Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-05

the word Atlanta was massagcd and
cuddled and otherwise petted by the
thousand tongues OF a thousand men
who love it. at the annual dinner of the
Chamber OF Commerce. And when they
had completed their loving ministra
lions, every kink and convolution Of
the name Atlanta and all that it i'm
plies was glowing with new life and
promise.
II was "a great big night for Atlanta,
and q big story in the telling. 1t was
the cffcrvescence Of souls charged with
the Atlanta spirit. There were speeches.
excellent speeches. but they were in
cidentaL The big thing was the gem
eral demonstration and the sense Of
surgiug power when the thousand men
! together sang the noble Atlanta hymn,
the poem recently written by an Al
lanta woman who unfortunately
chooses to remain anonymous. OF At
lanta they sang:
Her glory shall not Wane,
But, ever free from stain,
Queen city. she shall reign,
Fairest and best"
The meeting had a significance be-
yond the anniversary occasion. As
President Wilmer Moore announced, it
marked the beginning Of "a campaign
for new life Of the Chamber of Com
lmorcc Eleven committees, each head
ed 10y director who in turn appointed
a chairman. were designated ; scour
the town from end 10 end. and to bring
into the fold at least 800 new members,
good orking members. for the Cham
Der OF Commerce by Saturday noon.
a silver cup will go to the committee
obtaining the largest number Of appli-
cations. Another loving cup will go
to the individual member of any com
mittee who secures the largest number,
Everybody Was Happy.
But since it is such big story it
is best to begin It at the beginning.
The big night began as do all glorious
occasions I'm Atlanta. The lobby Of
| the Auditorium was alive with the buzz
Of the hundreds Of men who stood about,
laughing. chatting handshalling. and,
above all, waiting for the feast. Then
up spake brave Fred Houser:
rs everybody happy?"
SURE"
Then they went in to dinner. every
man with his coat adorned with a
| handsome, odorous carnation.
! All Atlanta seemed there in the big
| hall Atlanta men of every rank and
station, size and age. Young men like
j. r. Smith. of the flowing locks; f,
! W. Rose. who covered his locks with
| a handkerchief: Judge W. r. Newman
whose locks stood erect with all the
vigor of youth, were there. Decrepit
old fellows, such as Ivan E. Allen. Paul
Reese and Evelyn Harris sat there
| Everybody.
Even Mrs. Governor Joseph NJ. Brown
sat inconspicuously in the balcony,
watching the scene below her with an
eye in which pride showed plainly. ON
the platform at the main table sat Gov
ernor Joseph NJ. Brown, one of the
guests of honor At the central table,
with him, were the officers and di-
rectors of the Chamber, the speakers
of the evening and a guest or two: in
all: John $. Owens, Walter O.. Cooper
Lynn Fort, W. /. Peel. V. II Kieg
shaber, X. A. Broyles j. X. Orr,
| President W. l.. Moore, Mayor James
G. Woodward, r. r. Arnold. DIR. David
Marx, John Morris, |. E. Allen, J. r
A. Hobson, H. G. Hastings, B, NJ.
Hood and T. X. Glenn,
With the scraping OF chairs and the
first self -congratulatory EXPLANATIONS
that came when the diners cast appre-
ciative eyes over the cuisine spread
out before them, there was too great
a hubbub 10 allow even q thought But
it was stiled when President Moore
announced Il toast that thrilled the big
crowd.
Woodrow Wilson Toasted.
ITO President Woodrow Wilson, on
his inaugural day"
Then festivities began, and with it
tNc troubles Of j. Lee Barnes whose
job was that Of man handling an army
OF walters into serving quickly and well
a thousand hungry men-and thirsty
Lee Barnes, designated in the pro-
gram as director of gastronomy," was
one Of the features of the evening.
with Majestic" stride and swinging
coattails he was here. there and every
where among the throng, singing him
self most effectively into the breaches
caused by the hungry Commerce
crowd There were some dry spots In
the gathering due perhaps to the fact
that the walters stopped behind the
arras to sample the wine; but Mr.
Barnes brought on reinforcements from
the outside and saved the day From
! dry Martini To cafe Noir Mr. Barnes
miuisterod to the needs of the diners
ana others and i, was not until "Rube'
: Arnold arose 60 make his famous
j speech that the "gasuonomist' found
time TO sit down and MUNICH an APP
/ Pile
/ Seen in the crowd was tine ghost
OF J Robert Smith, well known rea
estate man and director Of rolltica
destiaies Rumor had il That he wa,
in Washington attending the inaugura
II tiou but the shadow" explained thai