The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-06
Excellent Amateur Enter
tainment One Of Features
OF the Evening.
PRESIDENT A. GREENHuT AND
SECRETARY JULIUS MENkO
SIGNALLY HONORED-BEAUTI.
FUL NEW BUILDING THE
SCENE OF A LARGE GATHER
ING OF MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.

The grand opening of the new Pro-
gress Club house occurred last night,
the beautiful auditorium being filled
with the members of the club and
their families, whose privilege it was
to witness one of the best amateur
entertainments which have taken
place in Pensacola for some time.
Before this splendid feature of the
evening, however, there we're q few
interesting preliminaries, during
which two very prominent members
of the club, President a. Greenhut
and Secretary Julius Menilo, were
signally honored.
The Progress club people have
every right to be proud of their hand
some new quarters, and the house.
warming of last night Will be All
event which will long be remembered
by those who were fortunate in be-
ing present.
PRESIDENT is INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Julius MenkO, secretary of the
club, and director of the Lady Min
strels who gave the program last
night, was the first to speak, intro
ducing Mr. A. Greenhut in very neat
speech, designating him as "a man
who does things" Mr.. Greenhut re
sponded with the following address
of welcome:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Pro-
gress Club: I bid you welcome to
this, the new home of the Progress
club. Progress means moving for
ward-to improve-tO advance.
Most of you will remember our
first quarters at the corner Of Palafox
and Government streets. You well
recollect the dark flights of stairs you
had to climb, the unsightly rooms,
the poor accommodations. But we
progressed, and have now, in my
humble opinion, a club house that you
may well be proud of, and would have
been still grander had we had the
means at our command to do it with
At any rate, we have progressed, and
you have a building that will fill our
wants for years to come.
AN old adage reads, United we
stand. divided we fall A little over
year ago a great many Of us united
to stand, and the result is here
stands the Progress club.
The success of the project is due
in a great measure to A. Moogs Leon
Gunderschimer, Dave Levy and julius
Progress club, here is your club
house; it is yours, and may you all
be benefited by and enjoy it
Mr.. MENkO SPEAKS.
Mr. MenkO responded as follows,
presenting Mr.. Greenhut with fine
life-sized portrait of himself:
This membership and their fami
lies, in convention assembled, to-
night, desire to express their high
appreciation OF your efforts. and those
who were associated with YOU in. the
! herculean task of erecting this build
ing. The Pride of Our Membership.
! The governing board has decided II
present in the name Of the club, and
with your consent, a life size photo
graph of yourself. We desire it TO re,
main permanently in our library that
posterity may honor with pleasure
and with pride The Father Of our new
! Progress Club We commend you to
them in a single sentence, a man
with a determination OF iron ard a
heart of Cola
Among all who feel happy tonight
in this, the elimination Of our fond
est hopes, none feel more happy than
l do. The speaker first suggested
the organization of the Progress ClUb
thirteen years ago and, as chairman
Of the constitution committee, penn
ed the following preamble:
This club is organized for the
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