The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-08
WEST FLORIDA
H|GHWAYAss'N
WILL CONVENE
Meetings Will Take Place
At the San Carlos
Auditorium
MANY DELEGATES
WILL COME HERE
Number of Good Speakers
Will be Heard at the
Night Session
MANY DELEGATES
WILL COME HERE

At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon the
initial session Of the West Florida
Highway Association will be called
to order. in the auditorium of the San
Carlos hotel. There are numerous
delegations expected on the train
which is due at 9:45 o'clock this morn
ing, and the first business before the
said convention will be meeting Of
the executive. committee, which will
receive report on the constitution
and bylaws, elect permanent officers
and transact any routine business
which may be brought to the atten-
tion of the convention.
President Calhoun will call the
meeting to order, and will preside at
all sessions.
Delegations are expected from all
counties from here to Tallahassee,
with large bodies Of representatives
from the Central Highway Associa-
ton, hailing from Lake City, Gaines
vile and in other places.
Several good speakers will address
the convention tonight. In addition
to the several selections to. be rem
| dered by a quartette, number Of
good speakers will be heard at to-
nights "warming-up" session. Among
those who are on the program for
speeches are: w. A. Mcleod Of Mil
ton; G. E. Dobson, president of the
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce; T.
j. Appleyard, Of Tallahassee, state
printer; Y. L. Watson, of Quincy,
state senator, as well as several local
speakers. All citizens are urged to
be present, the session to be called to
order at 7:3O o'clock.
1t is expected that tonight's meet
ing will prove record breaker. There
! will be an opportunity given all who
attend tonight to become members OF
the highway association, and it is
expected the membership rolls will
be swelled exceedingly.
|; ENTERTAIN DELEGATES.
Thursday morning a business ses-
sion of the highway association will
be called at the San Carlos, after
which the visiting delegates will be
invited by the entertainment commit.
tee, who have been named for the
purpose, to make a trip to the aero
station, where flyers will make fight.
for the entertainment Of the visiting
F1oridians, and 1t is said that many
who will be in the party will for tn,
first time see an airship In action a
that time
From the naval station the visitor
will be taken over to Fort Pickens
where It is proposed to arrange gun
!, drill and other evolutions, at tina
. stronghold. Returning to the main
/ land, the delegations will be enter
, tanned at Fort Barrancas by drill
;, the excellent Eighth Artillery Ban
to furnish music all the time. Tn
final meeting will take place at tn
{ San Carlos early Thursday night
| when 1t is proposed to extend a
| invitation to the visitors to enjoy tn
Carnival Associations dance, whic
) will take place on Thursday night i
: the Keyser auditorium.
The greater number Of delegate
who come to the West Florida High
'fway Convention are expected to sto
over IN the city until the next morn
ing and accompany the Pensacol
delegations to Mobile, to take a pan
in the Old Spanish Trail Convention
which will convene In the Alabam
) city on Friday evening.