The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-30

would, they might enlist every woman
in Escambia county in war work. she
cited the great necessity for each
woman to do her part. for the block
sergeants to make personal visits. id
this way coming closely in touch with
the women Of the city, finding out
just what work each is fitted for ana
is willing to do. For there is need for
every woman" said Miss Carter. There
is work for all to do-no one need be
afraid of a refusal. The government
has need of us all. Find out what the
women in your neighborhood are VIII
ling to do, and that will probably be
whatever they are able to do. and let
them know, through personal visits,
that we need their cooperation
At one general meeting each month,
Miss Carter said, food conservation
would be discussed. "Of course you
know" she said 1.-The real necessity
which we face, an even greater neces-
sity than we have ever known before.
hirty-flve per cent of canned goods
have been taken over by the govern
ment for the use of the men of the
army and navy: thirty-ffve per cent
has been taken over by the Red Cross.
Our government tells us that we must
raise our own food, and one of the
ways that the women can help is by
raising food and canning it,"
1t was impressed upon those present
that they might take their own vege-
tables to the meeting to be canned.
The hundred or more women gave
Miss Carter their undivided attention
as she went over the plans for making
the canning center a practical working
solution of Pensacola's food problem,
and were especially impressed with the
opportunity to take their own vege-
tables with them and can them under
expert supervision.
Following Miss Carriers talk and the
reports of the various captains. Mr..
C. B. Hervey greeted the ladies, ex-
pressing his pleasure at their using
the hotel for their meeting, and them
introduced Mr.. j. NJ. Johnson. who
talked most interestingly TO the womenl
on war savings and its possibilities, il
Illustrating his talk with chalk draw
ings.
Mr.. Johnson, who formerly lived inI
Pensacola, and at Mary Esther fog sew
eral years, and who now makes his
home in South Florida, stated that heI
felt unbounded confidence in Pensa-
cola's going over the top in the pres
ent war savings campaign. He called
attention to the fact that Pensacola
was not expected to give all Of thel
money called for at one time, but thatI
the quota would be pledged and might
be paid from month to month through
out the year.
Referring to the fact that he had att
one time been an organizer for Billy
Sunday, he told of a meeting which
he had attended and at which heI
pledged his services to his government
In a most interesting way ne illustra-
ted his talk with clever drawings and
with several simple sleight-of-haniI
tricks carried home his message of
patriotism and service.
Following his talk, Miss Carter sug-I
gested, that the organization offeffr its.
services in the war savings drive, and
the sense of the meeting was that this
should be done, a later meeting to be-
held and plans formulated.
Mr.. c. B. Hervey. Mr.. Johnson, Miss
Carter and Miss C.. NJ. Robinson,
member of the publicity committee of
the war savings campaign, informally
discussed plans for the organization of
this branch of war wax, and il was
suggested by Mr.. Heryey that a mass
meeting of the women be called one
week from now the exact date to be-
published later. when definite arrange
ments would be made for the drive.