The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-16
MEMBERSHIP
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THEREDCRO
Christmas Drive Will Be In
augurated on Monday
Morning. +,
UNION SERVICE
BE HELD TONIGHT
Schedule Has Been Adopted
for Each Day of the
Campaign. 4


/ paign OF the Red Cross whieh
! inaugurated tomorrow mornf"
| the most actively conduct sthe
the war work campo igns a "a
been carried on in Pensaa ap-
commencement of the yans ~
the Red Cross is recof institu~
| meals to all classes qrnent re- i
the one nationally oIitary anu
tion upon which th IN winning
,,esa, ,,es ,h@s. 80 20 assist m this men =.
49, ., VI Snises 10
sa.i saas Mar 'he TssSvious carnpaish
greater than in I .,a,s
Conducted here. 700 of Pensacons
oa,oro, Ia az both men So
active In o.nsa
.o.s'-.p' ,,.a-~a', .,' ~ "a With the c's
movements irfwork. h'
activities iV ,his
lected. chairman ots
MS IS Eron this gen
general 9, aitee. executive cornir cs'sse
eraI conn Tee .,ssted. This ooii,'iu nn viii
tee he's sex rS Hyer, VINO
is headeyps arse Of the cam am ny the
have dt reeently occupisa eve been
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->.--.-tA sa .ea duuarters and ress of
secure s.v during the ptoe psar-s viii
oul ,atg-n these heaoau ar more
~, o,,a,, and in charge %
oe NJ Hver's assistants neen
atr,ras,. 1gs, .e, .r.err uasASfpiifse dan,paIsn.
Monday, December 17-Inaugurai
day.
Tuesday, December 1s-Prociama-
tion and ceremonial day.
Wednesday, December 19,-Schooi
day.
Thursday. December so-women's
day.
Friday. December 2f-Labor day.
Saturday. December 22--Boy's and
Girls day.
Sunday, December 23-Church day.
Monday, December 24-Rcd Cross
Christmas ceremony day.
Tonight at z: 80 o'clock a union ser
vice of ell OF the evangelical churches
of Pensacola, will be held as a pro
Iude to the inauguration OF the cam
paign tomorrow morning. This union
service will be addressed by Dr..
Thomas E. Green a lecturer OF nation
al reputation for eloquence. Every
feature of the work of the Red Cross.
both at home and on the battIefields
of Europe. will be presented by Dr.
Green. He will also explain in de-
tail to his auditors the object and the
necessity for the coming membership
campaign.
I The campaign Is enc OF nation wide
scope and is for the purpose of se-
curing ten million new members ot
the Red Cross. or this number OF
new members, EBcambia countys
quota is two thousand. and since chill
dren as well as adults, are eligible to
membership in the organization IL Is
lv Nv NJ
the local campaign that Escambia
county will 'go over the top" with it's
| full quota, at least by tho middle OF
| tho week. And to accomplish this
much to- be- desired result, the execu-
| tive committee has decided upon the
| adoption OF q houss-to- o-house cam
| paign. To facilitate the conduct OF
this campaign, the city has been al
vided into precincts. with a captain
| for each precinct. These precincs
Z; captains have all been notified by mail
of their selection and are expected 20
| appoint thei rowu assistants.
/ The government at Washington has
given official recognition TO the Red
Gross a. the right hand Of its mill
tary and naval forces In winning the
war. Through Its ministrations TO
the sick and the wounded not alons
Of our own military forces. but Of our
allies as we'll, the Rcd Cross ID an
indispensable organization To guar
antee It's fullest efficiency in this Pc
Rod of the nations greatest peril. an
accession of ten million new members
20 its rolls 10 necessary The people
of America and particularly the peo-
pIe OF Pensacola and Escambta county
ihave never been found wanting in an,
emergency confronting them And iI
this instance they arc not going to b.
found wanting.
Ten million new members Of tn,
Red Cross are going to be secured IL
next weeks nationwide campaign
and OF this number, Escambia county
full quota, with perhaps q Thousand
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