The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-23
Large Number Assemble i'm Re-
sponse to call and Get
Down to Business.
MISS CARTER
MAKES ADDRESS
Tells Her Audience This Nation
at War With Strongest Mill
tary Power of Universe.

woman's Field Day occurred yester-
day morning at the San Carlos hotel
at which time the beauty, talent and
intuition known the world over, as
sembled to do war work for the Unit
ed States. The women of Pensacola
in large numbers, representative
workers in various branches of war
work, were there to proceed with
the formation of the E.scambia Coun-
ty Woman's Committee for War
Work
The plan outlined and which wilt
be put in successful operation after
another session to be held next Wed
nesday at the San Carlos, Will see
team captains, lieutenants and block
sergeants actively engaged In any
kind OF war work upon which they
may be called. Any organization de-
suring assistance will have only to
communicate with these officials and
they viii respond for service.
Miss Carter Presides.
Miss Helen NJ Carter presided -
the gathering and Miss Irene Pinney
was made secretary of the organiza-
tion. Miss Carter announced the pur-
pose of the occasion. She told the wo-
at war against the strongest mill
| tary power OF the universe; that the
United States entered 1t when all OF
the nations holding Germany at bay.
| We're throwing in their man power
and money power, spending millions
to end this war by winning IL.
| And still, Miss Carter said, Ger
| many was not defeated America is
now giving her man power and her
money power and now she was
pleading for more of her woman pow
| er. Continuing Miss Carter said
Fight to the Death.
Our women will work and our
soldiers Will fight to the death. This
is no If YOU please affair. We have
| TO. Unless we do this we are done
| for. We are firm in our belief that
there should be equality of burden and 1
equal sacrifice and the women are
| willing to do their part Each wo- |
man must work our her problem by 1
! her own ingenuity and skill as hardly
( two families have the same habits |
and tastes Those skilled in domesticl
! economy must aid In adjusting ouri
| food problems: those skilled in otherI
lines of work must help in their par
| ticular fields.
eft is no doubt true" said Miss ,
! Carter. that many OF us are neglect
1 ing our homes to do food conserva-
! tion work. Red Cross work. to assist
/ in Liberty loan and war saving stamp
1 drives. but why?
/ Because this work must be done.
| The burden falls upon n few leaders
/ Everyone is not a leader: leader.
/ l believe is a gift. What would hap
pen If all of our men We're leaders p
we would have no army. There Isl
4 = -
| est power on earth. 'patriotismp
Would that this meeting could se
the means of reaching those women-i
| yes-hundreds of them in Pensacola,
who to-day are still busy on the samei
| piece of fancy work of which Mrs.
| Arms spoke last week. Why shield
! them any longer Their virtue, their
| liberty is al stake in this war Just az
much as yours and mine. Surely they
have given no loved ones for there
would not be enough hours in the day
| TO do their work much less enjoy idle
! moments
Concluding Miss Carter said:
Purpose Of Nesting.
"The purpose Of the meeting this
morning is TO perfect an organiza-
ton which will tighten the burden We
are bearing instead OF taking on more.
There are numbers of sincere. patriotic
and eager women In our neighbor-
hoods today. just waiting.
Surely there are ready hands watt
ing for us and now we aim TO reach
them. Requests for use of this organ
ization must come TO chairman. The
members of the new organization
will be ready TO respond TO all calls,
for war work and supply workers.
At the. conclusion of the remarks
i OF Miss Carter Mr.. w. K. Hyer spokei
| upon the Red Cross relief work and
the funds to be raised to assist the
families of those who have gone TO
war. He told the assemblage of the
aid the members of the new commit
{ tee could render. \ vote Of thanks
was given My Hyer.
There were general discussions
among the members Of the Escam-
bia County Woman's Committee for
War Work in regard 70 securing the
best results One by Miss Carter was
to get High Cchool girls as volunteers
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