The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-23
Number of Prominent Attor-
neys Are in City For
Convention.
cHAS. q. PARkHilL,
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON 3.
BROWNE, ATTORNEY GENERAL
PARK M. TRAMMELL AND A
NUMBER OF OTHERS FORM THE
ADVANCE eUARDLcoNvENrloN
WILL LAST TWO DAYS,

The annual convention Of the SeaAe
Bar Association will convene in Pen
sacola at noon today for q session Of
two days. and members began arTiv-
ing in Pensacola yesterday. Hon. JET
ferson B. Browne, the president. of
Key West, and Attorney General Park
NJ. Trammell Of Tallahassee. reaching
here on the morning train. Last night
d. c. Campbell, Of DeFuniak: J. n.
Wells. of Panama City: J. II. Jones, OF
Orlando; w. H. Price. Of Mariana;
Judge c. B. Parkhill and Hon. John
w. Henderson. both of Tallahassee.
arrived and were met by the reception
and conducted to the San
Carlos hotel, headquarters for the a.
sociation.
Many more lawyers will arrive this
morning, some having stopped over In
Tallahassee last night to attend q ban
quet given in honor of Senator elect
Bryan by his friends in honor Of HIS
recent victory. Those coming from
Jacksonville and the east coast viii
arrive this morning in ample time
for the first session.
The first session meets at Ii o'clock
in the convention hall Of the San Car
los, at which time the preliminary
work will begin and the regular print
ed program as given elsewhere in The
Journal will be followed.
This afternoon the members Of the
association will be given an automobile
ride about the city. Tonight the basi-
ness sessions will be in order. Toner
row the members will be given q ride
by the Bar Pitts Association on their
palatial pilot boat, pilot" down the
bay and across the bar, stopping at
Santa Rosa island for q fish chowder
dinner. Tomorrow night at o'clock q
banquet will be given to the visitors,
which will bring the convention to
close.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The reception committee IL meeting
all Of the trains and doing all in its
power to make the stay Of the lawyers
as pleasant as possible. Those COM
posing the committee are Fred w.
Marsh, chairman; Scott NJ. Loftin,
Jerry j. Sullivan, Jr., and Kirk Mon
roe. The committee is assisted by
whom are making special efforts to
entertain the visitors.
Mr.. BRYAN WILL NOT COME.
Hon. John w. Henderson, ex- state
senator from Leon county. arrived last
night and said that Seantor-elect
Bryan would not come to the conven-
tion. This will be a disappointment,
for it had been stated by some that
the next senator would attend the
meeting. Mr.. Henderson Is one Of the
ablest lawyers in the state and takes
an interest In everything pertaining to
the welfare Of the state. He has not
been in Pensacola in a number of
years and was agreeably surprised at
the many changes he noticed.
Judge Charles B. Parkhill will be the
only representative of the supreme
court to attend the meetings of the
association. The judge is IN fine
health and says he is glad to be in his
old home town once more for a few
days.
Hon. w. H. Price, chairman Of the
state Democratic committee, was
among the number arriving last night,
but Mr.. Price said he was not taking
very active part in this meeting.
That it would be one of general in
terest, though, the principal business
being the Recommendation to the legis-
lature in regard to redistricting ths
state for judicial circuits. Mr.. Price.
more than any other, secured the pres
ent meeting Of the association In Pen
sacola, for his influence and work
brought the meeting to this city.