The Pensacola journal., 1911-12-23

gentlemen from those cities were
pleased that we didn't try to carry off
the battleship.
Then through the courtesy Of Eli
Witt. NJ. Staholeberg & Co., and Es-
berg-Gunst Co., Tampa filed the beau
tffui humidor, which was part of the
silver service, with choice Havana ci-
gars. The Christmas box of Jose
Vilar's would not go inside the hu-
mtdor and all day long it rested on top
of the hunidor among ten thousand
dollars worth Of grandeur, and I want
to add it was no mean piece of fur
ntture, even If 1t were a cigar box, for
it was Of a beautiful polished cedar,
with small lithograph in the center.
Commander Knapp asked me to ex-
press my thanks to the Tampa man
ufacturers who so kindly remembered
him and his officers. He said he ap-
doubt he thought that he could smoke
the cigars and that was more than he
could do with the silver service.
Tampa Officer Aboard.
Il met a Tampa boy on board the
board. He is W. G. Harlee, captain
Of the marines. He was disappointed
that there were not a hundred from
Tampa at Pensa cola. He did the hon
ors to Mr.. Boyer, Mr.. Lutjens and my
SeiI on DOard the Florida.
They had what is called a junior
officers mess. I don't know why they
call it junior mess. I thought it was
evidence, both before and after, that
the mess had graduated from the in
FAINT class and was delivering its COM
mencement essay. Mr.. Harlee has
job envy, if that is all he has got to
do-show people the way to the Junior
officers mess. I remember way back
in my childhood days the song about
Captain Jinks Of the Horse Marines,
and Captain Jinks is row relegated to
the dim and dark and dismal past and
shall hereafter revere the name of
Captain Harlee of the Florida marines
Il met Ferdinand Lutjens at Pensa-
cola. He has a nephew, Guther Lut-
jens, who is a lieutenant on the Ger
man battleship. Mr.. Lutjens was en-
ing officer, Capt. c. Feldt, I. G. N,
on Sunday. Mr.. Lutjens was a mem
ber of the Governors party when the
Governor was received aboard the
Florida, which proves he is as much
at home on an American vessel as one
from his native country.
Only One Staff Absentee.
'FW. F. Stovall, of the Governors
staff, was not present. He was pic
tured and featured as ore of the dis
tinguished guests and many were dis
appointed in not greeting him. The
others of the staff were there with so
much gold lace that their backs ached.
Gen. ]. Clifford Foster was pointed out
as commander of the German boat
and they were hooking the Kaiser
in his neighborhood until he beat a
hasty retreat. But you ought to have
seen Col. ]. M. Bars of Jacksonville!
He looked so handsome that it was
thought necessary to put a guard over
him to keep the ladies from stealing
him. Col. Frank L. Mayes, of Pensa-
cola, another of the staff, was so busy
dispending hospitality that he didn't
ralize the sensation he was causing.
Major Harry L. Bethel. Of Tallahassee,
was there also. The Major was car
rying too much weight. He had so
much brass braid worked into Christ
mas festoons all over his clothes that
it hurt his appetite. Col. Cary, Of
Pensa cola, and Col. Waddell, of Mi
end glory. but no Col. Stovall of
Tampa. In my opinion we should set
the Colonel, the Honoral Mr.. Sto-
vail, back about fifty points-either
that or let me wear his uniform by
proxy the next time we do nifty stunts
like that Pensacola affair. ..
Il want to say right here that every
body is interested in this Governors
staff business, and 1 believe that the
next Governor of Florida will be the
man who will make the most prom
ises about putting his friends on his
staff. You couldn't have seen any of
these citizens on that day without en-
vying their architecture.
Our good governor made two great
speeches on that occasion. His talk
at the banquet was in a happy vein.
bringing a laugh at every period point.
And that other prince of good fellows,
Hon. W. A. Bours, Of Jacksonville,
DISTINGUISHED himself every time he
was called upon during the ceremonies