The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-28
HUNDREDS ENJOY NAVY DAY
EVENTS IN CITY YESTERDAY
Festivities Begin Early
In Morning and
End Late In
=. Night.
az GLADYS VAUGHN

| 5y 1INOSS VAUGHN
| Yesterday was chock full Of gala dav
pleasures for hundreds of Pensacolians
who availed themselves of the opportyni-
ty Of enjoying the Navy Day festivities,
Which started early in the morning and
continued throughout the day and late
into the night
/ During the early hours OF the morn
ing three planes, piloted by Lieut. Will
liam Masek, Ensign l.. ". Brown and
Lleut. T. B. Lee, made a pretty picture
| as they flew over the city dropping small
| cards relating to the Navy Dav pro
gram these tiny squares of paper close
/ ~ resembling bits of gold and silver AS
| they Slowly fluttered to earth from an
elevation Of several thousand feet Many
| OF the cards landed in the down town
district, and were picked up by Pensa-
coiians to be kept as souvenirs.
| In the three. planes controlled by radin
from the Electric Shop on Palafox street
were Lieut.. r. H. Harrell, Lieut. C. F.
/ Harper and Btsn. Baker.
Visit Alabama Cities.
| The people Of Mobile and MONTGOMERY
were also interested in Navy Day" in
Pensacola, especially after they had wit
messed the stunts performed by the
planes from the local navy yard. Five
i HS-2 boats, piloted by Lieut.. A. E. Du-
puy, Lieut.. B. N. Carpenter Lieut. c
1 H. Schildhauer, Lieut. " H Ragsdale,
| and Lieut.. S. T. Sherman. accompanied
/ by Lieut.. A. r. IIolderby of the Marine
Corps Ensign G. d Glover, Ensign A.
i q, bale and Lieut.. TsaIphs syrsusar lsst
Pensacola at $50 yesterday morning. 1
flying over to Mobile to fly over the
city. dropping circulars and arriving
l5ack in Pensacola about 100 O'Clock
/ Lieut. r. p. Mcconnell was the officer
lin charge OF the Montgomery trip The
| other three pilots we're Lieut.. .. c. Wat
son, Ensign u. Conley and Machinist T.
! I. Cupples. who were accompanied by
Chief R!gger Chamberlain and Messre
! Hamilton. Clark and Jenkins. These
Pensacolians also spread literature and
conducted Navy Day exercises.
1 %.-. ! Navy Yard open.
| The navy yard was open to inspection
| Throughout the day. and many tourists,
Ivisitors, TO the city and local residents
availed themselves Of the opportunity Of
| inspecting the magnificent works OF
| Uncle Sam
/ The afternoon events started with the
ascension Of a free balloon from the
East Hin Fairgrounds, Lieut.. Ralph Kie-
lily being the pilot, accompanied by
Chief Rigger Streeter. The flight proved
most interesting to innumerable spec
| tators, and after slowly moving over the
| city for half an hour a landing was
made in the field south of the Standard
! OIL filling station on West Garden street /
Football Game Feature.
Next in order in the days events was |
the much anticipated n. A. S.-Auburn ,
football game which got under way !
| promptly at $3.50 O'CLOCK. Long before
{the appointed hour for the game cars .
lined the main ~thoroughfares gayly be-
decked in their holiday attire, some
draped with the Stars and Stripes and
others floating the Augurn colors of !
blue and gold In three Of the latter
IGars rode tho Auburn sponsors. their !
maids and escorts. The sponsors, Misses
Emily and Amante Senmes. daughters
Of Mr. and Mrs. o, J. Semmes. wore
sweaters Of blue and gold, while the /
maids. Misses Margaret Louise Yonge,
GLADYS Turner, Mary Daniel. Mary Lee
Lamar, Margarita Mayes, katherine
Willis, Miriam Mayer, and Jesse Hall,
wore white sweaters and white skirts.
Their escorts were Herbert Barks, Alex
Saunders, Brent Watson. Marvin Pep
per. Walter White, Jr., William Shurer
and Raymond Marsh.
Two Pensacolians ON Team. II
Among the boys comprising the Au-
burn team. were two Pensacola boys,
Messrs, John Henry Reese and Byron
Campbell; among the other collegians
being Coach Wilson. Messrs. James G.
0'Neal J. E. and r. E. Lambert. Earl
nix Crane, W. G. Thomason, Argo. W.
x. Mosley, J. l.. Mosley, j. L. McLel-
Ian, Tranueli and Chick" Evans, who
were registered at the San Carlos ho-
tel. 80.
: While the game was in progress, the
anactators were afforded extra thrills by
the stunts performed by Lieut. William |
asek. Ensign L. w. Brown and Lieut..
r B.. Lee in three JN-4 type land |
planes. - ; ---t II
4rae navy show at the high school audi
torIuyn beginning at O'Clock. Those
not attending this attraction spent the
evensng n dancing. the San Carlos no
tel hefng the scene Of The Bachelors
club dance; tie Yacht club home the
acene Of the junior members dance,
while a. ethe Eiks home Halloween
narty and dance proved enjoyable 10.
iol,y crowd Of the yeunger f:igh school
set. >t .-- II
- Entertainment Closes Day. II
Pensacolas first Navy Day celehra-
tion came to close. at the high school
auditorium last night when a capacity
crowd gathered to witness the free per
foruaayces staged by members Il the
naval air station personnel.
Ia 8 short address William Fisher, |
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