The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-24

at the Planters Hotel, after which they
visited the Grand Leader "a big store),
where they were given a special dem
onstration of lingerie and a display of
the latest fall styles in gowns and mil
linery. In the evening there was a
musical soiree at the Planters.
Wednesday evening there was a
smoker for the men at the Coliseum,
where there were performances on
three stages at once, with 40 numbers
on the elaborate program.
Thursday afternoon was outing day
at Delmar Gardens. First we had a
luncheon, then athletic sports, dancing,
etc. Then dinner was served, picnic
style, after which came a water car
nival. with a bull fight, a naval battle
on an artificial lake and grand finale
of fireworks. We got to our hotel at
11:59 p. m.
Last night came the great banquet
at the Coliseum. This is the only
building here which will hold us all,
and few cities have larger. We went
in at $50 p. m. and left at 1 o'clock a.
m. These banquets have all been fine,
but this one excelled them all. There
were more than three thousand be-
cause we had many guests from
foreign countries, and the papers say
that the banquet cost ten dollars per
plate Certainly the famous feast of
Lucullus could hardly have exceeded it
in lavish prodigality. One paper says
S5.400 was spent for plants and flowers
with which to decorate, that 10000 wine
glasses were used, and that $4,000
pieces of silver were required. They
also say that twenty-six business
houses furnished the supplies, that g.
900 pounds Of meats were consumed
and that 1t took forty-six stewards
and six hundred walters to serve those
present
California Realities were quartered
at the great Jefferson Hotel, and they
have kept open house all the week
They handed out fruits and flowers
and wines to all with lavish hands
and gave hearty welcome to everyone
who would partake of their cordial
| hospitality. No political delegation
ever Unanswered more skillfully than
they did to get US to San Francisco in
1915. Needless to add, they got us, al
right. Next year we meet in Boston.
No one can be a true Rexallite until
| he attends a Rexall convention. We
from Florida wore an orange coloret
ribbon badge with Florida and an alli-
gator printed on it; the Georgia dele
CATION had a round badge, with large
cracker on it, and which looked goo6
enough to eat: California had ar
orange colored ribbon and a poppy
| flower. They decorated nearly every
| body with their beautiful badges. The
spirit of friendliness. of cordiality, anG
| of good will which pervades these
gatherings cannot be described; it mus
be seen and felt.
A Rexallite from New England TOLD
| this story: It became necessary fol
his daughter to make a tour of many
| towns in several states; he instructed
| her to always go to a Rexall store fol
any information or courtesy she need.
| ed. Upon her return she told re.
markable story of how in every ont
| she had been overwhelmed with kind.
ness; said that the word Rexau was
magic; that she had heard and reat
| of freemasonry all her life, but tha
| no wild dream of freemasonry- coult
approximate the goodness which hat
been showered upon her during hel
entire trip.
| We are to build and equip a grea
laboratory here, or at Kansas City, a
a cost of $500, 900, to supply this south
west territory with our products. We
have now a huge warehouse here bu
we can save enough on freights t.
! justify US in manufacturing here, be-