The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
PAIRING FOR
VISIT HERE OF
OTEDSPEAKERS
LOCAL COMMITTEE MAKES AN.
NouNcEMENT OF FIRST GROUP
or THE FLYING SQUADRON or
PENSACOLA.

Daniel A. Polling, national citizen
ship superintendent OF the United So
ciety Of Christian Endeavor and DIR.
Chas. NJ Sheldon, noted author OF I'm
His Steps. are the speakers OF the
first group of the Flying Squadron of
America, which will visit Pensacola on
March 9Th, 7th and 9Th, according to
announcements made by y. A. Avant,
chairman OF the local committee which
also includes w. r. Cunningham, C. F..
Geek, J. A. Kirkpatrick, w. s. Gar
| field. J. Ia Hendricks. j. B. Perkins,
Mrs. Fred Roege and Mrs Rose Bar
row.
This information was received with
special interest by the various young
peoples organizations and leaders who
have been informed of the proposed
visit OF Nj. Polling and DR.. Sheldon.
and large delegations from these or
ganizations are expected to attend the
meetings by way OF extending Mr.. Po-
cordial welcome to the city, and aiding
wide prohibition.
Mr.. Polng and DR.. Sheldon will
speak on the afternoon and evening
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Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Daniel ". Polling, pastor of the
Congregational church of the Dalles,
Ore, and noted in the far west as a
musical director and soIoist Of ability,
| will be in charge of the musical pro-
gram of both services. William L. Pat
ton of Portland, Oregon, will be the
pianist of the occasion.
The second group Of the Squadron
will arrive in the city on the date
| the members are to conduct the meet
| ing, close on the heels of the members
of the First Group, who will be con-
| Quoting their meetings in Mobile sim
ultaneous with those of the Second
| Group here. showing most conclusive
| ly, it is said, just what the word Fly
| ing" in the name of the Squadron
really means.
This group will be composed of DR..
Ira Landrith, president of Ward Bel
mont college of Nashville, Tenn, and
leader for many years of the In
| ternational Y M. G. A, DR.. Wilbur F..
| Sheridan, general secretary Of the Ep-
worth League of America, and DR..
Carolyn E. Geisel, Battle Creek, much
with the Battle Greek Sanitarium.
| With this group win come Fred
erick Butler of New York, and for
meriy basso with the Alice Nelson
Opera Company. who was for five
years the leading soloist with Rev.
DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman, world Evan
gelist. Mrs. Butler will be the pianist
| for the musical numbers OF the two
1 services.
i Former Governor J. Frank Hanly of
Indiana, chairman of the executive
| committee OF the Squadron, and re-
| garded as one of its real dread
naughts." Hon. Oliver w. Stewart,
former member Of the Illinois state
| legislature and noted throughout the
| country as prohibition worker and
/ lecturer, and Hon. John B. Lewis Bos-
/ ton, Mass, former member of the Mas
sachusetts legislature, and the man
who backs up his convictions with his
| money, and has contributed $4,000 to
the support of the Squadron, come to
make up the Third Group of the
| Squadron for the closing meetings
| Miss Vera MulIin, of Winchester.
Ind, noted on the Chautauqua plat
form of the country as one or It's lead
| ing sopranos is the soloist for this
| group. She will sing number OF Sc
| lections at these two closing meet
ings, which have won her many
friends in the different cities where
| she has visited with the Squadron.
| Hugh B. Porter, of Marion, Indiana,
regarded as one Of the promising
young pianists of the country, will
| play the accomplishments and assist
in the rendition OF the musical pro-
gram Of the services.