The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-08
NEW ARMY "Y'
BUILDING AT
FORT Is OPENED
DEDIcAToRY SERVICE OF SPAc-
lOUS STRUCTURE WERE I'M
PRESSIVE AND ENTERTAINING G
o LARGE AUDIENCE.

Long before the first strains of the
orchestra opened the program, the large
auditorium was crowded with men in
Khaki The. officers and their wives.
with guests from Pensacola, filled the
spacious balcony. For Fort BarrancaS
had turned out to dedicate its new \.
NJ c. a building with an enthusiasm
indicative or the large place hhat the
red triangle holds in the hearts % the
men of the service.
1t was no ordinary dedication. The
occasion united the best that civil life
has to give our country's defenders
with those high ideals of Christian
manhood which typify the army
America. The felicitous choice of Judge
VIM. B. Sheppard as chairman of the
evenings ceremonies insured patriotic
fervor and sincere eloquence from the
very beginning. The post orchestra lent
its choicest efforts, while the charming
voice of Mrs. Douglas Sale gave de-
Ightful finish to the well-balanced pro-
gram.
After a half-hour's concert by the
orchestra. Associate Camp Secretary G.
" Malone introduced Judge Sheppard
as chairman, who then called upon
Colonel Hughes, commanding officer of
the coast defenses Of Pensacola, for
the opening address. Colonel Hughes
referred to- the assistance of the Y. NJ.
C. A. in the making Of a good soldier,
and urged the men TO make frequent
use Of the splendid facilities for writ
ing that letter home" which the new
building affords. Chaplain J. p. Bogue
voiced his appreciation of the CO.
operation received from the Y. NJ G.
A. in working out a program for the
mental and moral welfare of the men
of the post. DR.. J. A. Ansley. in behalf
of the churches of Pensacola, expressed
the gratitude of the Christian forces OF
the nation that the moral as we'll as
the military strength Of the country is
being modified, and that the best that
religion has to offer the soldier in his
hours of extreme need is epitomized in
the Young Mems Christian Association
Mr. Lee Mcdonald, representing the
local Red Cross, the war camp com
service committee, and the bus
mess men Of Pensacola, called atten-
tion to the fact that the Y. NJ. c. A.
exists not merely to satisfy the phys
ical and mental needs of the soldier in
his off-duty hours, but that its
supreme service lay in the Christian
fellowship which it affords TO men
human efforts in theis struggle to win
enduring liberty for mankind.
Mrs. Douglas Sale, in an outburst OF
song that thrilled every soldier heart, |
enriched the program with her wonder I
full voice. In responding to eneores
with Schubert's Serenade, Mrs. Sale /
reached the highest of true musical |
genius in her remarkable Interpret3-I /
ton Of the masters masterpiece.
Judge Sheppard's dedicatory address
was at once a tribute to the Y. NJ. G. |
A. and feryently patriotic appeal to /
the soldiers before him in behalf of !
the common cause in which both civil
ians and soldiers are now engaged.
With unequalIed eloquence Judge Shep-i
pard exhorted the men of Fort Barran-
,as TO use the superb equipment pro-
vided by the Y. VI. C. A., to the end that /
hey might not only be better soldiers, 1
Dut also nobler men, and that they
might gain not only freedom for their
but also character for
The secretaries composing the staff
II the new building were then intro
lueed. and the program was concluded
With the dedieatory prayer, Offered By
Albert Coyle.