Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-05

cuddled and otherwise petted by the
thousand tongues OF a thousand men
who love it. at the annual dinner Of the
Chamber of Commerce. And when they
had completed their loving ministra-
lions. every kink and convolution Of
the name Atlanta and all that it i'm
plies was glowing with new life and
promise.
II was great big night for Atlanta,
and a big story in the telling. It was
the effervescence Of souls charged with
the Atlanta spirit. There were speeches,
excellent Speeches, but they We're in
cidental. The big thing was the gen
eral demonstration and the Yense Of
surging power when the thousand men
together sang the noble Atlanta hymn,
the poem recently written by an At
lanta woman who unfortunately
chooses to remain anonymous. OF At
lanta they sang:
Her glory shall not Wane,
But. ever free from stain,
Queen city, she shall reign,
Fairest and best
The meeting had a significance be
yond the anniversary occasion. As
President Wilmer Moore announced, it
marked the beginning Of campaign
for new life Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. Eleven committees, each head
ed by a director, who in turn appointed
chairman, were designated / scour
the town from end to end, and to bring
into the fold at least 500 new members
good working members, for the Cham
! Der Of Commerce by Saturday noon.
| A silver cup will go to the committee
obtaining the largest number Of appli-
cations. Another loving cup will go
to the individual member of any com
| mittce who secures the largest number,
Everybody Was Happy.
| But since it is such big story it
is best to begin it at the beginning
| The big night began as DO all glorious
occasions in Atlanta. The lobby of
the Auditorium was alive with the buzz
| Of the hundreds Of men who stood about,
laughing, chatting, handshnking, and,
above all, waiting for the feast Then
up spake brave Fred Houser:
rs everybody happy
SURE"
Then they went in to dinner. every
man with his coat adorned with a
| handsome, odorous carnation.
All Atlanta seemed there in the big
hall. Atlanta men of every rank and
station, size and age. Young men like
j. r. Smith, Of the flowing locks; E.
| W. Rose. who covered his locks with
| a handkerchief; Judge W. T. Newman,
| whose locks stood erect with all the
yigor of youth were there. DecTepit
l-old fellows, such as Ivan u. Allen, Paul
Reese and Evelyn Harris sat there.
Everybody
Even Mrs Governor Joseph NJ. Brown
sat inconspicuously in the balcony,
watching the scene below her with an
eye in which pride showed plainly. On
| the platform at the main table sat Gov
ernor Joseph NJ. Brown, one of the
guests OF honor. At the central table,
with him, were the officers and di-
rectors Of the Chamber, the speakers
of the evening and guest or two; in
all: John S owens, Walter q. Cooper,
Lynn Fort w. l.. Peel, V. II. Krieg
shaber, r. A. Broyles, j. X Orr,
President W. l.. Moore, Mayor James
G. Woodward. r, r. Arnold. DR.. David
Marx, John Morris, I. Il. Allen, j R.
A. Hobson, H. G. Hastings, b. NJ
Hood and r *. Glenn.
with the scraping of chairs and the
first self -congratulatory exclamations
that came when the diners cast appre-
ciative eyes over the cuisine spread
out before them. there was too great
a hubbub to allow even thought But
it was stined when President Moore
announced toast that thrilled the big
crowd.
Woodrow Wilson Toasted.
TO President Woodrow Wilson, on
his inaugural day"
Then festivities began, and with il
the troubles Of }. Lee Barnes, whose
job was that of man-haudling an army
of walters into serving quickly and well
a thousand hungry men and thirsty.
Lee Barnes, designated in the pro-
gram as director OF gastronomy," was
one OF the features of the evening
With Majestic" stride and swinging
coattails he was here. there and every
where among the throng. singing him
self most effectively into the breache;
caused by the hungry Commerc,
crowd There were some dry spots II
the gathering due perhaps to the fac
, that the walters stopped behind tn
arras to sample the wine; but MI
Barnes brought on reinforcements from
! the outside and saved the day. From
, dry Martini to Cafe Nolr Mr.. Barnes
ministered to the needs of the diner
and others, and it was not until "Rube
Arnold arose to make his famou
speech that the "gastrouomist" foun,
time to sit down and munich an ap
pie
Seen in the crowd was the ghost
OF J. Robert Smith. a well-lluown rea
: estate man and director of politica
destiuies. Rumor had it that he wa
in Washington attending the Inaugural