The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-26
Local Chairman Says Job
Must Be Finished; Cam
paign Not to Be Permitted
to Further Lag.
LACK OF WORKERS
rs ONLY PROBLEM
Determination to Put Drive
Over Is Shown Through
out West Florida Zone and
the South.

An urgent call for volunteers
to work in Pensacola and vicsat
ity in the interest of the Saliva
tion Army Home Service Drive
today and tomorrow, these vol
unteers to come preferably from
among the men who have re-
turned from duty overseas and
have first hand information
concerning the great work o.
the Salvationists in aiding IL
winning the war, was issued las
night by local Chairman C. B
Hervey, at headquarters at the
San Carlos Hotel.
Mr.. Hervey contends that the
only reason the local quota has
not been raised is lack of work
ers, and that if sufficient mum
Der will report for duty this
morning at headquarters, the
remainder of less than a thiro
! of the total quota can certainly
be raised today and tomorrow
I If, however, there continues to
be lack of workers and the
campaign is permitted to con-
tinue to lag, the drive will be
continued not only through
Tuesday but Wednesday as well.
The local organization is deter
mined that the drive shall not
fail.
Mr.. Hervey also urges that all local
corporations and industrial plants to
whom he addressed letters a few days
ago with reference to contribution Of
half a days pay by employees send in
their reports. He has information to
the effect that a number of such sSrR
ready and he is anxious to get them ir4
hand not later than tonight in order
that all donations may be tabulated
and definite status of the campaign
scertained.
If weather conditions today pernf5
the blimp from the Naval Air Station
will distribute campaign propaganda
over the city throughout the day. A
number OF liberal donations were re-
ceived in the mails yesterday at the
local headquarters.
Zone Workers Busy.
Zone Chairman B. S. Hancock spent
all of yesterday working in the inter-
est of the drive at different points in
Escambia county, and while none are
ready as yet to make definite report
all organizations are busy and will not
report before tonight or tomorrow.
This is also the condition in the diff
ferent counties over the zone and
there is visible feeling of assurance
that as soon as the different organiza-
tions will have completed their can
vass the quota viii have been raised
and more.
Drive Takes on New Life.
Publicity Director Elizabeth Tyler
of Atlanta, sent out the following dis
patch to the press last night concern
ing the status of the drive throughout
the south:
The Salvation Army Home Service
campaign in the South has taken on
new lease on life. From a bad start
caused by the inclement weather and
lack of workers the drive becomes
more successful toward the end OF
the campaign. Southerners realize
that unless they put this drive over
they face their first failure in any war
work campaign.
The director of the Southern divis-
ion late Sunday night stated that The
following zones were over the top:
Orlando. Sebring. Tampa. Jacksonville
and Miami were the first to cross the
line in Florida. Macon, Savannah.
Augusta and Athens zones head the
column in the Georgia lines.
In North Carolina, Wilmington and
Winston Salem zones were the first TO
raise their quotas. Vicksburg and
Decatur. Ala, were the first zones over
the top nthe Gulf department. The
Atlanta zone with approximately $70.-
600 dollars collected late Sunday night
has the honor of having collected the
largest sum of any zone in the south.
Monday is the last day of the drive
and thousands OF additional workers
will take the street from early morn