The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-10

physical inhrmities that accompany old age are
possibly going to interfere with the trip to Lake
land The reason given in the Gazette is that
the editor fears he cannot get in or out of Lake
land with safety to his person due to the fact that
highway sign posts missing. There is great
degree of truth in the charge Thorn makes. Lake
land is not we'll posted for the convenience of the
visiting motorisi and something ought to be done as
has been urged in these columns from time to time
But en- this urgent occasion it will be possible to
make special arrangements for Ihorns reception.
If necessary a reception committee could be
cured to take up position the Dixie Highway at
Lake Boney, to the east of the city, receive His
Nibs in due form and escort him safely to press
headquarters. A brass band or two would add
to the hlarity of the occasion and draw extra at
tenticn both locally and later through Associated
Press dispatches throughout the state and nation.
Ii would be great advertising for Thorn and for
Lakeland and might eventually lead Thorn in
direct route to the governors chair at Tallahassee.
But con6dentiay and privately, there is sus-
picion that Thorn is afraid of the ladies and that
dodge the issue. The time is too short to secure a
guarantee from the women who are filling all the
Offices of the South Florida Press Association, but
we would be willing 10 undertake to secure pass
ports from Miss (PrcsdenD Gail Bnkley of the
Barlow Record that the timid Kissimmeeits will be
permitted to smoke his pipe in peace throughout
the session and join with George Goolsby of the
Wauchua Advocate in the habual afternoon nap
these gentlemen take for their beauty sake. Thorn
is setting mis- hty bad example to some of his i'm
pressonabe fellows his bluff ought not to be toll
Grated He must come to Lakeland, women or no
women, and face the music. No one has ever &C
cused him of being a Stacker.
This IS Thorn's editorial which he captions,
Where Women Are Wearing the Spurs
Women wild and women wnsome, taking
charge CT all the actions; they will boss the
coming session--and SMOOTH all the rufhed
factions
THE coming session OF the South Florida
Press Association which will be held at Lake
land on Friday and Saturday, October IA and
H. will be handled completely by women; and
the program with all details has been COM
piled by them. They propose to show the
men that they are capable-and the men
willing to be shown
"One thing Lakeland should do before that
session is held. The city should erect sign
boards in prominent places in the city indi-
eating the streets be followed in order to
get in or out of the place in safety. Lack of
these facilities renders Il visit to Lakeland one
fraught with danger, delay embarrassment
and modification; and the continued negli-
gence upon the part of the municipal authori-
ties in this regard indicates many things not
advantageous to the city.
Lakeland is thriving spot-but it so hap
pens that one-half the people there cannot tell
until they consult a directory where they live.
How then, is it to be expected that one who
happens to be passing through can make a
success of the trip