The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-23

Some thirty-fi five or forty members of
the Southeastern Bill Posters Asso-
citation are in Pensacola attending the
twelfth annual session OF the organ
ization. The business sessions began
yesterday morning in the convention
hall of the San Carlos and were con-
tinued in the afternoon and night.
At these sessions many subjects
which are of vital importance to the
bill posters were discussed. Other
subjects which could not be decided at
the present session were referred to
committees to report to the association
later.
At the session held last night, one OF
the things that was discussed and de-
cided was the place for the next meet
ing. Many places were put In nomtna-
ton but the contest finally narrowed
down to Macon and Atlanta, the for
mer succeeding in the final vote
Mrs. James d. Burbridge Of Jack
sonville, and Mrs. J. E Cassidey OF
Knoxville, were unanimously elected
honorary members of the association
and each of the ladies made appro-
pirate and witty speeches in ac-
knowledging the honor.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The officers elected to serve for the
ensuing year were:
James d. Burbridge. Of Jacksonville.
president.
w. A. sheetz, of Nashville. vices
president.
retary and treasurer.
The board of directors is composed
of the three officers and ]. r. Cassidey,
of Knoxville, and Nick Smith, OF Pen
sacola.
H. E. Stoops, of Chattanooga, and
Junius Garlick of New Orleans, were
chosen as delegates to the national as
sociation.
@. r. Collins, secretary, of Jackson,
Tenn, was added to the list to attend
! the naA5Cnal convention which meets
at Asp r[s Park N. J.
A vcOe Of thanks was rendered Sec
| retary Waterman and the Commercial
Association, the San Carlos, Nick
! Smith and the press of the city for
courtesies extended the members of
the association, while in the city.
PROGRAM FOR TODAY.
Today the bill posters will devote
exclusively to pleasure, the business
matters all having been arranged at
the session last night, and an inter
esting program is prepared for the
visitors. First, a visit will be made
to the navy yard and Fort Barrancas.
A special car has been provided by
Secretary Waterman, of the CONNER
cial Association, and he win conduct
the party to the places of interest
The car will leave the terminal station
at $3.50.
In the afternoon, at 1880 the party
will board the new excursion steamer
Baldwin, and a visit will be made to
the battleships lying in the harbor.
After the visit to the battleships the
party will be conducted to Santa Rosa
Island, where a fish dinner will be In
waiting. Secretary Waterman and
Nick Smith have the arrangements in
charge and a delightful day is prom
ised the visitors.
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present are: Chas.
Collins of Jackson, Tenn; VIM. Sheets,
of Nashville; r. s. Douglas, OF Bir-
minghan: Geo. p. Kearse, of Gulfport; I;
James d. Burbridge and wife, of jack
sonville; Jas. Cassidey, wife and son,
i of Knoxville; Miss NJ. Reed of Spar
tenburg, Miss; Miss Tisdale. of Mcnt-
gomery; Ben Theise, Of Birmingham;
]. E. Orine, of Atlanta; J. GarliclS, Of
New Orleans; F. c. Becht and son, OF
\ Scranton, Miss; Fred r. Zeller, of Me-
ridian, Miss; Harry and Frank Stroop,
of Chattanooga; w. A. McDermont, OF
Mobile; Geo. Rix, of Valdosta: j.
Shipp, of Cordele;A A uthur Messingale.
of Atlanta; r. Koop, of New Orleans;
E. +. Carlile, of Griffith, Ca; and Will
bur ]. Davis, of Atlanta, who is a
guest of the convention.