The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05

We Joined the National Editorial
association party on its trip through
Florida at Pensacola on Monday,
March Z, 1921. The editors special
pulled into the l.. q n. yards and by
$3.50 a. m. the visiting newspaper pco-
PIE were met by automobiles provided
by the citizens and taken to various
hotels for breakfast.
Immediately after breakfast the
guests were taken for a brief auto tour
OF the city, and at 10 o'clock en-
barked on the Richmond and Lee
Roy" boats OF the Aiken fleet, for the
navy yard. Barrancas and FIT. Pickens.
on our way to the navy yard the navy
dlrigibles were out and as each one
passed over the editors boats flowers
were dropped. II was an unusual stunt
and pleased the visitors greatly.
Upon arrival at the flying beach the
visitors found % or 20~pIanes drawn
up with pilots ready TO leave the run
ways and take to the air. The edi-
tors were stationed on the piers and at
signGl the motors We're started and
the flying began, Leaving the navy
YARD the viyitors went on board the
boats and were taken for short sail
at TT. P!ckons, where lunch was
served.
Returning to the city, the visitors
were given another brief tour of the
city. At 1880 y. m. a banquet was
servcd at the san Carlos. This was
followed by dancing. and the visitors
went to their train late at night and
left for the east stopping at DeFuniak
If ,l.a ,,t
the city Leaving DeFuniak Springs
ut $3.50. we arrived at Chipley at 9:40
where 100 automobiles were waiting to
show the visitors over the city and
surrounding country.
The next stop was at Mariana, where
n splendid dinner was served In the
court house yard. Mariana had plenty
OF music. with the home band and q
circus band In action. After dinner
the visitors were taken for ride ant
a visit to the Mariana indVstria
school for boys.
Gadsden County.
We again boarded our special trair
and rode to River Junction. where we
left the train and were taken by auto.
through Gadsden county and showr
acres and acres of tobacco fields.
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where, after being served lemonad,
and cigars, the visitors listened to
few short speeches, after which the,
visited the large tobacco warehouse.
and the Fuller's earth plant; then b,
auto through more tobacco fields to tn,
Gadsden county line, where they wer,
met by automobiles from Tallahassee,
and shown the places of interest IL
q sNtN AL ID he. II n
state College for Women. where al
all-FlorIda banquet was prepared ant
served by the home economics depart
mort OF the college. We left ITALIA
hasses about midnight and arrived il
ing. March 0.
Throughout the day. from earl.
morning when their special traii
pulled into the union station until mid
night. the members OF the party o
more than $50 were busy. After break
fast they all went to the Chamber o.
Commerce, where headquarters hat
been established, and shortly after II
o'clock they were escorted to the Clyd,
line docks at the foot of Market street
where they boarded the steamer "Os'
ceola." where they spent five hour.
piylns iHst Up tHe~ river ana tncf
downstream, past the municipal. docks
out TO Mayport and the jetties, ant
then back TO the city, Luncheon wa.
served aboard the boat. While the day
was active and crowded with events
the night brought on the principal fea
ture of the days program in ban.
quet at the Hotel Mason. The editoria
train left Jacksonville at midnight fol
st. Augustine.
The Editorial Convention.
Beginning Thursday morning, Marcel
10. and continuing until Saturday eve
ming, the thirty sixth annual conven
ton Of the N. e. A. was held in st
Augustine AT Alcazar Casino. The frs
ssssLon was more social than business
With ~ addresses OF welcome ant