The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-17
|Ceorgr F. Johnson Generously
Donates Motion Picture Outfit
for Auditorium on Peninsula
Makes Possible, by
His Gift, Shouting
|Mouies This Season

From George +. Johnson, the world
famed shoe manufacturer If Endicott,
y. Y. whose winter home Is IN sea
breeze. s j. Peabody. father and
founder OF the new Audito. ium. has
received the following worthwhile
letter. which is self explanatory:
Endieott. n y. Nov. Is. 1920.
Mr.. s J. Peabody.
Dayiona Beach, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Peabody.
Have your very nice letter written
Sunday.
The rebuilding OF eur little cottage
into the larger house was p-obably
mistake. The little house was plenty
good enough, II Just happened, as
has happened before. | got a foolish
notion that | wanted bigger bed
room and an Independent bathroom,
and the ieea OF enlarging the house
made progress. guess We are all
pretty mulch alike. Mr.. Peabody
When We are perfectly comfortable
and happy we don't seem to know
enough TO realize it We want to be
more comfortable and happy SO we
take on larger responsibilities, in the
shape OF larger house How much
better 1t would have been if / had put
the cost o. this house into some real
work, where some real good might
have been accomplished and more
people made happy.
And now. as a pennanca." lei me
have the pleasure OF furnishing the
motion picture outfit which you say
the Auditorium needs Please see
that same is secured and send me
1 bill.
! | know that the Auditorium is GO
ing to be a source OF real pleasure
and satisfaction TO a lot of people.
and congratulate Sou. IN that YOU
put this thing across rather than
building a large house where you
would be less comfortable Very
truly yours.
tSignedt GEO r. JOHNSON
This is certainly proof positive that
l)aytona beach aud Seabreeze has
still another substantial friend ready
to contribute To the general welfare
OF this community
Such moving picture equipment
required for the purposes OF the Aud
,tOrium will cost somewhere between
So 900 and s.. eco II is not fully de
.termined whether a double or Single
machine viii be installed. ain any
( event il viii be the very best make
and of modern design While a sin
gle machine viii do practically the
same work an interruption is neces
sary in changing reels. while with a
double machine two reels can be run
without any noticeable Interference,
Mr. Johnson's generous offer proved
glad tidings to every friend of the
twin cities in general and particular
Is 10 all those interested in the new
Auditorium and its possibilities in
furnishing pleasure and education to
all the people OF the community. As
will be seen by the foregoing letter
from Mr. johnson il will be seen that
It was through the thoughtfnlness OF
M Peabody that the attention of his
friend was called to this present and
urgent need. Mr. Peabody will pro-
ceed TO have some further CORE
spondence with Mr.. Johnson in order
to decide on the exact nature of the
machine hat will be provided. Mr.
Johnson great facto.y IS equipped
with wonderful moving picture
lequipme {, and he is therefore vel
Acquainted with all makes and de
signs. Ills advice viii therefore bi
valuable
MIR. Peabody is not one who put
loff what should be done today and a
soon as lie hears further and more
definitely from Mr.. Johnson the cquil
snent viii be promptly ordered am
Installed. Certainly in plenty of time
for the regular opening on Januar,
LIST.