GOOD ROADS CONVENTION III
CAPITAL. CITY
Program Arranged and Announced and extensive Preparations Made.
SESSIONS BE HELD APRIL 11TH AND 12TH
Largest and Oldest of All Highway Organizations In Florida Coming.
Evening Session.
The evening session Is to be held in the I-Inll of the House of Representatives of the Florida Legislature, at S:00 o'clock, and will he presided over by lion. Cary A. Hardee, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Address, “Convict Labor on Road Work,” by Hon. George P. Coldman, State Highway Commissioner of Virginia.
Discussion, led by Hon. F. O. Miller. Member of the State Road Department of Florida, from the Stale-at-large.
Address, “State Aid in Road Building,” by lion. W. S. Keller, Chief Engineer. Alabama State Highway Department.
Discussion, led by lion. Ed. Scott, of Arcadia, Chairman of the State Road Department 'of Florida.
| General discussion on -Up-to-date | Road Legislation for Florida, by State Senators and Representatives.
The Second Dag.
Morning session, program in charge of Good Roads Department, Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs, from 19:30 to 11:00 o’clock. Meeting place—
I Auditorium of Elks’ Club. .
__________________________ I	“Women’s	Part in Highway Improve-
,	.	,	i	ment and Beautification.”
allahassee will be the meeting place j Xoto:—Special programs for this next month for the largest and oldest , session to be issued when arrangements of all Go'od Roads organization in j are concompleted.
Florida, for the Twentieth Annual, Kiisrness session, from 11:00 a. m.
..	~	.	•	to i :00 p. m., Elks Club Auditorium.
Convention of the Florida .State Good, A(1(I|.0S'S, ..Boa(l Laws of Flol.ultl...
Hoads Association is to be held in ' i,v jjon, Thomas F. West. Attorney Florida's Capital City April 11, and i General of Florida.
12, while the Legislature is in session. Address. “Federal Aid Roads,” by The committee in charge of the pro- ! 'T'r T; ™l0"' nistrict Engineer.
„	,	.	°	1	Office of Public Roads and Rural En-
grain for the coining convention has (,jneerin„.
been hard at work for some time and ■ Address. “How a State Good Roads is at last ready to give out a copy of Association Can Assist a State Road what has been agreed upon, but as ac- , Department, by Hon. Win. F. Cocke, ceptances have not yet been received , Stale Road Commissioner of Florida, from several ol’ those who have been ' Report of Legislative Committee, by invited to deliver addresses, there may Judge TL P». Philips, of Duval -County, be some changes. However, the fol-; chairman.
lowing shows -what the committee has General discussion on “Needed Leg-planned and hopes to present as the j islation.” open to all. official program of the convention. j	Afternoon Session.
.......... Opening	.Session.	3:00 p. m.. called to order, in Leon
Wednesday, April 11, 3:00 o’clock i High Sch'ol Auditorium, p. m.. Convention called to order in ! Address. “Co-ordination of County Leon High School Auditorium, by Dr. ! and State in Road Work,” by Hon. L.
J. R. Benton, Vice-President of the j Meggs. President of Florida State Association, acting president, in the Association of County Commissioner?
absence of Hon. Amos W. Corbett.
Invocation, Rev. Francis Yarnell, rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tallahassee.
.Welcoming addresses: On Behalf of the State of Florida, Hon. Sidney J. Catts, Governor of Florida; On Behalf ’of the City of Tallahassee, Hon. D,
Address. ‘“Single Tax for Automobiles.” by Hon. INI. M. Smith, of Orlando. President of the Florida State A u tomobi 1 e A ssocia tion.
Reports of Committee: Membership. Finance. Resolutions. Nominations, election of Officers for ensuing year.
Address. “Bridging the Apalachicola
M. Lowery, Mayor of the city; On Be-j River, or Annexing West Florida to lassee Boosters’ Club, the State of Florida.” by
half of the Tallahassee Hon. G. I. S. (Wiley) Watt, President of the club.
Response, on behalf of the Association. Hon. F. O. Miller, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Association.
Reading of minutes, S. T. Kidder, Secretary.
Annual Address, — “The Year’s Work,”—Dr. J. R. Benton, acting president.
Announcement of time and place of meetings and entertainment features.
5:00 p. m. Automobile ride over The Old Spanish Trail, The Dixie Highway and other roads “amid the red-headed hills of Old Leon.”
(Note:—Membership badges should lie worn so that citizens tendering use of cars may readily distinguish members of the Association. Badges will
Hon. J. D. Smith, 'of Marianna. Vice-President of I he West Florida Highway Association. Closing Session.
S:00 n. m., Elks Club Auditorium.
A “Good Roads Smoker.” compliments of the Tallahassee Boosters' Club.
i Address. “The Tamiami Trail and What it. Means to the Entire State.” by Lorenzo D. Case. Secretary Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. (Dr. Case was the first Secretary Tallahassee Boosters’ Club.)
Address. “The Dixie Highway, or Florida’s Three-Prolonged Feeder,” by Hon. J. IT. Scales, of Taylor County, Treasurer Central Florida Highway Association.
Address. “Florida First, or Building Roads with Proceeds of Bond Issues, bv Hon. Ernest Amos, State Comptrol-
ho furnished by the Secretary and as- j lor 'of Florida, sistants at the entrance to the audi- j Addresses. “The Old Spanish Trail, torium to all who register and pay the or from the Atlantic to the Pacific.” annual dues of One Dollars for the Hon. Harry Locke. Field Engineer of year. The only source of revenue of the Old Spanish Trail Association, the Association is the annual mem- | Short: talks by Old Timers and New bership fee.)	Comers.