The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-11
Many Are Expected TO At
tend Two Good Roads
Conventions Here.
DELEGATION
FROM MOBILE
Expert Big Contest for Hold
the Next Annual
Convention.

Delegates from over the state and
from neighboring states win be pres
ent this morning at the opening ses-
sion of the West Florida Highway
convention and many here to at
tend the Old Spanish Trail convention
will also attend the meeting today.
Good music win be feature Of the
two-day conventions and the indica-
tons are that the program has been
made all that could be wished
Last night, w. NJ, Herrider, of the
entertainment committee, announced
that he had accepted the ofrer OF a
number of talented local musicians,
for both Monday and Tuesday night,
and at the smoker Tuesday the or
chestra will probably cooperate with
the excellent orchestra at the hotel
for the entertainment of the visitors
Among those who have offered
their services, and which have been
gladly accepted are: Emmanuel
Johnson, piano; O'Brien Motta, vio-
lin; Frank Patalano, cornet; w. Y.
McNair, clarinet; Albert Caro-, violin;
and 0. M Brown, clarinet. This az
gregatior Of musicians yesterday re-
hearsed a number of selection
which will be played for the emit
1 talnment Of the visitors and guest
At the Old Spanish Trail CO.
ton opening Tuesday, Rev.
Brown, of Christ Episcopal en-,
viii deliver the Invocation, and 4
the opening of the West Flor
Highway convention this morni
Rev. A. S. Noffett Of the First Pr
byterian church viii perform
! service.
Mr. Herrider last night telegrapheo
Secretary Leblanc, Of the Old Spar
ISL Trail association, who is in Mo
bile, asking for information as.so ff.e
hour for the arrival Of the Mobile
delegation and also sent more than
two dozen badges for the delegate.
Upon receipt Of a<repl3. the train
committee will be notified, and v;ll
be at the station 10 accord to the delc-
gates a warm Welcome.
II was stated lest night that
meetings would b. olen to Che pub !.
put on voting for officials. and up5
I questions affecting the convent o,
and the association. oaly accredited
delegates will be expected to vote.
Ihe West Florda IIithwap cor
ventlon will be called % order this
/ morning at 10 o'clock, the delegates
70 De welcomed by Mayor Hinrieis.
70 which response viii be made 81,
President John NJ. Calhoun. Of ~
( rama. The business neetino Of 49,.
I association occurs tonight at eight
O'Clock at the San Carlos auditorium.
when there will be an elaborate nr,-
gram rendered for the Entertainment
i of the delegations. The nrooran,
VIII consist Of selections bv an az.
| chestra; by several offerings fron,
the Pensacola quartette consisting ~
Messrs. Clark, Laney, Lewis and
sherrer, and BY selections by the trio
consisting of Messrs. Woods. HAYNES
and Brown
/ PROMINENT MOBTLIANs COMING
A number of prominent men from
Mobile viii come over for the 0Id
Spanish Trail convention which onens
Tuesday at the San Carlos auditor.
Iufn, and delegations are also COMING
from New Orleans and Gulfport also
1t IS reported, with the intention If
trying to land the next meeting Of The
association for those places.
In referring to the Mobilians who
intend coming here, and to the con-
yention generally, the Mobile Regis
ter Of Sunday printed the FOLLOWING.
/ Mobile win be represented AZ tbe
annual meeting of the Old Spanish
iran Association, to be held TUESDAY
IN Pensacola, was the statement az
Stewart A. Leblanc, secretary. The
people Of Pensacola. said Mr.. Le-
Blanc, have made elaborate prepara-
tons for entertaining the delegates
during the brief stay in the west
Florida city, and only few DAYS ago
the mayor of the city, in proclana-
ton, called attention of the citizens
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