The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-25
Teams Still at Work and Salts
factory Reports Are Com
ing in Daily.
CENTURY GOES
OVER TOP NICELY
Various Houses and Business
Make Flattering Returns, and
Greeks Show Loyalty.

With two hundred subscriptions to-
falling $4,000 reported yesterday, Red
Cross campaign receipts as tabulated.
yesterday amounted tos3i 800 with the
teams still at work and satisfactory re-
ports coming into headquarters.
1t has remained for Century, Fla. to
go over the top in fine style, Chairman
Edward Hauss having already report
ed more than three thousand dollars
scribed by that thriving city. with the
cheering report that more is TO come
Chairman Hauss and his committee are
certainly TO be congratulated upon the
wonderful record they have made.
From Fort Pickens comes the good
news of S37700, this amount having
been reported late yesterday afternoon.
Receipts from the Red Cross benerit
at the Isis Theatre amounted 10 Sit4.-
6s and from the benefit at the Pastime
Theatre, s57 so was heceived,
Manager Jones reported last night
that employees at the Isis had sub
scrihed one hundred per cent with to-
tai of Sts3i2
The Cudahy packing Co. through its
local manager. Raymond White, sub
scribed s250oo to the Red Cross Drive,
setting a splanded example for other
The employees of the Aiken Towboat
company responded one hundred per
cent. yesterday, with s2is.00 to their
credit for the Red Cross.
Always loyal in every movement the
patriotic Greeks of the city have made
q. splended showing in this drive as ~
lis reported by the fe5tF and Ill II
not a single instance have thcy rccefNss
refusal from these patriot, people.
From noyv until the close II VIII be
an open drive. with no hars | p To to-
day the teams have had certain persons
or territory which they covered. hut
fro.l now on the drive viii he open -
all teams who will solicit who aI i
where suits their convenience
feature which promises to he 4
great aid in the campaign il tho co-op-
Grafton of the ministers Of the city.
Chairman Hyer has requested the min
listers of the various churches 10 take
up collections for the Red Cross at the
Sunday services, and in most instances
ready consent has been gfllven.
While very few of the country dis
tricts have been heard from. all are well
organized and reports indicate that the
returns will he good.
With booths i'm various parts OF
the city for voluntary contributions,
and the house to house canvass of the
woman's committee Of the local chap
today promises 10 be the banner
day OF the campaign.
wire received by the Chairman
from the central committee urges him
20 secure subscriptions from banks,
trust companies, corporations and pub
lie utilities
The wire says: Concerns such AZ
street railways and gas and electric
companies, New York banks and big
corporations are contributing on basis
OF one per cent capital. The president
has signed a bin permitting national
banks TO contribute to Red Cross and
/ this is now a law"
Introductory 10 the womans cam
paign four minute talks were made last
night at the Pensacola theatres. Mrs.
Dan Sheppard speaking at the Garden
| theatre Mrs. r Pope Reese at the Lib
erty Theatre, Miss Lonnie Landrum at
the Pastime, Mrs. r. 8. Mellen at the
| Isis, and Mrs. Eta NJ. ellis at the Bon
| ita