The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-13
Launch Local Y. M. G. A. Drive
With Rally and Luncheon

The local Y. NJ. C. A. campaign will
be launched today at big rally and
luncheon to be held at the San Car
los hotel at o'clock.
The local organization will be under
the direction Of General Chairman l..
Hilton-Green, assisted by the execu-
tive committee composed of John A
Merritt, John W. Malone, Hunter
Brown and ]. Simpson Reese.
Fixe divisions have been formed
The Rotary division will be captained
by William Fisher; the Citizens di-
vision by Mayor Thos. H. johnson;
the Y. NJ. c.. A. division by Geo. w.
Howe; the Army and Navy Life Ac-
Invites division by Rev. DIR. Acker-
man; and The Bays division by Ros-
coe Wallace, assisted by A. S. Bauer,
who will direct the activities of the
boy scouts.
The amount to be raised in West
Florida is $4,000 and plan will be
formulated at today's meeting to as
sure Pensacola raising it's full quota.
The Rotary club will omit it's reg
ular weekly luncheon today, but will
take part in the rally.
All who are to participate in the
compaign are urged to attend the
meeting today.
Military Rally Tonight.
The big military rally of the boys
of Pensacola, between the ages Of IL
and Fl years, which is to occur at
high school building tonight, is go
ing to be the most important ''get-
together" Of the boys Of Pensacola
which has ever occurred. AS pre-.
viously announced, the meeting is go
ing to be addressed by Col. Davis Of
the army, and Capt. Bennett, Of the
navy, and every boy in Pensacola
who is interested in the success Of his
being waged on the battleflelds of
Europe for autocracy's destruction
and demccracy's future existence, is
expected to attend and to enlist in the
great national army of boys and
young men which is being formed
that they may do their bit in an or
ganized way just as their fathers are
doing their bit through the mems or
CARNATIONS already formed, and as
their mothers and sisters and sweet
hearts are doing their NIT through
the Red Cross.
A parade, headed by the Coast Ar
tillery band of Fort Barrancas, will
form at the intersection of Palafox
and Main streets at o'clock, sharp,
and every Pensacola boy who can pos
sibly do so, is expected to join in
this parade and march up Palafox
street to tabernacle: At the school
building, following the addresses of
Col. Davis and Capt. Bennett, an or
ganization will be formed, which in
all of its features and phases will be
As stated heretofore, this organf-
cation is being formed under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association, for the purpose OF Civ
ing the boys Of the nation an oppor-
tunity of doing their part-of cooper
ating--in the great $35,0O0,00O cam
paign which is now being promul-
gated by the national 'sY.' This $780,
O00,0c0 fund is needed by the ~
Red Triangle War Work, for the pur-
pose of giving service to every Amer
lean soldier and sailor-the nations
real patriots and heroes who have
placed their lives in their govern
ment's hands to do with what their
government wills shall be done-at
home and overseas, and to extend it
to the armies and navies of our al
lies-poor bleeding, torn and raw
ished France; poor guileless, child
like Russia, drunk with her newly
won freedom; and Italy, whose PEG
pie are fighting so valiantly that the
hellish designs of the Hun may not
prevail, and that Liberty may not
perish from Earth :.
Of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, and the superb work which
it is doing in the great world war,