The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
LYNN HAVEN IS
POPULAR ASA
SUMMER RESORT
Citizens Conducted Advertis-
ing Campaign With Good
Results-Large Crowd on
Thanksgiving.

LYNN HAVEN, Dec. 9.-(SpeciaD-
Few towns in West Florida can boast
of having more tourists than Lynn
Haven this winter. On Thanksgiving
day every restaurant and hotel in
town were crowded to capacity and
those who had not made previous
reservations found it impossible to
secure accommodations. Conditions
such as these are positive proof that
the winter visitors from the north are
beginning to ralize the advantages of
this section, for many of those that
are here this winter have spent other
seasons further south and are thor
oughly familiar with conditions there.
The advertising campaign that was
carried out last summer through pop
ular subscription by a few OF the pub
lie spirited cCitiZenS has achieved
tremendous results although the total
sum expended was not more than 5000.
While the local Chamber of Com
merCe sent out a few small booklets,
it is believed that the individual
efforts Of nearly every resident was
the largest factor of success. A few
small ads were placed in northern
papers and these brought forth re-
plies some of them resulting in the
bringing of whole families to Bay
county.
This town when it was established
was settled almost entirely by people
from the north and middle west. and
to this day is controlled by them
They are hard working. energetic
folk and everyone takes an inter
est and pride in the many civic or
CARNATIONS that are in operation.
The G. A. r.. hall is the center of
| activities and almost every night an
entertainment of some local character
! is held Every day an excursion or
picnic upon the water is enjoyed and
fish frys are persistently INDUCED in
| by the visitors.
Every winter a chatauqua is held,
| which is purely a local affair. Speak
ers are invited from the neghboring
| towns and home talent provides most
! Of the other entertainment. though
| occa sionally a professional troupe is
! hired to help out with the program.
! When it was first started. the chau-
! tauqua agreed TO turn over % per
cent Of its receipts to the public
| school Of Lynn Haven and that insti-
1
[ eral terms by this help which other
| wise would have lasted only a few
months. This year, however. the
| chautauqua has decided to give Il
the school IS per cent of their receipts
and it is expected by many that the
amount will be close to the four fig
| ure mark.
Mr. and Mrs Chs<. r Lyons OF
| New York, who have been visiting
| here for a few days, report that they
| have caught 10 fish since their arriv-
al and believe that they will spend
! the winter. Mr.. Lyons is said to be
| in search of tract of land suitable
for planting trees.
! The first strawberries of the season
were exhibited by proud gardener
| who tries TO be the first to offer the
fruit each year.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Palmer are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
T. A. Palmer.
Rev. Nandervoort OF the Christian
! church has returned from a summer
in the north, and has resumed hi,
| duties in the church.
After visit to their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Hughey, the latter OF
the firm Of Hughey & Fringher rea
! estate brokers, Claire Hushey. Mrs
Loire Appleby and Mrs. c. E Wilson
! will leave for their homes In tn.
| north.
| Midsummer weather has prevailed
here for the past two weeks. Many
| tourists say that this is far enough
south for them
Due cre1it should be given to Mrs
| Oriel for the wonderful vaudeville
show that she staged with the hell
| of the school children at G. A r
hall last Saturday night.
| Wjlber. Ward has purchased thu
| Oden property and will immediately
prepare it for the accommodation O.
| tourists