Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
PRIZES OFFERED PUPILS
IN CLEANING Up ATLANTA
FOR SHR|NERS' CONCLAVE

Announcement OF prizes that will
he awarded by the Chamber OF Com
merce To the school children Of At
Ianta fer aiding in the cleanup cru
sade" TO get the city in shape for the
coming of the Shriners was made by
Secretary W II. Leahy, OF the In
dustrld Bureau, TUESDAY
Both the white and negro schools
pre- to participate in the contest $50
having been set aside as prizes for
each There will be three prizes, SIS,
Sl5 and $40.
The contest win be conducted by
the CITY Federation OF Women S
Clubs. Blank pledges binding the
sisner to clean up his premises Will
be distributed 10 the schools OF the
city bv the committee of the fedora
ton. and the schools turning in the
largest number of pledges in proper
ton to the enrolment will be award
ed the prizes.
Pledues To Go Out at Onee.
President Wilkinson, Of the Cham
her Of Commerce. Tuesday notified
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkiu, president OF
The city Federation, OF the decision
OF the chamber TO award the prizes,
and it is expected that the distribu-
tion of the pledges Will be begun at
once.
"Wc hope that the prizes will
stimulate the school children TO
united efforts to clean up the city,
said Secretary Leahy Tuesday, ana
We intend to keep working until we
have every citizen of Atlanta enlist
ed in the movement to make the city
beautiful during the coming months
"Atlanta will he Inspected by thou-
sands Of visitors during the grand
opera season and the shrine conven-
lion and il tx imperative that she
don her best garments"
To Liqht Capitol Dome.
one thing seems to stick out with
especial prominence as a feature OF
the Shriners' gathering In Atlanta IN
May. ,,,.
Atlanta surely is going to be Tit
up" for the occasion
The dome of the Capitol will blaze
with electric bulbs. The stores along
Whitehall and Peachtree, and other
streets too. VIII shed radiance abroad
and ii won't be turned off at mid
night. as is now the case.
"The White Way will stay white
all night long" said Forrest Adalf
Tuesday Did YOU ever see White
han street at . o'clock in the morn
lnge Well. ia ordinary times it's as
wei lighted as Piedmont avenue
lost about; or maybe Baxter street.
$4,000 for Decorations.
zone little splutterng arc at one
corner. another little sputtering arc
at another corner. That's the illumi-
nation Utter the policeman has gone
along with his little key and turned
off the lights maintained by the mer-
chants"
But there will be a different line OF
light entertainment for the thousands
of guests Of tho city Shriners Week
There is the Capitol dome-but that
Is merely starter
"The disbursement committee is
going to spend between $4,000 and
$40. 600 on decorations said MT.
Adair. These decorations Will lean
heavily TO the lighting plan, favor
ing that scheme above tho bunting
effects that are likely to become drag
gled and unhappy looking after
small shower,
Prizes Are offered.
"Then | have assurances from mer-
chants to warrant me in the state
mept that they Individually Will eN-
pend $4,000 or 100000.
I'VE have offered $500 in prizes
for the three best display decorations
on store fronts, contemplating espe-
ciaIiy the outside lighting effects
$3.50 for the first prize, $50 FOR the
second and 800 for the third.
"Two merchants already have told
me they have promise their deco
rators the money for themselves II
they will win it-aud that means a