The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-29
Reports of Committees Will Be
Received at Annual Session
Tonight
B. S. COLBURN
ARRIVES HERE
New Field Director Will Have
Charge of Activities at
Army-Navy Stations

Election of officers will feature the
annual meeting of the Pensacola chap
ter, American Red Cross, this evening
at eight o'clock in the court room of
the federal building, and reports from
the various committees will be pub
one of whom is urged to attend the
meeting. The general public is also
invited.
Accounts Are Audited.
!. Y. Sage, agent of the collection
department OF the Southern division of
the Red Gross, spent yesterday in PEN
sacOla, auditing the accounts of the
War Fund committee. and when seen
at the San Carlos last night said that
the accounts We're in splendid shape,
and collections good. Mr.. Sage repre-
sents w. T. Gentry, president of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company of
Atlanta, who is director of the collec-
tion department of the Southern di-
vision.
Committees to Report.
At the meeting this evening reports
of the war fund, the emergency relief
military relief, civilian relief, NVom-
ans division. and secretary-treasurer
will be made.
Field Director Arrives.
Field Director B. S. Colburn. of De-
troit, Mich, arrived in Pensacola yes
terday morning from Camp Gordon,
Atlanta, Ca and assumed his duties as
director Of Ped Cross activities at Fort
BarrancaS and the naval air station
He Will attend the meeting this even
ing.
Mr.. Colburn comes to Pensacola to
take charge Of the military relief work
here, of which he will be the official
head for this district. When asked as
to the scope OF the work here and its
relation to Pensacola we'll as the
post and station, Mr.. Colburn said
That while the civilian relief and the
relief are closely related, they
are entirely different departments OF
work, and administered under differ
ent heads, and his work while here
would be strictly confined to the army
post and the naval air station, where
he men will require his entire serv-
ces.
When asked as to tn. establishment
" a Red Cross hut at the post, which
vas contemplated at one time, Mr..
his end would be taken at this time,
,ut it was probable that Office and
leeping quarters for several mel
would be arranged for.
Mr.. Colburn has been associated
With Red Cross work more or less di
ectly since the entrance of the Unit
ID States into the war, but this is his
irst official position with the organi
alton. Before taking up war activi
les, he was treasurer of the Cana
Ian Bridge Company, OF Walkerville,
ontario. which built the great Que
'ec bridge, the longest bridge in the
world, erected at cost of St7000,00
4 900 900 of which went into the mas
'nry. and the S43,0O0.0OO going into
he steel structure. He was yice-pres
dent OF the Peoples Bank, the high
st capitalized banking institution in
Iichigan, and brings to his work with |
he Red Cross the trained intelligence |
f the successful business man.
Mr. Coburn will be Joined shortly by
is wife and five children. making his |
home with his family at |
he San Carlos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn have spent |
lany winters in Florida at their win
81 home at Ormond Beach. but this |
) his first visit to this section of the |
tate