The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-28
TOURIST MEETING
Is ENTHUSIASTIC
Membership of Club is Increased and
Much Interest is Shown.

Three cheers for Pensacola as a tour
fist city We're given at an enthusiast tic
meeting of the Pensacola Tourist club
held in the chamber of commerce rooms
yesterday afternoon. The club expressed
its appreciation of the interest shown in
the tourists by Pensacola DR.. Blake
of Morgantown. w. Va, comparing PEN
sacola with some other tourist cities,
said that it was characterized by a warm
friendliness and hospitality toward the
tourist that made the visitor want to
come again-and again. feeling that
made the tourist feel that Pensacola
was interested in him and in turn made
him feel interested in Pensacola
Some interesting bits of Pensacola his
tory were given the club by Captain ].
c. Patterson by request. The question
being asked whether Pensacola or st.
Augustine was the oldest city in the
United States Capt Patterson gave the
historical facts of the founding of each
city, showing that Pensacola was found
ed four years prior to the founding of ST.
, Augustine.
Selections the piano iCaned the
club by Max Lee Bear, and ylctroIa Sc
lections on a machine the use of which
was given the club through the courtesy
of George j, Emmanuel, added to the
pleasure of the meeting yesterday. Each
tourist was also given a souvenir by
Mr.. Emmanuel several Photographic
views of Pensacolas harbor and air
plane views of the local naval air sta
ton.
Mr.. Emmanuel. representing the XII
wanians, retail merchants and express
ing his opinion of the Rotary club, adj
dressed the tourists, saying that mem
bers of these organizations had placed.
their automobiles at the disposal of the
tourists for a tour of Pensacola and in
fnr inc tr1fS IN Il
asked that a, time be set and place
of meeting to be designated. 1t was de-
cided to meet for the automobile tour
Friday afternoon of next week at the
San Carlos hotel at 2:30 o'clock Mem
bers of these organizations will be at
the hotel at that time with their auto
mobiles to take the visitors as their
guests on a tour over the city and parts
of the county. Members of the Tourist
club are requested to meet at the hotel
promptly at 230 o'clock.
The club extended vote of thanks
for the courtesy expressed by the offer.
The opening prayer at the meeting of
the club yesterday afternoon was made
by Rev. Hughes of Indiana. When the
roll was called 27 states responded, In
diana and Illinois leading with SO each.
About 500 tourists were present.
Judge NJ. c. Hoffman, president of
the Pensacola chamber of commerce, ad-
dressed the club. welcoming the new
tourists to the city and assuring the Wis
itors of the citys interest in their or
and welfare. A tourist COM
mittee composed of George j. Emmanuel,
Mr.. Scott. w. NJ. Herrider and Charles
j. Herbert We're appointed from the
Pensacola chamber of commerce with a
fifth member to be appointed by the Ro-
tary club, a sixth from the Kiwanis
club and three other members to be
appointed from the Pensacola Tourist
club. Captain j. c. Patterson was des-
ignated by the chamber of commerce as
the official guide to the Tourist club.
Captain Patterson, speaking for Captain
Bonnie Edmundson told the club that
If parties of tourists wished to obtain
boats TO visit local points of interest
and cruise for the day that special rates !,
would be made for them.
reading, MY Tribute to the Rain !
DROP by DIR. Baughman, and a recita-
ton by little Miss Frances Winfield,
were features on the program much en-
joyed.
Announcement Of the death of Dr. |
Luther Brown. OF Rockford, Iowa. who
died at the Pensacola hospital, was made
at the meeting of the club yesterday,
also announcement of the death of Jesse /
Miller, vice president of the tourist club !
in Pensacola last year. Mr.. !
Miller died in Cincinnati January IL.
For number of years he had come to
Pensacola to spend his winters and en- |
joyed a large acquaintance in the city |
A committee composed of Mr.. Paul, Mr.. I
Carlisle and Mr. Bostic We're appointed
to draw Up resolutions of respect ~and
regret on the death of Mr.. Miller, to /
report at the next meeting of the
club. The funeral services of DIR. Brown
are to be held Saturday afternoon at
o'clock and burial will be made in the /
National cemetery on the military res
ervation. The funeral cortege will leave
Northup and Woods undertaking par
ors. Services will be in charge of the
6. A. r.
Mrs. Sensiba, of Green Bay. Wis, an
aged tourist making her home in the
city at >602 n. Hayne-st, has become
member of the tourist club, but is kept
confined to her room and is unable to !
attend any of the meetings. She is very
much interested in the activities of the
club and it's members and has expressed !
a wish to see any members of the club !
who might feel inclined to call no her,
any tourists from her part /.
OF Wisconsin.