The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-27
CHILDREN'S HOME
DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
Both kiwanis and Rotary Club Teams
Gratified With Results of
First DAYS Effort


With only four of the mems teams
RRporting their collections, and only
three of the ladies' teams reporting
their collections, total of S3,44S 90 is
the amount Of subscriptions and con-
tributions to the West Florida Branch
of the Childrenis Home Society of
Florida, as the result of the efforts for
the first of the three day campaign
for funds in Pensacola, for the home
less and needy children of West Flor
ida, under the auspices of the mem
bers of the Rotary and Kiwanis
Clubs of this city.
If all the teams that solicited funds
for the orphan Riddles had reported
the success of their efforts the total
results would undoubtedly have reach
ed the 100000 mark or one third of
the $15,000.0O asked for.
Both "Parson" Brown and Doc
Hutchinson, the two contesting cap
tains, are happy this morning, for in
the collections so far the two clubs
are practically on even terms. though
the Rotary Club had the advantage of
the two large subscriptions from the
county and city, which together
amounted to $4,000. The Kiwanians
had more men in the field yesterday
than the Rotary Club did, and are de-
termined TO go out again today in an
effort to secure more funds for the
needy Riddles of West Florida than
the Rotarians can.
General Chairman j. E. Davis
Yonge. who is keeping right behind
the team captains, and State Super
intendent Marcus c. Fagg, who is
lending every possible effort to make
the campaign a real success, stated
last night that they We're more than
elated with the success of the first
days efforts, and are more than con-
fident that the good people of West
Florida will go "over the top" in the
campaign to provide care. comfort and
happiness for the little children in
distress and need from all over West
Florida.
Only one business firm approached
yesterday refused to help the orphans,
a hearty response being the order of
the day everywhere. One colord porter
In Barber Shop subscribed fifty
cents per month, and one poor foreign
woman with a big family of little ones
of her own gave eighteen cents, which
was every cent she had in the world
to help those that she felt were even
If this spirit of sacrifice could be in
stilled into all those who could give
home fund would be subscribed in one
day.
No reports have been received from
any of the other towns in Escambia
County as yet, nor have any reports
been received from any of the other
eight counties. 1t is too early for any
Of these reports to come in, but by
the end of the week most of the coun-
ties will probably have gone over the
top, for each county outside of Es-
Gambia has but a thousand dollars
to raise, and 1t seems quite certain
that none of the counties can fail to
secure so small an amount for so
worthy a cause.
The rain interfered greatly with the
work of the ladies team yesterday but
all the ladies as well as the members
of both of the Rotry and Kiwanis
teams will be back on the job today, in
an effort TO put the Pensacola fund
over the IS 100000 mark before night,
and tomorrow they hope 20 finish the
local campaign with at least one half
OF the total of the $15,000.00 asked
for in hand for the fun three year
period.
Every solicitor is requested to bring
in or telephone in their report of the
results of today's canvass, to Doc
Hutchinson's office in the Blount
building not later than $3.50 this aft
ernoon, whether they are members of
Doc Hutchinson's team or not