The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-14
Mayor and Committee Will
Leave Palafox Wharf at Ten
O'clock Aboard the Yacht
Mercathades.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
PLAN ENTERTAINMENTS
Benjamin S. Hancock Appointed
to Head Body Which Will Ar.
range a Series of Fetes for
Visiting Naval Men.

The mayor with his committee of
| welcome, with members of the Red
Cross, Knights of Columbus, Y. NJ. c.
A, and the press. will leave Palafox
wharf at 10 O'Clock this morning aboard
! Capt. Paul Stewards yacht, Merca-
thades, and will make the Rochester,
Admiral Plunkett's flagship a few
minutes later The committee will
officially welcome the Admiral on be-
half of the cityof Pensacola and will
extend to him the freedom of the city
The committee met in Mayor Sanders
office yesterday and appointed an en-
tertainment committee who will ar
range suitable entertainments for the
admiral and his officers later in the
week. This committee will also ar
range several affairs to be given in the
honor of the officers and crews OF the
visiting fleet during their stay in Pen
sacola.
The mayors committee of twenty
five are Captain Christy, the new COM
mandant of the Navy Yard; Captain
F. M. Bennett. retiring commandant of
the Navy Yard; Commander Johnson
commanding the Naval Air Station:
Percy Hayes, publisher Pensacola
News; Charles Hervey, manager of the
San Carlos; Benjamin Hancock, post
master; Benjamin Clutter, Clutter
IIouSes n. Gross, commodore.
Pensacola Yacht Club; John b, Per-
kins, u. S. marshal; E. r. Malone,
president American National Bank;
Hon. John S. Beard: Ellis Knowles,
Knowles Insurance Company; r. p
Doris, superintendent of terminals
for the Texas Company: Captain Paul
z. Stewart, general manager of the
Pensacola Shipbuilding Company:
James c. Watson, Watson, Parker and
Reese Company; Felo McAllis-r.
chairman District Centennial Commit
tee; j. s. Reese, president Peoples and
Citizens National Bank: James White,
county commissioner; J. III. BayIiss,
centennial committee; Wayne Thomas,
publisher Pensacola Journal; Charles
w. Forum, Maxent Baseball Commis-
sion; John A. Jones, Isis Theatre;
John B. Jones, city attorney; DR.. F. c..
Renshaw, chairman of mayors COM
mittee of 100, Florida Centennial; DIR.
Louis DEM. Blocker. president of the
Chamber of Commerce; Thomas A.
Johnson. secretary and treasurer Bruce
Dry Dock Company. This committee
with the secretaries of the Red Corss.
Knights of Columbus, and the Y. NJ.
G. A, will accompany the mayor aboard
Captain Stewards yacht, the Merca-
thades.
The committee yesterday selected
Benjamin s. Hancock as chairman of
the entertainment committee to ar
range for the entertainment of Ad-
miral Plunkett and the officers and
crews of the fleet during their stay
in Pensacola. Mayor Sanders select
ed the following gentlemen to serve
with Mr.. Hancock: John A. Jones.
Percy Hayes, John Holtzclaw, Charles
Hervey and J. H. Cross. Mr.. Hancock
stated yesterday that luncheon would
be rendered the admiral later in the
week and that n series of entertain
ments for the officers and men would
be arranged form time to time during
their stay here.
Admiral Plunkett's flagship, the u.
5. $. Rochester arrived I'm port yes
terday morning. The Rochester was
Simpsons flagship at San
tiago and at that time was known as
the New York. When a later battle
ship was built. the present Rochester
took the name Saratoga, and later was
to Rochester. She is about
10000 tons and is rated as an armorsA
cruiser.
The admiral arrived in Pensacoia
ate yesterday and will go aboard his
ship early this morning.