The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-08
CROWDS WILL VISIT
PALATKA NEXT WEEK
To Witness Launching of the
Monster Schooner, Pa
latka.'
Gov. Trammell and bob" Davis Prin.
ciple Speakers-An Elaborate Pro-
gram of Entertainment.


gram of Entertainment.
Everything is in readiness for the
great celebration in Palatka next
Thursday, October 14th, when the
monster schooner, "Palatka," will be
launched amid scenes of splendor and
following a program of music and ad-
dresses delivered by eminent F'lorid-
ians.
The schooner "Palatka" was built
in Palatka with Palatka capital and
by Palatka workmen out Of near Pa
latka grown timber.
1t was designed especially for the
lumber carrying trade between this
city and New York and Boston, and
is 165 feet long, 30 foot beam, will
draw II feet of water when loaded,
and has carrying capacity Of 5O0,-
900 feet of lumber. 1t IS some ship.
The days program will begin with
grand band concert given on the
court house grounds by the Second
Regiment Band under the leadership
of Prof. j. w. Chattaway, a master
musician of the highest rank.
At 10 o'clock Hon. S. ]. Hilburn will
deliver the address of welcome. He
will tell about this schooner and why
Palatka is rejoicing in its own contri-
button to the American Merchant Ma
rine. He will tell you how he loves
Palatka and his reasons therefor, and
his hopes for its future. He will make
YOU feel a welcome to it and before
he gets through you, too, will feel that
| I-,1n - n1, Nf
campfire in the vineyards of Engedi." ;"
The city will be decorated, its au-
tomobiles will be decorated, and every
mothers son of us will beam vel
come to you. Every visitor will be
made to feel at home and every citi-
zen will consider himself committee
of one to see that yon enjoy yourself.
After the address by Col. Hilburn,
the band followed by a procession of
decorated automobiles will start for
the shipyard, where the exercises will
take rlaca. Col Hilburn will be mas
ter of ceremonies.
He will introduce Governor Park
Trammell, Florida's young and elo-
uuent chief executive, who will make
the principal address. And it will be
Floridian; his pride is in her every
achievement, from good roads and
good, profitable crops to ship building.
He will inoculate you with some of
this pride in your State.
Then will follow an address by Hon
Robert w. Davis, Florida's grand old
commoner, man whose tongue is
tipped with silver and whose talks TO
and labors for, the people, have en-
Geared him to the masses as perhaps
no man in his generation. Certainly
you will want to hear "Bob" Davis.
Up on the speakers perch, besides
these eminent FloridianS, will be 9TH
err men whose names stand for much.
There will be Florida's young and
popular junior senitor, Hon. N. P.
Bryan; then there will be the massive
and genial former governor, Hon. Al
bert W. Gilchrist, Hon. Perry G. Wall
of Tampa, Congressman Joe Sears of
Kissimmee, Hon. w. A. McRae, your
Commissioner of Agriculture, and per-
haps others. They, too, will have op-
portunity to speak to you sometime
during the day.
But, the launching.
When all is ready Miss Margare
Willard, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
S. Willard of this city and a grand
daughter of Hon. Robert w. Davis.
will hit the prov with a bottle of
champaign, breaking the bottle and
spilling the costly wine on the ship
| hull; the ship will be loosed ord VIII
glide into the water of the st. Johns.
Over at the shipyard there is a
large, level stretch of oak-shaded
ground, just the place for a picnic;
there will be bakset dinner for some
land those who do not come thus pro-
vided, can get a tempting dinner of
the picnic variety from the ladies of
the Baptist church who are goi1~ tn
repeat their experience Of furnishing
good dinner, worth IS cents, for 25
cents.
Following the launching, the whist
| les will blow and the bells will ring
and the steamcraft and launches in
the river, standing by, will act as es-
cort for the great schooner, bringing
her to the Palatka dock.
Then there will be a grand water
pageant with prizes for the success
full contestants.
The University of Florida, and Rol-
ins College foot ball teams will have
contest in the afternoon at the ball
grounds, and there will be various
other entertainments.
At night a grand ball will be given
on the cleared decks of the big schoon-
err, with music by the Second Regi-
ment Band Orchestra.
All railroads entering Palatka have
guaranteed special low rates Of fare
| for the occasion, and the crowd is
surely coming. Thew will be well
coined. The city will be ready.
The big convention of National
Highway advocates will be here the
same day, and this meeting alone will
make a crowd.