Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-12

made by Americus and Sumter, cred.
iting it with being the most represent-
ative delegation of progressive ant
enterprising citizens attending the
congress from South Georgia.
In this way the advantages of this
new Garden of Eden was kept be
fore the minds of the delegates in at
tendance while the invitation was al
so extended by the chair during one Of
the sessions.
Several bundles of invitations were
carried down to the auditorium-ar-
mory and as the visiting delegations
occupied seats in the arena and each
and every delegate was waiting foT
the arrival of President Taft-and
having nothing more exciting to do
than keep on waiting; for a delayed
train and each one hating himself or
! herself Tor the same reason-it nat
uraIly followed that any break in the
mOnctony would be welcomed
Entire Congress CenterS on Americus
And this same break came in the
shape of the Americus Invitations
came long before President Taft did.
Every Americus man Immediately
played the part of libretto boy and
distributed the invitations up and
down each of the many aisles. And
, the way every one reached for them
finally attracted the attention of the
waiting speakers and congress Off
cials on the rostrum. They were
in turn supplied and then
The entire Southern Commercial
Congress went into executive session
for the purpose of investigating the
remarkable facts, figures and appor-
tdnities offered by Americus and
Sumter county. This is no exaggera-
tion. They We're only too glad to get
any elief fro mthe long wait. They
had plenty of time to read and in
wardly digest all of the facts, and
every Americus citizen was kept busy
answering questions and giving addi-
, tional information.
incidentally, they did not throw the
invitations aside but on the arrival o.
the president thrust them in their
pockets, so that there is no estimating
the good accomplished in sowing the
first seed of intelligent curiosity, re-
garding Americus and Sumter in the
minds of these men of affairs.
Later President Taft, Governor
Woodrow Wilson and other famous
visitors We're personally presented
with invitations, 1t brought the TAFT
:, smile" out strong, but the president
was quite serious when he stated that
nothing would please him more than
trip to Sumter, and while impos-
sible now, it was but a pleasure post
poned.
Altogether, the invitation made q
real hit and is sure to bear fruit
and very practical fruit at that.
While Chattanooga and one or two
other cities had the regulation book
let which was distributed outside OF
the auditorium, Americus and Sum
ter county literature was the only
kind distributed among the delegates
inside the armory. Being in the shape
of a personal invitation, it was ac,
cepted as such and tonight many
o. these unique wire Grass" green
invitations are hurrying "homeward'
through every section of the South
ard nation.
During their stay here, the members
CT the Americus delegation were the
recipients of many social and special
. honcrs While they attended tbs
sessions regularly and stated that they
had been wonderfully benefited by the
suggestions and experiences of these
worlds greatest development experts
ard conservationists the interims be.
tween the sessions were delightfully."-
filled. and many lasting friendships
formed