The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-04
AMERICAN EDITORS
AT CUBAN CAPITAL
Are Royalty Entertained by Govern
ment Officials and Press of
island Republic.

American editors and would be great
~ disappointed if the entire party did
not accept their hospitality, a party
of 210 finally took the boat, the Gov
ernor Cobb, at Key West for Havana.
In Key West we were all made to
feel how very welcome we would be IN
Cuba by the arrival of 15 members
of the Associon de Reporters De La
Habana,' and to which organization
President Will Wilkie of the National
Editorial association, and Mrs. Lois
K. Mayes, vice president of the Flor
IDA State Press association, were
made honorary members
These 10 representatives spoke
English, and did all in their power
to make the stay of the entire party
a happy time long to be remembered.
On the arrival of the Governor Cobb
at Havana on Saturday morning,
band came down past MORO Castle
to welcome Us again, and to the splen-
did music, the wonderful port facili
ties and magnificent harbor were all
the more appreciated.
We found. among others to welcome
US, Mr.. Ybor, acting secretary of state
in President MonicaIs cabinet, who
Immediately inquired If Mr.. Lam
bright was among those present. So
even Cuba was disappointed that
Tampa was not represented at the
National Editorial association.
All guests We're taken care of at
the Sevilla and Plaza hotels and at IL
o'clock were invited to call at the pres
ical and his cabinet. A moving pic
ture was taken by the International
film people. and refreshments were
served, after which the guests were
shown through the palace, one Of the
many magnificent buildings which
are so numerous in this, the wealth.
lest country per capita, in the world.
We were all given membership cards
and spent the afternoon at the beau
ttful Cuban-American Jockey club,
where the races were greatly enjoyed.
This Is one of the many beautiful
clubs, being three stories in height,
and is for members only. However.
there are other grandstands that take
care of thousands Of guests.
After the races the editorial party
w y,
through the country club grounds, and
at dusk were taken to the Tennis club,
which has a membership of 500 and
which is a perfect marvel of beauty
1t has a large outdoor tennis court
where one can play under the electric
lights at night as we'll as day time
Saturday night the entire party at
tended Hal Lai, the great Cuban game, |
which Is intensely interesting even to
one uninitiated.
Easter Sunday and New Years day
are the two greatest holidays in Cuba |
and the editorial party was indeed .
fortunate to be there on Easter. Most |
every one attended church, and after
church were guests of the e. Hundo. |
the largest Spanish newspaper in
Cuba, at an II o'clock Cuban break
last served in the Ingletarre hotel
which is the headquarters of the Re
porters club. We sang the Star
Spangled Banner" and the Cuban ma
.ional songs and again We're guests
If the Cuban-American Jockey club
and here we saw the real Cuban-the
beautiful women of Cuba, for they
ire conspicuous by their absence on
he streets and at the band concerts
On Sunday night the men were given
| rare banquet at the Casino club.
The decorations and lighting effect
we're magical, a continual play and
of beautiful flowers,
caves, etc., were continually running
we the ceiling all in light effect
The menu given at the banquet was:
(straight). two meats, soup.
ish, white wine, fried SQUAD with
resh mushrooms. roast tenderloin,
ruit salad, Ice cream, cake, coffee and
and cigars.
A splend program was given, Mr.
1-bor extending the welcome and the
esponse on behalf of the association
vas given by President Wilkie in his
Usual happy vein.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock the
'ntire party was taken in a special
rain to the country through a ve.y
ich and fertile country, through miles
nd miles of sugar cane and miles ana
niles of pineapples to a typical sugar
Mill recently purchased by the Her
heys. Here we saw the cane brought
n by trainloads and unIoaded by tip
nto a huge vat where it is carried by
n endless chain arrangement through
he grinding process, and 1t comes
ut the famous Cuban raw that is
ent to the states to be refined. Ow
ng to the large amount Of Cuban raw
r brown sugar consumed by the edi-
orial party it may be expected that
here will be a new market created
or brown sugar.
The home of the manager was next
brown open and guests were at lib
rty to rest within the beautiful home
r wander through the wonderful gar
en- at will. Here we were told to
lex anything we saw, and the ba- :
anas, coffee, grapefruit and oranges
nth all kinds of tropical flowers and
egetables made this a vertitable
-arden of Eden, where one hoped to
ct lost indefinitely.
Returning to town we again par
>ok of wonderful refreshments served ,
t long tables on the galleries of the .
1gletarre hotel, and toasts and many ;
oeeches followed. with expressions Of I
pod will and peace One Sunday