The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
VICE PRESIDENT
TH0S. R. MARSHALL
To be the Guest of Florida
Editors at Fort Myers
Next Month.

lie eAeCuClNe committee OF Tn
Florida Press Association held
meeting at the Aragon Hotel il
Jacksonville last Saturday and ar
ranged the program for the annua
meeting of the association at Fl. NV
ers next month.
In order to accommodate Vice Presi
dent Marshall, who is to be the CUES
OF the association the meeting was
moved forward one day to the 23d Of
April.
The Vice President will arrive in
Jacksonville a little after noon on
Wednesday, April 22d, and will be
the guest of the Jacksonville board
of trade until $3.50 that night, when
he will board the A. C. L. train for
Fort Myers. 1t is probable that a
halt will be made at Lakeland the fol-
lowing morning, when Vice President
Marshall and the editors en- route
will be entertained at breakfast.
The party will arrive at Fl. Myers
at noon on Thursday, April 23d, and
the opening session of the association
will be held that afternoon. The fol-
lowing is the program prepared by
SiiS S-NCNuIlNS COllllllllLtt.
Thursday, April %.
Invocation by Rev. c. T. Blanchet,
of the Episcopal church.
Address of welcome by the mayor
of Fort Myers and president of the
board of trade.
Response by Hon. Robert Nc
Nance.
Music.
Invocation by Rev. G. w. Retford
ID D., of the Presbyterian church.
Music.
Address-Hon Thomas R. Marshall
vice president of the United States.
introduced by Hon. W. A. Russell,
president of Florida Press Associa-
ton.
Reception in honor of Vice Presi-
dent Marshall and wife and other dis
visitors, by the citizens of
Fort Myers.
Friday, April "a.
Invocation by Rev. G. F Scott, pas
or of the Methodist church.
Presidents annual address.
Report of secretary.
Report of treasurer.
Appointment Of vacancies on COM
Report of committee on member
hip.
Report of committee on cost con-
,ress.
Discussion of same, led by Henry
/. Brown, Record, st. Augustine.
2 p. m.
Entertainment by Fort Myers
'oard of Trade
8 p. m.
Paper-Florida and Her Resources,
hilbert D. Leach, Tribune, Tampa.
The Girls Canning Clubs, Miss Ag-
es Ellen Harris, teacher of home eco
omics, Florida State College for Wo-
len.
The Work of the Boys Corn c
lubs-Dr. ]. A. Evans, of the agri- !
lltural department, Washington, D.
Followed by banquet rendered by .
lie board of trade of Fort Myers.
Saturday, April rs.
9 a. m. [
Invocation by Rev. w. C. Martin, v
the Baptist church. p
Business session.
Reports of committees. e
Election of officers. .
Selection of next place of meeting. 7
Announcement of standing commit .
.eS. s
Adjournment. a
Pleasure Trip Planned. r,
Possibly trip through the lakes to t.
1rt Lauderdale, West Palm Beach. c,
lami, etc, or this may be changed le
a trip by steamers to Kew West. cl
I'd up over the extension of the East u,
'ast Railway, stopping in different
Ties on homeward trip. General 81
anager Morton Riddle, of the East in
'ast Railway, has written Secretary CO
opleyard that he will do all in his pf
wer to make a trip over this line
pleasant as he knows how. On
On the trip down to Fort Myers the so
.lantlc Coast Line will probably hold all
trains a sufficient length of time ii,
enable the city of Lakeland to ten. fo
breakfast and a ride aroml of
; town to the distinguished visi. pc
The general arrangements Of the as
etlng, and any changes that nav fhi
needed in the program We're left 10 40
,retary Appleyard. " et So
All of the committees returned Fe
ne last night. -.
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