The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
MISS CRAWFORD
INTERESTS her
MANY HEARERS.
SALVATION ARMY WORKER WILL
SPEAK At 0ADeDEN STREET
CHURCH AND LOCAL THEA.
TRES.

Miss Rheba Crawford. one Of the
best known OF the Salvation Army
workers In the south. who arrived in
Pensacola yesterday and who was to
have spoken At the Gadsden Street
Methodist church last night and at the
local theatres In four minute talks
during the afternon and night, was
compelled to cancel most OF her en-
gagement on account Of the unusual
rain storm. She appeared at two OF
the local show houses.
The well known Salvation Army
worker will remain In Pensacola un-
til tomorrow. It Is announced and 1t
IL her intention to speak today at the
local theatres. At the Naval Air sta
ton. at the plant Of the Pensacola
Shipbuilding Company and other
places Tonight she expects to fill her
engagement at the Gadsden street
Methodist church.
Miss Crawford IS speaker and
writer Of note, and talks interesting
ly Of what the Salvation Army has
done In the past war and how 1t has
labored In tho United States. as well
as on foreign fields.
Although but twenty-one years old,
Miss Crawford says OF herself that she
has been Salvationist every moment
Of that time, for she was born in the
Army. She is the daughter of Brig
adler A. w. Crawford, who Is In charge
OF the Southern division.
OF Miss Crawford, Miss Elizabeth
Tyler, who has been closely associated
with her In her work. and who is he,
publicity director. says:
when but fourteen years old. Miss
Crawford longed to do something ma
terial for tho cause she loved SO dear
| ~. Sho finally received permission
from her father to engage In stree,
collection. She made good from the
start. She has personality a smile
that wins and her kindness Is an add
ed feature to q really lovable charac-
| ter.
"Then came street service. At first
she was q reader but with time she
became q speaker and for many years
she was IN charge OF large stree,
service once q week. Il was Rheba
Crawford's helping hand and pleas
ing manner that has helped many a
man who was down-and-out to recover
himself and again battle the CONNER.
cial fight Of life as q man.
After her experiences In the South
Miss Crawford was sent to train
! ing school from where she went tc
New York City. Omcials there rea-
lized her worth and from the start she
was given Broadway from Forty-se
ond street north. Every ono knows
that this Il the hardest Of all dis
tricts for q tambourine girl, but Miss
Crawford was soon the idol OF the
people who patronize the gay light dis
| trict.
Miss Crawford also spent eigh
months In England attending an IN
ternational congress OF Salvation
Army workers. She was recognized
there as one who would soon make 9
real name for herself and add more
honor and glory to the organization
OF which she was q part.
/ when the war broke out, Mis-!
Crawford was among tho first to Sci
combat service. She passed her ply
steal examinations and was ready t,
go overseas but then came tho orde
from tho secretary OF war that WON
en- under twenty-five years Of ag
could not be granted passports. Thi
ended Miss Crawford's chance Of goin!
abroad. She labored at homo and thu
various camps In the South can attes
to her ability.
Miss Crawford left the Salvation
Army service for about q year to en-
4 gage In Journalism. She had the hum
an side Of life an well booked, but sh'
wanted an atmosphere different to he
evanselistic training. She investiga.
i ted working conditions. covered TIL.
criminal courts and after the war. tn'
old love for her chosen work called hel
back into the folds OF the Salvation
/ Army work.
Now that the tambourine win soor
be thing OF the past she VIII i,ell
In the coming Salvation Army Home
Service Campaign to be held IN May
What she has to say VIII be from he,
actual experience. her training ant
her love to help anyone who 10 In dis