The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-14
Everybody Invited to Attend
Session at County Jail Build
ing to Hear Reasons Why Pen
sacola Should Have Big Show.
TAG DAY SUCCESSFUL;
NEXT MOVE PLANNED
Big Barbecue For All West Flor
ida to Be Held in Two Weeks
Is Now Being Arranged by
Special Committee.

With Tag Day at an end. centennial
boosters turned their attention last
night to Mondays great mass meet
ing The efforts of Pensacola women
were responsible for the biggest re-
ceipts ever gained in the city for a
similar venture. When final accounts
Were settled last night, $539.26 told the
tale of the days efforts.
Tomorrow night is expected to see
an enormous crowd out boosting for
the centennial. The Kiwanis Club,
Pensacola's youngest organization Will
attend the meeting in a body and
other clubs, fraternal orders and labor
orders are urged to follow suit. John
S. Beard will deliver the famous
speech which he made in Jackson
vile before the Florida Purchase Com
mission and Leslie Partridge will give
a talk on a business mans reasons
for wanting the exposition. Seven
o'clock is the hour set for the gath~r
ing which will be held in the court
of record room in the county jail
building. The city hall had been
previously engaged and the crowds
will be diverted just across the street.
Funds contributed yesterday will be
used for an advertising program which
the centennial committee will put on
for the mammoth barbecue to be given
September 25 at Palmetto Beach.
Eats" for the celebration will be do
mated and little expense is expected.
A speakers bureau is being quickly
organized and one man from every
county in West Florida will tell the
crowds at the beach why Pensacola
is the logical choice for the centennial
Three bands will play on the grounds
and for the parade of citizens with
which the days festivities will begin.
Workers for the C. t. T. Centennial
Tour to Tallahassee) got busy yester-
day with plans for the trip. Every
automobile owner in West Florida is
expected to join the procession and
both men and women will be included
in the exposition enthusiasts who are
going out after the worlds fair. In
every town on the route stops will be
made and speeches delivered to the
people who can not become a part of
the tour. Motorists will make Chip
ley by sunset. it is planned. and will
spend the night there before proceed
ing to Tallahassee.
Hundreds of tourists who come
South for the winter this year will be
diverted to Pensacola en- route to
South Florida and the East Coast An
opportunity will be given them in this
way to see the exposition city of the
future.
The Motor League of Louisiana has
been furnished with data as to the
route to take by B. S. Hancock and
early fall is expected to see the be-
ginning of the travel to Pensacola and
on to Jacksonville. Palm Beach. MI |
ami and other points in the state
S. NJ. Lemarie, manager of the tour
ing bureau, has asked for this informa-
tion with the idea of Pensacola as |
the centennial city in mind.
Captained by Mrs. Henry Ashton |
Brosnaham who lead the force of |
women for Tag Day. success was re-
ported Saturday from early in thel
until the final figures were
tabulated at seven o'clock in the |
evening. Mrs. f. F. Bruce's team with
s154.43 reported, lead all others. Small
girls aided in the sale of centennial |
tags and a group of newsboys cheer |
fully got on the job and turned many i
a penny to the account of the COM
mittee
The county showed the following |
amounts collected.
Mrs. H. A. Brosnaham, general
e &