Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-02

turned in on the number Of member
ships IN the Red Cross drive" Sat
urday, A. l.. Castle, president OF the
Honolulu chapter Of the national or
caniZatiop announces the total 10 be
1855. The Jara1ese committee has
promised 400 more subscriptions. and
with these added, the grand total
should amount TO more than 1913
memberships. This completes the
wc.k of tabulatiOn. and the strenu-
GUS duties OF the drive executives
have ended for the time being.
In discussing the work accomplish
cd By the drive workers, and the
excellent and gratifying way in which
the residents Of Honolulu and Oahu
Ies ponded to the appeal OF the Red
Cross. Mr.. Castle has sent the follow
ing letter TO the Star-Bulletin, eA-
pressing his thanks to the general pub
lie and drive" workers:
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Dear Sir: May | make use OF your
columns to express the thanks OF the
Honolulu. Hawaii, chapter to all the
loyal workers who made the Red
Cross drive Saturday a success?
To Mr.. James Roth. headquarters
c-Airman, is due the credit for the
original organization of the drive. He
devoted many daysof actual work to
this, besides being in general control
at headquarters Saturday. Mrs. Roth
did "a tremendous amount of work
both on theday itself and the very
tedious work of making up the tags.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rath were ably sup
ported by Miss Elizabeth Rath and the
entire Palama staff.
To Mrs. G. p Wilder and Mrs. H.
r. Macfarlane is due the credit for
the neutrality-suspicious. and work
done in divisions one and two. They
were backed up by district captains
and lieutenants who worked icea5-
Ugly, and the thanks of the chapter
go out to the chairmen and all the
workers in these divisions.
The AID Club carried on its cam
paign with usual AID Club efficiency.
II would have been impossible to make
such a canvass of the business blocks
without the use of this helping and
boosting organization.
The success of the Japanese cam
paign was due loyal to the efforts
of Consul General Moroi, head of
the japanese Red Cross for the ter
ritory. He was ably assisted by Mr..
KawasakiMr. Kitagawa and by a
corps of assistants both in the city
itself and inthe outside districts. The
Japanese representations in the out
side districts reported direct to our
own representations there. | cite this
instance merelyto, show the spirit of
corporation in evidence at all times
Saturday, a spirit which contributed
enormously to the success of the
drive.
The work among the Chinese was
ably conducted by committee head.
ed by Mr.. Chu Gem and Mr.. C. K. All.
All the leaders in the outside dis
-tricts did splendid work, the results
in some OF the districts being remark.
able. Eva and Waialua apparently
abandonded the sugar business for
day or SO, while some of the smaller
districts such as Hauula, Laie, and
Libbyyille showed a very high per.
centage. Mr.. Hartman of WATERFOWL
and Mr. Perry at Waiamae came in
as volunteers at the last minute and
helped us materially. Our other lead.
ers, all of whom helped swell the
total, were:
Geo. F. Renton, Eva; Stanley
Beardmore, Waialua; Fred Anderson,
Waialee; R. Christoffersen. Kahuku;
A. Ralston, HaIula; E. Hollberg. Lib.
byyille; Miss C. A. Thompson, Kanao-
he; Harry White, Wahiaua, and Geo.
Chalmers, Jr., Wainanalo.
\: The Outstanding feature of the cam
paign has been the publicity work.
George Carter was the first to make
active efforts to wake up the town,
but his work would not have been
complete without the remarkable sue
cess of Chas. R. Frazier, head of the
advertising committee. He has not
only worked indefatigably to make
this drive a success, but has donated
commissions received on paid adver-
Using to the cause. / indorse last
nights editorial fully. For the week
of the drive Mr. Frazier was assisted
by committee of representative pub.
lieity men.
The newspapers of this city, includ-
ing Japanese and Chinese papers,
have done more than their share. Both
Mr. Matheson and Mr.. Harrington
have to my knowledge said Go the
limit" when Red Cross has been men
toned. Mrs. CcMillan and Mr. Caum
have aided US at all times, while Mr.