Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
MUCH|NTEREST
IN BIC DINNER
TUESDAY NIGHT
Men Who Handle Atlanta Made
Goods Are Lending Generous
Support to Project.

T rested among local merchants
and manufacturers over Geor-
gia Products Day Tuesday. Hundreds
have announced their intention of
exhibiting and making gifts. There
will be monster dinner for 1000
people in Taft Hall, the Auditorium.
at $50 o'clock,an the entire mem
bership of the Atlanta Chamber OF
Commerce will attend, as will several
hundreds of others
Local producers have offered shoes,
socks, carriers, neckwear, underwear,
suspenders, handkerchief, collars
and cuffs, shirts and other earinwg
apparel necessary to equip models"
in thorough going Atlanta made
goods, and the competition for the
s20 prize in gold for the best look
ing man dressed entirely in local
, cloth promises to be keen.
Many Responses Received.
waiter e. Cooper, secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, is receiving
scores of responses to his call for an
attendance of the entire chamber
membership. Donations for the din
ner, Tor the souvenirs and the cou-
pons on the general tickets are re-
ported to be coming in rapidly.
The local Retail Grocers' Associa-
| ton, 1t will be recalled, recently gave
a dinner of Atlanta made products.
and the success of this and other a =
fairs has greatly stimulated the in
terest OF citizens. and has caused a
desire on the part Of the local deal
ers to surpass former efforts.
| the grocers will give another din
ner later in the winter.
| speaking of Georgia Products Day,
j. X. Smith, leading spirit in the
work of the Industrial and CONNER
cial Bureau, declared that this would
be the climax of efforts to show what
is made In Atlanta. Our grocers and
butchers are handling so much of
! home products" declared Mr.. Smith,
that the people should know about
the articles in order to know how to
buy, and for this reason every per-
son that can possibly get there should
be at the Georgia Products dinner al
the Auditorium"
Mr.. Cooper's Letter.
The letter of Mr.. Cooper to the
members Of the Chamber of Com
merce is so full of information that
it is printed herewith In full
Dear Sir: Tuesday. November IS
having been designated by Governor
Slaton as Georgia Products Day, g
committee from the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce, headed by W. Fl. White
Jr., and composed of 20 leading citi-
zens, has made arrangements for q
Georgia products dinner to be given
on that date at $50 o'clock in the
arena of the Auditorium for 900 per-
sons.
I IAN elaborate menu, consisting en-
tirely of Georgia products, has beer
| arranged and the guests are request
ed to wear articles Of Georgia manu-
facture. Manufacturers are Vyins
with each other in furnishing these
articles and a prize of $40 in gold has
been offered by the chairman, Mr.
| White, to the guest who is best ar
| rayed in a Georgia made costume.
Every ticket will consist of long
series of coupons. each of which calls
for some article Of apparel presented
to the holder by Georgia manufac-
turer.
"A few DISTINGUISHED speakers will
be heard and special entertainment
features OF unique excellence will be
provided. Details will be announced
in the papers this week.
THE City Salesmen's Association
and other bodies will Join in selling
the tickets, and 1t is believed that the
capacity of the arena, estimated a
1000 plates. will be largely oversold.
THE committee has undertaken t
seat members Of the Chamber o
Commerce who send their checks Il
this office by Friday.
Tickets will be sold at 81 each
and II you desire plate kindly senC
your check to this office by return
mail making 1t payable to Ivan E
Allen, treasurer.
1.-THE committee will not be able I,
hold tickets beyond Friday. and il
order to be on the safe side they sug
gest that you put in your application
by return mail.
Yours very truly.
| (Sfgned) wv. @. COOPER,
| "Secretary."