Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
SHR|NERS WILL DOUBLE
WEEKS BANK BUSINESS
Atlanta, Forewarned, Lays Elaborate Plans to
Care for Sudden Access of Population Dur
ing May Conclave- 900 Visitors Coming.
Continued From Page I.

In reserve being necessary TO pull
the passengers.
Bank clearings VIII be in
creased for the week from s1.000,-
coo to 100000. what with the
money. spent by the shriners and
by restaurateurs produce men
and others who will make an adj
ditlonal expenditure toward the
entertainment II is likely that
more bank employees will be nee
essary for the period.
Atlanta is the only city OF an i'm
perial conclave OF Shriners that is
without an unoccupied space in the
heart of the city in which may be
Constructed grandstand large
enough to hold the imperial officers
and their wives in their review of the
great parade Where 10 place the re-
viewing stand and how to build II TO
adapt It to the limited space In hand
Is one OF the great problems Of the
local shriners
City co-operates.
One or two OF the problems" be-
came no problems at all because or
lucky condolences and because OF the
cordial cooperation given the shrin-
ers BY the city and county govern
ment For instance, the local temple
wanted TO do honor to each of the
shrines in the order There are 1877
in all One day the contractor who
Is to do the lighting Job was counting
the White Way lamp posts that lie
through the business district. He
found 1871 in all. and there was a
problem solved. Each post will be
adorned with the name, emblazoned
in lights, OF temple.
The Shriners bethought themselves
OF the great parade. and lamented
that Peachtree was not wider at the
bottle neck" The authorities are
widening Il for them The Shriners
were worried about their lighting
scheme and Its possible conflicts with
the citys laws. Council placed us
electrical department. its laws and
the city electrician In the hands "
the shriners for the period.
Lights to Cost $4,000.
Five Points will be spanned by a
great dome of incandescent lights.
The lighting scheme probably VIII
cost $50. 900. The Shriners thought
there might be hitch In their seeur-
ing the Auditorium for the period Of
the conclave. and Forrest Adair went
20 see the custodian about 1t. He
found that the use Of the building
for an entire week already had been
assigned the Shriners. who will hold q
great bali or reception there each
night
And with II all. Yaarab Temple.
with its LOGO members, has affairs
pretty well In hand TO entertain the
visitors In a royal manner The Wis
ST Of the Imperial shrine TO Atlanta
will be the ambition OF ten years Of
dreaming and planning on the part Of
Forrest Adair and a few others. who
have watched and waited year after
year for the erection OF one hotel aft
err the other and for the assembling
OF facilities for housing the crowd.
Realizes Dream.
All the time. in hope that the hotels
would be built Mr.. Adair was pledg-
ing prominent men OF the Shriners
TO support Atlanta's bid when Attain
to got ready to make II. Last year
saw the erection OF four hotels,
The time had come. Atlanta raised
$500, 900 10 prove IL wanted the Shrn-
ers: Mr.. Adair went about the Dallas
council collecting his pledges. And
so they are coming 70 Atlanta In May
$50 600 or more OF them. their wives
children and all.
Yaarab Temple, the host OF the