The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-28
ALL TEAMS REPORT
HEARTY SUPPORT
Both Captains Optimistic Over Prog
ress of Teams and Full Quota
Expected Today.

Pensacola is coming across in fine
style to aid the little homeless and
orphan Riddles. in the 900 cam
paign for the West Florida branch
of the Children's Home Society of
Florida.
In two days work, with only a part
of the teams from the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs working and reporting,
Sc, 067.75 has been reported in sub
scriptions and contributions, which
indicates clearly, that Pensacola's
heart is in the right place and that
the kiddies at the Pearl Eagan Home
are going to be provided for in good
shape.
OF the s2.619.75 which was added
to the fund yesterday, $4,000 of the
amount was reported in by members
of the Rotary Club so that the XII
wanians will have to hustle today il
they are going to make a better show
ing in the campaign than the Rotar
ians.
No large amounts are being given
but everybody is doing something to
aid the good cause and with every
team doing it's utmost to wind up the
campaign by tonight the indications
are that Pensacola will have raised
at least one half of the s15,0 900 asked
for in the nine West Florida counties
When the other Escambia towns re-
port their collections Escambia County
will be able to be proud of the very
generous support given to the West
Florida ChiIdren's Home in its won
derful work for the little unfortu-
mates of West Florida
Hunter Brown and Harry Lurton
brought in the largest amounts yester-
day for the Rotary Club, while Har-
ry Thompson and Kiwanian Klein,
broke the record for the Kiwanians
with the largest numbers of three
years subscriptions yet received.
Both Doc Hutchinson. captain of the
Kiwanian team, and Parson Brown, of
the Rotary team, are very anxious
that every member of their clubs get
on the job for the kiddies early today,
so that the entire business district
will have been completely canvassed
by 6 o'clock tonight.
All contributions and subscriptions
are to be turned in to Miss Kate Rod
gers, superintendent of the West Flor
ida branch, at sol Blount building,
before 6 o'clock.
Mrs Walker Ingraham and DR.. Mary
Noyes, who are the captains of the
two ladies' teams are anxious that
the ladies get the residence district
subscriptions completed today, so that
the Pensacola end of the campaign
can be closed tonight, if possible
General chairman, j. E. Davis Yonge
and State superintendent Marcus c.
Fagg, who have worked INCREASINGLY
for the success of the campaign are
more than delighted with the SPLEEN
did response from the people of Pen
Isacola's share of the $4,000 fund for
West Florida will be we'll provided
for.
special plea to the ladies in the resi-
dence district to be ready to tell the
subscribers how much they can ex-
.pect for it seems that many women
want to talk 1t over and ask the sub
scriber to come back which means a
double service and that the residence
section cannot be covered by tonight
No reports have been received from
any of the other counties as yet But
il is expected that every county in
West Florida will be able to raise the
$1,000 expected to help provide for
the orphan children of this section Of
the state.
contest is on among all the large
counties to see which will go over the
top first and good reports are looked
for today.