The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-21
General Holiday Has Been Pro-
claimed and Final Elaborate
Plans For Big Booster Event
Have Been Completed.
MARIANNA CITY COUNCIL
ENDORSES PENSACOLA
United Commercial Travellers
Go on Record as Favoring
This City as Logical Florida
Point for Holding Centennial.

with Victory Day almost here, GEN.
tennial boosters yesterday laid the final
plans for Thursdays mammouth cele-
bration. Festivities will begin early
in the day. Paraders will line up for
the march through the streets OF the
city at 9:45 o'clock, with Palmetto
Beach and the big barbecue their des-
tination.
Mayor Sanders has proclaimed a
general holiday Chairmaned by J.
Hobart Cross, merchants OF the CITY
were petitioned to close at noon Thurs
day in order that all employees nigh
have an opportunity to enjoy the d.y
at the beach.
Letters will go out today instrEcting
all fraternal, labor and business or
ganizations to meet at the Louisville
a. Nashville station when the big dele
cations from West FLORIDA arrive
Thursday morning.
The following organizations will take
part in the parade with Felo McAnis-
ter, grand marshall, leading:
City police, city officials, Fort Bar
rancas band. barbecue committee.
women's Tag Day workers. then Organ
izations. The people of Pensacola and
those of West Florida, men. women
and children are asked to fau in lire
ana help make the parade the biggest
demonstration ever staged in Pensa-
cola
The line OF parade has purposely
been made short in order that the
crowd may quickly get TO the barbecue.
The way of march will be from the
station, west on Wright street 20
Pa afox. south On Palafox to Main and
west on Main to the Pensacola Elec-
tric company station where the
crowds will board cars for the barbe-
cue grounds.
Urging stimulation OF the civic
pride of the peo sie of Pensacola that
the international exposition may be
secured, Mayor Sanders, i'm his procIa-
NATION. making Thursday general
says:
Whereas. The international exposi-
tion to commemorate tho Florida
purchase centennial will be the most
important event i'm the history OF
Whereas, The city of Pensacola for
sentimental, patriotic and practical
reasons is the logical site for said ex-
position and it is of vital importance
TO said city that it should be 81 des.g-
mated, and
Whereas With the view of stimulat-
ing the civic pride of all the people
Of Florida and inspiring them with
the progressive and patriotic spirit that
the citizens of Pensacola and
The people of other cities and counties
who are cooperating 10 have tho city
Of Pensacola designated the centennial
sity by the Florida purchase centennial
the citizens centennial
of Pensacola have invited all
he people of Pensacola and from 9TH
er parts of Florida to assemble in
Pensacola on Thursday, September
18th, 1919, to participate in the parade
and display on said day that will
Pensacola's desire and
ibility,to make said exposition credit
,ble to the state Of Florida, and also
% assemble at Palmetto Beach near
he city of Pensacola on said day for
he purpose of exchanging views and
opinions on said centennial celebration
ind to partake of our citizens hos
,itaIity manifested by free barbecue,
low, therefore,
i. +. ID. Sanders, mayor Of the city
II Pensacola, as authorized by the city
commissioners of said city and by vir-
ue of the power in me vested do here
" proclaim that Thursday, September
s. 1919 shall be a general holiday in
aid city, and do hereby call upon
ii citizens of Pensacola to participate
n the proper observance of said day,
nd particularly TO entertain our CEN
ennial guests in a befitting manner 10
manifest the progressive and patrio-
ic spirit that will win our beautiful
ity the centennial prize.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto
ct my hand and caused the seal OF the
ity of Pensacola to be affixed this
9th day of September, 1919.
Attest.
ANITA o. VILLAR.
Acting City Clerk.
r.. D. SANDERS,
Mayor City OF Pensacola