The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-10
Encouraging Reports Received
From All Sections of the
City ID
FEWER NEW
..4axa. CASES FOUND
Relief Work Will Continue Until
the Disease Is Entirely
Stamped Out.

The influenza epidemic in Pensacola
Is under control. This was the state
ment at the emergency headquarters
last night, backed up by concrete ev-
idence OF fewer cases reported and
nearly all cases improving.
The relief committee visited the
more congeSted section of the city
yesterday, from which the more SER
ious cases had been reported, and
found conditions much mort encourag-
ing than at any time since the begin
ming Of the epidemic
Lee Mcdonnell, chairman of the
civilian relief committee of the Red
Cross, who is acting chairman of the
EMERGENCY Relief Committee, said last
night:
Conditions tonight are most en-
couraging. There are fewer deaths
and fewer reports Of new cases. The
main thing now is to impress upon
the people that they must not slacken
their efforts for one moment If the
situation is to continue good.
1T must be remembered that the
doctors, the men and women who are
fighting the disease. the drug clerks
the members of the committee have all
worked night and day. Their strength
Is depleted, and IL the disease should
not have the same amount of vitality
with which to combat it, that they
had when the epidemic first started.
1t is impossible to impress -teo strong
ly upon the people the great import
ance OF keeping continually at il, un-
til the disease is entirely under con-
troll.
II want to say a word for the won
derful work of the doctors in Pensa-
cola-the local physicians as we'll as
those of the army and navy. They
have done and are doing wonderful
work.
THE men and women who are fight
Ing this disease are business men and
home women. Men and women who
are sacrificing their every personal
interest, who are exposing themselves
to the disease, who are giving their
time and money and strength to this
fight.
The Red Cross has had the utmost
support in this work, and 1t is not the
work OF the Red Cross alone. for with
out the help from every agency that
has come to us we could not have ac-
complished the splendid results"
1t was stated at Red Cross head
quarters last night by members of the
committee that the relief organiza-
ton will probably become permanent
In Pensacola, working in conjunction
with the Red Cross.
Planning Financial Relief
One Of the conditions which will be
an outcome of the epidemic, accord
ing to the committee, will be many
in need of funds, when they
recover and are thrown on their own
resources. These men, who will havs
been out Of employment for mar
days, will not have any time" comins
to them, and 1t is suggested at relief
headquarters that business men and
confer with the Emer-
yency Relief committee, in order that
some plan might be worked out so
that the men of small means, whose
finances have been crippled by loss
Of time, might be given a helping
hand after convalescence.
One Of the features Of the organiza-
Ion work which. has been a source of
much qualification TO the committee
s the way in which voluntary contri-
buttons to the Relief Fund have been
made. There has been no soliciting
'f such donations, but in spite OF this
including the check for one thousand
dollars which was sent to the COM
nittee from the Pensacola Ship Build
ng Company, about s3,500.00 has beer
contributed. There is need for every
,ent that can be subscribed, as the ex.
,enses OF the organization are vtry
ltavy.
AS an instance of the need, women
rave been sewing for the past two
lays on gowns and shirts, In addition