The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05

SSaturday morning, March ~, we
visited towns Minorville, Oconee, Win
ter Garden and Winter Park, one of
the most aristocratic towns in the
state. Rollins college is located here.
This is also the home of the famous
author. Irving Bachelor. Here the
party were met by cars and taken to
Sanford, where they were shown the
finest celery fields in the state.
DeLand, Daytona.
About noon the party again board
ed the cars for DeLand, where bar
Decue dinner was served in DeLand's
model auto camp grounds. John b.
Stetson university is located in De-
Land and is fine institution.
The party visited the famous De-
Leon springs, where one million gall
Ions of mineral water boils up every
hour and forms a lake.
DeLand is called the athens of the
South" as Americas great hat manu-
facturer has provided beautifully for
the town and college that bears his
name. This being the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s. Mcbride. we spent a pleas
ant evening in their home and left at
II o'clock for Daytona.
About 400 members of the editorial
party arrived in Daytona early Sun
day morning. Worn out by the con-
slant entertaining, the members ex-
pressed wish that they be allowed to
remain on their train until late hour
that morning. At 1880 o'clock the
party were taken by boats up the
beautiful Halifax river to Ormond
| beach. Arriving at the famous re-
t1,n ~.
guests of the triple cities and Ormond,
reception committee and Chamber of
Commerce We're the guests of the Mer-
genthaler Linotype company at a most
delightful luncheon.
After a brief stay at Ormond beach,
while the guests strolled on the Rookie
Teller grounds and enjoyed the delights
which the famouse resort had to offer,
/ the boats returned the party to Day
tona, many of them enjoying the surf.
Daytona, Daytona Beach and Sea-
breeze are triple cities, linked together
| by business interests. Daytona Beach
| is the finest beach in the world, be-
! ing twenty miles long, and is one of
the fastest automobile speedways in
the world.
Assembling. at the Casino Burgoyne
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, the
members of the Editorial association
were the guests at delightful pro-
| gram of music and speeches, being
| followed by a luncheon spread given
by the Daytona Hotel Mems associa-
| ton on the Casino lawn. In the aft
ernoon a bunch of Daytona cars took
the party for drive around Daytona,
up to Ormond, back down the beach
Through Seabreeze. Daytona Beach,
and then down to New Smyrna.
New Smyrna.
| Arriving here the party were taken
to the old Spanish mission. where
Professor Goulding explained, in a
short talk, the history of the mission
and gave us a short address on the
| interesting history of New Smyrna and
this section of the state. One thing he
told us was that when the Spanish
fleet first landed and named a settle
ment ST. Augustine this was the point
where they landed, but after a few
months the whole colony moved
north to the place where st. Angus
j tine is now located.
| Following this the party were
brought back to the city and taken
| to the Bungalow Beautiful" where
/ they visited with the New Smyrna
people untM supper was served at 5: sc
O'Clock. Tables We're set in the center
of the cement pavement of the Dixie
highway, directly in front Of the
Bungalow Beautiful. The setting was
an ideal one, with the immense oaks
palmetto and magnolia trees covered
with gray Suanish moss which gave
them a. unique charm. Splendid music
was furnished by the public schoo
4 orchestra.
! New Smyrna is building a beautiful
bungalow to be given to the person
who writes the best essay on "Why !
prefer to own my home in New
Smyrna
i Fort Laudredaie.
The party arrived in Fort Lauder.
dale late next morning and, after
breakfast at the Brovard hotel, wer.
taken for a ride over the city. For
!, Lauderdale, the county seat of Bro
ward county. is justly called The gate
way to the Everglades" Eight year.
ago the town had population of les:
Il than ESQ., today it is the business cen,
ter Cor about 5000 people, with good
J school . buildings, churches, parks
WOHielS CIuD building, 1UU-fOOn
tourist hotel and several elegant apart
ment buildings and homes.
After visiting the Seminole India1
!. camp and Las Olas beach, where luncl
was served in the park, the party re
! turned to the city by boats and wer,
taken by autos to Wildwood" wher,
Rthey We're met by automobiles from
Miami and taken to that city. AT 7:3!
o'clock the party We're officially vel
coined to the city by William Jen
} nings Bryan in the Royal Palm park
where they were rendered an open al
: reception, with music by the famous
Arthur Pryor's band.
i At $50 o'clock the party We're take1
across the, broad causeway in car
to Miami Beach, where they visitet
the aquarium, followed by surf bath
: ing and lunch at Miami Beach club
In the afternoon the party We're drive,
! around the city and through the es
] tates of Arthur Curtis James an,