The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-18
RED CROSS To
MAKE CAREFUL
CITY CANVASS
All Details Closed for Work Dur
ing Week in All
Sections.
TEAM CAPTAINS
ARE APPOINTED
Parade Committee Has About
Completed Plans for the
Sunday Turnout.

Al a meeting OF the executive conn4
nittee of the Red Cross campaign held
last night at the San Carlos hotel, final
arrangements were made for the cans
vass of the city, aid all organization
details OF the great drive worked out,
w. X. Hyer, chairman, has appointed
as team captains the following business
linen, each or whom viii have n foroa
of men working under his direction to
make the drive a success. The cap
taiIls are C. j. Levey, William Fisher.
j. a. Avant, John Massey. George w.
Howe. ]. G. Holtzclaw. Henry Hyer, J,
l.. Hendrick, NJ. Elkan, p. L. Rollo.
j. NJ. Muldon and Max l.. Bear.
In accordance with the plans through-
out the country, Mr.. Hyer has COM
municated with all ministers In the
city, asking that they choose as a
theme in connection with their Sunday
sermons, the work OF the Red Cross.
The parade committee has about COM
pleted its plans for the parade OF Sun
day and IL has been assured that units
CT men from Fort Barrancas and the
naval air station, with the service
bands, will take part In the parade,
which will start promptly at $40.
The county districts are being thor
1AShAN hllu htiB IOQF
men of this district hays offered their
services to the committed, and are
being utilized TO carry home the mes
sage OF the Red Cross in this city and
section.
Financial statistics necessary for the
conduct of the war were worked out
at meeting AT Red Cross headquarters
yesterday morning, and an elaborate
system of checking has been arranged,
j. S. Leonard of the American National
Bank, having consented to act as cash
ier. Mr. Leonard will be at campaign
headquarters during the drive.
President Wilson has issued the fol-
lowing appeal TO the American people
to observe Red Cross week:
Presidents Appeal
lnasmuch as the war fund OF 1ef7 SO
generously contributed by the Ameri-
can people to the Red Cross for the adj
ministration OF relief at home ana
abroad has been practically exhausted
by appropriations for the welfare OF
our military and naval forces and those
dependent upon them, and for the yet
more urgent necessities of our allies,
both military and civilian, who have
long borne the brunt of the war: and
inasmueh as the year OF our own par
tleipation in the war has brought an
unprecedented demand upon the patri-
otism and liberality OF our people and
haS made evident the necessity of con-
cenfrating the work OF relief In one
main organization which can respond
effectively and universally TO the needs
OF humanity under stress of war; and
inasmuch as during the war the closer
corporation of the Red Cross with our
own army and navy, with the govern
n-ents or our allies and with foreign
relief organizations has resulted IN the
discovery OF new opportunities for
heipfulness under conditions which
translate opportunity into duty; and
inasmuch as the Red Cross War ColIn-
Gil and the Red Cross commissioners In
Europe have faithfully and econorni.
cally administered the peoples trust,
now, therefore, by virtue OF my au
thorits as president OF the United
States and president of the Red Cross,
], Woodrow Wilson do hereby proclaim
the week beginning May 20, 1918. RED
Cross Week" during which the people
OF the United States Will be called upon
again to give generously to the con-
of the important work of re-
lieving distress. restoring the waste nf
war and assisting In maintaining the
morale Of our own troops and tho
troops Of our allies by this manifesta-
ton Of efforts and sacrifice on the
part Of those who, though not privf-
eged - bear arms, are OF one spirit.
purpose and determination with our
warriors: In witness whereof I have
set my hand and caused the
seal Of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District Of Columbia on
he seventh day yof May. Ammo Domini
ov,l
seen, and OF the Independence Of the
United States Of American one hundred
md forty second
fSigned.) WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LANSING, Secretary Of State.