The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-29
Vox Pobuh.
JACK, ASHORE, WANTS
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

Editor of The Journal:
| have just read with considerable |
interest you editorial in The Journal |
of this date under the caption: pen !
sacOlas Duty to the Service" 1t is |
indeed a revelation to note that there
is at least one mantle editor of
The Journal-who can see that the
service man stationed at and near
Pensacola, has been sadly neglected.
$50 far, Pensacola's interest in the
service lads has been confined to what
it can sell them" There was never
a truer sentence uttered by any per-
son to his flock. But it should be re-
membered that the present day sail
or-man does not want something for
nothing; he is willing to pay for ev-
cry single thing he gets, but he wants
to see what he's getting The old
shell and pea game does not appeal
to men of the service totay. And al
though the H. c. L. has increased
| considerably during the past few
| years, we find that we have been
paying a mighty steep price N your
! city for our wares. In fact, your
| patriotic commission merchants, and
others, have boosted their prices since
| one of our grey men-o'-war dropped
her mud-hook in your vicinity.
Now, for the entertainment side Of
! it. First, we would like to ask some
| of the patriotic citizens of Pensacola
what they have done to entertain the
visiting sailormn and the boys
both sailors ant soldiers-stationed
at the different POSTS? Do they eEc
stop to consider that no one ever
bothers their iv0yed dome whether
| the sailor is entertained or not? Do
| they know that what little recreation
the sailor or soldier gets, he has to
hunt himself; thtt no one pages him
to decent place, a decent home-a
home that he has just left a few
short months age? We have probably
three hundred Toys on this vessel
who have only been in the service
a couple of moths, recruited from
the very best lomes in California,
| Nevada, Idaho, oregon, Washington;
we can't give item the comforts of
home on board our vessels of the
navy; they hav sacrificed a home
and all that a hone means to a Young
fellow to join thtnavy and serve their
country; willingto give up their lives
| IL Neeu De, lOE the very people VINO
consider themseFes their superior and
who loses all Interest in them once
they have joine, the/service of their
country. And WY We of the Hunt
ington, care littk now, for we hope to
make a getawavin the not far distant
future; but let this be q warning to
the people that they may treat the
next great American war vessel with
little more aspect and considera-
ton.
cal cite many instances where
the fraternal Organizations of practic-
ally every cityon the western coast
Of the United States sent letters to
the commandin. officers of the yes
sells visiting ter port, requesting
that the men lnder their command
be allowed to visit the different
lodges, stating just where to find
them, and the lates of the meeting
nights. The cubs, social organiza-
tions, lodges al citizens at large
Joined in to enertain the men of the
ships. In hundeds of instances they
gave dances intheir honor, had bar
becues, outings picr24J AZ Ssssk and
field meets, With the sailormen r
competition win AbSir brothers from