The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-20
|0H|OANs ARE
NTERTL|NED
At PENSACOLA
Party of Cleveland Men
Find Much to Please
Them Here.
BAY EXCURSION
DAYS FEATURE
See Airplanes at Their Best.
and Evidence of City's
Fisheries Reputation.

Pensacola welcomed the party os
Cleveland business men yesterday with
true southern hospitality, and enter
tanned them, while here with a boat
ride around the harbor, and a lunch
con at the San Carlos Hotel, followetr
by an auto tour of the city.
The party composed of forty-ona
members of the Manufacturers and
Wholesale Merchants Branch OF the
Cleveland Chamber of Cmmerce ar
and at 10: 80 o'clock was taken for :
bay party aboard the steamer Mande.
Vile, which was used through tn.
courtesy of Captain Bennett, com
mandant, Naval Air Station.
This feature or the entertainment
was enjoyed, the visitors said. more
than any other single event on the en-.
tire trip since they left Cleveland
At New Orleans and Mobile tse
weather was too inclement TO permit
any open air entertainment. but Pen.
sacola regaled the norsherners witt
true West Florida weather from tn
time of their arrival until they lef
last night.
When the Vaudeville left the doc
she was comfortably filed with mcm
bers Of the Chamber OF Commerce an
Rotary Club, and a number of laass
guests. The steemer went DOVE IL
bay, past the. air station and fort,
turned and came back up the harbof,
giving the visitors an opportunity te.
see the ports excellent facilities
A feature OF the trip which Appealed
strongly to the Clevelanders was the
work of the airplanes from the sta
tion. A large number of machines
were out and delighted the visitors
with formation drills, a few stunts,
and their endless circling and planning
Of-cn they came near enough to rem
der the Red, White and Blue stars
on the wing tips easily visible from
the boat.
Not content with showing off tha
wonderful climate, the harbor. the d.
velopment of the city, and industri,
advantages of Pensacola, the visitor
were treated to the embarrassment y
riches and the excellent fishing her.
was accidentIy displayed
Apparently noticing that this part
Of Pensacolas wealth was being neg
lected and withheld from the sight Of
the party, the paddle-wheel of thS
Vaudeville nonchalently threw a tn
pound Spanish mackerel on deck, the
prize became the center OF a group or
presented
to Rev. j. Fl. Brown by the officers
of the boat.
Some were loath to believe at first
that it was not publicity stunt, and
cthers refused to think that il was i'm
possible to run n boat through tho
water Of Pensacola bay without stir
ring up a beautiful catch, but they
were finally convinced, and many.
went home to get their rods and reels
As soon as soon as the boat docIseI
the party went to the San Carlos
where luncheon was served at two
o'clock, given by the Chamber OF Com
merce and the Rotary Club. Eiev-n
Rotarians We're in the party OF visi-
tors. Rev. John II. Brown presided
IN the absence of Captain John A.
who with C. r. Dobson. #. f. welles.
and J. p. Mcneil sent telegram o.
regret because of their absence.
The visiting Rotarians were intro
duced and all responded with a few
I emarks complimentary 10 the city.
DIR. Blocker, president Of the Chamber
of Commerce then welcomed the Wis
itors to the city in an address, n
which he summarized the citys ad-
vantages and its development.
Captain Fitzgerald, who represent
ed the navy on the trip over the Day.
followed DR.. Blocker and said that he
wanted TO stress tho necessity of in
dividual effort in winning the war,
and how much victory depends upon
interest and assistance given
by every citizen.
He was followed by Captain Os-
from, who represented the army on
the trip, and who spoke along ths
same general lines, stating that the
nation relied upon every citizen to do
his utmost to win the war.
George w. Kinney responded for tn
,isifors and --4suro
being here, and I'm seeing the tre-
mendous development that Is taking
place
Edward Bower, president Of thu
and Wholesale Mer-
chants Board of the Cleveland Cham
oer OF Commerce followed Mr.. Kinney.