The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-10
.W.O.W.APPEAR
in PARADE ON
CITY STREETS
Thousands View Inspiring
Procession of Uniform
Men Wednesday.
DANCE FOLLOWS
STREET PAGEANT
Several Officials of Note Ar
rive, Go To Camp
Pensacola.

marching through the street of
Pensacola, led by the excellent bows
band, several hundred members of the
Uniform Rank, W. o. w. were re-
viewed by thousazds of people who
lined both sides of the entire line of
parade, Wednesday night. The com
panies, and there were over a score
of them, were brought to the CITY. and
started at the corner Of Main and
Palafox Streets, moving northward to
Wright on the east side of PaIafox
and returning on the opposite side,
coming south to Romano street,
where the column was turned wegt-
ward, disbanding at the corner of
Baylen, where the W. o. ". hall ia sit
uated.
Dance Is Event.
A dance, in which many from city
and elsewhere, took part, had been
provided by Hickory Camp, Ma. 21.
and the spacious hall was the gather
ing place for what was pronounced
the record crowd of the season.
Wednesday was a delightful dav in
camp. In fact it was the first dav
since camp was pitched, entirely de-
void of rainfall, and everybody had
fine time. There was some dis
appointment expressed, however, be-
cause the lack of visitors from the
city. There were less than fifty Deo-
pie from the city visiting on the
grounds during the day.
Visitors of Note.
Several officials, or "soyereigns,"
Of note, arrived and wehE TO Camp
Pensacola, during the day. COT. G.
L. Mather, from Omaha, Neb., a per
conal representative of W. A. Fraser
general commanding, was one of
those whose arrival was noted. Col.
Mather's title in camp is assistant
adjutant general, and he took much
interest in the appearance Of the in
creased number of men In uniform,
who appeared in dress parade at 5
o'clock. He has visited Pensacola be-
fore and made many renewed friend
ships during the day.
Major H. A. EIkourie Of Birn1ing-
ham, was another arrival yesterday.
Col. Elkourie is a lecturer of note
and an orator of ability, and is down
for an address preceding the concert
to be given by the band tonight. He
is a Syrian by birth, but, as a friend
recently said of him, 'an American
and a true American, toby adop-
ton" He is also a staunch democrat.
and has taken an active interest in
state and national politics, in which
he has been recognized as a strong
debater and fearless and deter1nin-
ed fighter.
Another new official on the ground
Wednesday, was Major L. D. Holt
way, commissary general, who comes
from Alabama also, and is state man
ager of the W. o. w.
Sovereign Louis NJ. Rhoda, of Mil
ton, who has attended more supreme
lodges perhaps than any one man on
the grounds, was also here yesterday.
Judge Rhoda knew everybody, and
those whom he perhaps, had no intro
duction to, he made it convenient to
know soon. He had to return to Mil
ton on the late afternoon train, and
missed the excellent dress parade
which PROVE 70 be the most success
full one of the week.
To Give Concert.
Persons who heard the music of the
excellent band last night were charm
ed, and determined to be downtown
tonight to listen to the concert to be
given by that organization, at eight
o'clock in Mallory Square. A pro-
gram for this attraction is printed
elsewhere in The Journal today.
Live Oak to Entertain.
Live Oak Camp No. 1, one of the
local organizations, was yesterday
making preparations to entertain the
visitors on a lavish scale, Friday
night, at the new meeting place Of
that camp, at 1T West Garden street.
In this Entertainment, the camp will
be ably assisted by the Woodnen's
Circle, and members of the Woodmen
lodges and their families are invited.
Children, however, are not included IN
this very general invitation to the
Woodmen. 1t is expected the enter
tainment will be prolonged to a late
hour, hence very good reason why