The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-09
finger offered the following resolution,

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, finger offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That a committee o
three be appointed to draft and ad
dress a letter to both branches of tn,
legislature, urging them to advertise
Florida; and also letter to all BOARD,
of trade, urging them to pass resolu
tons requesting the legislature tt
make an appropriation to advertise
Florida for two years; and that the
secretary Of this association send {
proper letter to every publication il
Gnis state urging them to press this
matter of advertising the state con
stantly and Vigorously
President Hetherington appointed
the following committee under this
resolution: c. L. Bittinger, VIM. T
Blaine and T. ]. Appleyard.
kilograms were read from E. G.
Routzahn, thanking the press of the
state for assistance rendered in the
tuberculosis campaign, and from Hon
B. F. Dillon, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., ex.
tending the courtesy Of free service
TO the members of that body.
In the evening the commodious JEFF
ferson Theater was filled with an en-
thusiastic and representative audi
ence gathered for a delightful enter
tainment arranged in honor of the
Florida State Press Association, there
in session
The Welcome
The decorations were in the Span
ish colors, and were artistic and uni
que, a fringe of orange and crimson
bordering the footlights and the pros
cenium arch, as well as the gallery.
The boxes were draped in the same
artistic and effective way, and prom
lnent features were star-shaped af-
fairs having as a center the coat of
arms that is so familiar a thing to
Floridians and thpse who visit Flor
da.
The chairman of the evening was
Mr.. Meserve, who ably enacted the
part.
The invocation was made by Rev.
L. Fitz-James Hendry, rector of Trim
ty church, and was most impressive
Chairman Meserve then introduced
ir. Eugene Masters. st. Augustine's |
mayor. Mr.. Masters !
made an excellent impression by his |
,rief and cordial welcome to the Wis
ting editors and other guests of the |
.ity. His presence and manner of |
peaking were both distinctive.
The response was made by Mr.. NJ. |
;. Hetherington of Lakeland, presi- |
ent of the Florida State Press Asso-
iation. Mr.. Hetherington wittily an
bounced that he was no speaker, and |
'aid that editors as a rule are men of |
bought and action, not of speech.
lie had prepared a very excellent lit
lie talk that belied his first assertion.
He said that when he was a boy he /
made up his mind to see three things
when he grew up-the Mississippi |
liver, mountain and st. Augustine.
lie told of the realization of the first
wO, and his disappointment that they
we're not nearly as grand as he had
pictured them. Then he told of
he last, and said how much be-
-ond his expectations it had prov
n. This tribute to the Ancient City
vas roundly applauded by the visit
rs.
A beautiful literary and musical
Program followed
The annual poem written by Mr.. w.
Pabor, (of the Florida Times-Un-
ON. poet laureate of the National
Editorial Association. was a gem of
bought and language and was beau
fully read by Mr.. o. B. Smith of ST
augustine.
Hon. Frank Clark
Mr.. Frank Clark. who represents
his district in congress. was intro
uCed ny Mr.. Meserve in a few we'll
hosen words, and the popular gentle /
nan stepped forward amid most en-
husiastic applause. There is no more
loquent nor graceful speaker in the +
tate, and his speech before the Edi- ,
oriaI Association, though short. was
very splendid one. He touched on +
questions, and among other
llngs spoke of the state. the county
I'D the city, and said that each ought
be as careful of its honor as the
He spoke of the public
of several well known
len, now they regarded tbaiy s+oto,- ?