The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-17

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consideration at the tenth annual con-
vention of the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association, to be held at Miami
November 81 to 80, inclusive.
Delegates from all the Atlantic sea-
board states from Maine to Florida
will attend the convention. A special
train from Washington will bring
many of the delegates and members
of congress; Two cabinet officers have
made tentative promises to be among
the speakers. At least two governors
of northern states will be present, in
addition to the governor of Florida
and the members of his official family,
and one of the convention speakers
will be Robert E. Peary, the Arctic
texplorer.
The rivers and harbors committee
of the house of representatives are t
attend the meeting in a body, coming
from Texas, where they are previously
to take part in a waterways conven-
ton at Corpus Christi. At Miami
they will be met by members of the
senate committee on commerce, which
has charge of rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bills in the upper house
of congress.
Governors Charles S. Whitman, of
New York, and Walter E. Edge, of
| New Jersey, have accepted invitations
to take part in the proceedings and
boost the associations program for an
inside waterway from Maine, to Mi
ami. 1t is expected that 1000 or more
visitors from Florida and other states
will attend the big meeting. Special
excursion rates, of one fare plus fifty
cents, have been made by the Florida
East Coast railway for the convention
and special invitations have been ex-
tended to all state officers, members
tof the legislature, county and city off
Gals and editors in Florida to visit
Miami during convention week. Many
acceptances have been received and il
lis assured that practically all the
towns and cities along the east coast
will send delegations.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by committees Of the Miam
chamber of commerce fir the enter
tainment of the delegates and visi
tors. Arthur Pryor and his famous
band are to give daily concerts during
the convention week, exhibitions o.
flying will be given by officers and stu
dents from the government aviatio,
station, the city streets and business
houses are being festooned with cleo
; tric lights and swathed in flags ant
bunting in honor of the occasion, TIL
: hotels are opening ahead of the regu
lar season for the entertainment o
= visitors, there is<to be big beach an
bathing party and luncheon at Miam
, Beach, a reception and several dances
'.'ssff sg narDUr c6MnIrree by the anorar,
club, automobile trips through tn,
groves and farms and into the Ever
glades, and boat trips on Biscayn,
( Bay and the Miami river,
The eliminating feature of tn,
weeks festivities will be a spectacula
marine pageant in Biscayne Bay OF
| Thanksgiving night, in which severa
hundred decorated and illuminate,
yachts and boats, led by one or mor'
4 naval vessels, will take part in bis
water show. Prizes are offered for tn,
best decorated yachts and boats, and ;
display of fireworks will add to tn,
splendor of the occasion, which viii
,lark the formal opening of the new
ship channel and halbor improvement.
constructed by the city CT Miami at {
cost of nearly million dollars.
A. CRADLE OLDEST MASON.