The Pensacola journal., 1919-09-22
WEST FLORIDA
ISSOLID FOR THE
PURCHASE SHOW
Reports Coming in From All
Communities Indicate Big
Crowds Will Attend Booster
Celebration Here Thursday.
DIR. RENSHAW TO BE
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Banks, Courts, Bar Association,
Fraternal and Other Organi-
cations Will Urge That Pensa-
cola Be Designated.

West Florida has given the response
| magnificent. 1t has caught the CEN
tennial spirit and held it. From the
Alabama line to the Suwanee river her
citizens are ready for the great day,
Thursday, according to reports reach
ing Pensacola from all quarters.
Citizens of the entire section are
getting ready for the mammouth bar
, becue at Palmetto Beach. The district
| is sending it's most eloquent sons TO
Pensacola to ask that the people of
all West Florida present a united
front when the decisive date for desig-
mating the site for the Florida purchase
centennial comes. Backed by other men
! and women OF the hinterland, tre-
| mendous expression of the sentiment
of the counties from Escambia to Leon
| is expected. The crowds from out
of-town will arrive early i'm order to
| take in every event of the day. They
will be given a conspicuous place in
| the parade and shown every honor at
| the beach where the sports and other
entertainments of the day will be stag
ed and the barbecue given.
| DIR. F.. CT. Renshaw. chairman OF the
original committee of 100, will act as
4 IIldSIeT Oh CGT6T1OnltS Nn6 DtAGn
celebration. Other speakers VIII be II.
Pope Reese Charles III. Simpson. OF
Milton; Sam Pasco, J. T.. Keen. j. s.
Reese, John III. Carter. OF Mariana:
w. j. Singletary, John NJ. Jones, Judge
A. G. Campbell, OF DeFuniak; John
| s. Beard w. NJ. Kemper. president
of Palmer college; Paul p. Stewart.
HI. II. Wells. Judge c. l.. Wilson. of
Mariana. The committee has an
nounced that there will be no long
| speechs. TIL addresses will be short,
snappy. five minute talks. full of pep"
and ginger. telling why Pensacola
should be chosen as the site for the
/ Florida purchase centennial
Aerial and balloon flights, ball
| game and other entertainments are
| scheduled for the day at the beach, in
addition TO the barbecue. Meats pick
\ les and bread will be served free on
/ the grounds to the crowds who at
1 tend.
The tentative program for the day
| fellows:
9:45,Forming of parade near L. e.
n. station to escort West Florida dele
cation from the train.
| 10:00-Parade.
/ to 2:3o-Barbecue dinner.
| $3.50 to 3:30-Centennial talks by
prominent speakers of Pensacola and
West Florida.
3:30-Ball game and other sports.
Dancing until midnight.
During the evening the crowd will
lie entertained by balloon and aerial
| flights.
proper site for the worlds exposition
continue to pour into the city. The
latest wire sent to The Journal comes
| from the banks of Mariana.
| I'VE, the banks. of Marianna," reads
| the message received from the First
National, The Peoples Bank, the Ctti-
gems Bank, most heartily endorse
Pensacola as the place for holding the
Florida centennial exposition believing
| ii to be historically and logically the
proper place" c. c. Liddon, J. w
Russ, and ID. A. McKjnnon. heads of
| the banking institutions have given
their wholehearted support to the
movement
The Cawthon State Bank. by Howard
Cawthon, and the First National Bank,
by c.. B. Campbell both of DeF'uniak.
have given a solid endorsement to
Pensacola's claims.
The Washington county bar and the
court officials have sent cheering
message Fensacolaward from Chipley.
ycicing their enthusiastic approval of
Washington county bar and the court
officials here unanimously desire TO GO
ON record as endorsing the campaign
to have Pensacola designated as the
site for the Florida purchase centen-
NAL"
The West Florida Press Associaticn,
through it's chairman, Mrs. Frank J..
Mayes, president of The Journal Pub
Ilshing company and its secretary,
Mrs. Eva Lillian Moore, is one of the
first of the boosting organizations to
come forward in it's offer Of aid. 1T
is my sincere wish to see Pensacola
realize her ambition and secure the
centennial" says Mrs. Moore" and
when this is settled we shall all pull
long and strong together to make the
centennial the grandest success ever
attained in an undertaking of its kind"
Granding Ridge has set the seal or
sts approval on the barbecue. Writes
Chairman B. L. Porter TO Felo Nc
Allister,"
yours of the 18th, extending to me
and others OF tins place an invitation
II join you in the forthcoming barbe-
cue on the 25th, permit me to thank
you for this invitation and / want to
assure you that Grand Ridge is with
you TO the limit on this centennial 4
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