Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
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 tn
Shriners' Convention in that city i
told to-day in a telegram receive,
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
olesrings 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-
S~fHtNsA iiOhi 6NSANf'
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 EXAM lNER,
Atlanta could entertain 10000 visit
ing Shriners With the greatest of ease
according to Fred Houser. secretar!
Of the Hotel Mems Association. Hous
er asserted to-day that double tina
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 ther'
are hundreds of smaller hotels which
would take their quota.
The Piedmont, the Ansley and thu
New Kimball would each have ap
proximately 200 rooms at the dispose
of the committed The Winecoff anC
the Aragon would have 100 rooms
the Imperial Is. the Majestic so. tn,
Marion 40, the Georgian Terrace 80
the Dakota 40. the Empire &c. Ter
minal so Brittains 40. and Peachtre'
Inn So. Then, OF course, the smaller
houses would be able TO put at thu
committees disposal hundreds o
rooms.
Mr.. HousJ to-day is preparing q
list of eyeN hotel, restaurant ant
cafe i'm the city of Atlanta, regardless
Of size. This would be for the CON
venieuce Of the reception committee
in placing the guests.
Forrest Adair. Of the reception
committee, asserted that il would b'
the easiest thing in the world TO en-
terrain the visiting Shriners should
they come to Atlanta.
Easy to Entertain Women.
THE women will be the easiest o.
all to entertain he said We shall
reserve the entire capacity of severa
of the theaters for different nights
and give theater parties. on Thurs
day night Of the convention, in al
probability. the largest ball in tn,
history of the South would be giveI
in the Auditorium Armory, as il is
the custom to have one grand ball Al
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 he put al
their disposal"
Mr.. Adair said that he had received
dozens Of letters in which the writer:
said that they wished to see the bat
tlefields around the city and the
country in general.
Though the subscription lists fol
The $50. 600 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 uT
into the thousands. r.. \. PaXur
thinks that the entire amount viii h'
raised in one day.