The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-03
Immense Throngs Present
at Palmetto Beach For
the Event.
PARADE IN FORENOON WAS ONE
OF THE FEATURES AND WAS
WITNESSED BY LARGE NUM-
RERs AND WAS ON A MUCH
MORE ELABORATE SCALE THAN
HEREToFoRE-MIss MAE PoHL-
MAN CROWNED QUEEN.

The annual May Day picnic of the
Volunteer Firemen's association, which
was held yesterday was, in many re-
spects. the most successful one ever
given by the organization, and that is
saying a good deal, for this associa-
ton never does anything by halves,
and their annual May Day celebrations
are always looked forward to with
pleasant anticipation. Not only was
yesterdays outing a day of pleasure to
the flremen and their friends, but it
seems to have been a marked success
from a financial standpoint as well.
All of the city Offices were closed at
noon and practically all business in
the city was suspended, and the Vet
eran Firemen's association was the all
absorbing topic and the members were
the centers OF attraction during the
day.
The parade was one of the best ar
ranged and most perfectly carried out
of any parade ever given in this city,
and almost every organization and de-
partment in the city was represented
in 1t. The parade was about six blocks
decorated vehicles and automobiles
Everything went through without a
hitch. Several thousand people gath
cred on the streets to witness the pro-
cession. The line of march was con-
siderably, longer this year than here
tofore and more people were given an
opportunity to witness the parade.
The coronation of the queen, Miss
orat7 Il Ill t.. ~
the city hall, where Mayor Reilly, in a
few well chosen words, delivered the
coronation address and crowned the
Queen of May. The coronation cere-
mony was witnessed by an interested
throng of people who had gathered to
do homage to the queen of tie day.
The parade formed promptly at 10
o'clock at Palafox street wharf, the
order of march being as follows:
Chief of police and staff.
Sheriff and staff.
Grand marshal and aides.
United States officials.
State officials.
County officials.
City officials.
Press and staff. ,.,.-..
Miss Mae Pohlman, queen, in car
riage.
Wyer's band.
Sponsors in automobiles.
Children in carriages, automobiles
and floats.
Woolsey Hooten hook and ladder fire
company.
Boy scouts.
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's asso-
citation.
Pensacola fire department.
The following line of march was car
ried out exactly as planned:
From Palafox wharf north to Zara-
gossa street, east on Zaragcssa to JEFF
ferson, north on Jefferson to city hall.
where the May queen was crowned by
his honor, Mayor Frank Reilly; north
on Jefferson to Government, west on
Government to Palafox, north on Pala-
fox to Gregory. east on Gregory to
Tarragona, north on Tarragona to
Wright, west on Wright TO Palafox,
south on PaIafox to Gregory, west on
Gregory to DeVilliers, south on Devil
liers to Government, east on Govern
ment to the Plaza, where the parade
disbanded.
After the parade disbanded the mem
bers of the association, according to
their usual custom, accompanied by
the band, visited a number of their
friends. where refreshments and
lunches were served and toasts and
speeches were made.
AT PALMETTO BEACH.
After dinner the association and
their friends and guests went to Pal
metto beach, where the afternoon and
evening were spent most pleasantly,
amusements Of all kinds having been
arranged. There was dancing. two
baseball games and a number Of other
athletic events, a f1ddlers' convention
and number OF other interesting fea-
lures to add to the days pleasure. A
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