The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
KENTUCKIANS
WELCOMED To
WEST FLORIDA
Stock Raisers' Association
Entertains Visitors With
Banquet at Floridatown.
MANY PENSACOLTANS
IN ATTENDANCE
Many Members of Cattle
mems Excursion Gather
To Return Courtesy.
STAFF SPECIAL.

Fforidatown, Dec. 4.-With well
come, wit and "reminiscences; with Jest
and earnest, serious statement of fish
and fact, funny stories and earnest
proposition, Kentucldans, Tennessee
ans and West F1oridians fraternized
Monday night at the fish and quail
dinner with which the fishing and
hunting excursion from the Blue
Grass states was inaugurated at the
Floridatown hotel, Floridatown, the
camp headquarters.
Many speeches were made, and a
note of good fellowship predominant
ed.
The visitors were enthusiastic in
their admiration of the surroundings,
and the local men were cordial in
their welcome.
A large delegation from Milton and
Munson were at the Floridatown piers
to meet the sportslnen, who are
guests of the West Florida Cattle
Growers association, and a number
accompanied them from Pensacola as
well.
]. L. Godfrey editor Of the North
and South, Louisville, KY, acted as
toastmaster at the dinner, and creait-
ably filled the position.
The address welcoming the visitors
to Florida and F1oridatown was made
by Editor D. r. Read, of the Milton
Gazette. He extended welcome to
them on behalf of Santa Rosa county
and West Florida, and among other
things, said: 81 only hope, and we
will endeavor, to give you the same
royal time that you gave our people
when they visited Kentucky. We
open our homes and hearts and lands
to you, and wish you could stay here
always"
C. S. Huhlein, president Of the Az
cry Plow Company, Louisville, re-
sponded gracefully, and stressed the
need of the people of Kentucky, of
Tennessee and of Florida fraterniz-
ing He said that what we need Is a
more thorough national feeling, and
made all feel good when he said that
if any of his party ever left Ken
lucky that there was not a better
place to go than to Florida.
Peter TomasseHo of Milton gave
short talk, a sort of historical sum-
mary about the region, and elected
| applause when he. said that Andrew
Jackson had camped near the hotel.
| and had carried his men across the
bay and marched to Pensacola, hoist
| ing therein the greatest emblem of
! fH,o o~I "a,
Other speeches were made by r. e.
Purley of Richland, KY, ]. r. VIII
liams, of Culloka, Tenn, Henry
Moore, of Columbia, Tenn, Robert
Armstrong, of Lewisburg, Tenn, w.
c. Jones and T. E. Dabney Of Pensa-
cola, and r. H. McGeachy of Milton.
Millions delegation consisted of a
lively crowd, among whom were: D..
r. Reed, R. A. McGeachy, Peter Tom
assello, w. I. Skies, A. Mcleod, II. w.
Thompson, D. T. Williams, Joseph
Fem, John Collins, J. Krentzman.
Howard Bates, Harry Thompson, c.
/ T. Johnson, John McRae and l..
Thames.
i Munson's delegation consisted Of
Messrs. E. H. Jarmon, DR.. James
1 Thames and Gus Cooper.
The following Pensacolians were
present: Marco White. VIM. Wilson,
James F. Philips, w. c. Jones, A. T.
Barkdull and Thos. r. Dabney. Other
| Pensacolians who viii later join the
party are William Fisher, J. D. G.
Newton and George Wentworth.
Conditions for fishing and hunting
are ideal There is a good tide, and
plenty of game is promised.