Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15
|aoOO Persons Parade Streets Of
New Orleans Upon Opening Of
Campaign for Funds to Finance
Great Exposition of Big Ideas
'cect, Planned for 1915, to En-
body Industrial Advance Of the
World. viii Have Participation
Of All States and S. America.

NEW ORLEANS, March 14.-Men
New Orleans, and the women, too,
,sm TO have mustered all their en-
msasm for the Exposition of Big
9os which is planned for the period
lam Nav. 1915, until January, 1916.
rsadv more than $300,000 has been
7sed bv popular subscription. OPP
nistic business men and the mana
,s and officers of the exposition are
ambient that the S2,000,000 which
ysW orleans is asked to subscribe
II he raised in short order. And
5en # is pointed out, when the Cres-
M, City has thus shown its own
mad faith. the task of obtaining the
liner $4,000, 900 desired from the
pntry at large, through subserlp-
trs donations. and the sale of con-
ysions and moving picture rights,
Hr be comparatively easy.
To Show Advance.
The exposition, to be held at the
sne time as the great Panama-Pa-
AZ EXPOSITION in San Francisco, Will
\ marked by the active participation
mos Of the States and the Central
Ind South American Nations. Inc
|rtsrprise will have great industrial
|uniAcance. it is planned, being pri-
nny an exhibit of developments OF
rear value to the world of trade
anmerce and industry, as well as q
has that bear a promise for the fu-
re Herbert Kaufman, a Well
rogn magazine writer, is the origi-
aor Of the exposition plan and head
4 the organization.
Evidence Of the enthusiasm con-
gning the New Orleans exposition
gss displayed in great public dem
asration the other day, when more
ban 20 O00 persons watched the Lead
m Of the enterprise record the prog
hss Of collections, and heard them
ak hopefully of their plans. Thou
ands we're in a parade, among them
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore
8lenk, prominent rail-
load men, the leading business men
II the city. and many public officials
b special arrangement, all trafilc
vas stopped on Canal street for the
pace Of an hour, on account OF inc
arads and speaking
While the men volunteers were
-OIding the ceremonies dozens OF
public spirited women were dong
4lalIy good work in distributing
housands of circulars concerning the
from street corner booths
.acn woman wore badge marked
This service will De
ontinuei several days.
Women Join Movement.
With about 80 present, the women
effected an organization to
airy on booth work and to assist the
Eposition In every way possible
inong those who attended the meet
1g held in the green room of the
Hotel were Mrs. Chin Bing
nd Miss Marguerite James, repre-
entins the Chinese women OF the
ny Other meetings will be held for
'sanzation among every class and
Cleric Of women in the city,
More than 900 business men have
wen over their times to the task OF
anVassng for subscriptions TO the
position. w. B. Utley. president OF
'e exposition, was a speaker at the
a'Aerlng the other day, and he an
olhced that even the poorest sec
'ns Of the city have yielded sub
'lpuons averaging 5000 a sub
lloer in a house to-house canvass
'aer subscriptions are Of large
MOUNTS One rumor has it that a
lshess man, whose name is not re-
'ae' will subscribe 100000.