Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-08
MEET
BIG FINANCIAL
AID To ANY CITY
Los, Angeles Still Reaping Bene-
fits From Convention There.
Atlanta Could Hold Crowds.

How Los Angeles benefited by the
Shriners' Convention in that city is
told to-day in telegram received
from the manager of The Los Ange-
les Examiner:
LOS ANGELES, April s.-Los
Angeles received an invaluable
amount of advertising as the re-
suit of the Shriners' Convention
held here last year. Business men
estimate that the $4,000 Shriners
and friends spent upward of ST.
100000 during the convention
week, materially swelling bank
clearings and in divers other ways
boosting and financially benefiting
the city.
It is figured that the convention
has resulted in large addition to
population. Many visitors re-
turned here later and bought
homes.
Los Angeles people are still re-
ceiving letters from Eastern
Shriners telling Of their pleasant
trip, many reiterating promises to
come here to live when their bust
ness affairs are in good condition.
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER.
Atlanta could entertain 10000 visit =
ing Shriners with the greatest Of ease,
according to Fred Houser. secretary
Of the Hotel Mems Association. Hous
er asserted to-day that double that
number could be provided with sleep
ing quarters here without serious diff
ficulty.
Plenty Of Hotel Room.
He estimated that the principal no.
tells alone could spare 1000 rooms
which means about 5000 persons
could be accommodated. Then there
are hundreds of smaller hotels which
would take their quota.
The Piedmont, the Ansley and the
New Kimball would each have APP
proximately 200 rooms at the disposal
Of the committee. The Winecon and
the Aragon would have 100 rooms
the Imperial 20, the Majestic so. the
Marion 40, the Georgian Terrace 10
the Dakota 40. the Empire 30, Ter
minal so Brittain's 40, and Peachtree
Inn 30. Then. Of course, the smaller
houses would be able TO put at the
committees disposal hundreds OF
rooms.
Mr.. Houser to-day is preparing a
list of every hotel, restaurant and
cafe in the city of Atlanta, regardless
of size. This would he for the con-
venience Of the reception committee
i'm placing the guests.
Forrest Adair, of the reception
committee, asserted that IL would be
the easiest thing I'm the world to en-
terrain the visiting ShrinerS should
they come to Atlanta.
Easy to Entertain Women.
The women will be the easiest OF
all TO entertain" he said We shall
reserve the entire capacity Of several
of the theaters for different nights
and give theater parties. on Thurs
day night of the convention. in al
probability. the largest ball In the
history of the South would he giver
i'm the Auditorium ArmOry. as II Is
the custom to have one grand ball at
each convention. Atlanta is certainly
fixed in that line.
"Then there would be receptions
over the city for the women, and
hundreds Of autos would be put al
their disposal
Mr.. Adair said that he had received
dozens of letters in which the writers
said that they wished to see the bat
tlefields around the city and the
country in general.
Though the subscription lists for
the $50. 900 necessary to land the
convention have not yet been open
ed. il looks now as though the entire
amount will be raised before that
time. as contributions have come
pouring in unsolicited, mounting nv
into the thousands. r J. PaNor
thinks that the entire amount will be
raised in one day.