Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
1900 TICKETS To
GEORGIA FEAST
To De SOLD
Committee Raises Number Of
Plates When Demand for Seats
Rapidly Takes First 1000.

At a meeting of the general com
mittee in the Chamber of Commerce
at noon Monday 1t was decided to
increase the 1000 plate dinner to
1900 plates II 1t became necessary.
No Albanian who wants to attend this
dinner is going to be left out, so long
as there Is room left in the Audito-
rum.
A wrong impression got about
Monday morning that all of the first
1000 tickets had been sold. This is
not correct, but probably was due to
the fact that the tickets are selling
fast and certainly all will be sold by
the time Of the dinner But they are
not all sold now by any means. and
those who have not yet purchased
tickets can obtain them either at
Cones Whitehall store or at Elkin-
Watson's drug store.
If the thousand tickets are all sold
by Monday night the committee will
issue more on Tuesday morning in
order that all who wish to participate
may do so. to the limit of 500.
A whirlwnd campaign to sell with
in three hours 900 tickets to dinner
was launched by members OF the Al
Mems Club Monday at 1870 a. m. and
was completed by 1880 p. m.
Shortly after that hour reports of
gratifying success began to come in
by telephone to w. II. White, Jr.,
chairman of the Products Dinner com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce.
and 1t was thought that the majority
of the tickets had been disposed OF
by the energetic ad men.
The ad men threw their skilled eff
forts into the campaign as the result
of a meeting in the headquarters of
the Chamber of Commerce Every
man present was given ten tickets to
dispose of and was informed that he
need no longer consider himself in
good standing as an ad man II he
failed to sell his allotment
f. II. Goodhart, president of the AID
Mems Club, was in charge of the
meeting and called upon committee
members and ad men for brief ad-
dresses. The tickets TO the banquet
were displayed and were seen to re-
semble nothing so much as a round
trip ticket to the Far West
Coupons for Souvenirs.
In addition TO the ticket emitting
the holder to banquet to his fill of
Georgia's tempttngly prepared food
products, htere was coupon upon cou-
pom attached, calling for various SOU
'yenirs Of Georgia made goods.
Al the last minute several manu-
facturers and dealers have come for
ward to offer souvenirs. AS the tick
cts already are printed, these belated
souvenirs will not appear on the cou-
pons, but will be placed right at the
diners plates. The tickets to the
dinner are 81, and more than this
amount is to be given away in souve-
nire alone
de Of cd hat
practically everything was In readi-
ness for the 1000 diners who will feast
in the Auditorium Tuesday night. II
will be the biggest and most elabo-
rate banquet ever held In the South
The tables will be set on the main
floor of the Auditorium, and the elab-
crate menu will consist entirely OF
foods and accessories grown or man
ufactured in Georgia. From the to-
mato soup and the whipped cream to
the cigars and coffee II will be "Geor-
gia grown"
While the dinners throughout the
State are nearly all called for 6
o'clock, 1t has been found necessary
to set Z p. m. as the hour for the
Atlanta dinner. The doors OF the re-
ception hall, however will be open
at 6 80. and the dinner will begin at
Z without a minutes delay.
among tne speakers VIII De Cover
nor John M. Slaton, Mayor Wood
ward, Fuller E. Galloway. Congress
man William Schley Howard, Will
mer l. Moore and Albert Howell. Jr.
Mr.. Moore. as president of the Cham
Der of Commerce Will introduce Mr..
Howell, who will act as POSTMASTER
Elaborate Decorations.
The decorations for the dinner will
be the most elaborate Atlanta ever
has seen So far as the Auditorium
itself is concerned, all the magnifi-
cent draperies of the auto show will
be left in place. The table decora-
ton, in charge of Committee Chair
man L. ID. Hicks. will be remarka BILE
At each plate win be red rosebud
donated by Mrs. George Dolvin, while
yellow chrysanthemums and red pop
pies. loaned for the occasion by the
same lady, will be scattered in pro-
fusion on all the tables Autumn
leaves Will complete the decorations
A special prize has been offered by
w, H. White, Jr., for the man who
appears at the dinner most complete
ly CARRIED in clothing made In Geor-
gia, and numbers of gentlemen have
signified their intention of Compel
ing.