The Pensacola journal., 1911-12-19
Thousands Witnessed
Impressive Ceremonies
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military feature of the exercises.
The parade was formed at the foot
of Palafox street, a platoon each OF
mounted and unmounted police under
command of Chief of Police Frank D.
Sanders, preceded the military. Grand
Marshal Col r. NJ. Cary was In su-
preme command of all features of the
parade.
Prompt at ten o'clock the parade
moved north on PalafoX to Garden
street; thence on the east side of Pala-
fox street north to Wright street;
thence to west side of Palafox street:
thence south on west side of Palafox
to Garden street. Here regimental
formation of all of the troops was exc
cuted, the sailors and marines from
the Florida and Utah taking position
Immediately in front Of the balcony OF
the hotel on which the presentation
exercises were held. The army and
militia occupied the extreme right and
the German sailors the extreme left
Of the line.
The hearts of the mighty throng
throbbed with patriotic approval when
the beautiful child of the south and a
native FIoridian. Miss Amy Shields,
directed that the silver service be un-
veiled. AS, the band played the Star
Spangled Banner, the large flag en-
tireIy concealins the silver service, was
slowly lifted to a height just above the
/ llcony. The multitude was too fun
of patriotic sentiment to suppress it's
emotion and with one accord the high
officials and the yoemanry Joined in
shouting voluminous cheers to the
Stars and Stripes as they fioated in
the breezes.
Nothing could have added to the sue
cess of the occasion. Gentle zephyrs
from the gulf famed the cheeks of the
mighty throng that gathered in the
streets and the windows and balconies
of buildings while the warm rays OF
the sun unobstructed by clouds made
the day typical of Florida's winter.
FLAG PRESENTATION.
The presentation of the Silver SER
vice by Governor Gilchrist on behalf
of the people of the state of Florida
constituted only a part of the mem
orable ceremonies. Indeed. this was
only an incident in the program, al
though it meant a gift from patriotic
people. The presentation of the Stand
of Colors by Mrs. James NJ. Mahoney,
from the Daughters of the American
Revolution was oIYe sthat will be re-
menbered by all within the ring of her
voice as one of passionate love for the
American flag, which has never been
lowered. Mrs. Mahoney's address in
presenting the ceIors is given in full
elsewhere and it is one worthy of the
society which she represents.
At the close of Mrs. sMahoney>s re-
marks when she called for the colors,
Miss Kathryn Thorp, state regent,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
directed the unyeiling of the flag upon
which is the state seal of Florida and
the insignia of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
8 Stationed on each side of the beau
tiful silver service, George Washington
and Martha Washington unveiled the
beautiful flag Master Frederick Par
sons, Jr, acted as the Father of our
Country while Miss Romano Ball i'm
personated Martha Washington. Miss
Ball ha the distinction of being the
Ball has the distinction of being the
the children's organization of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
LOVING CUP PRESENTED.
Southern womanhood in its purity
and in it's true devotion to country and
the flag was exemplified in the presen ;
tation OF a handsome loving cup by
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy of Florida and the Children of
the Confederacy. Sister CarIotta made
the presentation with remarks that
told eloquently of the nnited country
and of the dauntless courage of the
sons who fought in the sixties but who
now love the flag which floats over the
ship which bears the name of Florida
Little Miss Sarah Milton, in her
childish simplicity, testified to the de-
votion of the Children of the Confed-
eracy. Her maids of honor were the
little Misses Olivia Avant and Mary
Hall, of Pensac cola.
Miss Nadia L'Engle was sponsor for
the Florida Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and Miss
Julia Beville, of Jacksonville, and Miss
Geneyieve Brent, of Pensacola, acted
as her maids of honor.
THE MARTHA REID TABLET.
A feeling of sadness settled like a
pail upon the hearts of the vast throng
when, at the close of most eloquent
address in presenting for Martha Res
Chapter, U. D. C. of Florida, by Amos
e. Lewis, the manly little son of the
late William James Bryan unveiled the
bronze tablet to the memory of his
father who was taken in the prime of
his young manhood and whose last Of
fetal act was to ask that the great
dreadnaught be named Florida.
Miss Catherine London Hawkins, of
Jacksonville, was sponsor for Martha
Reid Chapter, and her maids of honor
were Miss Georgia Mildred Hendricks
and Miss Elliot Bowden, while Miss
Sallie L. Holmes acted as their chap
erone. This bronze tablet is of rare
beauty and is the workmanship of a
Florida artist, Prof. Pillars, of Jack
sonvilIe.
THE PARADE
Extending over a distance of seven
blocks and including within it's ranks
something like fifteen hundred uni
formed men, the parade from the foot
of Palafox street to the San Carlos
hotel yesterday morning preceding the
presentation of the silver service to
the L. S. S. Florida, was one of the
greatest military pageantS or other
parade ever seen in Pensacola.
No better disciplined or more per-
fectly drilled body of men can be
found anywhere than those who par
ticipated in the magnificent parade on
this. the most important and elaborate
occa sion ever to have occurred in the
Deep Water City, and as the men
marched up Palafox street they were
cheered and applauded by thousands
of admiring and patriotic spectators,