Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09

Success Of greater magnitude than
expected was assured when reports
of the committees appointed to raise
$4,000 by o'clock tonight in or
der to land the 1914 national Shrin-
ers' Convention for Atlanta began
pouring into headquarters this after
noon.
There was great JOY in the Shriner
camp when the news was conveyed
by Fred Houser, secretary Of the At
lanta Hotel Mems Association. that at
a special meeting this afternoon the
hotel men had voted to subscribe
$4,000 for The convention FUND
This news was reinforced by
flood Of reports from COMMITTEES
chairmen. each of whom told Of graf
flying success.
Going Beyond the Limit.
That there remains no doubt. III amy
has really existed. of the certainty
of raising the 100000, was evidenced
by the uniform reports that the COM
mittees not only are collecting al
that they were designated to collect.
but they are going beyond the mimi
mum limits.
one committee that worked on
Mitchell Street was 500 over the
amount that it had to collect at
o'clock this afternoon.
Others had reached the minimum
amount earlier i'm the day.
The campaign ceased to be one for
$50, O00-for that was assured. IL be-
came the keenest sort Of rivalry To
see which committee could raise the
most money.
shriners Start Ball Rolling.
Several Of the committees stole "a
march on their compatriots BY Sc
cretly starting work last night and
obtaining pledges for practically tho
entire amount that they were 20 coll
leet to-day.
Those who got "a later start worked
with a correspondence higher energy.
They did not wish 10 be left behind
in the results OF their gaIueriug.
The l.4o0 Shriuers. Of course, were
the most enthusiastic and the most
energetic. They started the BAN roll
ing. But tine moment it gained ir-
petus business men. merchants. pro-
fessiouII men. manufacturers and cit-
liens from every line of endeavor
Joined in with a hearty viii.
Everyone Gives His Share.
Practically everyone approached
contributed something. The Sums
ranged from a dollar or i've dollars
10 hundreds. Whatever was given.
the donor got a hearty word of en-
from the committeeman.
Its good for business. It's good
for Atlanta It's the best advertise
ment the city could get"
These were the expressions that
were met on the canvass for $780,
000.
Most Of the subscriptions were ger
erous. This was due partly to me
plan Of campaign mapped out, whic:
included the districts where the resi-
dents were the best able to be liberia
and partly TO the feeling throughout
tile city that this was one movement
shat demanded instant and snthus-az-
ric support
Begin Whirlwind Campaign.
Sharply at o'clock this morning
the members Of twenty committees.
under the direction of Colonel Fred J.
PaNon. slammed down their desks or
dropped whatever work they hap
pened TO be doing at the moment and
proceeded forth to round up in worlds
record time a fund TO bring the Shrin-
er convention 10 Atlanta in 1914.
Colonel Paxon. who is the chairman
of the executive committee on the
raising Of the money. set only one
limit on the amount to be collected.
That was a minimum limit of $50 coo.
and 81 must be collected by niEhtfau.
even though the heavens fall in the
interim.
1t is immaterisl to me or to any 81
the rest of the committee how far you
90 above the $4,000 mark" said the
chairman in delivering his parting in
structions 10 the army OF collectors.
The higher sou go the better II
Atlanta could raise S1oU.oo9 within
fewer hours tEsu Memphis has taken
GAYS ta raise half the amount Il would