The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-31
RAISE $4,000
FOR ORPHANS
PensacOlians Freely Loosen
Purse Strings TO Aid Home
less Children.
SUPT. FAGG THANKS ALL
Campaign Closes With Tag Day
Which Adds Nearly $500
to the Great Cause.

With practically 900 IN subscrIp-
tons and contributions on hand ar q
O'Clock last night from Pensacola an,
additional reports expected F-o1, 80 =
points In the county on Monday. indi-
cations are that Escarnbia conDt,, ~,
raise considerably over $4,000 for I've
homeless ard orphan children 81 w.
Florida, under the care of the yyest
FLORIDA branch OF the Children,s Eo-ns
society Of Florida, formerly the Pearl
E-tsan dtome' or. more than two
thirds Of the total amount asked IN
the $4,000 campaign from tba MR.
West Florida counties.
Already the amount received f-o~n
pensacola, alone, Is more than 50 600
aDoVe what was originally asked OF
Escambia county and indications ara
that this amount viii be Increase -,
an additional $1,000 when all % the
returns are received from the other
county towns on Monday.
These results show clearly thar
Pensacola people have a great Big
place in their hearts for orphan and
homeless Riddles and that they hava
much confidence in the West F1orias
branch OF the Children's Home Society
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Pearl Pagan Home.
General chairman J. T. Davis Yonre
who has predicted all along that PEN
sacola and Escambia county people
would raise $4,000, IS more than
pleased at the generous response 10
the appeal OF the homeless kfddles
And superintendent Marcus c
Fagg who came over from Jackson
willie fhVsnn -
Of the publicity work for the cam
paign and assist the Rotarians and
kiwanians in putting It over is de-
lighted, saying last night that he vas
Just too happy for expression" Il
am so pleased Mr.. Fagg said. and
so happy over the wonderful response
TO the appeal for our little homeless
and orphan youngsters At the Home
that I wish / could stay here an next
week and 80 around to shake hands
and say great big 'Thnak You. 10
every individual who has helped az la
any way, whatsoever. We are in
debted first Of all TO L. Hilton Green
and the officers Of the Pearl EAgan
Home for inviting our Society to come
over to do the work Then we ere
deeply grateful TO Hon. w A. Blount
who made such wonderful addresses
70 the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs that
they could not resist the opportunity
TO serve the little ones in need. from
West Florida.
Then, of course we are in lasting
debt TO Parson Brown and Doc Hutch
inson, Mrs. Walker Ingraham, and DR..
Mary Noyes for their leadership in
the teams which did the work and to
every member Of either club for their
persistent and successful solicitation
and to the ladies who did the solicit
ing in the residence districts.
we are wonderfully fortunate. too.
in the selection of ]. L. Davis Yonge
as the general chairman for he has
certainly put across an excellent piece
Of work and we shall never forget
him
Il must say special word OF grati-
tude TO the two papers for the finest
publicity ard cooperation hayN eser
known. For / realize, clearly that ex-
cept for this publicity the campaign
could not have been such a success.
we are very thankful TO the thea
tres for the free slides, for the time
given our four minute speakers and
are deeply grateful, the four minute
speakers for their help We appre-
ciate keenly the fine work Of Mrs.
Henry Ashton Brosnafam and her
splendid corps Of workers for the won
derful Tag Day results. We appre-
ciate too. the support Of the churches,
public schools, PJy Scouts, Woman's
Club, Business and Professional Wo-
mans Club. and every other agency
or association that has aided US in
any way and the courtesy OF the San
Carlos management for many meet
ings incidental to the campaign.
And, last but not least, by any
means, we are wonderfully grateful to
the individuals, business firms, school
children and everybody else who gave
any amount whatever to swell the
fund amount UP 20 the $4,000 mark
TT has been a wonderfully success
ful campaign and the people Of Pen
sacola can rest assured that we shall
use every dollar of the money wisely
for the direct aid Of every little child
that comes under our care"
Some Of the special features Of the
last day Of the local campaign yester-
day were the fine results from the
Tag Day collections under the dircc-
ton Of MrE. Henry Ashton Brosna
ham which Melted S3s8.45, the large
amount turned in by Malcolm Eonge
and Kiwanian Burke from the Blount
building which amounted TO over $3.50.
the combined success Of Dr. Mary
Moves ladies team which turned IN
about a $1,000 more, the 1861 secured
from the L & n shops and freight
depot employees by Mrs. Henry Jeude-
vine, the s9.11 brought in By the
Baptist Boy Scout Patrol, No. 4, and
s5.e7 received from fudge sale by
some Of tho small school children
from the Clubbs Annex and $50 re-
ported from the pupils Of the Eliza
Jane Wilson school.
In the total subscription and cash