The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-11
Meeting Held in Pensacola
Yesterday and Organiza-
ton Was Perfected.
WOMEN ENLISTEE
IN THE MOVEMENT
They Will Take the Initia-
tive, and Evince the
Greatest Interest.


B. S. Hancock, a meeting was held IN
the courtroom of the federal building
on Monday morning at eleven O'Clock
for the purpose of launch ng a thrift
campaign in Escambia county, the
United States government having
called upon the people of this section
to aid in it's tremendous task of win
ming the war, by the purchase of
WAR Savings rtifcates and Thrift
Stamps, Mr.. Hancock being general
chairman for Escambia county.
Mr. Hancock introduced J. S. Reese
president Of the Peoples and Citizens
Bank, who briefly outlined the pur-
poses Of the campaign. Mr.. Reese
said. in part: Because the men Of
the country have before them other
duties necessary to the work Of the
next Liberty Loan issue, Mr.. Hancock
and the other men interested with him
deemed it advisable to enlist the wom-
en- in this campa gn. believing that
they would be willing to be thus
drafted into the service of the govern
ment. We believe that this campa ign
is the first in the country to be
launched entirely under the direction
of women and we feel sure OF Its sue
cess in every way"
MI Reese assured lf1QSe present tnIL
whffse it rested With them to take the
initiative and to work out all detss Is.
the men would lend them all possible
assistance and advice in the undertak-
ing.
Miss Celia M. Robinson was elected
temporary chairman, and appointed as
a committee on nominal on. Mrs. Nal
lory Kennedy. Mrs. c. NJ. Sweeney nd
Mrs r r JoneS The following
cutives and committees were elected:
Executive committee: Mrs. G. s.
Bonacker, Mrs. Ma aIlory Kennedy. Mrs.
F. L. Mayes, Mrs. c. NJ Sweeney, Mrs.
j. g. Jones, Mrs. Max l.. Bear, Mrs. C.
B. Hervey, Miss Fannie Caldwell Mrs.
III. l.. Simpson, Mrs. I. d. Sales. Mrs.
William Fisher. Sr, Mrs. Leslie Par
trioe. Miss Kitten Merritt. Miss Jon,e
Knowles, Mrs. w. B. Logan, Mrs.
Louise Buck. Mrs. b. S. Hancock
Mrs. Sam Pasco, Mrs. Dan Open
heimer, Mrs. Walter Coney. Mrs. ]. F.
Dusenbury, Mrs. J. P. Stokes, Mrs.
Percy Hayes, Mrs. J. B. McNeill, Miss
c. NJ. Robinson.
Churches and Sunday Schools: Mrs
Leslie Partridge, Mrs. William Fisher,
Sr.. Mrs. Pope Reese. Mrs. ]. F. Du-
senbury. Mrs. Walter Coney, Mrs. S
Sophie Emanuel. Mrs. Lille Hilliard,
Mrs. J. H. Pierpont, Miss Margaret
Owsley. Mrs. w. c.. McIlwain. Miss
Vic Sheppard. Mrs. J. B. Roberts. Miss
Paula Hirschkovitz. Mrs. J. S. Brown
Moving Pictures and Public Enter
tainments: Mrs Max l.. Bear, Mrs
c. B. Hervey, Miss Kitten Merritt.
Mrs. j. c.. Long, Mrs. John B. Jones,
Mrs. T. D. Sales Miss jamie
Knowles. Mss Jane Durham.
Schools: Miss Fannie Caldwell.
Mrs. w. B. Logan: High School, Prof
Ross Rogers. Miss Helen Garter:
Clubbs Grammar School: Miss Pauline
Reese; ]. B. Jockey School, Mrs w
H. Crawford; School No 35, Miss An
ME Mcmillan: School No. 30. Miss
Kate Loftin; School No. 43. Miss Eve
lyn Thornton: School No. 20. Mrs. LII
lie Bowes, Miss Florence Higgins;
School No. "a, Miss Allie Yns estra; .
School No. 2. Mrs. E. ]. Wilson;
School No. Al, Miss Olive Andrews:
School No. 40 Miss Ethel Suter:
annex. Mrs. N. D. Thomas.
Speakers Bureau: Mrs. F. S. Mellen.
Miss Lonnte Landrum. Mrs. ]. B. |
Jones.
Booth and Sales Agents: Mrs. B. 8. |
Hancock. Mrs. o. j. Semmes. Mrs. f. |
c. Strickland. Mrs. Arthur Butt. Katie |
Smith.
Organizations: Mrs. J. B. McNeill, |
Mrs. c. W. Lamar. Miss Murphy, |
Miss E. E. Robinson. Mrs. T. H Aiken. |
Mrs. W. r. Gonzalez. Mrs. Tom White. !
MISS Fannie Waggenheim, Mrs. W. H |
Watson. Mrs. D. P. Slaughter.
Red Cross: Mrs, Mallory Kennedy, |
Mrs. C. NJ. Sweeney, Mrs. George
Enos.
Press: Mrs. Frank L. Mayes, Miss !
Veima Maura-
Among the men present at the meet
ng were DR.. William Alderman, e. r.
and Hunter Brown. who with /
Mr.. Hancock and Mr.. Reese, pledged |
heir support to the movement.
Mr.. Hancock said last night, ''Please
impress upon every woman and child
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