The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-05
Campaign to Make Up Total
of $4,000 for Arrny-Navy
Activities Committee.
AMOUNT NEEDED
TO CONTINUE WORK
Must Be in Hand by Satur-
day, and Special Canvass
in Board Gets Busy.

Today Pensacola begins a drive TO
raise $4,000 for the Army and Navy
Activities Committee, with which tc
entertain the men of the service sta
toned here. To continue the work.
which everyone comedies Is essentiai
TO victory, every penny of the furd
must be raised here, and every penny
of it viii be spent here. The fund
is TO be raised by SATURDAY night
The campaign is under the uirec-
tion of the finance committee Of this
Life Activities organization aud the
active solicitation VII he done bv the
members of the committee. James
NJ. Maldon is chairman OF the COM
mittee in CHARGE Of tie campaign, and
the members are j. n. AcNcin, RI r..
Malone. r. +. Mitchell. r. ". Cary, Z.
w Parker, w II. Logan and nj. j
Elkan.
Nearly every Pensacolian Is familiar
with the work Of the Life Activities
Committee, for Il is a persacoln of-
ganization. It's committees are corna
posed of men and women representile
every section and interest ~ the tafs
1t is a semi -oificiaI body, urdar ihe
joint auspices of the War and NnV
Departments. officially delegated
care for the welfare Of The men
promotes gaod rsiatlslss nefw.en
service men and civilians of the -
near which camps are estahfiehet -
Importance of this worl, is best n ~
cnstrated In the falIowf.lg statement
.ssued by the President "The sl.i ii
with which our soldiers leave Amefica,
and their eff -iency on the bnttie fronts
Pin Europe, win be vitality aTeetod ~
the char cter Of the environment ritr-
rounding our military camps. '-- Wood
row Wilson
There are nearly FIVE fAoaSand n,en
stationed here one dollar pfVcn by
each Of I'VE thousand Pensacosiale.
will provide eight months entertain
ment for all pf those nen Zen cents
a month given by I've thousand rcr
sacolians, for ten months, viii permit
the continuance Of the Satlirdf,
dances. the musical programs tit~
reading and rest rooms, ball grimes
track meets. ard anything else o red
blooded American wants ana needs II
he is TO keep in trim To vsin the war.
To win is the first thing. and the com
mander in chief says the Activities
work is necessary 10 win.
One dollar given for each soldier an
sailor will do much.
This sum-small in comparison
with that eNpen led on eac' rlan's
equipment and training-giil lie
good investment for these reason-
]. 1t will make the men happier and
healthier:
q 1t viii make the men better ia
morale;
3. 1t will make the men more sfri-
cient in combat.
To send forth the American rorce on
the greatest crusade of the aeer with
the song of dem pcracy in it's heart
and filed with invincib1e spirit. in
spired by friendly contact with the
people. that is the aim OF the War
Camp Community PecreatIon wort.
What the Fund VIII Provide.
This money viii make IL possible for
the soldiers and sailors. during th,,sr
hours OF freedom away from camp
life, all those forms OF wholesome
and recreation to which
they have been accustomed at home
The furd among many other fea-
lures and activities win permit sues
work as the following:
]. Building of community clul,
houses outside the camps for the sol
diers and sailors. with al that a ri b
and its social atmosphere mean.
performances.
9. Services OF trained leaders skilled
In community organization and recf
ton who will devote all their time
TO organizing the socai forces of the
communities for the benefit of the men
IN the camp.
T. Entertainments at which pom
inent volunteer artists will be on the
stage, and wherc also the men in the
camps vii. ''do their oit' and sing
dance or act for the entertainment Of
their comrades.
8 Dances. sDcials. Tnanksgivlng
Halloween and other Appropriate par
ties
9. Automobile and trolley trips for.
sight seeing or recreation end for con-
valescent men.
z. Outdoor and indoor athletic of all
sorts. baseball. tennis, and other
games
g. Home hospitality, with its sun
day dinners. music, pleasant friend
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