The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-30
JACKSONVILLE
WILL Be NEXT
MEETING PLACE
The Gateway City Received
the Unanimous Vote of
the Teachers.
Secretary Richardson of the
Jacksonville Board of Trade
Was Present and Present.
ed the Invitation to the
Teachers to Meet in That
CITY at Their Next Annual
Session.

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afternoon, Jacksonville was unani-
mously voted the city in which the
next annual convention should be held.
When this question was in order
Secretary II. H. Richardson, OF the
j. sksonville Board of Trade, asked
Ilrr mission to address the audience IN
D. If q the city OF Jacksonville in
IL iting the association to meet there
next year. He prefaced his remarks
by saying that since there had been
so much harmony in all questions to
be decided by the members that he
hoped that they would be as unani-
nous in their choice for Jacksonville
as their next meeting place, but said
he was prepared for a. scrap If other
cities made any claim for the conven-
ton. Mr.. Richardson's talk was more
than an invitation for he brought out
the relationship between commercial
bodies and those working for the adj
vancement of education, telling what
the Jacksonville Board of Trade is
doing in this line, and what it intend
ed to do. Secretary Richardson was
interrupted by frequent applause and
when he finished no other city made a
bid for the convention and Jackson
vile was unanimously voted as the
city In which the teachers would next
meet. -..
SPEECH OF INVITATION. 71;@
Mr.. Richardson's address, in part,
was as follows: '-..
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Permit, me, before entering upon
the very pleasing duty which has
called me to this beautiful and pro-
gressive city. to speak few words re-
gardilS the organization ! represent,
and the reasons why they send me as
their ambassador to convention of
I have the distinguished honor OF
being secretary of the Jacksonville
Board of Trade, one Of the largest and
most influential commercial bodies in
our beloved southland, and one which
am glad to say is proving a model
for some of the progressive cities
north OF Mason and Dixon's line. In
January last when we had about 900
members set the mark for 1000 mem
bers by Dec. 31st. 1910. and this morn
ing l received a telegram from our
hard working and enthusiastic presi.
dent, Francis B. Conroy. which reads
as follows:
Glad to report that We have
reached the 1000 mark and will prob
ably have a few to spare besides.
Trust you are having a nice time, and
that YOU will land the educational con.
vcntion for Jacksonville
The idea of setting a mark and
working up to it is one that is familiar
with every one in this audience. and
1t reminds me of little story. A
lady in Jacksonville, very fond Of
keeping chickens and who has a large
flock, one of which is pure bred
bantam hen which performs her duty
with the utmost regularity every cther
day. This lady has a little box Of six
who was entirely pleased with the ban
tam S regularity, but was not satisfied
with the size of her product The
mother had been teaching young hope
full high ideals. and the great advan-
taSe of setting a mark and working I'D
to 1t. The young man had commenced
TO learn the lesson we'll, and thought
be could put It TO advantage in their
poultry farm One day he came to
his mother. saying. Mother. have
solved il"
Solved what, my boy"
The problem Of increasing the size
IF our bantam'S egg"
My boy. If Won have a plan to do
this, you have 4 BONANZA. Put it into
execution
You know, friends, that We have in
Jacksonville The famous Florida
ostrich farm Young hopeful went
there and purchased one Of those mag.
nlticent eggs, one of which is equal al
least to one dozen roached ON toast
for breakfast He hung this egg in
font of the little bantam's nest, and
on It he put this; inscription:
Little bantam, keep your eye on
this and do Your hest"
The moral of this story Is, the of
icers of the Board of Trade OF Jack
sonyIlle have kept their eye on their
ideal l 300 membership, and have sue
| Cesded
Why Convention IS Wanted.
| Why does the Jacksonville Board o!
Trade send me today 10 tender you ar
! invitation 70 mold your next conven
ton in Jacksonville? It is because
We. as commercial organization
want to make your problems our prob