The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-06
Of More Than Usual Inter
est Socially-Many En-
tertainrnents Given.
CHRISTMAS AT
CONVICT CAMPS
Prisoners Granted a Holiday
and Participated in Gen.
eral Good Cheer.
OF STATE CONvICTS
UNDER LEASE SYSTEM ALL
THAT COULD BE DESIREO-THE
ASSESSMENT OF RAILROADS AS
COMPARED WITH THE ASSESS
MENT OF OTHER PROPERTY.
By jefferson Bell.

BY JEFFERSON Bell
Tallahassee, January king out
the old, ring in the new-A heavy
mist hung over the sleeping town
through it the lights fared like a
dreary dawn. l had forgotten that II
was New Years eve, and my hrst
thought was that the burglar alarm
on the state treasury vault nad gone
off-then other bells began TO ring.
/ went to my window and looked out
on the night The mist yelled the
light of moon and stars and even Oh
the street lights half block away.
st the corner one SOLITARY man was
firing cannon crackers while the beils
pealed in half a dozen keys Happy
New Year, friend" some passer called
to the man with the cannon crackers
Then only did l remember that the
OLD year had gone back to the God
who gave it and 1907 stood, newborn,
on the rim of time.
Many Social Events.
The week at the capital was one OF
more than usual interest, socially.
Mrs William Saunders Manning,
formerly Miss Evelyn Lewis, was the
guest of honor at Mrs. Lewis Lively S
afternoon card party and again at
Miss Mary Page Randolph's card
party Monday evening. "Wednesday
afternoon Mrs. Napoleon B. Broward
gave a large and delightful reception
and whose marriage recently to Mn.
ior Dapray, military advisor to tbe
governor, was a matter of Inycb In
terest both in Tallahassee apd in
Washington. where the CUHractrfhsss
narties were very prominent Wednes-
dav evening Mrs. Jefferson B. Browne
entertained the bridge club and
Thursday evening Mr.. Browne gave a
stag supper at the Leon Hotel at
which his guests were the governor,
the state officials and employees at the
state Capitol. The supper was In the
nature of a farewell entertainment to
tho men with whom Mr.. Browne has
been associated at the capitol during
the four wears he has served on the
railroad commission, and was a very
pleasant affair. Mr. Browne is a
thoroughly genial and delightful host
and his stag supper was graceful
rounding out of his term of Office in
Tallahassee. Sunday Mr.. Browne will
90 to Virginia where he will enter
his son Joe in college. Mrs Browne
and Miss Susan Browne will remain
in Tallahassee until his return, a
week later, and will then go to Key
West to live.
Christmas at Convict Camps
Commissioner McLin of the state
department of agriculture, who has
charge of the state prison department
has received, in ISsponse to has re
quest for a report 81 the observance OF
Christmas at the various convict
camps, an interesting budget OF re
ports. The lesSeeS are required to
give the convicts holiday on Christ
mas day. The reports show in a mum
| Der of instances that they were given
| two DAYS and at one camp from Sat
urday to Wednesday. At one camp
| the convicts had a Christmas tree
and at another a minstrel perform
ance. One captein reported that each
state convict was given one dollar
and each county convict fifty cents in
/ cash. At another camp thirty-eighi
/ dollars in cash was distributed among
the conviets.
, At all the camps a good dinner was
served. A number of the reports show
; that fruit. oranges and apples and
I CIGARS were distributed as Christmas
:
! served by the Taylor County NaVa
{ Stores Company, is a fir sample oI
: the dinner served at the camps on
Christmas day:
Oranges. Apples.
Vegetable Soup
Armour's Sugar Cured Hams
I Carolina Rice Purlieued with Taylor
J County Pig Back bone.
Rarbecued pig Corn Bread.
Roast Pork with Onions
Fricaseed Chicken with Potatoes
TurniDs- CoIlards. Sweet Potatoes
Cakes Pies. Adams Ale
/ Condition of Convicts.
The condition of the state convicti
as compared with that of the count.
conyicts would convince anyone tina
under the system which the state
convicts are leased it is Impossible
for such abuses TO exist as have com'
to light in many instances under tn
county leases
The policy Of the board OF state in
situations has been 70 secure for thes
, unfortunates humane treatment. Tn
Fvstem of supervision end inspection
makes it impossible for any conyic
! to suffer i'll treatment for any lengtl
lof time. Sufficient shelter. food an