The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-22
OF PORT
ENTERTAIN At
AF|NE BANQUET
ANNUAL EVENT FOLLOWED THE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE
NUMBER OF FRIENDS OF THE
ASSOCIATION.

Celebrating the twenty-fifth ami
versary Of their organization, the
members OF the Pensacola Pilots As
ISOLATION last night rendered to a num-
Der of their friends one of the most
enjoyable banquets of the season. 1t
was given at the San Carlos hotel and
was attended by practically all of the
members Of the association and quite
a number Of their friends.
Judge j. G. Avery served in the ca
pacity OF POSTMASTER and proved him
self an adept in that line, while many
happy toasts were made by the mem
bers Of the association and the guests
who were called upon during the even
ing.
Soon after beginning on the delight
full repast c. w. Lamar, in a few well
chosen words. said that Judge Avery
had been appointed POSTMASTER for the
evening, and called upon him to begin
the toast making.
Judge Avery said that he had been
SO long associated with the pilots here
that he felt like pilot himself, and
after few more very appropriate re-
marks called on the president of the
association, H. L. White.
Mr.. White. in well chosen phrases,
responded. telling of how much he ap-
an organization and Of the interest
which he felt in the. work of the
pilots.
G. Mckenzie Oerting. who has been
secretary of the organization since its
founding twenty-five years ago, was
the next speaker, and in his charac-
teristic way, entertained his hearers
for few moments promising speech
later in the evening. He may have
thought that this would excuse him,
but later on he was again called upon
and made a few remarks which made
marked impression upon the assem-
bly,.
Mayor Frank Reilly expressed his
pride both as citizen and as the
head OF the municipality at the exist
ence Of the pilots association, and in
gress made in the city during the past
few years gave this association credit
for great part of the work.
r. Pope Reese was the next speak
er and told, Of the appreciation he felt
at being a guest on this occasion, and
predicted that the pilots association
would continue in the future, as 1t had
in the past to play an important part
the government of the city and state.
Thos. G. Watson amused the crowd
when he made a comparison by refer
ring to a recent editorial paragraph in
The Journal which was to the effect
that some cranks want to go fishing
and fish, and added that some cranks
wanted to GO to banquets and talk.
The speaker said that he did not wish
to be in this class, and so after ex-
pressing his pleasure at attending the
banquet and wishing many happy re-
turns of the day, he closed.
Frank L. Mayes spoke Of the COM
parison between newspaper man and
pilot and told of some of the ex-
periences Of plotting a newspaper. He
said, however, that he always asso-
ciated the name OF pilot with that of
a good citizen and considered the term
synonymous. He said that the pilots
of this city had helped to make Pen
sacola a town of good citizenship.
c. w. Lamar was one of the wittiest
| speakers of the evening. Mr.. Lamar
said that one of the greatest disap-
pointments that he had experienced
lately was the discovery that the as
ISOLATION was only twenty-five years
old, as Uncle joe Seely had told him
some yarns which dated back at least
as much as sixty-five years. He said,
however, that he had taken a number
of trips with the pilot boats and that
he had found that, without a doubt,
the seafaring mans heart was in the
right place.
he told of his pleasant association for
many years with the pilots association
and Joined with others in the hope
that the present members would en-
| joy many another such celebration as
the present one.
F. F. Bingham said that inasmuch as
he was a son-in-law of Mr.. Oerting
and Mr.. Oerting was called a god
father of the association, he might be
called a god-son of it. He said that
he could remember many happy days
brought about through the pilots asso-
cation. Mr. Bingham also said that
| in this association he thought might
be found a solution Of some of the
greatest problems of the day. He said
this was a corporation like any other
and called attention to the fact that
this organization had been to the gov
eminent and had obtained a regular
rate and said that he believed that if
some of the large corporations in the
union would do the same it would be
a great benefit to the country.
!. II. Aiken was the next speaker and