The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-24
Red Cross Volunteers Will
Attend Dressed in
War Costume.
MILITARY BAND y
WILL GIVE CONCERT
Ladies Teams Meet at
Luncheon, Discuss Work
of Coming Week.

Today is Red Cross day at Bay,
view, and Pensacola win turn out
en- masse TO enjoy itself, and heln
the local organization raise 100000
Tor the national war fund.
The playground committee has
agreed to give fifteen per cent of the
gross receipts of the park to the
Red Cross, and special effort will be-
made to provide amusement. Through
the courtesy of Major Hughes tha
military band from the Eighth Conn
pany, {. A. c., will give a concert
from four until six o'clock.
Arrangements have been made bv
the electric company. to have cars
operated throughout the entire day
from the city to the park, This will
make 1t convenient for those who
cannot spend the day to visit the re-
sort either in the afternoon or morn
ing.
Red Cross headquarters request
the announcement that all members.
and particularly the younger mem .
bers, are urged to attend the con-
cert, and to arrive at the park not
later than four o'clock in Red Cross
costume.
To Demonstrate Floating.
Anyone can float, maintains w A
Smith, and he will attempt to prove
his contention at 5 o'clock this after
noon at Bayview. This will be an IN
terestlng demonstration and @.ndreds
are expected to be on hand and Wit
ness it.
Short addresses will be made dur
ing the afternoon by Rev. John Fl.
Brown and by Hon. John S. Beard.
who viii outline the work of the or
ganlzatiOn and show its value and
reasons for supporting it.
Ladies' Team Meets.
Thirty Of the women who hava
been helping with Red Cross week
met yesterday at the San Carlos for
luncheon, the team captains and
their assistants being present. Mrs.
Sweeney presided, in the absence of
the chairman, Mrs. Kennedy. who
was unavoidably detained. A general
discussion of the needs for the COM
ing week was taken up with Mrs.
BOnacker, as chairman of the WAYS
and means committee, leading. Mrs.
Breen and Mrs. Mcneil told amusing
incidents of the weeks campaign. and
Mrs. Ed. Gale Quina made a most pa
triotic appeal for each one to do
their bit.
Mrs. Gonzalez paid tribute to the
valuable service rendered by Mrs.
Kennedy, saying in part:
81 cannot lose this opportunity.
when we are all together. ito thank
our chairman of the Red Cross, Mrs.
Mallory Kennedy, for the noble and
sclf-sacriiicing way in which she has
devoted herself to the cause. Surely
she has endeared herself to every
soul in our city by the way i'm which
she has forgotten herself for this
work and aroused each ones admira-
ton by the efficient manner in whic%
she has conducted the work of our
local chapter
"TO her and to her efficient help
ers, Mrs. Sweeney and Miss Mallory,
let us give a rising vote of thanks"
Mrs. Aiken made an interesting
and able plea for the Navy League,
which was well received.
Great enthusiasm in the work of
raising the Red Cross war fund was
throughout the meeting
and plans were suggested for a
whirlwind campaign during the COM
ing week.
Isis Giyes 10 Per Cent.
Manager johnny Jones Of the Isis
theatre announces that ten per cent
Of his total receipts Monday will ba
given to the Red Cross campaign
fund. Mr.. Jones has arranged for
good feature for the
day, which will no doubt attract
large crowds. The Pastime theatre
also will give part Of its proceeds to
the Red Cross, and it too has special
features.