The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04
FLORALA.

FTorala, Ala, May Sat a meeting
of the board of directors of the Florala
Industrial League L. G.. Ray was una.n-
imously elected president to AL the va
cancy caused by the death of J. R.
Shepperd. This left the vice-presi-
dency vacant, Mr.. Ray having occu-
pied that office and Prof. James P.
Doster was elected, also unanimously,
to fill the place.
Prof. James P. Doste- recently was
re- elected superintendent of the city
school. The members of the school
board expressed themselves com
p.etely satisfied with Prof. Dosters
management of the school during the
past two years. At the next regular
meeting of the board the teachers for
the next session of the school will be
named.
Proper preparation to develop the
usefulness Of F1orala's gala day, June
oath, Is being considered by the In
dustrial League. An effort will be
made to secure orator of national
reputation to make an address on that
occasion, the railroads vii. be urged
to give low rates, and other steps will
be taken to attract one of the largest
crowds in the citys history.
The work of The Pensacola Jour
nails representatives, Miss Bonnie
Burnham and Mr.. Chappeue, has been
finished in FTorala for the present and
they have gone to Pensacola to rest
over Sunday in preparation Of carry
ing on the gathering Of material for the
booster issue The Journal vii! get out
for Covington county at an early date
A cooperative spirit prevailed here
between the representatives and the
more progressive business men Of this
community. The ia ct that The Journal
will get out such an issue has already
caused a great deal of favorable com
ment. It has done good from the fact
that more people have been brought
to a realization that this Is an age in
which 1t takes publicity to sell goods
and that there is no surer way to at
tract favorable attention than through
the columns of good newspaper.
Fourteen pages, it is learned, of the
Covington county edition will be de-
voted to the Florala. section. That is
good, but the entire "a pages should
have been taken by the people here.
Next week Miss Durham and Mr..
Chappelle expect to visit Opp, spend |
ing a day or two, and then visit An
dalusia, the prosperous county site OF
the great county of Covington. And |
we have 1t from the INSIDE" that An
daIusta business men are going FIorala |
publicity at the hands of the progress |
sive Journal.
Application has been made to John |
H. Wallace, state game and fish |
warden for the restocking of Lake |
Jackson with a large number of black |
bass.
The death of their infant daughter, |
Thelma Ruth, seventeen months old, |
has plunged the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. |
r. L. Johnston in grief.
T. G. Chastatn, agriculturist of the /
Central of Georgia railway, was in |
F1orala yesterday for the purpose of |
inspecting the test farm of that COM
pany.
Manager Yulee Mann, Of tire F1ora1a |
Green Sox, has booked two freak base
ball teams to play here during the
month of May. One is the Cherokee
Indians, the other AL. p. Gibbs lady
players. Seats nearest first and third
bases are already IN big demand for
the last mentioned game.
The marriage Of a popular young
FTorala couple occurred at DeFuniak
Springs this week. The contracting
parties were Miss Bernie Lawrence,
the attractive daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 2. Lawrence and Mr. Luther
Franklin. The bride and groom Will
make their home at Laurel HHl.
Mrs. ]. e. F1ournoy has returned
from Opelfka. where she was sent as
a delegate by the Woman's Missionary
Society. Mrs. F1ournoy reports a fine
trip and g. great convention.
President T. r. West. Of the Bank
OF F7orala, recently spent day IN this
city looking after his banking and
other interests. Although an honored
citizen of Florida, Mr.. West Is a
booster for Fforala, alright.