Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-05
ATLANTA CAPITULATES
TO THE TOURISTS
Continued from Pare One


by the members of the city council, with
Chief of Police Jennings occupying an
other big car well In front, followed by
detachment of officers In dress uniform
with every patriotic Albanian who owned
or could rent an automobile. following in
their wake. Each machine was decorated
with American flags and with red ban.
ners bearing the triple "A" of the At
lanta Automobile association. .-.r
PROCESSION IN ATLANTA.
Meanwhile in Atlanta Peachtree street
and whitehall. and the other thorough
fares along which the procession would
pass before reaching The Journal once,
were theonged with waiting crowds, pa
trolled by mounted police. waiting with
feverish expectancy for the arrival OF
the tourists. About noon a Journal extra
was on the streets. sold right and left by
newsboys, who. imbibing the general at
mospheTe of jubilation, shouted In ear
splitting accents, They're off! They've
left Decatur! They're on the way!
They'll soon be here!'
Even more pleased than the Atlantians
were to extend such a welcome were the
tourists to acknowledge 1t. Among the
contestants were men who have ridden in
auto tours across the American and other
continents, who have entered Berlin and
Paris and New York and San Francisco
and other cities at the end OF epoch-mak-
ing runs, and they are unanimous in de-
claring that the reception accorded The
jour nal Herald contestants in Atlanta
surpasses anything in the worlds history
of automobile tours.
They have fallen in love with Atlanta,
and this is Atlanta's reward.
The visitors, with the general public or
Atlanta Join to express their appreciation
of the magnificent foresight and splendid
executive work of the committees which
had in charge the various features of the
reception.
The completeness and beauty of the
decorations added one of the most essen
tial features to the success of the day.
and this triumph is directly ascribable to
the public spirit of the merchants of At
lanta. and particularly to the excellent
work of the committee which had this
feature in charge.
That general committee, of which Lu-
clan York, manager of NJ. Rich & Broth
ers' company. is chairman, met at that
store Tuesday at noon, the COMMITTEES
consisting of L. u. Daniel. president OF
Daniel Brothers; w. W. Orr, of the
George Muse Clothing company; B. L.
| Miller. of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COM
| pany; John Stewart, of the ]. NJ. High
company; Leon Bouzigues, of the Keely
company; G. c. Brunson, of Chamberlin-
Johnson-D uBose company; John Glib
son, of the Globe Clothing company; VIII
liam G. King. of Eiseman Brothers; John
! c. Mackey, of NJ. Rich &, Brothers COM
pany, and w. r. Massengale. of the Mas
sengale Advertising Agency.
Congratulations have been showered
upon the committee which had charge of
the procession which went to Decatur
to meet the tourists, composed of Beau
mont Dawson, r. .. O'Donnelly, Morris
Rich, w. r. McClelland, H. S. Johnson
and Edward Inman, as well as upon the
general entertainment committee Of
which Mr. F. j. Paxon is chairman, and
upon all the committees which have "a
bored SO faithfully for the success of the
reception.