The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-06
History Is Made At the
Celebration At Myrtle
Grove.
SYSTEMATIC WORK
URGED ON CITIZENS
Many Addresses Delivered
By Prominent Visitors
And Citizens.

When the troops from Pensacola
Joined the regiments from Escambia
county Wednesday morning and
started on the trail Of the rebel "Cat-
tie Tick" it was with a firm deter1n-
ination that no guilty tick should es-
cape. Several hours later when the
last speaker had finished at the Myr-
tie Grove school house the rout of the
ticks was complete and an organize
ton had been perfected that will
mean the early eradication Of that
parasite and the upbuilding Of the
cattle industry in Escambia and all
of the counties in West Florida.
A parade of automobiles filed with
speakers and distinguished guests,
escorted by band, formed on Pala-
fox street and slowly wended its way
to the beautiful site selected by the
citizens of Myrtle Grove for the loca-
ton of the first dipping vat con-
structed in that part Of the county.
When G. G. Wehmeier, president Of
the Myrtle Grove Farmers Associa-
ton, called the gathering to order at
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representative farmers and business
men were present who remained dur
ing the entire exercises of the day
and took an attentive part in all Of
the program.
President Wehmeier opened the
celebration with an expression of an
probation from the Myrtle Grove
Farmers Association for the benefit
that the Crop Improvement Associa-
ton had been to their district and to
the county and stated that the ap-
probation took concrete form in the
way Of beautiful banner which It
was his high honor and privilege to
present to the association.
President H. G. jacob of the Crop
Improvement Association accepted
the banner in few well chosen
words and assured the donors that it
would be the desire Of the associa-
ton at all times to continue to rem
der such service to the farmers as
lay in its power.
President Wehmeier then present
ed another beautiful banner to the
Girls Canning, Corn and Tomato
clubs, which was accepted by Miss
Landrum and proudly carried away
in triumph by the young president Of
the canning club.
Mrs. Reedy then, on behalf Of the
women Of the Myrtle Grove district,
presented the Myrtle Grove Farmers
Association a beautiful banner which
President Wehmeier gracefully ac-
knowledged.
WORK AND PLANS OUTLINED.
County Demonstration Agent S. w.
Hiatt was then introduced as the
chairman of the day and he presented
N. ]. Lillard, secretary of the Crop
Improvement Association, who brief
ly outlined the work and plans of the
organization and spoke of what it
had accomplished being but a mere
fragment Of the many things it was
| planning to do for the farmers of the
future.
Secretary J. F. Phillips of the
Chamber Of Commerce was then in
troduced and spoke Of the cooperative
work Of his chamber and how it was
desired to broaden the scope Of this
work in every possible manner and
for the farmers to feel free at all
times to call upon it for aid and sup
port.
Mayor A. Greenhut assured the as
sembled farmers Of the high frater-
nal regard in which their interests
were held by the citizens of Pensa-
cola and bespoke even a more closer
fraternal association than now ex-
listed. He pledged his fealty to the
farmers and felt that he spoke for
the entire citizenship Of the city
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