The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-21
Most Surnptuous and Spec.
taeular Display Ever
Seen in Pensacola.
Grand Marshal and Aides
Will Have in Line Naval
Band, the Marines, the
Soldiers from Fort Bar
rancas and Besides Every
Organized Body and Band
in the City, a Stupendous
Array Of Glittering Floats.

The street parade and trades dis.
play that will be held on the opening
day of the great Interstate Fair in
this city, November z, promises to be
the grapdest and most spectacular pa.
rade and pageant that .Pensacolians
have ever witnessed. It will not only
be giant trades display, but the car.
nival spirit will obtain and it will be
made as brilliant, dashing and spec.
tacular as possible.
The committee on parade Of which
Mr.. T. H. Lannon is chairman. held a
meeting yesterday and made many
arrangements regarding the parade
and adjourned to meet again next
Wednesday, when the grand marshal
and his aides will be selected.
Mr.. Lannan said yesterday that he
believed that nearly every firm and
business man in Pensacola would
have a float or vehicle of some kind
in the parade. Some Of the houses
have not yet announced their inten-
tion of coming in, but they are urged
to DO SO and when they begin to realize
th4ne udSzcf sthaa. parade and al
the entire, Interstate Far, II is be,
lieved that no one will hesitate to as.
sist the enterprise to the extent of
preparing a float
1t is difficult to estimate the great
extent of the advertising value to be
derived from a float in this parade.
In the first place it will be the great.
est pageant ever seen in this part of
the south and then it will be witness.
ed by thousands and thousands OF
people; not only Pensacolians but citi.
zens of all the western Florida and
southern Alabama counties and by
people from all over the United
States.
Some of the Pensacola merchants
are already planning their floats and
many of them will be very novel and
striking, while others will be decorat.
ed in such a way as to make them
dreams of beauty.
Mr.. Iannon is anxious that every
business in the city and the district
shall be in the parade and he and his
committee urge every one not to ne.
glect this.
Admiral Young, Of the U s. n,
stationed at Pensacola, has given
permission for the naval band. the
marines and the naval officers station
ed at the Pensacola navy yard to take
part in the procession. All the sol
diers and their bands from Fort Bar
rancas will take a prominent part in
the procession. The police force,
many of the lodges and all of the or
ganiZed bodies in Pensacola will be
in line and besides all these there will
be citizens in automobiles, citizens in
carriages and citizens on horseback.
Altogether it will be the biggest pa
rade ever seen in this city.
Many of the merchants have al
ready let, out contracts for the decora-
ton Of their floats
In this connection it should be i'm
pressed on all the citizens of the city
that It will add much to the beauty
and splendor of the occasion If every
house On the line Of march is decorat-
ed with flags and gaily colored bunt-
ing This will cost each individual
very little and will be a great factor
in the success Of the entire scheme.
Mr.. 4 N Nassr, who will be in
charge of the air ship, will reach Pen.
sacola Monday, coming here from a
far at jacksonville, Ky. He will