The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 81. 1896

St Petersburg on the gulf coast was
CHOSEN Tor the next 81. am lillell- II ms
been usual 70 install rae newly eiectea
oliicers AZ night, but this year SoHllii an
der Mclurray mad SO aoly PRESIDED anu
dispatched the businez5 tnaL mere was
time 10 perform this work at the after
noon session, and Pasr Department Com
manler George F. Fo0te OF LeilWO0d
proceeded 10 Install the ofilcers-elect IN a
most Impressive manner- Inc following Is
a complete roster.
Commander L. Y. Jenness Of St. Peters
burg senior vice commander, Cnarles N
Ellis OF Jacksonville: junior vice com
mander, J. w. Bean OF san MateO; medi-
cal director, 5. Herber- Lancey OF Matt
land; chaplain. J. b. Sh0up OF MikesFillsi
assistant quartermaster general, j. r.
Chase Of St Petersburg; assistant adJu-
tant general, 7. r. Chapman of ST. Peters
burg council Of adm tration, George
II. Matthews OF DaytOnas John Schnerer
Of Key West, ID. l.. Leichleitner Of Pa
latka, j. n. Hawks OF New Smyrna, Will
lam Emerson Of Tampa; delegates 10 ma
Ional encamDment, G. H. Packwood OF
Maitland; 5. A. Glenn Of Tampa; alter
mates, Comrades Wilson of Paiatka and
Ballou OF Daytona. The personal stan OF
the department commander, being chief
of stan inspector. judge advocate and mus
terlng officer, will be appointed in due time
ana their names announced in general or
GERS No. ], issued from department head
quarters 10 be established over at ST. Pc
tersburg.
The ladies OF Daytona. under the eff
Gent management of Mrs. Spence, prepar-
ed most attractive entertainment at the
opera house tonight for the old soldiers,
ana II was greatly enjoyed by them. The
programme. conducted by Mrs. Spence,
consisted OF tableux, songs, Rotations. a
haS drill by lovely little girls etc, and
SO excellent were many OF the features,
especially the war tabeauX that hearty
ana prolonged applause made many repeti-
tons necessary.
From the opera house the veterans and
their ladies' marched 10 the armOry of the
HahIaX Rifles, which was handsomely
decorated, to participate in a grand ban
quet. COmTade Bacon was master of GER
emonles and INTRODUCED all the speakers
ia lNely ana sometimes humorous man
ner. After prayer by Chaplain Paine Of
the Rlues. and an address of welcome
from the mayor of the city, the banquet
was served by small army of beautiful
young ladies, many of them dressed in
red, white and blue. Six very long tables
were hlied with guests and yet everybody
was Wen ana promptly served.
ne Joasts were next IN order and were
responded to in five-minute speeches. 1.-The
Grand Army Of the Republic" by Junior
wee Commander J. W. Bean; THE De-
partment of Florida" by Past Department
Commander +. +. McMurray; The Boys
IN Blue" by Medical Director S. Herbert
ttIT,tiiCtS, ..Iihe Boys IN Gray" by Col.
aoustoni The Bald Heads" by Comrade
George b. Ballou; "The Soldier and His
WIFE by Judge Wallace; THE Man Who
Fought and Ran. by g. G. Post; The
an the absence &C Dr. Houghton, his re-
5ponse to the toast, THE Girl l Left Be
hlhu Me, was read in d most excellent
manner by Senior Vice Department Com
mander Charles NJ Ellis. Between each
address the band played an appropriate
ar; a Few songs and Rotations were also
nterspersed, making the whole affair
which closed about midnight. really en-
Joyable and patriotic occasion, in every
way a credit to the generous hearted peo-
pie OF Daytona and Joe Hooker Post, c.
A r.
1t is needless to state that lovely Day
iona won the hearts Of the old soldiers
Before leaving the veterans were given a
carriage drive over fine shell roads and
across the Halifax river to "City Beauti-
ful," where electric lights and other mod
ern improvements have taken root.
Manager Massey of the Grand View hO-
tel, although crowded with guests was
especially kind to your correspondent and
the grand army men who preferred his
elegant hotel as their headquarters.