The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-15
First Methodist Auditorium
Crowded by an Inter
ested Audience.
SENATOR TRAMMELL
MAKES AN ADDRESS
Impressive Speech on War
Conditions by Leroy
Hodges.

Completely demonstrating the in
| terest of Pensacola and Escambia
county In the campaign for food con-
servatlon, and the determination to
cooperate fully with the State and
National Food Administrators, hun
dreds attended the meeting held in
the auditorium of the First Metho-
dist church yesterday afternoon, when
Senator Park Trammell, Braxton
Beacham, and Leroy Hodges ad-
dressed the assembly, urging the
necessity of food conservation as a
vital war measure.
| The meeting was presided over by
DR.. Louis DEM. Blocker. who in his
usual happy manner introduced the
| various speakers. Preceding the
speeches Rev. d. p. Slaughter Of
Tered a short prayer, after which
Braxtnn Beacham, state food admin
stressed the Importance of the work,
istrator, made a talk. Mr.. Beacham
showing that by cooperation, every
| individual could render material as
sistance to the government in the
successful prosecution of the war. He
dealt chiefly with the necessity or
organization, so that the effects of
the campaign would be felt by every
one, for upon the work of individuals
the ultimate success of the campaign
depends. Mr.. Beacham then sug-
gested that Senator Trammell, in his
tour of the state, urge everyone to
sign the pledges so that Florida
would make a good showing.
SENATOR TRAMMELL SPEAKS.
Senator Trammell next addressed
the gathering, and stated at the out
set that before war was declared he
I ho1 1SSflo int fn fn~I
servation, being concerned chiefly
| with food consumption, but that since
the United States has become in
volved in the great struggle, the
value of the movement becomes at
! once apparent.
| The senator then sketched briefly
the work of Congress in the extra
session just closed, pointing out the
various pieces of important legisla-
tion that have been enacted. He
outlined the part this country is
| playing in the great drama, and the
preliminary steps that have been tax
en- to prepare ourselves for the great
est conflict in history.
| He pictured vividly, what he termed
the two most inspiring sights he had
ever witnessed, the Confederate re
union in Washington, and the parade
of divisions of the army in the Ma
| tional capital before &ing into train
| ing camps. The significance of the
two made a deep impression, said
Senator Trammell, the last of great
army, and the vanguard of greater
one.
/ But the significance is deeper than
, the mere appearance of armed forces,
for while the army is nations
might, it is weak unless supported
bv those who make up the nation for
which it stands, the senator said. and
| in this connection, showed the great
| importance of the food conservation
campaign.
| In the present instance, it is not
| onlv our own army, but our allies
| that we must look to in conserving
| food. for other great nations are
| fighting with us to make the world
safe for Democracy, and America
! must cooperate with them to bring
| the war to a successful conclusion.
Senator Trammell then stated that
| the food administration act was one
of the most important pieces OF legls-
lation enacted by Congress-, for the
prosecution of the war, and that it
would have a far reaching effect.
| The speaker said that it is not diff
cult to help in conserving the food
supply. that the government is not
asking people to deny themselves,
but to avoid waste. For some ar
ticles, he said, the administration
urges the people to substitute others:
! as for instance, chicken. He stated
that personally he thought that this
would be perfectly agreeable. and
that by eating poultry, instead OF
beef. and similar meats, that the peo-
ple of the United States were assist
| ing materially in accomplishing the
aims set out for the adp1inistration.
LEROY HODGES SPEAKS
| Following Senator TrammeH, Le-
Row Hodges, federal campaign direc-
tor for Florida addressed the assem-
bly. taking as his topic war Hor-
rors." Mr. Hodges lived in Germany
| attended German universities from
which he has two degrees. He has
also been in Europe since the out
break of hostilitiess and his speech
was composed mainly of accounts OF