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HONOLULU' STAB-BULLETIN, THURSDAY. AUGUST 1G1017.
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You would take him in you would bathe his bleeding wounds you would place him in a clean cool bed you
would provide him surgical attention. IN THE NAME OF MERCY YOU WOULD DO ALL IN YOUR POWER TO
RELIEVE HIS SUFFERING-TO RESTORE HIM TO STRENGTH AND MANHOOD.
You would not feel it a DUTY you would consider it a PRIVILEGE and an HONOR !
ItV just this, fellow?-Americans, that you do when you
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War Relief Committee of Hawaii
AUXILIARY, AMERICAN RED CROSS
The undersigned hereby subscribes the sum of
dollar to the War Relief Committee of Hawaii, for the period
( Monthly
ending Dec 31st, 1917, payable Quarteriy
The subscription will be used for general relief work unless
hertin-below specified.
Specific rise
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Just suppose he were your son the boy you proudly sent to fight
for his country, though your voice choked with sobs and your eyes
dimmed with tears as you bade him good-bye. Imagine him to be your
boy, willing to make the supreme sacrifice of life itself if necessary in
America's service yes, to protect our lives and our property, to main
tain our liberty and our freedom.
Oh, you would take him in, and you would take in every other
mother's brave son, and give him the fullest of your tender, loving care.
BUT THINE! Our army is not going to fight on our soil. We are
sending our troops to foreign lands to forestall an invasion of our sacred
territory to protect our homes. OUR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED
TO OUR WOUNDED AND CRIPPLED. We are unable to relieve the
suffering of 4ur sons, we are powerless to provide life-saving surgical
attention, EXCEPT THROUGH ONE AGENCY THE AMERICAN
RED CROSS.
What the Red Cross Does
The American Red Cross literally takes the comforts of home to
wounded and helpless American fighters. It provides an injured man
with first aid treatment. It gives him the best possible surgical aid.
It provides him with tender care during his convalescence. It means
torn and shattered bodies made whole, lives saved.
But the Red Cross means even more than this. It means a fight
Against the diseases so prevalent in the trenches. It means a bettering
of living conditions at the front. How aptly has the Red Cross been
termed "The Big Sister of Our Fighting Men."
Our first fighters are already at the front with General Pershing.
Even now American soldiers may be in. need of your aid They cannot'
call to you from your door-step, but the Red Cross calls to you for
them calls from the door-sill of your heart.
Throw Open the Door!
What Will You Do?
Will you contribute to the care of our wounded and helpless,
through the Red Cross? Will you throw open the door of your heart,
just the same as you would throw open the door of your home, if a
bleeding soldier came to your door-step?
Open your heart! Open your pocket-book I Give to the Red Cross
Give to the fullest of your ability. Give in the name of mercy give in
the name of charity. Give your aid to those who are giving their lives.
Honolulu Pledges $120,000
Honolulu has pledged $120,000 or more to the $100,000,000 needed
by the Red Cross to further its splendid work. This money must be
pledged immediately.
Honolulu oversubscribed her Liberty Loan quota. Honolulu may
be justly proud of this record. But, after all, the Liberty Loan means
simply lending your money to the government at a fair rate of interest.
Here, on the other hand, is an opportunity to show the downright,
unvarnished patriotism that's in you. You don't LOAN to the Red
Cross you GIVE. Tou don't invest in interest-paying bonds you in
vest in something far more noble American lives. Your contribution,
be it large or small, will help to save the life of a fellow-American;
risked in the service of his country and yours.
This is an appeal for our soldiers, for our fighting men. It is your
privilege and your honor to answer it loyally, unhesitatingly like the
true patriotic Americans you are!
Pledge your dollars! You can pay your whole contribution at
once, or divide it into four quarters, making one payment a month for
four months.
At the left is a pledge-blank. Fill it in and mail to Alfred L. Castle, Treasurer
War Relief Committee of Hawaii, P. O. Box 349.
Give from the fullness of your heart ! Help the wounded and helpless ! For 'bless
ed are the merciful",.
Don't Delay Do It Now 2
This Advertisement Is Paid for by
THE TRENT TRUST CO., LTD.
Let Others Carry This Good Work Mob