The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-23
TALLAHASSEE
NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered
at the Capital of
Florida.
Special 70 The journal.

cldted IN Tallahassee last evening on
| the occasion of his interesting lecture
at Munro opera house The building
was filled, even the space in the rear
being taken up by persons who stood
| throughout the entire evening
The speaker was introduced by
Governor Albert w. Gilchrist, who
paid fitting homage to the heroes of
the naval department of the Confed-
crate states. and testified to their
courage and devotion to duty.
The thrilling narrative of the naval
engagements of the civil war, told
by Judge Wright, is made infinitely
real and interesting by the stereOpti-
con views with which his lecture is
illustrated. These views serve to i'm
press the text upon the minds of the
younger members of his audience in
a way that can be done by no other
method and the movement on foot
among the county superintendent of
public instruction to secure the de-
livery of this lecture at various points
throughout the state will doubtless
meet with hearty cooperation from
those parents who wish their children
to gain some true knowledge of the
heroism and ability evidenced by their
forefathers in this greatest struggle
of all history.
The judges lecture possessed more
than ordinary interest for Tallahas-
seeans inasmuch as it touched a per
SOnal chord among his audience. Be
fore him sat B. S. Herring, assistant
engineer and one of the few survivors
of the Merrimac; Thos. Costa, of the
Chickamauga; Thos. J. Appleyard,
powder monkey" on the Patrick
Henry. and the widow, daughters and
grand children of the gallant Captain
IL
Judge Wright leaves here Friday
for Apalachicola, where he will de-
liver his deservedly famous lecture
on Monday evening under the
auspices of the local chapter of the
United Daughters of the ConfedeFacy.
The Glee Club, Of Stetson Univer
sity, will be an attraction at the re-
ceptiOn to be given tomorrow night
at the executive mansion Miss Conk-
ling, who possesses a beautiful So
prano voice, will accompany the club
to Tallahassee.
Judge and Mrs. c. B. Parkhill will
entertain this evening in honor OF
their niece, Miss Elizabeth Mays, of
Monticello.
MessTs. G. B. Rogers, John E Hart
ridge. Jerry P Smith, T. V. CaShen.
and Robert Gamble were among the
prominent citizens of Jacksonville
seen on the streets of Tallahassee
Tuesday.
Major St Clair Abrams was in the
city this week on business before the
supreme court.
Hon. John NJ. Caldwell, editor of
the Jasper News. is registered at the
Bloxhsm hotel
The committee appointed at the
late meeting in Lake City of the
Florida county superintendent of
public instruction for the formulation
of bills bearing upon school legisla-
ton, and their proper presentation to
the legislature now in session, has
been hard at work this week. meeting
in the office of their chairman, Hon,
W. NJ. Holloway. The committee is
as follows: ]. /. Kelly, r. Z. Hall,
c. c. Gum, E.SB. Eppes, county su-
perintendents of public instruction
from Alachua, Dade and Leon cOun-
ties, respectively; eX-Superintendent
Shelton Phillips, of Levy county, and
W 3. CIaTkson. chairman Of the
board of public instruction of Duval
county
Justice and Mrs. c. B. Parkhill en-
tertained CharmingIy last evening in
honor Of'theiT niece, Miss Elizabeth
Mays, daughter Of Congressman Dan
Mite H NAYS, of Monticello. Miss
E1ONlN- VI w dSLlll2JO u - anu
Miss Mary Davidson, of Quincy, Fla.
The annual address commemorative
OF the heroic deeds of the Confederate
soldiers in the civil war will be de
liveTed next Monday afternoon by
Hon. Park Trammell. attorney gen
eTal for the state of Florida. Mr. |
TTammell's reputation for brilliant
oTatory is such that there will doubt |
less be a larger attendance than usual !
upon this occasion.
The Leon and other hotels are
filed 10 overlooking with guests from
all over the state drawn here upon I
legislative business and social pleas |
Ure. The reception at the executive |
mansion tomorrow night will be a /
repetition of the inaugural crush.
Capt. John 3. Johnston, editor of
the Dade City Democrat, and eX-
member of the Legislature, is visitor |
to Tallahassee.
F. COMFORTER and G. w Hussey, |
two of ApalachicoIa's pilots, were
registered at the BlOxham Wednes- |
day.
Earnest b AIcLin, of Jacksonville, |
eldest son of Hon B. z. NcLin, Flor !
ida state commissioner of agriculture, |
is here on a visit to his parents.
Mrs Alice Shear, representing the 1
Pensacola W. c. T. L. Mrs. f. E 4
Packham president of the Ocala |
union, Mrs. Stanley. from the same /
city, Mrs. Laura MahOney, president |