Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
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be some advertisement for the Gate
City and could not fail TO have its
-, light when the selection OF the 1914
convention city is made al the Dallas
gathering this gear
Warm Welcome for Move.
EacI. OF the twenty committees that
are securing the city to-day has
membership Of from five TO ten lead
ing business men. merchants or pro-
fessiouaI men. The city was divided
into sections and each committee as
signed 10 a particular section 10 pre-
vent overlapping OF endeavors. In
some instances special committees
were designated. 20 call on certain in
dustTies
All Of tile workers Viii meet to-
night 81 o'clock In the Piedmont
Hotel assembly room to figure up the
result Of the days canvass. That it
twill be satisfactory. Colonel PaXon
has no doubt.
Forrest Adair potentate Of At
,isnta's Yaarab Temple said thar he
~7uas az confident that the 100000
would be raised before sunset as lie
VAS that this same sun would rise
again tomorrow morning.
go Greenfield Expects 100000.
The contagious optimism Of Poten-
-tate Adair had made Joseph G. Green
ned general secretary Of the Shrin-
ers. complete victim. Greenfield
was IN the last stages lie thought
mat 100000 was much too low an es-
innate for the amount that would be
subscribed by tonight
FL If it does not run pretty close TO
100000 / Will miss my guess" he
ejaculated. 1T is remarkable the
enthusiasm with which the people are
taking up tine project
Los Angeles benefited ncalculably
from having the Shriners with her.
she still is enjoying the benefits that
those few days gave her 10 would
astound YOU to ]caru Of the amount
the Shriner- spent among the bust
mess men and merchants while they
were there. n told YOU / would not
b. believed, so I'm going TO keep my
reputation Tor veracity.'
No Trouble Getting Pledges.
OF the $1,000 that was allotted 20
v. II. Knegshaber's committee TO
raise. more than half had been
pledged before noon. Alr Kriegshaber
was iu charge % the committee which
waited upon the builders and building
material men of the city.
4 have found the people not only
Willing. but anxious. 10 aid in swelling
the subscriptions" said the chairman.
,"The coming OF the Shrners VIII
mean a great deal to Atlanta. Il will
benefit every business ana every in
Gustry. and the people know it,
w M Selcer. chairman of the bak-
cries committee, had 20 obtain pledges
OF $3.50 10y nighttau. ON pain Of some
dire penalty promised by Executive
Chairman PaNon.
Everybody Is With U.s."
why. ! had good share Of it
raised by 10 O'Clock ina the morning
said Mr. Seicer. smilingly. "It viii be
an easy matter TO raise the rest, ana l
do not doubt tnat we will go a little
above the amount that has been set
for MS to collect Practically the whole
allotment rs promised Everybody is
..U ith u.s."
You can depend ON the insurance
men doing their part" was the report
OF r. j. Quinn chairman OF the in
surance mems committee An OF my
committee are working hard and they
are getting the most cordial sort of
reception We viii raise our auot-
ment without difficulty"
City and County to Help.
Both the city and county will be
asked for subscriptions 10 the Shrinsr
fund and they are expected 20 re-
.rSpond literally AL Of tine officials
-are known to Zoe loo euurs sympathy
with the movement aud they are De-