The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
WELCOME READY
FOR HOTEL MEN
Annual Convention Florida State Ho-
tel Association at Orlando
this Month.
JACKSONVILLE, March 81.-orla

JACKSONVILLE, March 31.-Orlan-
do is prepared to welcome the sixth
annual convention of the Florida State
Hotel association, which is to be held
there on April 5, and T. and the hotel
men of that place will have the honor
of entertaining the largest gathering
of Florida hotel proprietors and man
ayers ever assembled in this state, &C
cording to advices from the office of
Secretary J. Harvey Whitney.
Miami, st. Petersburg, Daytona, St.
Augustine, Tampa and other of the
larger cities will send big delegations
while from the smaller towns one or
more hotel proprietors will attend,
making a record breaking crowd.
There is sure to be some good ma
tured rivalry for the seventh annual
convention, and several cities are
known to be ready to make a contest
for the 1922 meeting. St. Augustine is
ready for the fun, and Jacksonville is
sure to put in a bid. st. Petersburg
may also ask for the big meeting. and
with these contestants at work, the
members are assured lively time.
The program as arranged calls for
but two business sessions, these to be
held Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings. While the business meetings
have been held to the two sessions,
these will be for association business
solely, and no long talks will be heard
nor will advertising propositions or
other selling talks be given a hearing.
The entire time of the business ses-
sions will be devoted to discussing the
associations work of the future, and
the plans outlined indicate most COM
prehensive and practical demonstra-
ton of what can be done through CO.
operation.
Since the association has grown from
27 members to 40 in two years, the
organization now has the strength to
undertake work which heretofore was
impossible. The membership en-
braces all the best hotels of the state,
and with its slogan For Florida" the
sectional lines have been eliminated,
and the future will see the association
serving every part of Florida with i'm
partial but sincere interest
This being a holiday for hotel pro-
prietors Of Florida, the entertainment
program has been literally planned.
There will be luncheons, drives, din
erything that one could wish to break
the strain of a hard winters work of
caring for tourists.
The program of entertainment is
under able supervision, the entertain
ment committee being headed by r. z.
Grabel of the Hotel Empire at Orlan-
do. He has the able assistance of
Manager Beeman of the San Juan,
Manager Hilpert Of the ST. Charles.
Manager Foley of the Seminole at
Winter Park, Manager Hurley of the
Osceola, Manager Miller of the Wyom-
ing, Manager Dunn of the New Lu-
cerne. All are determined to live up
to the we'll established reputation of
Orlando as a convention city, and as
sure their fellow members of the asso-
citation that a good time awaits all |
who attend.
Registration of guests will be the
first order of business on the opening !
day, and here the visitors will be given
badges which will serve as money at |
Orlando hotels. A get acquainted"
luncheon will follow, and a dinner |
evening entertainment. Another lunch |
con on Wednesday and the grand ban
quet at night will keep things lively. !
On Thursday a trip to Palm Springs |
and luncheon under the trees will be |
the concluding event of the meeting. |
Numerous other entertainment fea-
lures will be interspersed.