The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-16
Court of Record Room Crowded
to Hear Peppery Addresses on
Pensacola's Opportunity and
the Centennial.
ALABAMA WILL BE
ASKED TO SUPPORT
All Committees Will Be Busy
From Now Until the Big Bar
becue Is Held at Palmetto
Beach on September 25.

The court Of record room was crowd
ed TO capacity last night for the edu-
cational meeting to boost Pensacola as
the Centennial city. Speakers out
lined in short, peppery talks. the pur-
pose, plans and ideals for the expo
sition, which will make OF Pensacola.
IL they are realized. the premier port
of the South
Endorsement by the Alabama leg
islature, now in session, OF he move
ment to have Pensacola named as the
site for the victory centennial will
be asked. One man will be named TO
so to the Alabama capital to speak In
joint session before the lawmakers and
also to address the civic bodies i'm
Montgomery and Mobile. This and
the added announcement that Harry
w. Thompson would go TO Montgom-
cry and fly back in an army airplane
for an exhibition OF stunt flying at
the Palmetto Beach barbecue Sep
tember %. were outstanding features
of the mass meeting
1t is probable that John s. Beard
will be given the task or outlining
Pensacola's fight for the centennial
before Alabamians and that he will
also go to New Orleans 20 place the
city's claims before the Associated
will be in session there in a short
time.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas the states adjoining
! Florida are Jointly interested with us
in the celebration OF the centennial.
as their history is so closely linked
with ours.
And. whereas, we are decidedly in
need OF their influence. endorsement
and cooperation of all tho contingu-
Gus territory,
Therefore, be IL resolved. that a
committee OF one he appointed and re-
quested to proceed as soon as possi-
BILE TO the city of Montgomery. Ala
bama, where the legislature is now in
session. for the purpose OF addressing
the legislature OF Alabama in joint
session. and asking for a resolution
endorsing the holding of the victory
centennial in Pensacola.
Resolved, that he also be request
ed TO address the Chamber of Com
merce at Montgomery on the same
subject and then proceed to the city
OF Mobile and address the civic bodies
Of that city in joint session"
BY unanimous vote. resolution
making the women who took part in
Tag Day honorary members OF the
commifgee, was passed
Petitions will go out today for tho
signature of Pensacola business men
who will urge that the Florida Pt.-
chase Commission name Pensacola for
the exposition site. Fifty men win
get on the job at once and make pc
tition circulating a going proposition.
The following chairmen TO take out
number of assistants, were named:
Ben Clutter, John Engstrom, E. f.
Vickerey, James Schfield Arthur
Butt, w J. McDavid, f. p. Elebash,
E. G. Strickland, E. Kasselack.
With the announcement that all
"eats" at the beach frolic on Cen
tennial day would be free. a special
barbecue committee of y. ID. Tebault,
DIR. +. G.. Renshaw, Felo McAllister,
b. S. Hancock, Ben Clutter. Peter L.
RoIIo, L. w. Hardy. z. KaseIack and
J. A. Jones. were named.
Organization committees for Sep
tember 25 and for general boosting Of
the centennial committee were as fol-
lows:
United Commercial Travelers-Mar-
tin Menko.
Hickory Camp No. 81. w. o. W.
Charles ID. CroolSe.
Live Oak Camp, No. w. o. W.
j. A. Hicks.
Modern Woodmen of America-Wil-
Pensacola Trades and Labor Council
H. S. Kelley.
Alfred Beck Division, Q. r. G. No.
365-W. III. Mckinney.
brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gfneers-S. Claud Donaldson.
brotherhood of Railway Clerks -
J. NJ. Smith.
Carpenters and Joiners' Union-W.
H Langford.
Cotton Crewmen's Benevolent As
sociation-Arthur Mcconnell.
Pensacola Typograp phical Union NO.
293-W. ". McNeir.
Fishermen's Benevolent Association
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