The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-24
Half of City's Quota in Sal
vation Army Drive is
Lacking and Last Day is
At Hand.
FEATURES OF BIG
INTEREST PLANNED
Dollars for Doughnuts'
Will Be Popular Slogan
At Ten Booths in Charge
of Ladies.

Pensacola lacks half the amount OF
her quota in the Salvation Army home
service fund drive. and the last day
at hand" So stated Zone Manager
Green and City Chairman Hervey last
night at drive headquarters, and they
said that everyone who feels an in
terest in the matter will have to
stretch every nerve today to maintain
the fair prestige of Pensacola as a
drive center and as the best Salvation
Army city on the gulf.
Furthermore. $4,000 building is at
stake, and all the beneficial activity
that would emanate from such build
ing for years to come is at stake
for the army will erect just such a
building only if the city raises its
Quota, and the quota is not nearly
as large as the cost of the building
As purely business proposition it
looks like betting on a sure thing,
with odds in favor of the winner.
Messrs. Green and Hervey agreed
that the money is here to be had;
and that the people are willing to give
it, but that workers to so after it are
lacking. As a last resort, they have
decided to appeal to all returned SER
vice men who have benefited by the
work of the army during the war to
meet them at drive headquarters in
the San Carlos hotel at ten O'Clock
this morning to receive assignments
and help put Pensacola over the top
for the lassies who helped them go
over the top over there.
1t has been found by Mr. Green, he
states, that not few people have
planned to give, but have not been
called upon, and are waiting for some
worker to take their money. The slo-
gan adopted for the last day is: "The
army didn't wait to be asked to go
over the top in France; are you wait
ing here?" Any who have not been
solicited are asked TO take their con-
tribution or pledge to p. X Yonge,
city treasurer for the drive, American
Bank building. or to the headquarters
at the San Carlos hotel and do it
today.
five distinct features. AT ten O'Clock
the returned service men and other
special workers Will get their assign
ments- At the same hour the dough
nut booths will be opened in the city.
and at 1880 at the ship yards The
slogan at the booths will be: Dollars
for doughnuts." The doughnuts wilr
be as good as the soldiers received
from the army lassies in France. it
is stated, and the dollars will help
bring a new army building to the
fastest groking Industrial center on
the gulf. The city booths will be at
the San Carlos hotel, D'Alemberte's
pharmacy, the Central Pharmacy and
the postoffice, and will be open from
ten a m. to nine p. m. There will be
two booths at the ship yards. open
from 80 a. m. till the com pIetion of
the launching of the Escambia in the
afternoon.
At II o'clock this morning the
tblimp'' from the naval station will
fly over the city and drop Salvation
propaganda broadcast. At II o'clock,
non, a decorated truck will begin its
journey through the city continuing
till nine in the evening. 1t viii carry
a piano, singers and speakers and do
nations will be received at the float.
Some stunts of unusual attractiveness
are promised in connection with this
float
In the afternoon and evening speak
ers viii appeal from the platforms of
the theaters Attorney Philip Beall has
promised his services and it is stated
that others will be enlisted.
A special effort is being made to
have all organizations in the city en-
pioying number of persons contri-
butte an average of half days pay for
each employe to the cause. The San
Carlos hotel has gone over the top with
loo per cent OF its 103 employees CIV
ing half days salary. 1t is stated
that the naval air station is going
over the top with every man giving
a full days pay Officials of the
shipbuilding plant have assured tho
workers that their employees will go
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