Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
FUND
CONCERT To De
RARE TREAT
MeIodiOuS Program Arranged
by Triple Band-CoI. Rube
Arnold to Speak.
By EUeIyn Wren


and the Christmas Editor says he must
finish his shopping for the Empty
Stocking list on Monday morning at
the latest So you'd better hurry If you
want your gift to the Empty Stocking
Fund TO do real good.
Why not drop a dollar bill or check
for five in an envelope, mail it to The
Georgian right now and enjoy your own
Christmas dinner nine times as much
3 for the consciousness that you've made
somebody happy besides yourself and
your own children?
There's motto hanging, over your
desk, do 1t Now" Why not follow its
advice?
That benefit concert at the Grand
Sunday afternoon promises to be the
biggest thing of the season. Atlanta
folk have grown accustomed to good
music on Sunday afternoons as the at
tendance at the organ recitals and the
first concert Of the Philharmonic have
proved.
Every One in Atlanta Invited.
But there won't be an organ recital
this Sunday, because the Auditorium is
full of chicken coops, and the Empty
Stocking benefit will have the field TO
itself
And The Georgian invites YOU
church folk, music lovers, travellers
spending Sunday in town, you fellows
who might be loafing in your clubs, all
of you--to come to the Grand at 3
o'clock and hear a band of 10 pieces
play popular music and vocal artists
who know how to sing.
There won't be too much high brow
stuff in this program, and it won't be
the ragtime inappropriate to the day
The program will be made up of fine
tuneful music everybody can enjoy
music with melody and soul in it, The
three best bands of Atlanta have been
combined for this benefit by the Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians. with Matthiessen,
Wedemeyer and Barber taking turns at
conducting.
Colonel Reuben Arnold will be the
only speaker of the day, and his address
will be one of those brief and snappy
talks he makes so we'll No admission
fee will be charged, and so Colonel Ar
mold was asked by The Georgian to
speak briefly of the object of the benefit
and urge liberal contributions from the
90 audience.
Colonel Arnold Lauds Cause.
Certainly I'll make a little talk" he
said. TN be mighty glad to do it. The
Empty Stocking Fund is d bit of real
charity, one worthy the support of
every person in Atlanta"
Besides the band numbers, several
other features will make the concert
the most memorable Sunday affair ever
given in Atlanta. Miss Margherita
Carter, a prominent young soprano, has
d promised to sing at least one number
f for the poor childrens benefit.
The Montgomery theater has given
the services of The Great Dayton. the
Il vocal wonder who sings bass, baritone,
y tenor and soprano. He broke an en- =
n gagement in another city to stay over
for the Grand concert. And the Sing
- ing Martins the headliners at the
Montgomery for next week, viii give
several bits of real grand opera al this
u concert one or two other numbers will
e be announced later
This Is Your Opportunity.
So here's an opportunity to enjoy
= and at the same time help the worthiest
cause Atlanta has known in a year, 1t
is expected that the Grand will be filed
to overlooking, and even a small coin
: from every person in the audience
would do wonders in buying Christmas
gifts for the little folks
The stockings won't be filled with
mere toys and candies, however, though
toys and candies will be there in plenty.
These children need the things your
children consider matters of course
stout shoes to wear to school or work
and warm clothing for days like this.
Why, there are children on the
Christmas Editors list who have been
shut in for weeks, wrapped in old quilts
and blankets. because they had no
- clothing fit to wear outdoors,
T No Extravaeant Spending.
=. There won't be an indiscriminate
% Christmas extravaganza Of dishing out
gifts to an Corners. There viii be no
opportunity for takers to take advan-
tage of the public's generosity. The
children on the list are in need, some
Of them in dire distress. The homes
have been visited the applicants
checked over quietly. The Christmas
Editor knows just where every package
is going, and any contributor to the
fund may see the list if he likes.
The Empty Stocking Fund has
reached $1,000 today, That will go a
long way toward making a merry
Christmas for Atlantas poor But
twice that sum could be used to ad
vantage without cent of waste, with
ont one case of extravagant giving.
Won't YOU telephone the Christmas
Editor to send round for your contri-
button, or, better STILL mail in your
mite? No matter how small. it will be
acceptable. Address the Christmas Ed
itor. The Georgian.