The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
MRS. GILL, OF CHICAGO.
INTERESTING VISITOR IN THE

CITY.
MOST wildly impressing me during
my stay over there was the perfect
~ wonderful spirit of the people. the
universal feeling of brotherhood shown
ana the wonderful way the women at
nome carried on the work of their men
In the trenches" said Mrs. F.. p. Gill.
OF Chicago, who spent some time
broad In connection with Red Cross
work before and after our entry into
the war and is now in Pensacola
for short time
1t was no unusual sight to see those
French women coupling street cars and
IN TACT, doing all kinds of hard mental
labor. who before the war had not
even known the meaning of the word
work And the spirit in which 1t was
all done was almost sublime I take
on my hat to the women of our al
lies.
We American women, yes, we have
sacrificed. We have given our hus-
bands. sons, and sweethearts, some
never to return. and we have given
willingly. We worked in the Red Cross
and other organizations. We have
practiced economies, we have never
even dreamed of. We have Liberty
bonds, War Saving Stamps. in fact we
lived up to the splendid American
spirit, but, we can not, even in part,
begin to realize the meaning Of sacri-
flee during the war as our sisters over
the sea have"
Mrs. Gill, whose home is in Chicago,
like thousands of other American
women. felt the desire to assist in
any way that she might on the bloody
battlefield overthere and in the devas-
tated regions. She sailed from New
York not long after the outbreak of
the war. under the auspices of the
American Red Cross.
Assisting in the hospital and in car
ing for refugees from Belgium, Mrs.
Gill came home for a period of rest
and was on the high seas when decla-
ration of war was made by the Unit
ed States. After a short time she
again returned to Europe.
with few and small organizations
at the beginning of the war to care
for the wounded, ETC.. it was wonderful
in what a short time England and
France soon had splendidly equipped
hospitals, canteens, etc." she said.
Having been there In the beginning /
was more impressed with the splendid
work accomplished in this line, on my
arrival the second time.
1.-The Red Cross, Salvation Army, X.
of c., and other organizations accom-
plished wonderful work over there
and are still doing SO. but I should
like to make special mention of the
splendid work accomplished by the Y.
NJ. C.. A., especially during the frs;
part of the war. Their huts seemed
to spring up over night as it were.
Something, / as an American. was
proud to note was the American ambu-
lance hospital in France. one of the
most completely equipped and up tc
date hospitals there. It was opened
at the beginning of the war, begun by
fund from Harvard and kept up by
| voluntary contributions from Ameri-
can capital. One of the interesting
| hospitals there was King Georges
hospital which had three miles OF
corridors. and the pity Of it. always
these splendidly equipped human
wrecking houses were cleared as fast
as possible. to be filled again with
| the shattered and MANNED of the
| country's Towering manhood"
| Instead of carrying us farther
away" she continued, the war seems
to have brought people nearer to God
not in a sectional, doctrinal way but
in the broad. great spirit of Christ
1t was not religion but God. The boys
] all seemed to have the subsconciou:
feeling that He was there. around then
and with them all the time"
''The feeling of those who have suf-
fered most at the hands of the enem,
| is not one of bitter hatred. as Nigh,
be imagined 1t is better symbolizet
: in the beautiful almost sublime re.
ply of the French women to the Ger.
man women for an appeal for food
closing with the remarks, We are al
hungry for justice as you are fol
/ bread
/ Mrs. Gill is a lovely woman. o.
charming personality and is a yer,
/ interesting talker. She leaves today
after spending a few days in the city
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| J. WATSON at their home in Fisher
vile.
MRS. THOMAS HANNAH HOSTESS
TO NoMADS MONDAY.
+! Mrs. Thomas ". Hannah will BIZ
hostess to the Nomads at her home 49,
East Gregory street Monday afternoon
at o'clock. Mrs. L. j. Reeves viii
read the paper for the afternoon
i .'Architecture. the Glory of Belgium
Art"
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF A SON.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McVoy are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of q
| little SON at their home 1913 North
povlor cfroof On Friday Anril &