The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-04
Large Crowds Gathered Dur.
ing the Day and Night
at Bayview Park.
ADDRESSES BY
PROMINENT MEN
Flag Raising Was Event OF
Interest, While the Boat
and Swimming Races Were
Thoroughly Enjoyed, the
Entire Program Being
Good.

Between fifteen hundred and eight
| cen hundred people visited the
! grounds at beautiful BayView park
| yesterday afternoon and evening,
when one of the largest and most sue
cessful public demonstrations which
has ever been recorded in the history
! of local events took place Pensa-
| cola's mammoth Civic Pride picnic
| had met with the success which the
worthy attempt had merited. and the
city's best people had turned out in
numbers in order to insure nnstinted
success for the day. A happy Conjunc-
tion of a nations pride and a city's
wonderful development were brought
together in one grand cause for cele-
bratiOn, and a more pstriOtic OF praise
worthy event could hardly have &C.
CURED. PensacOla's Civic Pride pic
mic, in fact. was an event TO be proud
of, and one in which her citizens may
we'll take the utmost satisfaction The
band played stirring selections
throughout the day; children rOmped
on the grass in the shade of the trees
in the park, and private boating par
ties could be seen on Bayou Texar
at any hour during the day.
Began Day Early.
1t was not nearly noon when a
large crowd had cOngregated in the
park, and private picnic parties had
established themselves for thet day.
The weather man had been reasonable
and prudent in his selection of the
brand of weather 10 be used on this
was TO prevail. The sun rry,TT7----A----
Iiantly at times. while at intervals
durinp the course of events, clouds
unsecured Old Sol and his rays, Great
ing A delicious coelness, which, cou-
Med with the breezes from the bay
made the situation a most deilghttuI
one. The scent of pines permeated
the atmosphere, the waves tapped
their welcome as they laughed in the
sunshine, and the crowds OF merry
makers who had taken advantage OF
the city's invitation felt well repaid
for the effort made in being in attend
ance upon an occasion so auspiclouS
and full OF interest.
The Program.
Promptly at O'Clock, the fine large
mark flag, "OId Glory" was holsted
with due ceremony and the stars and
stripes commenced waving their wei
come to all who drew near AFTER TINS
| inspiring part of the program winch ,u
was accompanied by music by Nyers
hand. which played The Star Span
cIed Banner" Chairman A. V. Clubbs,
of the park commission, made a Lew
| short Introductory remarks. Whlcn
we're well put and TO the point. Mr..
Clubbs outlined the situation satsIac-
toriIy. and elected much applause as
a result Of his apt references to the
all absorbing topic OF civic pride IN
Pensacola Following Mr.. ClubDs
| came a selection by the band, entitled
] e
selections by the band in fact, being
interspersed throughout the entire
A recitation entitled "Pra Pa Pa
trfa- bv Miss Genevieve Marzoni,
next delighted the audience, after
which DR. Sylvester Weeks delivered
the first Grafton Of the day, using for
his subject. The Day We Celebrate
Dr. Weeks is a most capable speaker,
and succeeding in blending the I'M
IUortance Of the two significant fea-
lures OF the day that OF Pensacola $
lcivic pride and a nations gala day
lin a most satisfactory manner
| MavOr c G. Goodman was the next
IsDeaker TO be introduced. handling
his subject. Our City Beautiful" in
la caIlv earnest and
STRAIGHTFORWARD manner. Pensacola 8
MAYOR in fact was perhaps the per
son best suited to deal with THIS I'M
portant subject, a fact which he dem
Onstrated 70 the satisfaction OF his
audience.
recitation entitled Our Flag" by
Miss OLGA White. proved to be the
next number, this popular young elo-
cutionist coming up TO the eXpecta-
tons o. her many friends IN her usual
pleasing manner.
The Day We Celebrate" was the
next subject TO be developed, the
speaker this time being Mr.. w. g.
. Monroe, who, with his fine principles
of real civic pride, and his evident
love and reverence for beautiful Pen
sacola herself, placed him upon an eX-
b ceIlent understanding with those who
heard him.
An excellent recitation by Miss
Sara CoIdstuckeT, a second able and
enthusiastically received address on
r the subject Of Our City Beautiful,
1 - H.