The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-15
Various Patriotic Organizations
of City Will Be Complimented
by Officials of Post.
APRIL 22ND is
DAY SET ASIDE
Elaborate Program Is Arranged
and Preparations for Enter
tainment Being Completed.

Tuesday, April %. will be declared
a half-holiday at Fort Barancas. the
officials OF the post taking this op-
portunity to compliment the various
patriotic organizations Of Pensacola.
particularly the ladies who have made
the leisure hours Of the soldiers 40
pleasant during the past few months.
to celebrate the victory Of the nation.
and particularly to honor the men re-
turning from overseas.
Elaborate preparations are being
made to insure the celebration being q
success In every detail. The program
will start promptly at o'clock, and
continue until 1880 p. m. The events
OF the afternoon are as follows:
Baseball game. Barrancas va. Novy
team, 900 p. m.
Boxing. two bouts, three rounds each.
500 p. m.
Lunch, served at the ball park. e:4s
p. m.
Moving picture. ball park. showing
late features. 500 p. m.
Dancing at Pavilion. beginning at
$3.50 to 1880 p. m.
The Barrancas band will render two
concerts during the afternoon and fur
nish music for tho dancing in the even-
ing.
The boats Stewart and Tippen will
leave the quartermaster's dock at the
foot of Palafox street, Pensacola, ut 1
O'clock, sharp. to convey the guests to
the ort. These boats will make the
return trip from Rarrancas 1t $3.50.
Aor those who do not wish to remain
for the pictures and dancing.
The ladies' rest room win be arrang-
ed In the officers quarters or officers
club. and every effort will be made to
see that the guests are made ~ COM
Portable as possible in every way.
One Of the officials Of the post, in
speaking OF the entertainment planned,
said:
1.-The officials of this post take this
opportunity to repay the activities OF
Pensacola 70 rtheir efforts and cour-
tesies during the war to entertain the
men Of this command through organi-
zations in the camp and the post ex-
change activities.
These events mark the opening Of the
ball park. where all activities are held
in the summer. both athletic and So
cial.
1T is desired that every one at
tending this affair on the 22nd have .
pleasant time and all are assured OF
q cordial welmome. All soldiers still
I'm uniform and recently receiving their
discharges arc welcome and It IL hoped
that they will attend.
'It can be said without fear that
Fort Barrancas is one Of the best
equipped posts in the country and has
every facility to entertain the men In
the way OF athletics, amusements and
social affairs.
1.-TWO Simplex motion picture ma
chimes have recently been installed at
the ball park at cost Of $1,000 to
project the pictures without . mo-
ment's stop and pictures Of late re-
leases will be used.
IA grandstand has been built that
will easily seat two thousand people
and a platform Of the standard size
has been erected in front Of the grand
stand for boxing and wrestling and
other purposes.
"A cinder straigh4away track 2.e
yards, has just been finished and 1t is
perfect in every respect. This race
track will be used in the athletic
meets that will be held in the future.
The ball field has been recently work
ed over and clayed: 1t is in fine shape
now, to be used this summer for many
a fast and snappy game.
'The dancing pavilion at the park
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wide has been added to this circling
the pavilion and a band stand has been
erected in connection with this that
will accommodate q band Of thirty
pieces. Large electric lights and flood
lights have been installed 30 the ath-
letic field can be used 1t night for
track meets and other activities.
The post has q gymnasium in the
rear Of the post exchange that win do
credit to any large city and II - in
constant use now by the men playing
basket and volIey ball: In the winter
this gymnasium II used for .
dance hall where the post dances are
held.
The bowling alley II used also by
the men q great deal and new balls
and pins have been recently ordered.
TT is seldom that you will find q
post equipped with the facilities that
are had here to amuse and entertain
the men and give them the advantage
md training.
Fort Barrancas facilities will do
credit in this line to any city Of thirty
10 fifty thousand population"
The ability Of the post to offer to
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