The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-05

family. where there was no one to
give them any attention whatever.
An instance was cited Of one family
where the father and mother and four
children were ill, and only one little
eight year old girl TO give them any
attention whatsoever
In speaking of the situation here
Mr.. MacDonell said. ut is up to us, it
seems to me, to take care OF our own
people. This will require sacrifice.
and we are calling for volunteers. Most
of all at this time we need personal
service. Men and women who are will
ling to go into the homes where there
is no one to help, and to give that help.
You need not be trained-it is impoS-
slble to find nurses and doctors to
meet the need. We must meet it
through giving our personal services.
For this reason we are distributing the
city in the same way we have for civ
ilian relief work. Each chairman will
call for volunteers in his district, and
that service must come at once. Inc
central committee will establish head
quarters at 1875 South Palafox street.
As chairman of civilian relief. | may
be reached at any time over phone 357.
The Red Cross rooms may be reached
over phone 539"
DR.. Mossman stated that the meet
ing was called at the suggestion Of
Mrs. Ed Gale Quina, recruiting officer
for the Red Cross Aursing service.
Mrs. Quina had been largely instru-
mental in working out the plans but
she was unable to be at the meeting
as she is ill herself with influenza.
DR.. Mossman declared that he wished
Pensacola and the Fed Cross to re-
ceive the credit of the organization.
but offered his services to direct or aid
in any way. He said that the city
commissioners would defray expenses
Of nurse, if one could be found in
the city, to aid in the campaign.
DR.. Clarence Hutchinson, T. S. N.
stated that the situation could be
much relieved if people would not
call doctor unless absolutely neces-
sary to do so.
1t was stated that the physicians
were overwhelmed with calls which
could not be met. that druggists were
unable to fill prescriptions and that
after the prescriptions were filled, it
was impossible to find messenger ser
vice to take the medicine to patients.
That in many homes people had no
one to do so much as hand them a
glass of water and that the only way
to meet the need was for each person
~ Icoi q i0opohSiOiiiIS Io"dIuS AiS
1t was suggested by j. B. Mcneil
that the districts be canvassed each
day, and reports sent to the central
committee, and this was decided in
the affirmative.
The executive committee will advise
all matters with the Director, Dr.
Mossman
A number of the colored race were
present at the meeting and they were
called upon to aid in the campaign
and pledged their support IN every
possible way.
DR.. William Alderman spoke OF the
great need of doctors, but it Was
brought out that in every part of the
country there was suffering from the
same shortage, and that conditions
could be greatly relieved if the people
themselves would do their part toward
helping one another. DR.. AckermaE
suggested that it might be possible to
get doctors from the navy yard or
the post. DR.. Hutchinson said that at
both places they were in need Of fur
ther help themselves.
Mr.. Malone, suggested that the meet
ing had been called for the purpose OF
relieving the doctors. as far as pos
sible. through the Emergency Relief
1t was decided to take immediate
steps in every precinct to control the
disease, and not to call for govern
ment aid unless found to be absolute
ly necessary.
DR.. Hutchinson declared it to be his
belief that at least 80 f-3 Of the calls
made by the physicians were not abb
solutely necessary. and that citizens
could aid by not calling their family
doctor unless absolutely necessary.
1t was suggested that the Boy Scouts
and other boys with bicycles or any
who would be willing to deliver pack
ages, be enlisted in the campaign.
w. C. Jones was appointed chair
man of the ice committee. Mr.. Jones
will be at headquarters and will have
a special car to take ice to those who
are i'll and unable to obtain it.