The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-21

Between seventy five and one Lun-
dred members were present yesterday
afternoon la the convention hall Ct the
San Carlos when the president, Or. G.
l.. Smith, called the twenty eighth an
nual session of the Florida State Den
tai Society to order. Not only were
there large number Of members
present bat many were present from
Georgia and Alabama and ether south
ern states.
Rev. Eugene r. Pendletone offered g.
short invocation in which he asked d.
vine assistance for the members in
their deliberations and work in the
convention and after they return to
their homes
MAYOR REILLYs WELCOME.
Mayor Frank Reilly was next intro
duced and in a few well chosen words
extended to the members OF the State
Dental Society a most cordial. and
chara cteristio Pensacola welcome. In
extending this welcome he told of the
many historical places around Pensa-
cola that become more interesting as
they grow older. The old forts and tho
navy yard and the magnificent harbor
were told about and he said that all
of these would be shawn the visitors.
The awakening of the city during the
last few years and the wonderful i'm
provements in buildings and munich
pal work was dwelt upon.
1.-THE city is your while you are
here" said Mayor Reilly in closing his !.
remarks. I'VE have the livest city in
! the south, a most hospitable people,
the greatest harbor south of Norfolk,
and everything we have is at your SER
| vice. Msy you enjoy your visit to the
fullest arS when you go away may you
carry with you pleasant recollections
| of your visit to the Deep Water City of
the Gulf"
DR.. HALLS WELCOME.
On behan Of the local members Of
the State Dental Society DR.. Wilmer
| Hall extended the members and the
visitors a hearty welcome. DR. Hall
/ said that u afforded him a greet deal
Tof pleasure to have this, privilege ana,
he assured all that the local men would
exert every effort to make their stay in
Pensacola a pleasant one
| Thursday we will give you a bay
trip" said DR.. Hall. Business Will be
! over then and we will take you for a
ride upon the bosom Of the majestic
waters of Pensacola bay and of the
Gulf Of Mexico The forts will be Wis
ited we will stop by to see the battle
ships lying at anchor in the harbor and
then steam out into the gulf to let you
feel the sensation of the mighty waters
surging beneath the boat. We will not
forget your appetites anc III nave re-
freshments and every A'hg Of this
kind.
DR.. MASON RESPONDS.
DR.. w. G. Mason, Of Tampa, re-
sponded to Mayor Reilly and to DR..
Hall. Dr. Mason was in a very jovial
state Of mind and his remarks were
very humorous. He said that he was
not going to pretend that he was glad
of the opportunity to get to make
speech like DR.. Hall did. Il heard DR..
Hall kicking strenuously against max
ing that speech and then he had the
| nerve to get up here and pretend to
be glad of the opportunity.
"As a member of the society wish
to thank Pensacola and her people for
the manifestation Of good feeling ana
a hospitabie welcome. The homes or
the city have been thrown open to us
and we appreciate the honor and prtvt-
lege of being here
DR.. Mason engaged in a few spicy
remarks in which he stated that al
though Pensacola was a good Iitue
town and had a nice little harbor, that
there were some present that did not
believe Pensa cola was the only thing In
the way of a city that was on the map.
Another thing that 1 would like to
inquire into" said Mr.. Mason, "is what
DR.. Hall meant when he said about
serving refreshments and everything of
the kind This remarks caused con-
siderable amusement for those present.
"We had been led to believe that we
would have refreshmnts but this
| everything Of this kind Is a new one
on me. But even with this brand OF
refreshments we are willing TO try 1t
once and believe we viii leave the city
in as good condition as when we ar
rived"
| PRESIDENT SMITHS ADDRESS.
The annual address Of the president
was one full OF interest 20 the mem
bers Of the profession. The address In
full, is as follows:
Mr.. President Members Of the Florida
State Dental Society. Ladies and
| Gentleman
It is with great pleasure that I call
to order the twenty eighth annual
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