The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-20

At a meeting of the directors of the
Pensacola Commercial Association held
Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
several important matters were taken
up for consideration pertaining to the
success of the organization.
Among those present were President
Dobson and Directors Carroll Clark,
Ferris, Friedman, Jeudevine and Wells.
A vote of thanks was extended Pres
ident Dobson for his efficient and able
presentation before the inspection
board. and in general for his work on
behalf of the city.
President Dobson was authorized to
appoint a public health commission to
be composed of the city physician,
county physician, state board of health
agent, government physician stationed
at quarantine, and several Physicians
and citizens of the city.
The following tentative plan for the
formation of an historical society for
the city was approved and the secre-
tary was authorized to take steps to
have such an organization formed:
Pensacola and vicinity contain
many points of historic interest. Prob
ably no one thing attracts sight-seers
and travellers to community as much
as the relics and physical evidences
of PAST important events.
Many cities of the old world, as
well as America, are recognizing this,
Gated the historical spots by tablets of
stone or bronze, or a shaft, and have
compiled a guide to the city. All too
frequently, however, these points of
interest are maintained by SPECTATORS
or individual owners and exhibited for
financial purposes.
For Pensacola I suggest that an
organization be formed of interested
parties in the city, and probably in
corporated; and that the historical
places in the city be rebuilt and mark
ed, the more important places being
purchased by the society or leased for
a long term of years, with the privi-
1ege of purchase; or purchased by the
city, county or state. That these, and
all the points of interest in the city
and vicinity be catalogued, placed in
a guide under the direction of the So
ciety, and distributed through the Pen
sacola business houses and otherwise.
THAT this society also, in order to
emphasize the historical advantages of
Pensacola and otherwise aid in at
tracing tourists and visitors, shall
conduct an annual pageant, probably
three or four days before Shrove Tues
day. BY choosing this time the rail-
roads would advertise the Pensacola
celebration in conjunction with the
southern Mardi Gras That this year
ly pageant be a combined land and
water pageant. because of the attrac-
tiveness of Pensa cola bay and its ad
vantages; and that it deal with the
historical events of Pensacola, and
particularly of the five nations one
time owning the territory now covered
by the city.
THAT, in order to have a reliable
fund of information for the society in
collecting, exhibiting, and perpetuating
the historical points, and in conduct
ing the annual pageant that the as
sistance of the writers of the city be
Obfaina6 n
Quoted into the history, habits, cere
monies festivals, religious rites, and
incidents of the Indians Spanish. Eng
fish, French and American nations, at
the period of their ownership of this
locality. That special research be
made for legends and other stories of
interest, both ancient and modern
Thai this information be placed at the
disposal OF the society for the purposes
above indicated and for the further
possible purpose of publication"