The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-10
BANQUET BY
THE CHAMBER
Of COMMERCE
Complimentary Affair to the
Old Secretary and Greet
ing to New One.
AFFAIR WILL Be A PLEASANT
ONE MANY MEMBERS ATTEND
ING - SEVERAL PROMINENT
VISITORS ALSO TO ATTEND,
HAVING BEEN INVITED Re-
GENTLY.

The Chamber of Commerce banquet
tonight promises TO be a highly ENJOY
able gathering. 1t is intended to full
fill the joint purpose of a compliment
to the retiring Secretary w. G. Jones
and of greeting the new secretary
Mr.. G. A. Waterman. :.
The hour is o'clock, the place
Nick's restaurant, and the gathering
will comprise about 60, it being sub
scription affair at 81 per plate.
In addition to the members present
there will probably be several invited
guests among whom is Mr. Jno. n. {.
Stockton, OF Jacksonville, who is now
in the city Several addresses will be
made and a general good time and
exchange of greetings VIII be the or
der of the occasion
Up TO last night, SO plates had been
secured by As members not including
the plates for the press and the Office
force of the Chamber of Commerce;
and it developed yesterday that one
of the extra plates subscribed for was
for Charles B. Hervey. He is manager
of the Cawthon and BienVille hotels
in Mobile and of several big hotels
in Texas, and is one of the best known
and most eminently successful hotel
men in the south. Mr.. HerVey will
be the guest at the banquet Of the
Pensacola Investment Company, and
the guest while here Of Mr.. Clark, OF
Owen Clark and Co.
Hon. John n. c. Stockton. former
president of the Jacksonville Board of
trade and one of the foremost business
men OF Florida. will also be a guest
of honor, and Thomas F. Cunningham,
the principal organiZer-and perhaps
the leading member in point of SER
vices-of the New Orleans Progressive
Union, will probably be a guest, hav-
ing accepted an invitation TO come
here, conditional upon his business In
New Orleans permitting
Judge John C. Avery, Col. T. V
Kessler, Hon. John z. StiAman and
Mr.. Frank l. Mayes. four of the six
sx-presidents OF the Chamber of Com
meree. will be called upon during the
evening, to discuss whatever topics
hey may select as being OF advantag &c |
10 the gathering. ExPresIdents ". |
Blount and T. A. Jennings wild not
De in the city. Secretary Waterman |
will discuss, in general way. the |
policies and plans by which, with |
he support of the membership, he |
hopes to render to the community ser
ices commensurate with the interest |
le takes in all that makes for the wei
are Of Pensacola.
Postal cards were last night mailed
o all who had subscribed to the ban
luet-one card for each plate-to be
lied out with the name Of the person
Who will represent the subscribing
member in the case of firms and cor
'orations or invited guests, and these
'ardS must Sbe presented at the ban
luet as matter OF record, especially
or the facilitating of the work of the
newspaper men. Special arrange
nents have been made with the cater
r. whereby members of the Chamber
u commerce may, up to the last mo-
nent. secure plates for themselves or
guests whom they may wish to in
lite, by notifying Secretary Waterman.
lie will be at the Chamber of Com
nerce from 9 o'clock this morning
mill noon, and perhaps later, and
viii arrange for some one to be at the
,hamber of Commerce to receive or
lers for seats at the banquet until
O'Clock p. m. Messrs. W. B. Craw.
ord, phone l1S. and Ed. Gale Qaina,
phone 149, the other members of the
committee, Will also
eceiVe subscriptions, which are 81 a
late
Following is list of those who had
uoscribed up to 9 o'clock last night:
American National Bank, . plates,
anderson and Dorr, Mic Apostle, Judge
ohm G. Avery, J. E. Abercrombie. NJ.
Baker and Company, H. Baars and
To-, Hon w. A. Blount, Sol Calm
nd Co, Cary and Co.. Citizens Ma
lonal Bank, Owe Clark and Co., w.
!. Crawford, Dunwddy-Aiken Towboat
10, J. L. Dubuisson and Bro. Es-
ambia Realty Company, First Nation
Bank. Florida and Alabama Land
o.. Hon. c. c. Goodman, Gouldine
'ertilizer Co.. 2 plates; Gulf Transit
o., w X Hyer, Jr., VIM. Johnson
nd Son, h5yser- MuIdon Company.
movies Bros, w. Fl. Knowles. Mars, |
On and Quina, Mayes Printing Co '
: l.. Mayes, plates; McDayid-Hyer &
ompany, McKenzie-Oerting Company.
ensacola Bank and Trust Company, 1
ensacola Electric Company, Pensa-i {
ola Investment Company. 4 plates:
ensacola Gas Company, Pensacola t
lumber Company. Pensacola Realty +
ompany. plates; Frank Reilly j. {
, Roberts. Rosasco Brothers. Soufh. I
m States Lumber Company. 2 plates. L
Z. Van Pelt, Warren Fish Conn.,