The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-03
Chamber of Commerce En-
tertains for the Distin-
guished Guests.
HAPPY SPEECHES
FEATURE EVENING
Ardent Hopes That Pensa-
cola Be Made Permanent
Encampment Site.

FralSe Tor the hospitality or FEN
sacola and expression of the hope
that this city would be made the
permanent camp site for the Uniform
Rank, Woodmen of the World, Of the
states of Florida, Alabama and Geor-
gia, featured the enjoyable dinner
given last evening at the San Carlos
hotel by the Chamber of Commerce
for the general officers of the order.
A program of speeches ranging
from an informal discussion of
brotherhood among business men to
amusing dialect stories made the
after-dinner part of the evening
pleasant. President C. E. Dobson, of
the Chamber of Commerce, who act
ed as POSTMASTER, said at the close
that he had never seen finer spirit
of harmony and brotherhood mani
Tested at any affair of the kind in
Pensacola.
An excellent dinner with under
current of friendly conversation,
served to put the crowd into the prop
er mood for the speaking. Introduced
as representative of the Rotary Club,
and of the best business interests In
Pensacola, William Fisher was the
first speaker.
Mr.. Fisher said the Woodmen were
doing two excellent things: One, to
show this country tbe need of a citi-
zen soldiery. and the other and
greater thing to wipe out selishness
among business men. He said the
day had passed when every business
man regarded his competitor as an
enemy, and that new day, the dawn
ing of which had been brought about
by the fraternal feeling fostered by
such orders as the Woodmen, was
with US. He urged the Woodmen to
come back to Pensacola, and express
| ed his pleasure at their visit here.
Col. G. H. Younger, post adjutant,
was the next speaker. Col. Younger
has charge of the welfare work
among the employees of the Tennessee
Coal Iron and Railway Company of
Birmingham. He said he, too, was
convinced of the spread of the spirit
of brotherhood in this country.
BETTERED CONDITIONS.
He gave an interesting glimpse of
the work his own corporation is do
ing toward lettering conditions
among its employees, told of the hos
pitfalls and schools established, of the
churches built, of the gardens and
pavements, of band concerts, and
baseball games, all fostered by the
corporation to make it's employees
happy.
He said that not a man had beer
killed in the employ of the T. C. l
! in the last year, whereas in tho
{ older days, ten or twelve day fire.
quently met their death in some Of
; the hazardous tasks about the mines
and foundries.
: Col. Younger said he had always
/, felt that every man was his brother
r keeper, and that the responsible!
= could in no manner be shirked. HI
: praised the treatment accorded thu
: Woodmen, and said he for one woulC
$ favor return visit to this city.
George HerTey, introduced as tn
!, genial mine host by Toastmaste.
e Dobson. told the Woodmen how glac
7 he was they came to Pensacola, ant
: how he hoped they would come again
He said that anything Pensacola ha'
t left undone could be attributed t
t the unsettled financial conditions tina
: had prevailed here, and not to an,
q lack of hospitality.
Three dialect stories closed MI
Y Hervey's remarks. They were wei
e told. and appreciated. He said hi
favorite Chinese story could neve
d be stolen, because no one else cosl
: tell it, and the diners were willing t
y believe him after he had spoken fey
5 sentences in what was apparently
simon-pure Chinese.
e Major Gentry followed Mr.. Hervey
= He was introduced as an unfortunat
bachelor, and met the accusation b
remarking that he had made speec
once before to an audience of one
! and that his speech was the reaso
Y for his present condition. He praise
Pensacola, and said he had heard on
a high officer of the Uniform Rank sa
q that this city would make an exec
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