The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-16
QUINCY

/ North Florida chamber OF commerce
was held at the court house here We'd
Enesday, with representatives present
from as far west as Pensacola and az
far east as Jacksonville. The morn
ing session opened with prayer by Rev.
w A. Burns, after which Mayor j.. l.
Davidson welcomed the visitors to the
city. T. T.. Watson, acting chairman,
gave d welcoming address on behalf
of the local chamber of commerce, af-
ter which y. Fl. Drummond, president
OF the North Florida chamber of COM
merce, took charge of the meeting. w.
A. McRae, commissioner of agriculture,
spoke. and was followed by John J.
Ruge, chairman OF the Florida State
Canal commission and J. B. Morrow,
industrial commissioner and former
managing director OF the Mississippi
Valley association Of Pensacola
The afternoon session was spent in a
general discussion Of the question of
highways and State road No. I. in par
ticular. Short addresses were made by
President r. p. Haviland, of the Old
Spanish Trail Club No. /, Of Florida;
@. Fl. Tedder, secretary OF the Suwanee
chamber Of commerce. OF Live. Oak;
f. O. Miller, president of the Jack
sonville Auto club and chairman OF the
good roads committee of the Jackson-
vile chamber of commerce; Mrs. NJ. A.
Love, president Quincy Woman's club;
S. A. Hinely, Of Live Oak; j. g. KEEL
lum, of Tallahassee; Chairman H B.
Phillips, of the Florida State road de-
partment, and J. b. Morrow. OF PEN
sacola.
Resolutions offering unqualified and
undivided aid to the state road depart
ment in working out its plans and
problems in the completion OF Road
No. /; also thanking the people Of
Gadsden county and the. speakers for
their cooperation, and to President
Drummond and the secretary and
treasurer for their faithful attention
to the work were offered,
Election OF officers for the North
Florida chamber of commerce con-
cluded the business or the afternoon.
Officers elected were: President, John
@. Ruge: first vice president, T. p.
Haviland; second vice president, G. H.
Taylor; third vice president. s. q.
Collins. fourth vice president, ]. IL.
Hardee; fifth vice president, r. w.
Marsh; sixth vice president, =. HI.
Drummond. For the board eof gov
ernors, Escambia county: J.. Is. Nor
row, Santa Rosa; J. Ell. Harver, Wal
ton, w. b. Haberson, Okaloosa, B. H
sutton: Holmes. @. a. Prim: Washing
ton, j. w. Williams; jackson, w. J..
Leon, r. O. Collins; Jefferson, John
Pasco; Madison, G. NJ. Tedder; SUI
wannee. S. A. Hinely; Lafayette. M.
Gornto; Dixie, w. D. Ericsson: Column
bia, r. #. Boozer; Baker, T. j. Babb;
Nassau, J. D. Upchurch; Franklin, j.
Fl. Cook; Wakulla, j. G. Trice; Bay,
Hamilton Coleman.
The largest crowd that has ever
witnessed d football contest in Quincy
turned on Saturday to see the game
between Gadsden county high school
and quincy high school. The game
ended with the score Of IS to IL, in
favor of Tallahassee.
Mrs. Julian Howard entertained at
her home Wednesday morning and af-
ternoon at bridge, six tables Of players
enjoying her hospitality on each oc-
casion. High score at each table was
presented with a dainty handmade
handkerchief. A delicious salad course
with hot coffee was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Morrow. of Pensa-
cola, who came over to attend the
meeting Of the North Florida chamber
of commerce, remained in quincy for
several days. Mr.. Morrow was one OF
the speakers at the chamber of COM
merce banquet Friday evening at the
Quincy hotel
Mrs. w. McCrae. of Tallahassee, ac-
companied her husband when he at
tended the meeting Of the North Flor
ida chamber Of commerce.
The biggest and most successful
power farming demonstration ever
given in this county was that on Tues
day. given by the G. r. Shaw Auto
company at Gretna, when practical
demonstrations were given in blowing,
narrowing, ditching, pulling stumps and
saving logs with q Fordson tractor.
Three hundred and fifty were In at
tendance, and the ladies OF Gretna
served one of their famous dinners for
the benefit Of the Gretna Community
Service club.
Mrs. j. L. Davidson and Mrs. r. I.
ATunroe entertained Friday morning
and afternoon at bridge about 80
guests enjoying their hospitality. Mrs.
Davidson's home was beautifully dec
Grated with autumn wild flowers for
the occasion. Mrs. VIII Curtis. re-
cent bride, who came in for luncheon.
was presented with an embroidered ta-
BILE cover, and Mrs. Curtis McFarlin
box Of dainty handmade handker-
chiefs. A tempting hot lunch. with
APRICOT sherbet, was much enjoyed.
Mrs. r. G. Harris, past grand matron
Of the Eastern Star. left for Crestview
Tuesday to institute chapter OF the1
Eastern Star in that town.
Al few of the college girls in Talla-
hassee were entertained MoRday night
at dinner at the Leon hotel by the fol-
lowing quincy young men: J. ". Burg
hard. Al Wilson, Mitchell Drew, FL. g.
wall. Louis Martin. Fred May, Cecil
cantey, Leon AIcMullen. Ebert Lowell.
Charles Lowell U1mont Slappey. Joe
Nedelles and Edmund Cory.
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