Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-24
JACKSONVILLE TO
WELCOME TOURISTS
WITH BIG PROGRAM
GIidden Travellers viii Drive
Into Florida City Through
Lines of Cheering AutoiStS.
Thursday Named Holiday
SBy Associated Press


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct 2s.-At q
leading automobiles at the board OF
trade rooms this morning the program
for entertainment Of the Glidden tour
when they arrive Thursday was elabo-
rated on considerably.
After the parade into the city, in which
one or more brass bands will ride, the
cars will be parked on three sides OF
reception. At o'clock there will be g
dinner to the. tourists at the Windsor
hotel. About 9 o'clock the same evening
there will be a smoker at the board
OF trade rooms.
TAKEN TO BEACH.
The tourists win be taken for a trip
to Atlantic Beach over the finest brick
road in the south. under escort Of big
delegation OF local automobilists. Friday
morning. They will be entertained while
at the beach. The checking station will
be established at the Atlantic Coast
Line crossing on Edgewood avenue. fur
Their out than was at first anticipated.
The local cars wiz be formed in single
file ahead Of the tourists for the pa
rade into the city.
There wfll oe another meeting of the
entertainment committee of the board OF
trade tonight The sentiment of the
members Of the organization and the au-
tomobilists at the meeting this morning
indicates Jacksonville's reception and en-
tertainment of the tourists viii eclipse
anything attempted at the terminus OF
any former run J.Y Wilson, who was
appointed marshal OF the parade, is COM
PEELED 10 be absent from the city Thurs
day. and L. II. Mattair was named to
act In that capacity.
II has been definitely decided thai the
contestants will be checked in az -he
intersection of st. Johns and Edgewood
avenues. All the local cars will be park
ed on ST. Johns avenue. extending back
toward town for a distance Of more than
mile on both sides OF the avenue.
by President Conroy. win be allowed to
90 further than the point at which au-
tomohiles are 10 be parked.
The pilot car will meet the tourists al
Baldwin.
EXPECT MANY CARS.
The parking of the local cars, and the
formation OF a parade after the checking
In has been accomplished viii be under
the direction Of James Y. Wilson. one
OF the states best known military men,
who he's been appointed marshal OF the
day. President Conroy Is expecting that
between 400 and 500 automobiles will be
out to welcome the dusty travellers. The
local committees are figuring on more
than 50 cars coming through to Jack
sonville
Every facility for directing the tour
lists on the road will be employed. Gale
L. Bernard. county engineer, went VI
the highway yesterday for distance
Of more than ten miles putting up signs
and making notes of minor repairs that
viii be made In the first few days OF
this week Mr.. Barnard is having st
Johns avenue put In the pink Of eondi-
ton. He notified President Conroy YES
terday afternoon that he had been in
structed by the county commissioners
to place his services for all of Thur
day at the absolute disposal of those
who are directing arrangements for the
reception of the tourists. The flags that
are to be stuck up to guide the tourists
along the Duval county portion of the
national highway win be put out Thurs
day morning under the direction OF the
Official party in the pilot car.