Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXVII, Number 8, 17 Iune 1942 — Islands Give $30,000 To Navy Relief Society [ARTICLE]

Islands Give $30,000 To Navy Relief Society

Withoiit Xaufar« gr ,aa.inp_aifi;ns „thc "ff{en'dly peoply oi; Liieae L>laxids" 4ln t)ie p ftS \ inoāUia, have contribulcd approximat<jly $30,0.00 to the Navy ~Rf eU ci: Sodety;_ "ChajAni T. C, Miller of the Fourte/nth Nav a 1 3}istri.ct state<3 last night in a broadcast from sj»"tion KGU.„ i " ( '"We'āssure you," Chaplain Ivlill[ēr said, "that your kindness goes .aīong, way i'n givinjj courage and , : conffdence to our sailor3 and ma-1 rtnes as they face nuw dangers ] well that llit;ir loved ones wfll receive fricndly security." I Chaj)lain apoke in the 112th Qf a aeries of broadeasts i sponsored by Uie Recreation Committe,e, of the Office of Qivilian Defense. Oliaplain Miller's remarks follow: , * , . "What I have to say to you of Honolulu and Hawaii Uiis. evening j,ls. really a report you on the| Navy ;i ßelief Soeiety, You see I | h«ave long since learned the true I meaning of Hawalian generosity t for without fuss or £anfai:.e— \yith-. out drives or campaigns, without pressure or friendly people of thesep[slands have eontributed almosts3o,ooo to I;he Hawaiian Auxiliaryi N-avy Relief Soin the months. This fund is to be used right here in the Territory for the families -of Navy and Marine personnel who i suffer as a result of this war.

"Eaeh message of victory' brings new thrllls to every American— it the heart of every one of us. You know we must heeome better acquainted with this word 'Victory.' It is a great word—it belongs to all.free people. It has a right sound to it—and we will be seeing it more frequently now in the news headlines! Yictory! Eut do you realize that with evgry new announcement of victory— there follow oth«r messages. Dreadqd messages delivered quiet' ly to some service family beginning like this, 'The Navy Department regrcts to inform yovi th-at your'—and then the words —son or or father follow —*has heen lost in action in the servīce of his country.' The loss of loved ones! ; Victory is always costly--war takes a heavy toll of life and leaves a heavy burden of sorrow.

"Horace M-ann onee said, "To pity di stre s s is t»ut human: to relieve it is Godlike' — and so the Navy Relief Society stands your. agent to relieve distr.ess! And it is, a continuing service, too! When all the battlc are furled and all the cannons suenced and the statesmen have secured the pe9.ee for whieh we all long— there will still be orphan children to educate and wilows to assist and broken_ families to build to- ; getlier, 1 "So the funds of the Navy Re-; lief Society are made availablc : not for temporary relief, but for permanent, continuing help—until these Service families . have been fitted into nonnal life again and ean be self-supportiug and sustaining. -

, "And so, in • behalf of these fajuili«s, and those children who face a new world ordec — I say to the kind people of these,fair Islands; Thank you and God bless you j.or Uie moat generous way in whieh you are contributing to the Navy's own Relief Society, We assure you Uiat your kindness goes a long way in giving courage and confidence to Sailors and Marines as they face new daiigers well ki]kowing tliat Uieir lov<?d oi\es wili receive iriendi>' socurity!"