Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23
MO RE HOMES
FOR CORN BOYS
PRESSING NEED
Ministers of Various Churches to
Make Plea for Quarters for
Expected Visitors,

With / 900 Georgia boys to enter
Show and homes for 334 secured up
to yesterday, an appeal was issued
Saturday to the city at large, to be
stir itself to maintain It's almost ma
ton wide fame for hospitality by
opening homes for more than 900 9TH
er boys.
one big step will be taken in this
direction Sunday morning in every
pulpit in Atlanta, when ministers VIII
announce the necessity for securing
the additional homes within the next
two or three days Requests were
made Of al local ministers Saturday
to make such announcements, and it
is believed that all will comply.
Sixteen counties that have commu-
nicated with the Atlanta Chamber OF
Commerce state that they will have a
total of 303 Corn Club boys here. AS
the time is growing short now, it Is
imperative for quick action, and the
people of the city are urged to send in
their names, with the number of boys
they will take, at once.
Eighty Counties Represented.
1t is estimated that fully so coun-
ties will be represented in the Corn
Club Show. However, it is believed
that the actual attendance of boys
will not exceed 1000.
Among the ministers who will make
announcement from their pulpits and
will have cards distributed in their
churches at II o'clock this morning
will be the following:
DIR. John E. White, Of the Second
Baptist; DR. L. o. Bricker. Of the
First Christian; DR.. Hugh X. Wal
ker, of the First Presbyterian; DR.,
Richard Orme Finn, Of the NORTH
Avenue Presbyterian; DR.. John w.
Purser, of the West End Baptist; DR..
c. W. Daniel, of the First Baptist
and DR.. Dunbar Ogden, of the Cen
trail Presbyterian. Most of the At
anta Methodist ministers are attend
ing conference, but in all such
churches where services are held an
aouncements will be made.
Additional to the names already
published of ladies' who will take
Corn Club boys the following were
furnished Saturday:
Mrs. S. S. Frye. Mrs. W. Woods
White, Mrs. Frank Eastman, Mrs,
Marcellus Anderson, Mrs j. w. May
son and Mrs. Gator Woolford.
Regulars to Drill.
Colonel j. T. Van Orsdale com
handing the Seventeenth Infantry,
United States regulars, at Fort Nc
Pherson, has consented to- give a spe-
ciaI dress parade and exhibition drill
by his command at the fort on We'd
nesday afternoon, December 3, for
the youngsters. Special cars will be
provided for the Corn Show commit
tee, to take the boys and girls to
the fore free of charge.
General j. VanHolt Nash, grand
marshal for the parade on Thursday
afternoon, has about completed his
plans. Mayor Woodward and the
General Council, the Board of Educa-
ton, students and principals of the
Boys High School have been invited
Besides the organizations partici-
pating last year there will be this
year, the Fifth Infantry Regiment,
commanded by Colonel Orville H.
Hall; Governors Horse Guard, At
lanta Artillery, Boy Scouts of At
lanta, Decatur and Marietta; cadets
from the Georgia Military Academy
at College Park and Marist College
cadets. 1t is believed the parade will
far eclipse that of last year.
The moving picture entertainment,
Tho Dawn of Plenty" furnished by
the State Department of Agriculture,
will be shown at the Grand Opera
House on the evening of December 3
for the children.