Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
$4,000 FUND
LIKELY To WIN
Skinner MEET
Wonderful Spirit Shown in Rails
ing Amount in Day Expected
to Aid Atlanta.

Atlanta Shrlners to-day are con-
graduating themselves on the accom-
plishmcnt Of a most remarkable feat
in the raising of nearly $4,000 for
the 1914 Shriner convention within
less than nine hours This figure
does not include the belated subscrip-
tious that were received by mail and
telegraph to-day
This was $4,000 more than the
SINNERS had asked Of Atlantans and
was really more than $4,000 in ex-
cess of the amount they had expected
to get until they saAv the marvclousIy
cordial reception that their campaign
was meeting after it had been in
progress only a short time yesterday
morning.
1T was so easy that / wish we
had asked for more" remarked Col
onel Fred J. Paxon, almost regret
fully, this morning.
1T was in the atmosphere and peo-
pie were simply piling over each 9TH
er to contribute.
Every subscription that helped to
make up the $4,000 which we an
nounced as the total Of the nine
hours campaign was bona fide There
was no padding of any sort, for the
biggest fool is the man who fools
himself
Expect $4,000 to $4,000 More.
This sum viii be augmented by
from $4,000 to $4,000 before the week
is over, l am confident An immense
stack of letters was awaiting at Ma
sonic Temple headquarters this morn
ing. and while many of them are the
subscriptions on the $4,000 assess
ment levied against the Shriners
themselves, others We're contributions
from individuals about town who
were not approached yesterday and
from persons in neighboring towns"
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of which Colonel PaXon is
chairman, will be held this afternoon
at o'clock in the office Of Forrest
Adair, potentate of Yaarab Temple
to check up on the subscriptions Of
yesterday and add those that are re-
ceived to-day.
Mr.. Adair was as greatly pleased
over the outcome Of the campaign as
Colonel Paxon.
1T was a wonderful piece of work."
was his enthusiastic comment.
We are particularly grateful to
the papers Of the city for the man
ner in which they aided u.s. We wish
to extend our thanks to Mr.. Hearst.
who not only assisted us financial
Is. but wired us that our campaign
for the Shriners' convention I'm 1914
would receive publicity iu an his
great papers. ] ann auNious that the
Los Angeles papers publish tho mo-
tice of our wonderful achievement
that the SHriuors there may see that
We have surpassed them FOO their
campaigns for the convention iu the
past"
Certain of Landing Meet.
With more money raised within a
few hours than rival cities for the
1914 convention have been able to
collect in as many days. the Atlanta
Shriners are assured that their efforts
will be rewarded by getting the CON
vention without any opposition. The
1914 convention city will be decided
within a short time when the Shrin-
ers meet at Dallas, Texas
The officers of the Yaarab Temple.
together with a large delegation of
the members. viii ga 10 Dallas 10
present Atlauta's formal invitation.
They hope that it will be accepted
unanimously when the strength of
the different claims are compared
Memphis after working more
than two weeks in raising money. IS
stiu thousands of dollars behind At
laurs.
Il thinks by our spontaneous re-
-uonsa we have SHOWN that we really
want the SEriuer~ JOB 1914 said P
-.n-a5s AGair land THAT We Uill give
-r.r uu saIf-Era-tel reception ar
........ ..ru-rr AE- lH. eU.g $500.