The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-03
Prospects for Roll Call Drive
Launched in Earnest Today Is
Viewed by Leaders as Most
Encouraging.
HEADQUARTERS OPEN
AT SAN CARLOS HOTEL
Red Cross Buttons on Coat Lap
els Will Designate Those Who
Have Become Members and
Paid Annual Fee.

All is set for the great drive which
will launch the Red Cross roll call
today. continuing through November
18th, Armistice Day, and all commit
tees are expected to be on the job.
w. K. Hyer, chairman of the roll call
committee. last night received the fol-
lowing wire from e. R. Black and J.
L. McMillin, of Atlanta:
ION the eve of roll call we send best
wishes for splendid success and hea RI
1eit thanks of American National Rad
cross for all you and your workers
are doing to make success poss;ble
congratulations on your splendid or
ganization and predict you will have
best roll call in history Of your chan
ter AS stimulant to whole division
we request your chapter furnish us
as rapid reports as to results as pos-
sible"
With headquarters established at
the San Carlos hotel and telephone
service installed, the machinery of
the organization is ready for the cam
paign which will put Escambia county
over the top, as in every drive. The
telephone number for the roll call il
2413. and members of working com
mittees are requested to make a note
of this number IN order to facilitate
work.
The Woman's COMMITTEES.
The woman's division will establish
booths in various sections of the city.
Some misunderstanding has arisen
among the workers in regard to the
Red Cross buttons. which go only to
those who pay for membership in the
Red Cross. No one is supposed to wear
the Red Cross button who is not an
7ccredited member, and for this rea-
1 Mrs. Dunham wishes to make it
c ar to her assistants that no buttons
n be given for donations to the
Red oss. but only those taking a
dollar membership, or more
While the roll call is primarily for
membership, the membership will not
cover the expenses. owing TO the great
amount of work. which now involves
not only Red Cross service abroad.
but at home as we'll. Escambia coun-
ty's quota is $4,000. and the lineup
of the various teams indicates that
the campaign will bring the amounts
to the total before the close of the
week.
The committee of men who will
work through the business section and
industrial plants of the city, under
the chairmanship of Sam Pasco, in
clude f. L. Seeger, J. L. Hendrick, w.
q. Ferriss, John Massey. Harry Lur-
ton, j. III. Bayless. c. j. Levy, J. H.
Cross, William Fisher, F. s. Melien.
The committee Of women who will
take memberships at the booths and
will district the town. under the direc-
ton of Mrs. j. G. Dunham, are Mrs.
w. s. Breen, Mrs. c. z. Driver, Mrs.
C w. Oliver. Mrs. Dan Sheppard Mrs.
w. H. Watson, Mrs. NJ. A. Quina, Mrs.
Lee MacDonnell, Mrs. f. B. Hagerman,
Mrs. o. J. Semmes, Mrs. James White,
Mrs. G. w. T. Rogers. Mrs. B. G.
Duval, Miss Viva HERMAN, Miss
Grace Hamilton, Miss Margaret Ray
Mrs. Bruno, Mrs. C. B. Hervey, Mrs.
Henry Hilton Green, Jr.. Miss Zoe
Bell. Mrs. Vincent Fauria, Mrs. c. Ray
Mitchell Mrs. Max Klein, Mrs. Sam
Kahn, Mrs. F. D. Tracy.
u. .. C. Eniists.
Under the direction of the presi~
dent, Mrs Frank D. Tracy, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy have
been enlisted, and will aid the team
captains and district workers in any
way in making the drive a success.