulers are different, and If
the people of Germany had
known that their own flesh and
, blood in America was ready to
fight against them because of
their mistakes, they would have
forced their rulers into peace.
In proposing the toast to President
Woodrow Wilson, Governor Lucius E.
Pinkham spoke briefly and asked the
gathering to stand. In silence the
toast to the great leader was deliv-
cred: DR.. H. B. Elliot, speaking for
the Hawaii delegation, expressed his
faith in the voting manhood of Ha-
vail to uphold the traditions of the
territory in the great war. Frank A.
Alexander of Eleele spoke for the
Kauai delegation, and w. o. Aiken re-
sponded for Maui. Palmer Woods,
present for Mayor Joseph ]. Fern, was
given three cheers and responded by
telling the gathering that the Ha-
waiians could be relied upon to do
their full duty as loyal Americana.
AS Mr.. Woods son is already at the
front or on his way to the front, the
gathering was profuse in its applause
of his remarks. Roderick o. Mathe-
son told of the boys of Hawaii now
in service John C. Lane compliment
ed the Hawaiians on their loyal atti-
tude towards the United States and
w. r. Harrington, who followed, point
ed out the need of earnest men be-
hind the lines as we'll as brave men
at the ront, men at home who will
do their duty towards lettering the
home life of their fellowmen, and Co
operating towards a better city.
He pointed to Hilo's federal build
teamwork could accomplish and
urged Honolulans to forget their
cliques and petty jealousies and COM
bine under one leadership for one goal
and to make their work of such an
appealing nature that all, aristocrat
as well as common people, may work
hand in hand for the uplift and
development of the city.
The Maui delegation was in high
humor last night after having won the
1918 convention for their island and
sent up yellow balloons with invita-
lions printed on them asking all to
attend the next years session. Sonny
Cunha OF tho niann led the AID Club