The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-08
Men of Pensacola Called BY
Government and Enlist
ed In Movement.
FIRST MEETING WAS
AN ENTHUSIASTIC ONE
Another Session Called for
Workers to Complete
Organization.

Fifteen of the most prominent
Pensacola S citizens were YESTERDAY
called to the aid of the government;
in the food conservation pledge cam
paign which begins here on the 21si
of October and will continue for seH'
en- days.
Mrs. l.. X. Mayes was unanimously
elected chairman of the Escambia
County Food Conservation Committee
her election being confirmed by J,
Harvey Whitney, secretary State
Food Administrator Braxton Beach
am, Mr.. Whitney making special
trip to this city from Jacksonville to
notify the local workers of thBeir
nomination for service in the food
campaign.
The names of the team captain for
Escambia county as selected BY gov
ernment, are as follows:
J. F. Taylor, ]. d. Carroll. VIM.
Fisher. Frank Saunders, NJ. E. Clark,
Rev. J. H. Brown, Adrain Langford,
DIR. L. C. Phillips, Superintendent A.
S. Edwards, F. F. Bingham; Walker
D. Willis, Olive and Ferry Pass; VIM.
Finley, Pine Barren; j. H. Jones,
Century: L. w. Hardy, Cantonment;
Murtis Whitaker, Muscogee.
These gentlemen will be expected
to attend another meeting at the SSH
Carlos hotel this afternoon at 800
o'clock at which time they will be
further acquainted with the details
of work which will be expected from
them by the officials at Washington.
Mrs Mayes has promised that F,s-
Gambia county will fully meet the re-
quirements of Administrators Brax
ton Beacham of Orlando, who is the
official representative of National
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover
in the campaign being launched
throughout Florida.
Percy Hayes of this citv has been
suggested as publicity director for
this county and confirmation of his
appointment vii reacfh here withcut
DELAY as soon as State Directo of
Publicity Chas. a. Tutewiler OF
Jacksonville is made acquainted with
the organization perfected yeste'-
day.
Leroy Hodges, campaign director
for Florida. was enthusiastic over
the reports rendered TO- Fscambia,
and is sure that the quota of pledge,
set for this section Of the state j.
well within the powers Of the able
workers who are to take uD their
duties on the morning of October
22nd.
On Sunday, October 22nd, the min
listers of the gospel in every pulpit
in the United States will touch upon
the needs of food conservation and
will as far as possible devote their
sermons toward aiding the active
pledge getting that begins on Mon
day, October 22nd. On the latter
day all the team captains will have
their teams covering this and other
counties of the State, the work con-
sisting of securing a certain number
of pledges to food conservation e--h
day.
Cards containing these pledges will
be signed by the ladies and others
handling food in the home or other
places, and each signer will be given
a card of instruction to hang up for
reference. After the pledge getting
is concluded, each of these signing
the pledges will be instructed in the
food conserving, money saving meth
ods which are not only to aid in
victory for the Allied Armies, but
will also mean great saving OF
money for those who thoroughly or
evenly partly learn the lessons.