The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-07

Final arrangements for the big an
nual meeting of the Florida Press As
ISOLATION in Fort Myers have been
about completed and the official pro-
gram as we'll as the tariff Of rates,
for round trip, between points named
and Fort Myers has been announced.
The people of Fort Myers are ar
ranging a series of receptions and en-
tertainments that will surpass, it is
said any effort made by any city
heretofore to make this record
breaker in the history of press meet
-ings In Florida.
The Bradford hotel will be the gen
eTal headquarters of the association,
where Secretary T. j. Appleyard will
Ec found to answer questions. All the
Eos.is have announced special rates.
Special Rates.
III ssiay re well to state says Sec
!. tary AplicEtr5, that all persons may
avail thcmsvtc5 of the rates given by
the railroads tor this occasion, and it
has been requested that inasmuch as
the weekly press ~ the state cannot
publish the whole program and tariff,
that they will notice The above fact,
and give the rate from their town to
Fort Myers; also notice that tickets to
Fort Myers will be sold April 20. II, %
and 2S good to return up 10 midnight
of April SO. and that this will be q
splendid opportunity to sec the Gate
City of the Tropics,
The feature of Thursday evening,
April 30 will be the address of Thos.
r. Marshall, vice president of the Uni
ted states. who will be introduced by
w. A. Russell of Palatka, president of
the Florida Press Association. During
his stay in Fort Myers Vice President
Marshall will be entertained by DR..
j. r. Porter at his beautiful home.
Many Social Features.
While complete arrangements for
and distinguished visitors have not
been announced from Fort Myers, the
board of trade Of that enterprising
city, together with the women's clubs
and public spirited citizens generally.
are energetically at work and have
planned some very interesting feat
ures.
In addition to the banquet at the
Bradford hotel April "a. many other
courtesies will be extended the visit
ors The three women's clubs Of the
city will unite in a reception to Mrs.
Marshall and other visiting women.
The Fort Myers military band will
meet the train bearing the vice presi-
dents party, and the koreshan Unity
orchestra, from Estero, will furnish
music during the banquet. The Fort
Myers Ladies Friday Musicale and
til, .en county high school chorus,
Berger. vii furnish the music for the
evening sessions of the convention.
Automobile Ride.
A feature Of special interest will be
an automobile ride over the McGregor
boulevard, from Fort Myers to Punta
Rassa- a splendid she'll macadam a.u-
tomobile road eighteen miles in length.
On the way out the visitors will stop
at the famous winter home # Thomas
a. Edison and each will be presented
with A souvenir cocoanut grown on the
estate. while expert guides will point
out the various tropical plants and
shrubs. Upon their return to the city
the visitors will view a ma gnificent
display Of tropical fruits, palms. etc,
displayed under the direction of w.
Stanley Hanson.
Other trips which are contemplated
include a water trip to Fort Thomp-
son. E. e. Goodno having extended an
invitation TO the association and it's
quests to be his guests at an old-fash-
iOned barbecue; G. trip to EStero to
take lunch and to attend a concert as
the guests of the Koreshan Unity, who
in the southern end of the county, six
teen miles from the courthouse, years
ago set up in what was then the wild
woods a remarkable religious COM
munity, which owns and operates one
of the largest printing establishments
in Florida. A trip by the steamer
Planter to beautiful Sanibel island is
ments. Capt. w. il. Towles, who Is
chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Lee county and pres
ident OF the city council of Fort Myers
and who also owns and operates the
two largest steamers on the CalooSa-
hatchee river, the Planter and the
Mildred. has offered to run one or both
from Fort Myers to Key West, Sun
day. April 26.
An invitation has been extended the
fan -riH faln NP y,
ington, d. c., to attend this meeting
of the State Press Association, to
which the following courteous answer
from the secretary has been received,
and offers ground for hope that the
club win be represented:
Your most courteous invitation
sent in the name of the State Press
Association to the Gridiron club in
Viting the members to attend the state
press convention to be held at Fort
Myers April 1925. has been received
and / hasten on behalf of the club to
acknowledge 1t and thank YOU for 1t.
I shall take great pleasure in plac-
ing the courteous invitation before the
club. at its next meeting, April IL.
will notify YOU of the clubs action in
the matter"
The Jacksonville Board OF Trade
has announced that 1t will send a
strong delegation to the Fort Myers
convention. Miami. Lakeland, West
Palm Beach and other cities, which
are announced or prospective candi-
dates for the 1915 convention, will
send big delegations, taking the cue
from Fort Myers, which landed d two
to-one-victory over the field" last
year largely through the personal ef-
forts of a big committee it sent to the
Tampa convention.
The meetings of the association will
ie held in the Andrew d. Gwynne in
ytute, the county high school. which