Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-26
TREES
To Be GIVEN
CHURCHES
-Four Big YuIetide Cedars, Com
pIeteIy Laden, to Go to At
Ianta Churches.

Christmas trees to be given away!
Here is joyful prospect for a great
many Atlanta children.
-Four Christmas trees will be the
gifts of The Atlanta Georgian and
Sunday American to the boys and
girls of four churches of this city.
They will be big enough and COM
pletely enough fitted to bear presents
for hundreds of little folks. each one
Of them.
Already the trees. great, luxuriant
green cedars, are being marked on a
certain plantation not far out on
Peachtree road. Already the glitter
ing tinsel and the bright glass balls
and red Christmas bells have been
| bought TO make the trees something
of fairyland beauty Already there
are hundreds of red and green and
yellow candles, all laid out in a row.
to be tied to the trees and lighted
! when the time comes for the visit Of
Santa Claus
The Georgian and The Sunday
American has an order In with big
fruit store for more than 1000 or
anges to go on the trees Arrange
ments have been made for enough
candy to weight Santa Claus down
All this will go on the trees, too, and
will be marked: For the Children"
So much for the trees. Now about
who viii get them.
II might be any church in Atlanta
YOUR CHURCH, If there are work
ers among Its membership.
Terms of the Contest.
The trees will be given to the four
| churches whose members, during the
| period between December 1 and De-
! cember 20, secure the most subscrip-
ers to The Atlanta Georgian and
| Sunday American. There are not
many restrictions in the contest. The
subscribers thus obtained must be
new subscribers-that is, they must
not have been on the subscription
| books of The Georgian and Sunday
American within the last four weeks.
Also, each new subscriber to be count
ed in the prize contest must promise
| to take the paper at least six months
that is, each one must be what the
| Circulation Man knows as a six
month contract subscriber.
Simple, isn't it? For each six
month-contract subscriber brought IN
by a church that church win be cred
tied with 1000 votes, And here are
! the rewards:
For the church bringing In the larg-
est number of subscribers, a Christ
mas tree, completely trimmed, to cost
| 800. There will be oranges and boxes
of candy for each one OF 600 persons
! For the church securing the next
| largest number of subscribers, a $75
| tree, with oranges and candy for 500
persons.
| For the church securing the third
( largest number Of subscribers a $50
! tree. with oranges and candy for 400
! persons.
| For the church securing the fourth
largest number Of subscribers, a $25
tree, with oranges and candy for 300
| persons.
Many Individual Presents.
And then the individual workers
will be rewarded. Suppose a little
girl or a little boy works hard in your
church, TO get the Christmas tree for
the other little girls and boys. And
| suppose he or she brings in the larg-
est number OF subscribers. Then. If
| it is boy. ne viii get $40 wat Ii
from The Georgian. II It Is girl.
| she will get $40 doll. To the indi-
vidual securing the next largest num-
Der, a fine Bible will be given; to the
next, a set Of books; to the next, a
pair of roller skates.