The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-07
SEVEN TENTH
ANNUAL VISIT
To CITY
Greeted By Thousands Who
Crowded Buildings and
Lined Streets.
NAVY FORCES
FEATURED PARADE
Mayor Greenhut Delivered
Keys Of City and the
Revelry Begins.


Growing in the esteem OF his sub
jects as the years creep upon him,
King Priseus XVII, a ruler who brings
only happiness and good cheer to his
people, arrived yesterday at high noon
on his annual visitation to participate
in the two days festivities for which
his royal yacht, the Rospen. was
sighted by the every vigilane pilots Of
the Monarch Of Merriment, the words
"the king approaches" were taken up
from ship to ship and, as if by magi-
cal hand, the whistles of the hundreds
of boats anchored in the harbor and
lining the various wharves by which
the king passed began blowing at
once, mingling in one melodious blast,
proclaiming his arrival.
The moment that the royal yacht
landed, amid the shouts and hurrahs
of his adniring subjects, gathered
from all parts of his domain, "Iong
Live the King" shouted one enthus-
iastic attendant and this was taken
up and passed along until she words
went up from countless thousands Of
threats simultaneously and TIE mightv
etho resounded from else foiess ii tho
distance.
He was met by the royal court and
escorted from the wharf to the im-
perial chariot to begin his tour over
his kingdom. Preceded by the chief
of police and staff, marshal Of the
parade and his aides, and others of
his court, his chariot, drawn by four
charging stations, of grey, he re-
viewed his subjects, stopping by the
city hall where the mayor Of the city
delivered the keys to him. The grand
pageant then proceeded to Govern
ment street where it turned west TO
Palafox, where as it proceeded north,
thousands paid homage to the king.
A HAPPY CROWD.
1t was happy crowd, crowd free
from care-the biggest crowd that
ever lined Palafox street to watch
the triumphal march of King Pris-
Gus. 1t was an inspiring sight. It
meant the beginning of the biggest
and best Mardi Gras celebration ever
held on the Gulf coast.
When his carriage arrived opposite
the east balcony Of his San Sarlos
palace, he first beheld his queen, the
flower of Pensacola womanhood and
the personification Of beauty, with the
flush Of youth upon her face, en-.
throned there. The pageant paused
while he paid homage to her.
The spirit of revelry was already
abroad and the strains Of music, fur
nished by the marine and regimental
bands, the tramp, tramp, tramp Of the
soldiers and sailors and the other
carnival sounds, awakened the emo
tons of the throngs on the streets
and brought youth to the minds and
bodies of the jewellers, producing a
scene long to be remembered in PEN
sacola.
Hydro-aeropIanes from the aviation
station, like mighty gulls of the sea.
circled the tall buildings of the city
while the pageant was in procession.
This one feature in itself was an ex-
hibition which carried one back in
his mind to the days when the magic
touch of the fairy wand called forth
the impossible.
The order of march was as follows:
1. Platoon of police.
2. Grand marshal.
3. Staff.
4. Provisional battalion, u. s. army,
Fort Barrancas.
3. Provisional battalion, u. s. navy
6. Automobile containing command
ing officer of U. S. navy and q. S
army, respectively, and president Of
Carnival Association.
2 z. Automobile containing staff Of
ficers of U. S. army and q. S. navy
8. Automobile containing officers
: Phunmakers' Association.
9. Kings jester.
10. Kings float.
r IL. Mayor and city officials in auto
s mobile.
r The line of march was:
: From the wharf II proceeded nortl