The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-10
Special to The journal.

Cottondale, Aug. 9.-Cottondale hos
pitality is making the members of the
West Florida Press Association enjoy
TO the utmost their stay here. The
first session was called to order this
afternoon in the auditorium of the
Cottondale school building by Presi-
dent Hub Allen, the auditorium being
filed by Cottondale people and the
members OF the association.
The auditorium is artistically deco
rated with pennants of the Pensaco
interstate Fair and presents most
inviting appearance. ]. w. Carpenter
of the Cottondale News introduced
Hon. G. l.. Wilson of Mariana, who
welcomed the association on behalf OF
jackson county. Mr.. Wilson was in a
most amiable frame of mind and his
remarks were full of human. good fell
iowship as well as information in re-
gard to Jackson county. In intro
ducing Mr. Wilson Mr.. Carpenter re-
ferred to him as being the successor to
Park Trammen as governor of the
state.
Hon. Amos Lewis deliverl a well
come address on behalf of Mariana
friendship. Mr.. Lewis said he had
drawn up deed to Jackson county to
deliver to the association and his well
come remarks were well received.
Rev. ]. G. Black spoke in behalf OF
Mayor Mcdonald and the Commercial
Club.
Bryan Mack, Of The Pensacola
Journal, responded to the addresses of
welcome on behalf Of the association.
This address was to have been made
by Col Frank L. Mayes, editor OF The
Journal, but he was unable to be pres
ent, sending his regrets and delegating
Mr.. Mack to act in his stead.
The musical numbers by toe young
ladies Of Cottondale were beautiful and
were highly appreciated by the ''hooster
editors
Tonight banquet win be given the
members of the association by the city
of Cottondale. after which the associa-
ton will go In body TO attend con-
cert by the Grand Ridge Glee Club.
Larkin Cleveland, editor of the De-
FIlniak Herald, made the feature
speech Of the day on the Trials and
Tribulations of a Newspaper Man.
Mr.. Cleveland has the name of being
the humorist Of the Florida press and
he sustained the reputation today.
Mrs ]. Ed Stokes. wife of the editor
of the Graceville Advertiser, is the only
lady attending the meeting Of the as
ISOLATION.
Those in attendance are: o. c.
Moore, Mariana Times Courier; P. p.
kin Cleveland, DeFuniak Herald; Mr.
Weaver Bristol Free Press; Hugh
Sparkman, Jackson Leader; c. e. VIII
son, Chipley Verdict; j. Ed Stokes,
Graceville Advertiser; r. G. Storrs, De-
Funiak Breeze; Hub Allen, Milton Ga
zette; w. r. Carpenter, Cottondals'
News, w. Bryan Mack, Pensacola Jour
nal: o. NJ. johnson, Pensacola Evening
News; Bee Brooks, Vernon News; J.
G. Harrison, The Methodist, Milton; n.
Lillard, Pensacola.
"AMERICA'S UNCROWNED KING"
The following welcoming address
G. Mcdonald, for the town of Cotton-
dale and for the Commercial Club ~
Rev. John G. Black:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of tia
West Florida Press Association:
Recently our national pride has
been made to thrill by the sweeping
victory of our athletes at the worlds
OLYMPIC contest-victories that prove
our supremacy in one more department
of the worlds endeavor. But we are
getting used to such thrills. More and
more is IL borne IN upon Us that ours is
the greatest country and people on
earth. And while we are sitting back
! in prideful complacency, we are con-
scious that we are the wonder of the
world. Other and older nations can
not comprehend the iusty stripping
| across the Atlantic Our wealth, our
enterprise, our individualism, our sue
cess challenge their curiosity.
But that about us which Is perhaps
| political economy. The European
statesman has been trained to think
Of the supreme power in the state as
the king. He is the one personality
who can do no wrong: from him en-