The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-02
Delegates from Southern Dis
trict War Camp Community
Service in Convention Here
ENTERTAINED BY
ROTARY MEMBERS
Have Luncheon at San Carlos
Tell of Future Work to Be
Done in Pensacola.

/ The spirit of hospitality which has
been a distinguishing feature of the
War Camp Community Service since
the inc suration Of the work in PEN
sacola, was reflected last night In tho
banquet which was rendered the visit
ing representatives who are In confer
ence in Pensacola.
Patriotic colors were carried out in
flowers and other details OF the
table appointments and after dinner
speeches added to the interest and
pleasure of the evenine. p. X. Yonge,
chairman of the Executive COMMITTEES;
presided. Lewis X. Brown, OF New
York, district representative OF the
Southern district: It. E. Rivers, New
York, divisional secretary, and S. A.
Bowling, former secretary and organ
izer of the War Camp Community Ser
vice here. spoke on the work of or
ganization and expressed appreciation
Of Pensacolas hospitality.
w. H. Watson, Of the Rotary Club,
and DR.. l.. deM Blocker, president or
the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.
responded for Pensacola.
Driven About City.
This Afternoon the visiting delegates
and representatives will be taken for
an automobile ride about the city and
to the nhval air station and Fort Bar
-raneas,- where they Will witness the
work of the u NJ. C. A. and such other
brancfreA Of war activities, as the pub
lie is permitted to see.
Secretaries in attendance are III. Fl.
Richards, Jacksonville; r.. A. Ceilings.
Miami: Marcus o. Clemmons, Arcadia.
Fla; H. B. McAllister, Pensacola. Fla:
j. w. Vose, Aniston, Ala; William
Tayor Elgas, Montgomery. Ala;
Avery G. Clenger, Mobile, Ala: 0. L.
Steele, Montgomery. Ala; C. Pfeiner,
Hattiesburg. Miss; Leo l.. Eddy. West
Point, Miss; Chas. p. Goddard, New
Orlean S j. j. Park. Alexander, La;
Stacy A. Bowin, Chattanooga, Tenn.
are Lewis X Brown, district represen-
Representing the southern district
tative. and Thomas F.. Rivers, score
tary of the southern division.
Tells OF Meeting.
I'VE have had very busy day OF
it.. said District Representative Lewis
X. Brown of the War Camp Commun-
ity Service convention leaders at the
close of Tuesdays convention. we
have covered large part OF the field
Of our service and made many plans.
The only break in the convention
hours came yesterday when the visit
ors were entertained at luncheon at
the San Carlos hotel by the Pensacola
Rotary club. The convention hours
were from $50 o'clock in the norm
ing until 6 80 O'Clock last evening.
I'VE do not make hard and fast de-
cisions-eaeh community has its de-
cisions to make in accordance with the
widely varying conditions-but we are
comparing notes and developing new
ideas for the year that is ahead.
The keynote OF the conference might
be said to consist of the realization OF
unity in local and national purpose.
and an intense desire to make the
Southern district show the largest
measure OF success this coming year.
practically all Of the local budgets
fer the districts have been favorably
passed upon by the director of bud
gets, wh9 mel me in New Orleans, last
Saturday., continued Mr.. Brown. I'm