The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-02
GREEK GIVES
IMPRESSIONS
OF PENSACO[A
GEORGE CAPRES, A RESIDENT OF
PENSACOLA, TELLS IN HIS
UNIQUE BUT INTERESTING MpsN-
NER OF THE GREEKS OF PEN
SACOLA,

Although a resident of Pensacola
only three years, and coming direct
here from his home in Greece, John
Capers, one of the Grek residents of
Pensacola, tells of his impressions OF
Pensacola and of the Greeks here and
elsewhere in a unique though very in
teresting manner which, considering
that he has been in America but a
he has mastered the English language
very well. His letter follows:
Editor Pensacola Journal.
In the occasion that today Sunday
being the annual of the foundation or
the Greek Association of Pensacola
the "Anagenesis" (Regeneration),
like to state a few remarks, to. your
valuable paer, regarding this associa-
ton, Of which a member I am, and the
nationality of whose subject l am also.
At first my intention is to express
my congratulations to the leaders and
organizers of the said League, whose
with great activity and prontidute, de-
termined to accomplish this work, i'm
mediately undertook the initiation and
brought it at lively success. Second
to extend my congratulations also to
the Greeks of Pensacola, which with
great zeal, commotion and enthusiasm.
hasten to assist formation of this
noble work, whose requirement were
necessary as it is beneficial, and for
tunately their noble endeavor were
adorned with success. Today the
"Anagenesis' stand at the equal ranks
of any benevolent association of this
city.
AS the Pensacolians are very
screene, kindly, and hospitable people,
those the Greek meet his similar Be
cause it is known by experience, the
manners which the Greeks has shown
here, are very satisfactory The
Greek when he first imigrates to this
country, Indifferent who he was and
who he has been, he gets into many
fields of business. You will find them
in the land as many as in the sea.
You will not find any idler among
them, but being very prompt and in
dustrious and prospectable people.
Feel their wants with the best means
of their hands. Obeying the laws of
the state, working as honestly as he
could in every respect, he is making
useful and profitable citizen. But
still as Greek he is a patriot, he is
much interested in the affairs of his
mcther-land. He is inspired by love,
devotion and self-sacrifice to his coun-
try and faith. He thinks his own
duty. the obligations that he owes to
his faith and country, over thus glo-
rious men whose descendant he was.
All those are proved lately, When the
Greek Patriarch of Constantinople, the
head of the Greek Orthodox Church
send an financial appeal to the Greeks
of Universe, to stand the dangers of
whose the mother church confronted
at the change of state in Turkey. I'm
mediately with commOtion and abun-
dance hasten voluntarily to send by
virtue of their purse their pennies, to
afford her consolation and reinforce
at her tests and her holy strifes, but
at last he is not ungrateful to this
noble country of Washington's, who
with hospitality and tenderness fur
nish him shelter, and numberless other
accommodations to his welfare. AS
the philosopher said that ''At a fertile
soil every kind of seed prosper" in
such a manner the Greeks of Pensa-
cola did not omit to participate in the
progress and prosperity of the Deep
Water City, but they enthusiastically
acknowledge the Improvements and
results which their class of business
brought.
Now I would like to give the read