The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-07
Warm Reception is Given
Large Number Here
for Encanprnent.
BOYS BAND GREAT
FEATURE OF MARCH
Additional Companies Reach
Here During Night,
More to Come.

Five hundred members Of the Uni
form Rank, W. o. W., reached PEN
sacola Sunday afternoon on a special
train running as the first section Of
southbound train No. 1. The COM
panies made up what is designated
as the 26th Alabama Regiment, and
the special was started from Birm-
ingharn. Outside of the Jefferson
county companies which were on
board, a special car, carrying a ban
ner on which was inscribed a boost
for their town of Athens and co,znty
.of Limestone, brought the Athens,
Ala, Uniform Rank, w. O. w.
Occupying the greater part of
car, the excellent boys band from
the Alabama Industrial Institute,
Birmingham, were also among the
large number. This band played al
most necessarily, from the l.. & II.
passenger depot, into which the spe-
cial was brought at 4:30 o'clock, IN
til the cars of the bayshore line were
reached.
Some misunderstanding, relative
to the number of men to reach here
on the special, resulted in the disar-
rangement of plans which had been
made to handle the companies from
city to the camping grounds at Pal
metto Beach. 1t was understood, ac-
cording to an official of the Electric
company, that about 375 men would
/ arrive, when as a matter of fact,
there were upwards of $50 "chop-
pers." They were formed in true mil
itary order, company by company,
and upon the order being given,
marched to the bayshore car line. The
Deepwater City Band followed an
automobile occupied by Mayor Hin
richs, Peter L. Rollo and several 9th
ers of the local arrangement commit
tee, leading the lined-up companies
west on Wright street to the west
| side Of PalafoX, thence south to the
/ intersection of Main street, where
the cars were boarded. The men had
hardly been comfortably seated on
the bayshore cars and trailers when
the heavy rainfall started. 1t looked
I as If the rain had held up until they
were on the cars, but when it did
start to come, the rainfall measured
1.52 inches, and the wind blew out
from the east at a brisk velocity.
Arriving at the camp site, the wind
and rain seemed to be playing havoc
with tents which had been erected.
\ A. II. Mcleod, who had a contract
for furnishing tents, was personally
on the ground with hiA force Of ex-
perts, and they lost no time in erect
ing tents just as fast as possible.
After fashion, good many men
slept at the camp site last night, but
some Of the later-arriving companies
remained in the city.
At the w. o. w. Hall, at the cor
ner Of Romano and Bayian streets
last night, Company f, of the Hath
Regiment, from Atlanta, Ca, went
into temporary camp. Conditions at
the Palmetto Beach site were not the
best, and the Atlanta company ac-
cepted the offer Of the local Wood
men TO remain for the night at the
spacious hall. Later, about half a
dozen additional companies arrived
from the east, and also went into
temporary camp at the W. o. w.
Hall. Companies from Jacksonville,
Mona, Graceville and other points in
Florida were in the number Of new
arrivals, about $50 men being in the
hall for the night.
The boys band, which played al
most constantly from the time they
left the depot until they reached the
bayshore cars, attracted considerable
attention. There were upwards of
fifty pieces heard, and chaps Of less
than dozen years, it appeared,
proudly walked and apparently tried
TO make the respective instruments
they carried do as much duty as pos
sible. This organization win prob
ably be one Of the most attractive
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