The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-24
FOUNDERS DAY IS
OBSERVED BY THE
CHIPLEY SCHOOLS
PROGRAM IS
RENDERED BY PUPILS AND
ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY
PROMINENT CITIZENS.
sPEc1AL 20 - IouRNA1

Chipley, Jan. 23.-In accordance
with the proclamation issued by Hon.
w. N. Sheats, state superintendent of
public instruction, Founders Day of
the Old Spanish Trail, was observed
by the citizens and school Friday.
Promptly at one-thirty the large as
sembly of more than four hundred
school children, and very large gath
ering of citizens from various sec
tions assembled in the school audi
forum.
Prof. J. r. Ward, in a few we'll
chosen words, explained the object of
the meeting and impressed upon all,
the Importance of the result to be
accomplished by CO. operation, in the
undertaking to establish a great ma
tional highway of so muchimportance
to the state and this section. After
which an appropriate programme
was rendered by the High School girls
and Miss Dunn's e;oc,ssion class.
"ALong the Old Spanish Trail" was
sung by the entire school and much
praise was given to Mr.. Emmett for
having furnished this song for the
occasion. Miss Dunn the efficien;
elocution teacher rendered a reading
much appreciated by all in atten-
dance. Miss Dunn is a lady Of unu-
sual ability and the work she is doing
in our midst is commended very
highly.
Hon. A. A. Myers, president of the
Washington Co. Good Roads Associa-
ton made good plain, sensible talk
and urged everyone to cooperate in
making the Founders Day a success,
after which he introduced A. d.
Carmichael, who delivered an address
to the gathering. His speech was
unique in that it was made especially
to the school children, appealing to
them to participate in the establish
ment of the great national highway,
and to create sentiment through them
for the present, for tomorrow and for
all time for the improvement of the
conditions existing in our section,
adding further that people, before
they can hope to accomplish things
worth while, must learn the great
lesson of cooperation, which only
can be accomplished by coming
through travel and migration No
one thing has acted on circumstance
of life with such penetrating effects
as the invention of the automobile,
and to it added the construction of
great national highways, Florida.
with. her sunshine, happiness and
great wealth is just now attracting
the attention of the entire nation. The
Old Spanish Trail passing through
near the coast dotted all along with
fine harbors, resorts and cities filled
with prosperous people are now look
ing forward to the day they can con-
struct highways to connect ana be-
come feeders to the Old Trail and
they, with their fine resorts and beau
tiful cities become attractions for the
tourists. Pensacola, Panama City, St.
Andrews and Lynn Haven arc now
the attention of a Ugh
class of tourists, and when the Old
Spanish Trail is completed, will add
to the development of our
section.
After the conclusion of the exer-
cises in the auditorium the school as
sembled on the school ground where
Messrs. Pleas and George took photo
graphs of the school children. The
school in body, together with teach
ers and numbers of citizens marched
out on Emmett Lane" a part OF the
Old Spanish Trail, and planted a
number of beautiful water oaks,
namin gone for Mr.. Emmett, one for
Governor Trammen and others for
various prominent mcsI in our state. |
A neat sum was collected to be used |
by the association.
This was really the most enthusi- |
astic meeting held in long time and |
all went away feeling good and glad |
that they had participated in the |
Founders Day, which all hope soon
TO result in much good to the sec
ton and state.