Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-13
PLANS COMPLETE
For ROOSEVELT'S
VISIT To ATLANTA
He viii Be Escorted to Atlanta
in Private Car by Committee
Headed by Mayor Maddox
and Col. Lowry

Plans for the coming Of Theodore
Roosevelt to Atlanta in October are be-
ing made by F. ]. Paxon. who as pres
ident of the chamber of commerce and
president of the advisory board of the
| Uncle Remus Memorial association is
acting in a dual capacity.
J The arrangements for the entertain
ment of Mr. Roosevelt and for his trip
| to Atlanta from Knoxville and Rome
naturally have been placed to consid-
cradle extent in the hands of the cham
| Der of commerce for it's members are
taking an active interest in the romins
of the man who at present may truly
| be said to be the center of attraction.
| Mr. Roosevelt is not coming to At
lanta a guest of the chamber of COM
merce but is coming for the purpose
| of addressing the conservation congress
and to lecture for the benefit of the
Uncle Remus fund.
A few days ago when the party OF
Knoxville business men were in Atlanta
| In the interests of the exposition 10 be
| held in that city, w. j. Oliver, chairman
! of the committee, offered the use of his
private car to bring MIR. Roosevelt to
| Atlanta If the chamber of commerce
| would name a small but representative
committee to assist In his entertainment
| while in the Tennessee city.
| REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE.
President Paxon has named Col. f. j.
| Lowry and Mayor r. f. Maddox on this
| committee and Will select others in
/ few days He will go himself and will
I most likely have a committee of five.
In addition to the representatives of
| the chamber of commerce j. K. Orr, John
]. Egan and Judge Moses Wright, the
| latter of Rome, will be in the party.
| These three gentlemen will so as trus-
! tees Of the Berry school,
They will go to Knoxville. leaving At
| lanta on the afternoon of October 9Th,
and on reaching that city will be Joined
by Mr.. oliver and his committee. They
will then proceed to Bristol, where Mr..
Roosevelt will be met. This will be on
October 9th and the next day they will
be In Knoxville. This will be Roosevelt
day at the exposition. On that evening
the party will leave for Rome, where the
following day Mr.. Roosevelt will deliver
an address. At noon he will be the guest
of Miss Berry leaving shortly after for
Atlanta. He will arrive late in the after
noon, and will indeed be a busy man
until his departure. Almost Immediately
after his arrival Mr.. Roosevelt will go
to the auditorium, where he will address
the conservation congress. After the adj
dress he will be the guest of Mrs. A.
Med. Wilson at a reception that will be
rendered to the members Of the associa-
| tion.,
DINNER BY THE MAYOR.
Then will come a dinner given by
Mayor Maddox. This will be an official
| dinner rendered by Mr.. Maddox as the
representative of the city. The place
where this dinner will be given has not
yet been decided.
Next on the program Of the distin-
guished guest will be his address for the
Uncle Remus fund. This will be in the
evening and will be at the auditorium.
Mr. Roosevelt has not determined on the
subject for this lecture, but It is thought
that he will sSeak on THE Place OF
Uncle Remus in American Literature"
That looks like full days work for
any man, but after the lecture on Uncle
Remus, Mr.. Roosevelt will go to the
First Congregational church, colored,
and speak for a few minutes. When
asked to do this, Mr.. Roosevelt replied
that he could not accept unless the
question was entirely agreeable to the
white people Of Atlanta The matter was
then taken up with Mr.. Paxon, who re-
piled favorably, and then Mr.. Roosevelt
accepted Mr.. Roosevelt will leave At
lanta just as soon as he has finished
speaking at the negro church.