The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-17
Committee of Fifty Will Well
come Visiting Newspaper Men
at San Carlos This Morning.
is GOOD
West Florida Editors Delay Com
ing Until Friday Because of
Lack of Assistants.

Florida editors VIII open their an
nual convention in Pensacola today
with an organization meeting at The
San Carlos at If o'clock. The com
mittee of 80 will attend the opening
session to bid the visiting newspaper
people welcome, but long before the
| first business session, the cu: Jf town
| folks will have been met st tile rail-
| road station by members OF The auto
mobile committee and others and viii
be accorded hearty and sincere well
come TO the city.
Tee attendance promises &c be excel
| Lent. every section OF the state re-
spending well TO the invitltio sent
oJt by the local committee AMI the
president Editor Fitzgerald. 81 the
Daytona News. West Florida will be
more poorly represented than any other
section OF the state, largely because
of a shortage OF help in the smaller
towns, but many OF the West Florida
editors will put out their papers to-
day and will come TO the convention
in time TO be present at tomorrow's
sessions.
The committee OF 30 Is requested 10
attend the reception and dance at the
San Carlos tonight and also the re-
ception to be given at the home OF
Mrs. Frank l.. Mayes Friday night
Col Mauldin and Capt Christy, com
manding officers OF the Coast Defenses
and the Naval Air Station, respectively,
announced last night that the plans
for visits 10 their stations will be car
ried out Friday.
Capt. Paul p. Stewart OF the Pensa-
cola Shipbuilding Co.. has the Hast
ings" ready TO take her maiden plunge
Saturday morning and Mrs. Fitzgerald
is here ready to christen the ship.
Editors and newspaper people who
are already here. or will be. are: Mr..
and Mrs. T. f. Fitzgerald and sons.
Franklin and Frederick, News. Dsytona;
Claude r. Massey. Mr.. Fisher. OF the
international Feature Service: Mfr. and
Mrs. Gibbs OF the Gulf Coast Magazine;
G. z. Hosmer OF the Manatee River
Journal: A. L. Cleveland. Fort Meade
Leader: Ben NJ Caldwell and daughter.
News. Jasper: Mr.. and Mrs. Chris q.
Codington, News DeLand: Edith, L.
Edeburn. Mount Dora Topic. Mount
Dora: J. r. Worihington, Times,
Tampa; Mrs. C. II. Holderman. Tribune,
Cocoa: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Greene.
Business Printer. Jacksonville: II. NJ.
Garms, Highlander, Lake Wales: Gill
bert D. Leach, Commercial, Leesburg;
Goode NJ Guerry and NJ. VI. Nickers.
News. Palatka: ID. G. Woodward. Auit
& wiborg Co, Atlanta; Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Singer. Times. Quincy; Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Brown and Miss Margaret
Hitler, st. Augustine: NJ. T. LaHatte
and John w. Haines, American Type
Foundry Co.. Atlanta: Mr.. and Mrs
John r. Sherman, Antietam Paper Co.
nA Afrc
Felkel. and Miss Winnie Warren, Eve
ming Record, ST. Augustine; Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Cooper, Drew Co. Jackson
Vile: Ruby Edna Pierce. Daily News.
Palm Beach; w. r. Powell. Tavsres;
w. NJ. Haines, Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Holly.
Herald. Sanford: Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian
p. Gordon. Punta Gorda Herald. Punta
Gorda: Mrs. G. " 6. Wilson, Times.
Sarasota; r. Taylor, Herald, Miami;
Milton A. Smith, Tallahassee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Holley of the San
ford Herald and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
o. Codrington of the DeLand News,
arrived in Pensacola last night. having
made the trip by automobile. They
motored through from DeFuniak yes
terday, and had three blow-outs in the
last 20 miles.
j. o. Keeling, Mrs. Eva Lillian Moore
ana MISS Marion heEInH Oh the Ma
rianna Courier and J. X. Simmons OF
the South Georgia Press Association
arrived on the night train last night.
The program for the entire session
follows:
Program
Thursday, June 18th.
(Members register in lobby OF San
Carlos hotel.)
If co a. m.-Meeting in San Carlos
auditorium for organizations. Welcome
speeches.
iO0-Complimentary luncheon, main
cafe, San Carlos.
$50 p. m.-Auto ride TO Richland
farms Seeing Escambia county,
8 90 p m--Reception mezzanine floor.
San Carlos.
900 p. m.-Carnival (Mardi Gras)
ball, San Carlos auditorium.
Friday, June 18th.
ii 90 a. m.-Meeting San Carlos au-
ditorium.
90 p. m.-COmplimentary luncheon,
main cafe. San Carlos.
200 p. m-Board u. s. steamer
Swartout. going direct on Pensacola
bay to the Naval Air Station where the
largest air craft both heavier and