The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-03
Earn and Give Workers Meet to
Plan for United War Work
Campaign in Escambia.
HEADQUARTERS
OPEN TOMORROW,
Name Chairmen and Their AS
sistants to Manage Big
Drive for Funds.

United War Work campaign head
quarters will be opened tomorrow
morning in the building on Paiafox
street, recently occupied by The Lib
erty Loan workers. the use NJ the
building having been rendered the
worscrs. Concrete plans for the drive
were worked out yesterday at the
Earn and Give meeting in the San
carlos hotel. presided over by Distric.
chairman +. r. Malone
victory Boys and Girls are to bear
an important part in the campaign
Wnlch is TO raise Escamybia's quota
In the drive for funds to be used I'm
war service by the seven societies an
proved by President Wilson. Chair
men and their assistants for the drive
were named at the meeting yesterday.
FRANK .. Wood, associate state d.
rector OF the United States War Work
campaign, DR.. C. M. Britain, director
OF the Earn and Give campaisn. and
Mrs. H. d. Phillips, chairman of the
Victory Girls committee, were among
the state leaders attending the Earn
and Give conference of Escambia
county, held at the San Carlos hotel
Saturday.
After the session, at which the dis.
oANoo Siiuh hfdi, IL. malone. pre-
sided, the visiting speakers and dele
Gates were taken for an AUTOMOBILES
ride about the city.
J ne day was devoted entirely to the
w6rkirg n,ans n TIE Earn and Giya
q. We, the interest in the work indicat-
IL that the Victory Boys and Girls
VIII nave no small part in the success
Of the work in Escambia county.
Mr.. Wood, when seen after the
meeting, said that his purpose in at
tending the convention in Pensacola.
was to meet with the various district.
county and city chairmen, going over
the work with them, and making sug-
sestIons as to the drive. which will
start in this county on Monday.
Mr.. Wood was in conference yester-
day with the city committees, county
industrial organizations, the Earn and
Give committee, the Woman's commit
tee, and the colored leaders OF Es-
Gambia.
Thursday Mr.. Wood attended The
convention in Walton county. and on
Friday was in attendance at the Santa
Rosa convention
He will remain over in Pensaco
until Monday, when he will meet tn,
county and city chairmen, and confe-
with them on plans for the active
campaign
Dr. Britain, assistant director for
the Boys Work, spoke with much en-
thusiasm OF the prospects for the cam
paign which they have put on.
1t is not only the financial side
ot This drive in which the Victory
BOYS ana Girls are taking part, which
is of Importance. but 1t is the spirit
back of the drive" he said.
I'VE want the boyS and cirJe ~
Florida to realize the wonderful spirit
which has fostered the fine morale OF
the allied army. Their participation
will mean as much for them as it will
mean for the drive. for it will arouse
in them the spirit OF patriotism as
nothing else could do. A Victory boy
back of every Fighting man-that is
what we are driving for
Mrs Phillips is equally as sure OF
the cooperation Of the girls, and viii
work throughout the state to insure
their hearty participation in the drive.
The following official announcement
was made yesterday OF committee ap-
pointments, which completes the line
up for the drive in Escambia county:
E. r.. Malone, district chairman; T.
II. Aiken, county chairman: George p.
Wentworth, city chairman w. B. Fer
ris, Y. M. C. A.; Mrs. J. S. Dusen-
bury Y. w. C. A.; John B. Jones, X.
Of c.: DR.. VIM. Alderman, !. w. B.:
p. X. Yonge, w. C.. C.. 6: G. r. Zeek,
A. L. A.: Can't. r. f. Bergen, u. s.
Army: Mrs. Fl. s. McIlwain, secre-
tary; J. w. Dorr, treasurer Chair
men: C. B. Hervey, luncheon; Sidney
P. Levy, stunts: C. w. Lamar, pub
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