The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-13
Admiral Plunkett Will Join Flag
ship Rochester This After
noon, Coming From Washing
ton by Rail.
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO RECEIVE GUESTS
Officers and Men of Destroyer
Squadron to Be Formally We'll
coined and Mayor Is to Give
Luncheon.

Mayor Frank ID. Sanders was busy
throughout yesterday selecting his
committee and making necessary ar
rangements for the reception to be ac-
corded Admiral Plunkett. Tuesday
morning. The Rochester, the admirars
flagship, will arrive in the harbor this
morning at 10 O'Clock, but Admiral
Plunkett, who was detained in Wash
ington, and who will arrive by rail,
will not go aboard until late in the
afternoon. The mayor and his COM
mittee, aboard the Mercathades, will
make the starboard gangway of the
Rochester at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing and will bring the admiral to the
city. Upon the arrival of the party
they will proceed to the city hall where
the freedom of the city and the formal
welcome of all Pensacola will be given
Admiral Plunkett and the officers and
men of the destroyer fleet.
wireless last night stated that the
Rochester would arrive at 10 o'clock
this morning but that Admiral Plum
kett was not aboard but would go
aboard the ship during the afternoon.
1t was learned that the admiral had
been detained in Washington and that
he would arrive in Pensacola today on
an afternoon train. He will go aboard
his flagship Immediately after his ar
rival.
The mayors committee of welcome
consists of the following: w. II. Wat
son, L. X. Malone, John s. Beard,
James Macgibbon, Judge Henry Bel
linger, Samuel Pasco, Benjamin Clut-
ter, w. A. D'Alemberte, George p.
Wentworth, John A. Jones, Wayne
Thomas, Percy Hayes, Charles b.
Hervey, j. S. Reese, Captain /. III.
Aiken, Frederick Gilmore, Harry w.
Thompson, Frank Taylor, John B.
Jones, Frank E. Welles, Edmund Fox.
Captain Paul Stewart, Commander j.
H. Cross, Frank Crenshaw, Colonel
Mauldin, Commander Johnson, j. T..
Baars, Judge c. Moreno Jones, Alex
Friedman, DIR. l.. DEM. Blocker. Ed
ward Frocheimer, John A. Merritt, DR..
F. G. Renshaw, w. b. Logan. John p.
Stokes, DIR. NJ. A. Quina, Benjamin S.
Hancock. James A. White. J. B. Per-
kins, w. w. Watson. Sol Kahn, DIR.
J. c. Baldwin, John Holtzclaw. Morris
Bear, Judge J. c. Blount, Charles
Forum, r. F. Mitchell, T. l.. Cant.
William Falk. L. E. Mobiles. G. c. Rob
inson, Judge Elmorea D. Beggs. z. w.
Speed, L. o. Saltmarsh, william Fish
er, C. w. Thacixer, r. p. Doris, Thos.
A. Johnson, James H. Fraser, Philip
Beall, r. p. Stubbins, George Hinrichs,
+. r. Pou, Captain Bennett, Felo Nc
Allister and Ellis Knowles.
Mayor Sanders has requested the
committee to meet in his office at the
city hall this morning at IL o'clock
to complete the final arrangements
for the reception to Admiral Plunkett.
II is probable that a luncheon will be
arranged: at either the San Carlos or
the Army and Navy club, in honor Of
the admiral and his staff
The national council of the Knights
of Columbus have sent three addi-
tional secretaries to Pensacola to aid
the present secretaries, Messrs. Thos
Hammer and H. p. Dodgett, during
the stay Of the destroyers here The
new secretaries are Arthur J. Kelly.
Joseph A. Bailey and r. r. Lenihan.
All of these will accompany the mayor
on the Mercathades.
All day yesterday there was a steady
stream of visitors to the water front
and many availed themselves of the
opportunity to visit the ships
Three more destroyers arrived yes
terday and dropped anchor in the
harbor. They were the Barney, Lieut..
Commander ]. L. Kaufman; Blakeley,
Commander Wilson Brown. and the
Connor, Lieut.. Commander ". d. Chap
lire.
The Following letter governing vis-
iting aboard ships and at navy yards
has been received from the Sec etary
OF the navy. by way of the comman-
dant OF the navy yard at Pensacola:
Subject: Modification Of war time
restrictions re. admission of visitors
to navy yards.
4. As an aid to recruiting and a
stimulation of interest on the part of
the public at large in the service. and
on account of a most natural desire
of parents TO visit their sons on board
ship and to see the conditions under
which they live, the war time restric-
'tions relative to admission of visitors