Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-10
MASKING AT THE
PENSACOLA MARDI GRAS
Last Day of Carnival in the Deep
Water City Is Most Important

of All.
ensacola.-Tuesday, February 20,
which is the last, but by no means
the least, day OF the Mardi Gras
dates, is given over to masking most
ly. 1t is the most important day of
the celebration despite the fact that
it is the last day There are many
events that will add to the pleasure
of the visitors and the citizens of the
Deep Water City Tuesday morning,
but Tuesday afternoon and evening to
midnight the program grows larger
and better.
One pleasing sight to be seen dur
ing the afternoon of the closing day
of the carnival will be a grand mil
itary parade, among which compa
MES will be troops from the forts
and the recently organized company
NJ of this city, which gained such a
favorable impression from the COVER
nor on the occasion of the last en-
campment of the Florida National
Guard at Black Point, near Jackson
vile, during the latter part of 1911,
will be seen. There will be two COM
panies from Pensacola together with
others from other sections of the
state that will probably take part,
and enlisted men from the three
forts at the entrance to Pensacola
harbor will form in line at the foot
of Palafox street wharf and march
over the principal streets in the
business section.
Battieships Will Be Here.
The Florida delegation in congress
has taken the matter of having at
Feast three United States battleships
here during the celebration, up with
the secretary of the navy, and it is
highly probable that this number will
be sent here. The head of the navy
department has assured the Florida
delegation that he will do all in his
power to have ships sent here for the
big event and this is almost equiya-
lent to an assurance.
There is already one member of
the American navy here, the United
States torpedo experimental cruiser
Montgomery, which will remain here
during the entire winter. So Pensa-
cola will have at least one warship.
with indications of at least four, here
during the celebration. The navy de-
partment shows no hesitancy in send
ing the largest ships to Pensacola by
reason of the fact that this port af-
fords ample berthing facilities for the
largest ships that ride the bosoms
of any water. Other ports holding
Mardi Gras celebrations are not so
fortunate in this respect and their
carnivals are only attended by small
er ships of the navy.
This fact also adds significance TO
the Pensacola celebrations and it has
much to do with the swelling of
the crowds from every section of the
country.
Pensacolas hotel accommodations
! were never better than they are to-
day. Pensacola can handle an I'M
limited number of visitors and none
need fear that they cannot be taken
care of in the event that they decided
to come.
The Street Fair.
Pensacola this year will have a
Street Fair in connection with the
great Mardi Gras celebration on Feb
ruary 1920.
One of the best Street Fair organi-
cations in the country has been en-.
gagged for the whole week. These
| numerous shows will be placed right
in the heart of the city SO that il one
tires of the Mardi Gras festivities he
| can go and see a good side show and
rest himself. These shows have
been selected with the greatest care
and nothing the least bit suggestive
will be tolerated-they are good clean
attractions and ones to which a man
| can take his wife, children and
friend without fear of shocking them
| Pensacola surely intends to Guido
herself this year and her Mardi Gras
will be always remembered by the
thousands of visitors.
FUN?
OF COURSE
WHERE?
Why at the Pensacola Mardi Gras
Does everyone have a good time!