The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-23
WELCOME EXTENDED.
TO THE TOURISTS
Fourteen States Represented and
Nearly One Hundred Present at
Organization Meeting.


ly 100 in attendance, winter visitors
gathered yesterday afternoon in the
rooms of the Pensacola Chamber OF
Commerce auditorium, a program hav-
ing been arranged under the auspices
of the commercial organization as a
welcome to the tourists.
Vocal and instrumental numbers
frightened the afternoon, and a roll
call of states brought out the fact that
Indiana led in the number of visitors,
81 residents of that state being pres
ent, with Illinois coming second, its
representation numbering 20.
Michiganders numbered seven, Wis
consin. 6; West Virginia, Tennessee
and Ohio, three. Pennsylvania and
louisiana, two each. with Georgia,
California and New York each having
one member present Quite a number
of Pensacola residents were also pres
ent.
Temporary organization was per-
fected, NJ. A. Hughes Of Anderson,
Ind, acting as chairman, with Miss
A. NJ. Horn of Louisiana as secretary.
At the meeting of next Thursday, per-
manent officers will be chosen.
Following temporary organization,
Judge NJ. @. Hoffman. president of the
Chamber of Commerce, made an adj
dress of welcome. after which roll cali
was taken, when little Miss Rosa Cox
Russell, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton Russell, gave a
vocal solo. This little girl had sung
earlier in the afternoon at the annual
! Christmas dinner given by the Kiwanis
club at the San Carlos hotel, and the
visitors enjoyed and appreciated her
number.
Other musical numbers were a violin
solo by Charles Dawson, a solo by Miss
Ann Priesthood; Miss Frances Salmon
gave a delightful musical number, car
rying the melody of Annie Laurie,
which proved one of the favorite selec-
tions of the afternoon, and responded
to an encorse with a second charming
selection which was well received.
The violin solo given by Mr.. Daw-
son was one Of the most enjoyable
numbers on the program and gave
much pleasure to the audience, as did
the vocal solo by Miss Anna Prest-
wood Miss Priesthood has a voice of
delightful timbre and charming hexi-
bility and was recalled for a second
number.
p w Reed acted as accompanist
during the program. Mr.. Reed is or
ganist for the First Methodist choir,
and is a musician Of much talent and
his assistance in arranging the pro-
gram yesterday afternoon was very
much appreciated.
j. B. Morrow. Industrial commission
err of the Chamber of Commerce. spoke
briefly, telling the tourists of the cor
dial hospitality of Pensacola, and the
goodwill that awaited them here. ex-
pressing in a few forceful words the
interest he felt in Pensacola and his
faith in its development, of which he
felt that the winter visitors would be
a very real factor.
Another short talk was also made
by Capt. J. c. Patterson, who has made
his home in Pensacola for more than
so years, and Is thoroughly familiar
with all parts of Florida. Captain Pat
terson is one of Escambia county's big
gest boosters, and offered his services
to the tourists, for information or to
serve them in any way
Following is the address of Judge
Hoffman, which was one of the chief
features of the program:
Dear Friends-It gives to US. the
citizens of Pensacola, the greatest
pleasure to welcome back to your old
Pensacola winter home those OF you
who have been with US before. For in
the happy days of past winter seasons
you have been with us and have be- |
come an inseparable part of our citi- |
zenship. You met us on our streets
1919 -,
CHEEKY Good Morning and vigorous |
hand shake You have in past sea-
sons been welcomed into our private |
homes and there formed many an inti-
mate acquaintanceship which happily |
have eliminated in high mutual re-
gard and friendships that will last for
ever and a day. You have come to our
festivities, our gay, vivacious parties
and have drunk with us out OF the same |
cup of pleasure and you have also at
tended our funerals and shed tears
with us in our sorrows. You have be-
come our own Pensacola Tourists. You
are part and parcel of us. Nothing
can efface the friendships that have
been formed. And we are very glad to
see your friendly faces again this
early in the season.
ITO those of you who count this their
first or beginning season Of staying
with us for the winter, we extend a
most heart felt, sincere. glad welcome.
We want you to be one of us. Just
us your kin-folk. Be one of
us. If you don't know us individually,
just speak to us anyway Wen get
acquainted It doesn't take much to
break the ice. 1t is thin here at Pen
sacola.
During the last summer, we have
studied your needs and came to the
conclusion that you needed this nice,
roomy assembly chamber all for your
own selves. So we moved our working
offices into rooms a little to the north,
on this same floor and just opposite
and west of the elevator as you come
up.
TN one OF these rooms. you win find
our tactful. polite. friendly and genial
Mr.. j. V. Price, who always
will be delighted to serve you, if there