The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
National Editors LoyaIIy Entertained

National Editors Loyalty Entertained
At DeFuniak--
1t was through an invitation from
Editor Joe H. Allen, of the DeF'uniak
Breeze, that the editor and Mrs. Ma
poles made ready and motored to De-
F'Uniak Tuesday morning to meet the
three hundred or more editors and
their wives and children who were
from all sections of the United States.
We left Crestview at about o'clock
and arrived in DeFuniak at $40
o'clock, a. m. Within ten minutes after
our arrival the double-header, draw
ing the twenty pullmans containing
the editors. their wives and children
came in, and you talking about busy
that DeFuniak bunch of boosters
democrats and republicans-were busy.
Every car in town had been drawn into
service. And take it from us those
editors were highly entertained. While
part of their number were taking
breakfast, others were being carried
for a drive over the town and visa
versa.
Mr.. W. B. Harbeson, the reputed
millionaire lumberInan, who owns the
Walton hotel where everybody was fed,
was probably the busiest man in De-
Funiak entertaining his guests. Not
only was he seeing that they all re-
ceived special attention in eats but
that as many as would and had time,
took spin in his airplane-"The Blue
Bird" Yes, sir, even We editor had an
invitation to go up on that machine.
but we declined as gracefully as the
invitation was extended, stating that
we would get to heaven soon enough
n in
Omnipotent call, and from town in
which L. S. Cleveland and r. w. Storrs
lived.
After the breakfast feast the edi-
tors, their wives and children were
again taken for an auto spin around
the city before their departure at $50.
and as they all congregated at the de-
pot preparatory for their departure on
down the state, all of them were loud
in their praise for DeF'uniak and its
citizens.
At the depot MI. R. E. L. McCas-
kill had half dozen boys busy in
delivering to the editors and their
wives & most beautiful designed book
let telling all about DeFuniak and
Walton county, which no doubt will,
in the near future, doubly repay Mr..
MCCaslIill for his efforts in advertis-
ing his town and county. In fact the
two hours stay of these editors in De-
Funiak will be OF untold value to Wal
ton county and DeFuniak Springs in
the way Of advertising to the outside
world as TO what they saw and as to
the manner in which they were receiv- |
ed by the optimistic and enterprising
people of that place. In fact 1t makes
us feel a little envious towards our
old mother county to know that she is
to receive all this good advertising, |
when we, her natural superior in most
all things, will receive no publicity
from these great mind mouIders Of |
public opinion whatever. Yes, it is a
of irony on Oklaloosa !
county. But we can't help it. We did !
our best in several issues of The |
News Journal to arouse the minds of !
our people to the Importance of the |
occasion. But we failed. In fact we !
had as we'll written an article on the |
approaching of a train load of Chinese !
coolies as to the amount of good it did. |
Our business men in Crestview-if any |
there be-were asleep at the switch |
too busy trying to gouge some native |
out Of his single barrel shot gun and !
coon dog-to pay any attention to I
these three hundred editors passing |
through our town and country.--Aka- |
loOsa News-JOurnal.