Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
BEAUTY
RACE STARTED
WITH RUSH
Atlanta Seeks Prettier Girl Thar
Texas Belle, Chosen God
dess of Plenty

hAe-AINA 'bGLlbIi beauty contest
. has caused the question to arise:
Teyas girl selected to represent the
VIII the Atlanta beauty eclipse the
( Goddess Of Plenty on one Of the new
4 bills to be turned out by Uncle SAM"
This young woman, Miss Ellen Eve
/ lyn James, Of San Antonio. Tex. has
/ attracted widespread attention by her
I fair face. She so appealed to Kenyon
/ Cox, the artist who designed the new
Dill that he said she must represent
the Goddess Of Plenty
Has Atlanta Prettier Girl?
Look at the face and see if you
think Atlanta can furnish a prettier
girl 10 adorn the 800, 900 club" but
tons2
I The pretty girl contest has started
with grand rush. A mum Der of At
/ lanta's most famous beauties are in
/ at the start, and others, not 80 wei
+ known but exceedingly attractive,
I promise to make strong races
/ Leading spirits in the 800, 900 club
/ movement declare that no greater
honor could be paid an Atlanta girl
/ than to have her picture on the but
! tons of the people who are to boost
, Atlanta's population to 500 900 by 1920
>
! how to enter candidates
Windsor Tells City's Needs.
I James r Windsor. assistant cashier
/ Of the American National Bank has
written an interesting letter to Thu
/ Georgian acknowledging receipt Of the
I S25 prize for the best slogan He
/ commends The Georgian for It's policy
/ toward a half-million city and pro-
ceeds to Ell { his ideas Of what Is
needed.
/ The gist of his letter Is an appeal
/ for more parks and means of better
1 recrea ton for the masses OF the peo-
/ pie, and a condemnation OF strict en-
/ forcement Of blue laws" Here is his
/ letter:
Praises Pretty Atlanta Girls.
To the Editor Of The Georgian:
| acknowledge, with thanks, re-
ceipt Of your check for $25 the
prize awarded in the Georgians
I interesting slogan contest.
/ Evidently the distinguished
Judges were also of the opinion
/ that a successful slogan should
he symbolic of Atlantas beauti-
full women For. while a salu-
/ bTious climate, a desirable loca-
tion, and influential newspapers
/ have played an important part in
the citys marvellous growth the
) a
is her many beautiful women. 1t
is they who inspire the wonderful
Atlanta spirit influence the cas-
4 ual visitor to locate here perma-
nently; and when ones poor
Judgment takes him to other
chimes. it is the remembrance of
them that brings him back home.
But the main object of our
800, 900 Club" is to exert every
49,
/ to the desired number within the
/ next few years This can and
/ VIII be done when our civic bodies
realize the fact that Atlanta is
/ now tagging behind other cities
in some respects, especially that
of park improvements.
Solution of Vice Problems,
The solution of all vice prob
lens. as Wen as those Of crime,
and the surest way to attract
newcomers to any city is to pro-
vide adequate facilities for recre-
alton and amusement.
In other words there should he
sincerity in our boosting" So
the question arises is it really
great to I've in Atlanta?
To the capitalist, with his nu-
merOus facilities for pleasure,
such as cubs autos commodious
nome anu the means 10 take ire
queut vacation trips to other
/ cities and resorts Atlanta, with
its unequalied climate, is really
a great place in which to live.
But to the average citizen-the
man of limited means, such as
the laboring man. the small sal
/ aried man or the young man just
going into business who must
/ economic by force of circum-
/ stances-Atlanta offers few at
[ fractions or places OF amusement
/ at a moderate price and to him
/ it is a vertable workshop.
Atlanta is one Of the few large
J cities without a downtown pub
/ lie park or hrea thing place This
feature should be provided in the
plaza plan of bridging over the
railroad tracks which now pene-
trate the heart Of the city. At
( least $1,000, GOO should he expend-
ed in heautifyiug our present
/ parks, and sufficient funds should
/ be appropriated annually to fur
! nish high class music in at least
two of them every night during
/ the summer months.
Urges Park Improvements.
/ Piedmont is now but desert Of