The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-26
for the Campaign
Arranged in Conference
Yesterday.
PENSACOLA'S
QUOTA S53,2S2
Cooperation to Be Keynote Of
Solicitation for Large
Fund.

Opening with the conference of ex-
ecutive heads at the San Carlos yes
terday, the United War Work Cam
paisn was officially launched I'm Es-
Gambia county, and from now until
Escambia's allotment has been raised
the workers will wage an active drive
to place the thirteenth district on the
roll Of honor
The principal speaker at the confer~
ence Of Friday was Fay Cilley, execu~s
tive secretary Of Rural Work. who in
succinct and interesting way. ont
lined plans for the work and impress
ed upon the leaders the Importance of
the campaign to which they had
pledged their support.
Task of Great Magnitude
Among other things, Mr.. Cilley said =
First In Importance to be considered
is the magnitude of the task before
us. At no time I'm our history have
the people been called upon for so
large voluntary contribution. The
American people faced a stupendons
task in the Red Cross drive, when they
were called upon for 800. 900, 900, but
the United states War Work calls Tor
two and half times as much.-s25o-
100000 being the sum asked for.
1T will be seen that if this sum Is
TO be raised people must contribute
more than double the sum Thai, was
contributed to the Red Cross in It's
great drive. That means that every
home in the country must contribute
to make the campaign success.
Even the boys and girls,-the Vic
tory Boys and Girls, we call them. in
the Give and Earn campaign, must do
a part to carry this work through.
I'VE have pledged ourselves TO the
unificatfon of efforts, at the urgent re- !
quest of President Wilson, who hasi
called upon the American people TO
make a single campaign, cooperative
in effort, in order that series OF earn
paigns may not be necessary 1t is |
the first time since the beginning OF
this great war that the people have
had the opportunity to show at nome !
the same spirit that the men are show !
ing in the trench and in The field, "a
consecration to a common cause.
"The organizations back of this
drive represent in a concrete way the i
spiritual life of the men who are ,
fighting for freedom. whatever the l
faith may be. Those men who arei
giving their lives for liberty do noti
stop to question as to the creed Oft
their comrades.-they fight side by, 7,
side, under The same hage for thei
same principles, looking up TO the !
same God.
This district has already shown /
every indication Of going over thestop.4
] have never before had the pfeasure4
Of meeting a, more enthusiastic bunch
Of men, nor have ! seen an organfza-t
tion in better running order, on. -sucfD'
short notice.
Praises Pensacola Spirit
I'm spite of the fact that owing tod
conditions here, the campaign began al
little later than elsewhere. they have
presented complete organization
earlier than any other district"
e. r. Malone, chairman Of the .thir1
teenth district, presided at the confer
ence, and, following a prayer. led byi
DIR. j. A. Ansley, pastor Of the FiretI
Baptist church, Elda A. Boyer led in
the singing of America and Onward
Christian Soldiers.
Dr. William Alderman, Rabbi Tent
pie BETHEL, chairman OF the Jewish
Welfare Work, spoke briefly on the
preliminary plans Of his organization,
and OF the work OF his people at the
front. among other things citing the
fact that the first religious leader kill
ed In battle was a Jewish Rabbi, and
that one OF the last acts before his