Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-04

One thousand young Georgia farmers
today began their triumphal entry OF
Atlanta. They came from every county
in the state and were received with
warm hearted hospitality in hundreds
Of Atlanta homes. Their visit here will
be marked by rohnd after round Of
pleasure and instruction, which will
have climax in the monster Boys Corn
club parade Friday afternoon
All of these boys have proud records
as farmers. Three scores of them have
raised 100 bushels of corn on an acre
Of land. They are the boys who are
responsible for Georgia's being the
leading grain raising state of the South
They are the boys whose work has
made the South a keen rival of the
mighty West in food production They
are the boys who have made the throne
of King Cotton totter in Dixie
Carroll County First.
The first delegations came in We'd
nesday morning Carroll county was
the first to report. Eleven boys repre-
sented that hustling commonwealth
Chattooga sent 35 young farmers
Forsyth 8, Heard 6, Irwin 9, Paulding
10, and so on and on. Each train that
arrived brought it's quota.
AS they arrived in the city the boys
were instructed to report immediately
at the information bureau at the state
capitol, where they were assigned to
the homes where they would be en-
tertained during their stay here
The bureau is in charge of Ivan F.
Allen, assisted by Henry Robinson, of
the Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Allen
had charge of the entertainment Of the
boys at the corn show last year and he
was joyously greeted by a number Of
the young farmers.
Interest of the visitors conferred in the
mammoth corn show at the capitol.
Picture Houses Open.
But there were other features ar
ranged for the entertainment of both
! the Boys Corn club members and the
! delegates from the Girls Canning clubs
| Four Of the leading moving picture
| houses of Atlanta, at the request of
| Chairman Allen, have agreed to admit
| the boys free of charge on Thursday
and Friday.
The Alcazar and Savoy, in Peachtree
street. and the Vaudette, in whitehall
| street, will admit them any time on
| those days between 10 a. m. and 10
| p. m. The Montgomery theater, in
| Peachtree street. will do likewise be-
| tween II a. m. and p. m. The Corn
club buttons, which will be issued at
| the bureau of information, will be as
good as a paid-for ticket.
Thursday afternoon the various coun-
ty clubs will have drill on the capitol
| grounds. At $3.50 o'clock. Immediately
after the finish of the drill. the boys
will meet in the hall of the house of
| representatives, where they will be ad-
dressed by M. L. Britain, state su-
! perintendent Of education. and ]. Phil
| Campbell, Aate agent of the BOYS Corn
clubs.
| Friday merning, at 1920 o'clock. DIR.
A. NJ Soule, of the State College Of
Agriculture, will deliver diplomas to the
so Georgia boys who have made 100 or
more bushels Of corn to the acre. and to
the girls of the Canning clubs who have
put up more than 1900 pounds of vege-
tables, preserves, pickles. etc.
Prizes which have been offered for
various feature yields will be deliv-
cred to the winners at this meeting.
Boys To Be Dined.
! Then comes the great event of the
week. the great parade in honor of the
boys and girls. Promptly at 1 o'clock
Friday afternoon the parade will form
at the capitol Jut before that the