The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

Morris Bear was elected president
last night at the initial meeting of
the committee recently named to
launch the movement for the centen-
NAL to celebrate in 1919 the 100h
anniversary of the cession of Florida
by Spain to the United States. F. F.
Bingham was named secretary, and
]. Frank Taylor treasurer. The
ways and means committee was
named also and consist of p. K.
Yonge, Ben S. Hancock, G. H..
Hervey. l. H. Aiken and o. ]. Sem
mes.
Upon motion later offered and car
ried, the city commissioners were
made ex-officio members of the last
named committee.
The secretary will be assisted in
his wodk by L. E. Heinbery, steno-
grapher in the mayor office.
Thenty-three member of the orig
inally-named committee of fifty
showed up at the city hall last night
upon occasion of the initial meeting.
Those present heard an explanation
by the city attorney, John B. Jones,
who fathered concurrent resolution
No. ~, in the legislature, of the real
meaning of the said resolution, and
he also gave an outline of what led
up to the introduction of the meas
ure.
A committee of i've was named to
nominate officers and thus effect
permanent organization. This COM
mittec recommended the names of
those named above IS officers, the five
members of the nominating board
being George Hervey, Jas. NJ. Null
don, Peter l.. Rollo, e. r. Malone
and r. w. Goodhart. Their report
was accepted as whole.
Nj. Bear assumed the chair,
thanked those present for his selec-
ton to head the movement, and 1t
was understood that future meet
ings be at the call Of the ways and
means committee, all meetings to be
held at the city hall.
Some Discussion Heard.
Those who attended were about
fifty per cent of the originally
named committee, and the mayor
addressing the gathering, announced
that the father of the resolution
Senator John B. Jones. was present
and he would enlighten those pres
ent upon the resolution, it's mean
ing, how it originated, and what il
was the hope of its originators tt
accomplish.
MI. Jones, who is also city attor
ney, gave a history of the resolution
saying that previous to his attending
the last session of the legislature, h
had taken the matter up with sew
erai officials, and it was determine
then to put the movement before tn
legislature. Before he could intro
duce it, however, he said, he wa
surprised one morning on reading Il
Florida paper to learn that an
other city was contemplating fur
thering such a measure. and he hast
lily prepared his own and introduce
1t right away before he had chanc
to confer with the representative
from Escambia county. Mr.. Hurten
bach. he said, introduced it in tn
house, and in both bodies it passed
The passage Of the resolution
however, did not mean that tn
point alone would be the designate
spot for the centennial, for othe
places in the state, which might sc
the bigness of the movement, woul
probably try to land it for their ow
benefit. and Mr. Jones urged that
be put through successfully, an
that the citizens of Pensacola avail
to the importance of it and wol
for It until success crowned the e
forts.
Tho first thing to do, 1t was SUI
gested. was to get the cooperate
of the western counties of the stat
and try to enlist every section in Il
movement All cities and countie
he suggested, be urged to name re
resentatives without delay, those
named to confer with the citizens
Pensacola, and to unite upon II
men from the state at larger WI
will at last present final recomme
dations to the egislature.-Pens
cola Journal.