The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-21
Director of Civilian Relief OF
Red Cross Outlines Work
to Be Done Here.
WILL SPEAK AT
10 O'CLOCK TO-DAY
Assists Local Committee tc
Organize and Begin Inn
portant Part War Work.

At two we'll attended meetings oi
the local Red Cross yesterday J. c.
Logan, or Atlanta, director or civilian
relief for this division outlined the
scope of the relief work, and discusses
with the workers here plans for or
ganizipg and maintaining a relief
bureau for Pensacola and Escambis
county.
The first meeting was held at tie,
O'Clock in the Army and Navy Club on
West Romano street, and the after
noon meeting was held in the same
place at three o'clock. The afternoon
session was more informal than the
first meeting, and most OF the time
was taken UP with discussions by MIR.
Logan in answer to questions aslsei
by those present.
In opening the afternoon. meeting
Lee Mcdonnell, chairman OF the civil
liam relief committee OF the local
chapter sketched briefly the extent OF
the work, and the greatest amount of
effort required TO do Ii. To obtain
best results, he said, complete coop
Grafton is necessary.
Mr.. Logan then reviewed the growt
of the civilian relief division of tle
Red Cross since our entran,
war, stating that a year ago there
were only twelve civilian relief com
n1stfees In the Southeastern Division
whereas at prescn. there are ss15
At the outset OF his afternoon talk.
Mr.. Logan asked those present to feel
free to ask questions concerning the
work. The Invitation was Immediate
ly accepted, and the question brought
about q discussion of the plan and
scope of the civilian relief work.
Mr.. Logan responded with an ex-
PLANTATION OF the general construction
OF the whole Red Cross organization
stating that at the head is the Pres
ident of the United States. ard below
him a War Council headed by Henry
p. Davidson, who gives his entire time
TO the work, without compensation.
Then there is general manager
ID. Gibson, president OF one OF the
largest banks in New York, who also
serves without pay
In the expansion of the peace or
ganization to care for the war needs
of the country, Mr.. Logan said tina.
the thirteen SUBJ divisions OF the coun
try were created to take some OF the
load Off the central COMMITTEES. These
subdivisions have bureau heads, just
as the headquarters organization has
be explained. and persons most famil-
lar with a subject are placed at the
head OF a department which deals
with 1t. Consequently, expert advice
IS always available.
II was then suggested that the civ
ilian relief committee could accom-
plish very little until the families of
soldiers could be reached, and some
system provided in caring for their
needs. AS there is no complied infor-
nation giving the names OF all men
from Escambia county available for
this purpose, the first problem TO be
solved IS to obtain such list
Mr.. Logan said, in answer to this
enquiry that this situation had beer
rnittee in the country, and that ir
MANY instances it had been solved by
calling on the Junior division OF tire
Red Cross
Through the schools all Of the chill
dren are reached, and cards are fur
nished them to flr out. stating the
names of their relatives who have
enlisted or called in the draft. Tbs
list Will probably be incomplete, but
1t can be checked with similar lists
obtained from churches and fraternaI
organizations, and all available lists
kept by local recruiting Offices. When
the list is compiled IL is expected that
it will be published ard anyone know
ing of omissions requested to supply
the names OF the men.
AS to the kind Of assistance given
by the civilian relief, point raised
in the next question, Mr.. Logan said
that service is not necessarily linnited
to financial aid, and that in fact this
is only ore Of a great number OF ways
l. ~ II L u-ss
to do, he said" is TO help people TO
help themselves"
So many activities some within the
scope of the civilian reliek branch
of the Red Cross, that Mr. Logan said,
it is impossible TO estimate the ex-
tent OF the achievement. BY helping
families over temporary difficulties, or
remedying conditions which is left
alone would prove disastrous both 10
the family and TO society. Mr.. Logan
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