The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-23

Launching of the all-steel steamer
Rockport will be an added feature OF
the Victory Day celebration in Pen
sacola Thursday. This and the aerial
circus by Harry w. Thompson, form
erly instructor at Park aviation field.
and filters from the naval air station
are high lights on the program OF
events.
The ship launching at the local yards
has been deferred from wednesday
until Thursday by General Manager
Stewart, in order that citizens coming
in from all West Florida for the big
barbecue may be present. In addition
to the delegations from the counties
lying between Escambia and Leon, the
Andalusia Chamber of Commerce and
officials of the Swift Packing company
from the Alabama town. invited here by
the Pensacola Rotary club will be pres
ent at the ceremonies. Officers of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, state.
county and city officials are also ex-
pected. The gates of the yard will he
opened wide and the invitation extend
ed to see the great ship slide down
the ways is a general one. The Jaunch-
ing will take place at four O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Crowds here and up and down the
line We're on tip-toe with excitement
yesterday From far and near the
news of the events planned has spread
and Pensacola expects her greatest
day.
The rank and file of business men
and women will take advantage of the
general holiday proclaimed by Mayor
Sanders.
Baseball fans were given aCded en-
couragement to be at Palmetto Beach
by the announcement that the Cusb-
noes and the knights of Columbus
would stage a contest.
Okaloosa county wired that a big
delegation would be on the grounds
The following resolution has been
passed by Helpers Lodge. No. 901, In
ternational Association of Machinists:
BE it resolved, That we. Machinists
Helpers, Lodge No. 901, endorse a res
olution for the Florida centennial to
be held in Pensacola and will give
our support so far as to not conflict
with the principles of our organiza-
ton"
(Signed) C. w. WOOODHAM.
Recording Secretary.
The fife and drum corps of Zellico
Grotto is the latest addition to the
parade.
Parade Formation.
Parade will rest on Wright and Tar
ragona streets. assembling at $3.50 a.
m. and moving Immediately upon ar
rival of l.. & n. train at 9:45. Then
west on Wright street to Palafox street
and south on Palafox street to Main
street and disband.
The committee insists upon the for
m tfar of the line Y,ror1nflv and ha-
fore arrival of train.
Parade-Felo McAllister, grand mar
shall.
Band.
Chief of police and mounted Off
GERS and fire department.
Sheriff J. c. Van Pelt and deputies,
Ladies Auxiliary of Centennial as
sociation, Mrs. II. A. Brosnaham,
chairman, in automobiles.
City commissioners in automobiles.
County officials in automobiles.
John s. Beard, John "a Jones' f. c.
Renshaw and J. III. Bayliss, in car
riages.
Barbecue committee in automobiles.
Centennial commission OF 100 in au-
tomobiles.
Kiwanis club.
Rotary club.
Labor organizations.
Fraternal organizations.
Fife and and drum corps of Zellico
5rotto.
West Florida county organizations.
Citizens.
Speakers-Dr. f. G. Renshaw, mas
ter ceremonies; Father of centennial,
John b. Jones. us Minutes); Histori-
,al: John s. Beard, GO Minutes); j. z.
Keen and Chas. H. Simpson, Santa
Rosa county. Go minutes each): Judge
I. r. James, Okaloosa county, 90
ninutes); Prof. VIM. Kemper for
Walton county Go minutes); r. c.
Mathis for Holmes county, Go min
ltes); A. ID. Carmichael, Washington
county, (10 minutes); John H. Carter.
r. A Buford, and w. ]. Singletary for
Jackson county. Go minutes each); r.
romasello, G. NJ. Mathin and j. H
for Raw county, no min