The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-26
TabuIation of Reports Last
Night Showed Magnificent
Response Here.
WORK OF LADIES
A BIG FACTOR
Amount i'm Hand to Date $23,-
$50 With Several Thousand
More in Sight. n

When reports were tabulated on Sat-
urday the Red Cross war fund for Es-
Gambia county was at such figure as
to be assurance that this section Will
go over the top in splendid style. sSa.s
having been reported when the teams
made their reports, with other sub
soriptions coming in later in the day.
The intensive campaign OF the woman'sl
committee of the Pensacola chapters
American Red Cross reported more than
one thousand dollars, and 1t Is easily
seen from the reports from the Variohs'
teams that this amount will be In
creased to at least two thousand dol
lars before Monday night.
! Besides the amounts raised by tha
womans committee In their house 10
| house canvass, splendid CONSTITUTIONS
/ to the fund were received from the
| flower sale at the San Carlos. under
/ the direction OF Miss Murphy, the
/ dance at the Liberty Inn. the refresh
i ments and checking at the dance given
4 at the Keyser auditorium under the
I auspices OF the War Work community
i service, the proceeds from which We're
j devoted to the Bed Cross war fund. the
j baseball game given by a number on
> young men interested in the drive and
RI various other activities, among which
I. We're several entertainments Dy chiia7
7 rem one of these, given by Gretchen
Hutchinson, Ann Bullock and Leontine
Il Turner. brought into the Red Cross
I treasury the sum OF SI90o-a wonder
o. ful amount to be raised by such younS
: ladies. Other entertainments by child
: rem were also given, and the sums re-
eeived were no less appreciated because
smaller in amount,
d The girl employees OF the Southern
: Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
Y pany each subscribed days pay 10
the war fund amounting to fifty dot-
lars.
In addition to individual pledges the
members OF the Efficiency Taxi Ser
vice, amounting to five dollars eaehs
s.. Charles Simpson, Dan Jordan, john
Handrop and John NJ o'Donovan, MEM
bers of this service, will contribute
l. fifty per cent OF their receipts Mon
day. This was decided upon after a
I'd talk to them by l.. S. Brown, as MEM
ber OF the Red Cross war fund COM
N mittee.
Today at BayView receipts from tha
!" rental of bathing suits, bathrooms and
towels will all go to the Red Cross. and
s. it is expected that the attendance Will
be very large.
Chairman Hyer said yesterday
d "Through some member of the team, il
was enormously reported that j. ID
s Anderson, agent of the Ford automo'
bile. had not responded to the appea
of the Red Cross. This was most un-
fortunate error, as Mrs. Anderson wai
one of the most generous subscribers
having given fifty dollars TO the wal
fund II all business concerns had re
: sponded in like patriotic manner, Pen
!. sacela would long ago have gone owe
tae top"
- Reports from Chairman Edward NJ
~ Hauss of Century, indicate that Cen
- tr1ry will aggregate four thousand dol
lars for the war fund. Many Of tn
A. employees OF the Alger Lumber Com
,pany gave one days pay, for one month
r for a period Of four months
" Dr. s. r. Mallory Kennedy viii spea
ne AT Molino on Monday afternoon in tn
interest Of the drive.
nm ON Tuesday at the big farmers rail-
at Gonzalez, the Red Cross will serv
o. dinner, the proceeds OF which will g
IN to the war fund.
at Today throughout the city, IN
nd churches will pledge their support t
Ct tions.
Monday will be Robert E. Lee da.
and Captain s. r. Mallory Kennedy vi
address two large audiences, one at til
VT Garden theatre and one at the San Cal
los court.
cts It was reported from the nayal a
IS station that every civilian employe ma
N subscribed to the limit.
ed The Pensacola ShipbuildinG Compar
u reports 50 800. with every empioye d
-, mating two days pay.
.a~ Every member Of the Postal Tel
- graph company has been reported as
=. subscriber to the Red Cross.
The Bar Pilots Association SUI
,ne scribed $500 through Captains Perry al
sed Bell.
m 1T was reported that the Boston Cant
ro- Kitchen doubled the subscription ask
for. ~