The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-14
TOURISTS ARE
WELCOMED HERE
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Club Held at
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Yesterday.

Nearly 200 of the tourists in Pensa-
cola gathered at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms yesterday afternoon to
further perfect the organization Of
their club and to "get acquainted
with each other.
The tourists were welcomed to the
city and assured that every courtesy
would be extended them as visitors by
Judge NJ. c.. Hoffman, president of the
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.
1--WE want you as our annual visitors,
and should like for you to make your
home among us. should you care to"
Judge Hoffman told the visitors. 1--WE
want to know you and work with you
for our mutual benefit. We want you
to regard Pensacola as one of your
homes and to feel that you will all
ways be welcomed here by friends"
IT. T.. Cant, appointed chairman of a
special committee by the Pensacola
Kiwanis Club to work in conjunction
with the public affairs committee. ad-
dressed the tourists, assuring them of
the interest of the Kiwanis Club in
their organization and extended the
clubs services to them in any way
possible to make more pleasant their
stay in the city
d. a. iNlIkpdlTiChs ItDIeSeIlliS lhC
First Methodist church. cordially in
vited the tourists to attend the serv-
ices of that church and Sunday school
during their stay in Pensacola.
DR.. II. B. Nichols of Canada, presi-
dent of the club presided at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon and the open
ing prayer was made by Rev. Mr..
Ryan. America" adopted by the
club as permanent opening hymn,
was sung.
Miss Ruth NJ. Miller, secretary,
called the roll by states. Responding
were; Indiana. 32 Illinois, 10; Iowa,
IL; Kansas, 8: Kentucky, 2; Massa-
chusetts. / Michigan, IS, Minnesota.
A Missouri. 2; New York, /; North
Dakota, / Ohio, is; Oklahoma. /;
Pennsylvania, 1; South Dakota, 1;
Utah, /; West Virginia, 81 Wisconsin,
g. Canada, 5. and 23 other tourists
who have not enrolled.
The minutes of the organization
meeting were read and approved. An
nouncement was made by the execu-
tive committee. A. Enos of Illinois,
chairman: Messrs. Green, Brown and
Davis-that the membership cards
had been procured. Many of the cards
were filled out and issued to members
yesterday afternoon. On the reverse
side OF each card is printed the ma
tional anthem, adopted by the club
as its opeing song. Many new MEM
bers were enrolled in the club at yes
terday's meeting.
An interesting program was given,
featured by the following numbers:
Recitation, Going South" by Miss
Clara Hughes of Anderson, Ind:
reading, Indiana" by Mr. Mcfarland
of Indiana; recitation, 1.-The Indian"
by Mr.. Milbourne of Indiana a talk
on army reconstruction, by Miss Jean
Laird. At the close of the session an
informal get-together meeting was
held that members of the club and
their friends might become better ac-
quainted.
The program committee held an in
formal session before leaving the
rooms yesterday afternoon and made
tentative plans for future excursions
outings and social affairs for the club
A piano is needed at the Chamber
OF Commerce rooms for meetings Of
the Tourist club and like organizations
and the secretary has announced that
the loan or use of one will be greatly
appreciated by the chamber.