The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-19
Col. ]. L. Hughes, of Fort
Barrancas, Will Head
Zone Tour Party Leaving
Thursday. :
ORGANIZATIONS ARE !.
ALL READY TO WORK
Lieut.. Bricon, of Famous
Princess Pat Regiment,
Will Speak in Pensacola
on Wednesday.

All is in readiness for the start
today Of the weeks campaign which
the Salvation arInx will conduct
throughout the United States to raise
$1S, 100000 for its Home Service fund.
This campaign, which is the Salvation
army's first attempt to raise by one
intensive effort the funds necessary
for the support of its activities, is
unique among similar movements in
that although national in scope it is
founded entirely upon the purely local
needs Of the cities in which it will be
carried on
Many of the final details, looking to
the success of the campaign We're
worked out at a lengthy meeting OF
directors Of the drive with Postmaster
B, S. Hancock zone chairman, at the
San Carlos hotel, which Is local head
quarters for the drive, yesterday aft
ernoon and last night.
1t is announced that Lieut.. Bricon,
who is one of the % men OF the fa-
nous Princess Pat" regiment who
came out of the world war alive, viii
speak in this city Wednesday In the
interest of the campaign.
The various organizations, includ-
ing the Rotarians, the Elks, and the
Commercial Travelling men, besides
the regular county and city campaign
committees have been completed and
are ready for work.
The zone tour party, Headed by
Col. J. L. Hughes, of Fort BarrancaS.
accompanied by Miss Crawford, of
the Salvation army, and two other
speakers and 25-piece band will leave
Pensacola Thursday morning, going to
Milton by boat, thence to Crestview on
..I-4 L. -s& -
that town and from there to DeFuniak
on automobiles supplied by DeFunia<
people and to Bombay by automobiles
furnished by citizens and workers of
that community AT Bombay the party
will be met by Mariana autoi6ts who
will carry them to that town, which
they expect to reach about Friday
at noon There they will be in charge
Of Mrs. Judge c. L. Wilson, county
chairman, who is planning a great
program for them Friday night All
along the route at all intermediates
towns there will be speechmaking in
the interest of the campaign and band
music.
Plans of the other organizations will
be worked out in accordance with the
program already announced The quota
for this zone is $4,000.
The Salvation army has announced
through the national committee which
lis to conduct the campaign, that fea-
lures have been arranged for each day
of the drive which should make It at
tractiye and interesting to the public
for other reasons than because It is
fer the benefit of the Salvation army
beloved for its service to the Amerf-
can soldier and its fifty years of fight
ing the battles of suffering huuanitv
The people of this district are all
behind the drive, and the workers are
determined to put it over the ton long
before the week is over This ions
realizes as well as any other in the
United States that it is up to eacl,
and every one to see that the Saliva
ton army gets the money It needs and
has asked for. and there will be found
mo slackers here
The zone and county COMMITTEES avs
all optimistic over the outlook.
there is not one who does not fee faat
the gift will be well over subsc cr.bea
The salvation Army has the ba trr
OF every returned soldier and it a re7t
| that what these boys say will sope
for great deal in the present rive
In announcing the purposes OF ehe
Campaign, the Salvation Army sass
that the term Home Service" shoule
| be almost self-explanatory, houe stv-
vice, in the Salvation Army neasfass
| of the term, includes all the f. rsigsrr 3
| activities of the Salvation Army-rer
cue homes for the girls, day nuraa~fA8
lodging houses for unfortunate snea
| orphanages fresh air farms. fr
clinics. prison relief. slums. ssftIe
ments, homes for the aged, hotsa Eor
men and women. free enploymeas ts-
reaus. and many other similar 4YaF
tutions at which human distress &
/ lieved.