The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-07

t'oahu greets each Of tho other isI
ands on the opening Of the best week
Of the year. May Il prove the proudest
in our history. |" Ta.ag r. u
Immediately the message was sent
the president and James A. bath, In
charge Of the "drive headduarters, y
opened their doors and prepared for q
rush business.
A huge Red Cross bulletin board has
been egeeteil at the +. o. Hall corner
where blocks Of $50, 900 totals will be
recotded.j Every time that totals, reach
n 100000 mark, new board will be
plnred on the big board, so that the
hublis Ipay be kept posted az to the
PROGRESS Of, the drive.
NJ The Oahu Railway & Land Co, an
Tnounred a l00tpercent Red Cross con,
tribution by all its employees. There
is one exception, but his amount will
be fIled In, 30 that it will be an actual
fun percentage for the road.
City Surprises Itself
Honolulu surprised even itself by
the elaborate Red Cross pageant which
" staged yesterday morning, for moth
ing 30 eolorful, SO symbolic of the
Humanitarian work which the Hawaiian
Islands are contributing, for the, allie
Walton OF suffering on the hattlefelds
was ever reviewed by pOpuIace whiel
has long since become critical of It,
street parades.
Honolulu and all Hawaii will have
the opportunity to demonstrate to thu
mainlapd Of the Unitcd States how o
successful Red Cross campaign may b
a. IL fnR ~ lon A..
of the pageant will be sent to the Cons
immed iately by the Hawaiian Chapte,
and these will be shown from San Fran
cisco to New York.
Hawaii's methods will he given Q
wide range of publicity throughout tho
country, plans having been decided OF
Yesterday Immediately following tn,
parade by President Carter and Secre
tary A. L. Castle to have not only mo
tion pictures, but photographs made in
to lantern, slides and sent to the Coast
for use. Many of these will go direct
70 Washington, the headquarters Of the
American Red Cross. and will he shown
TO the officials of the government, and
IL possible TO President Wilson.
The films were taken by w. +. Al
shown, giving full measure to the var,
led cosmOpolitanism of those who dwell
in the Territory.
In addition to thr pictured side OF
the opening of the Hawaiian campaign
other descriptive forms of publicity
will be sent broadcast from California
10 Maine, and Texas to Michigan.
IT so happens that Hawaii drive
began two weeks before the date sci
for the mainland DIVE.
Following so closely upon the com
pletion of a successful Liberty Loan
drive, the Red Cross campaign began
with a stride of success which is mere
ly typical of the spirit Of generosity
and patriotism of all its people.
Day Was Perfect
Nature enlisted for the Red Cros
drive yesterday, and brought to Homo
lulu a clear sky, a dazzling sun ano
perfect weather, all contributOry t
the smiles which pervaded the ranks o
those who marched and those who stoof
in masses along the route of marcl
and applauded.
Into the old Palace enclosure tn
units Of marchers poured in whit
stream, nbtfl every part Of The ground
was occupied by groups, compose
mostly OF women and children, for i
was almost essentially a day for WON
en-. the workers who transform raw
material into the bandages and hOspita
supplies and sweaters.
BY nine o'clock the enclosure wa
thronged, nearly all the women wear
ing the white headdress with the smaI
cleaning red star over the forehead.
With well informed monitors at tn
gates the arrivals were quickly sen
to their stations, and by half-past min
the great parade was prepared to marcl
A. Cosmopolitan Gathering
It was a cosmopolitan gathering. 70
the workers are Of all races. Their
we're British and French, American
Canadians, Australians, Hawaiian'
Portuguese, japanese and Chinese Bar
ners fluttcred in the morning breeze
banners which bore the red svmbo
banners with stars to designate the il
dividuals, firms, churches, clubs froI
which members have gone forth in un
forms of the army and navy to fiGh
the common enemy. It was n gathcrin
where despite the sad cause FOR whic
funds are to be raised In this driv,
all was smiles. If nature was radian
so we're all the people, marchers an
| spectators alike.
Then the music struck up an inspiri
ing patriotic air, Lawrence NJ. .Jud
/ gave the order for the procession t
| move, and this twas carried among tn
| units by Dickson Mott, and the Re
Cross drive was on.
Down the Palace square came an il
spring sight-eleven flags of the Allie
| who are fighting shoulder to shoulde
4 England, France, Belgium, Italy, An
| erica. Canada, Australia, New Zcnlan'
J China, Portugal and Japan, were a
represented in this solid phalanx, rac
\ ensign carried by a Boy Scout. N
flag was raised higher than the othe
/ All were held aloft at the same angl
4 the whole pageant Of flags typifyu
the shoulder,to- shoulder compact Of "
4 nations defending freedom against ii
4 wv. Ip the hsight sunlight the 20