Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-12

Atlanta, Ca, April 11.-(special)-
IS \ WAY down south in de land
~ oh cotton" will soon be
tune familiar to all Shriners'
ears-for they are Dlxie-bound.
Atlanta, the Gate City of the South,
will be the scene Of the annual con-
/, vention of the shriners of North
America, May 1914. +
! Every state in the union and many
sections Of Canada will be represent
I'D. Over 10000 Mobiles are coming.
and they will be entertained with
(old-fashioned southern hospitality,
famous since ante-bellum days.
t'Dar's buckwheat cakes an Injun
batter,
flo make you fat, an little fatter."
There will be southern sunshine and
jsmiles Of welcome from the southern
girl-the Peachtree girl-with raven
PRESSES and flashing eyes. Her broth
ler's Shriner, you bet, and she'll be
wearing a white fez in May.
Then, there's that fragrant mint
bed!
i. 1t is being kept under Intensive
.cultivation' for the Shrine.
In fact, everything that Atlanta can
do, Sshe is doing to make the gather
ing magnificent success. And it's
The city will be literally transformed
TOR the convention. BY permission of
The mayor and city council the local
fShriners entertainment committee.
headed by Potentate Forrest Adair of
Yaarab Temple. will take full control
for the time of the whole street light
ling system of Atlanta.
~ Great white globes with the Shrin-
.ers' emblems thereon will be substi-
ftuted for the top globes of the White
WAY clusters throughout the whole
heart of the city. Arches and other
fancy schemes of illumination will be
}erected over the downtown street
CROSSINGS.
w. Turn Night Into Day.
The great dome of the capitol will
ibe silhouetted in light, and special
electrical decorations on hotels and
business houses will make the whole
central section blaze of lights
All this illumination will burn night
lily until dawn and the city will be
awake every hour OF the twenty four
while the Shrine is in session. There
Twill also be flags and bunting in pro-
fusion.
! Elaborate social functions and en-
Entertainments are in preparation, in
,cluding grand ball in the Auditorium
iArmory on both evenings of the con-
tvention, at which two orchestras will
ibe provided so that there will be no
cessation of dancing. This auditorium,
the largest in the south. with a seat
ting capacity of nearly 5000 people, has
lbeen reserved by the Shriners for the
lentire week In this auditorium the
sannual southern seasons of Metropli-
tan grand opera are held and here
,,Caruso has sung to the largest audi
fences in his career.
To Open All Clubs.
In addition to the special social
functions, Atlanta's five golf courses,
Country club. lakes with bathing and
(boating. parks. theaters and other joy
facilities. will all be devoted to the
entertainment of the Shrine.
Recognizing the utter impossibility
iof issuing many thousands of courtesy
1CArQ4, every SOCIAL C1uO IN Atlanta mas
decided to recognize the Shriners visit
ling card and will open their doors to
all Shriners.
!: Certain sections Of the country are
noted for particular forms OF hospitali-
! ty; some for clam sbakes; others for
1 dsh fries and the like: but ones cpl
curpan education IL not complete until
niate1 ~ 11f ;haGpsta'itx.