Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-08
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TOULOUSE GREAT
| SHRINE CROWD
Potsntate Adair Issues Call for
Volunteers to Entertain Wis
TORS at Big ConcIave.
BUREAU TO AID IN WORK
R,ks Citizens to List Their Spare
Rooms and Prices With the
Yaarab Temple.
bureau TO AID IN WORK

vot only will every hotel in At
40 he filed to capacity during the
Farmers meeting in May, and not
lrIv will 1000 Shriners- be housed in
u ancampment at Ponce DeLeon
rk but every boarding house ana
t., home in the city will be called
IN FOR the accommodation OF thou
lands of visitors.
In anticipation Of this, the Atlanta
kbriners are planning bureau to be
fst,hlisbed for the listing of all avail
tSie room under every roof where
Erasfs can be entertained.
sposeryations and requests for
.,servations are on file in sufficient
.nmber TO reveal the big demand,
soid potentate Forrest Adair of Yaa-
kah Temnle Yesterday. MANY thou
Lava visitors are coming from Geor-
H. and adjoining States, in addition
n those who are to be here from al
harris Of the nation. A great many
IN these are Shriners. 1t is our nrst
BUSINESS TO care for them. Because
IL have enga ged the hotels for that
knrpose. it devolves on us to look
Sfter the comfort of the others VINO
ra NOT Shriners as well as we can.
Issue Call to City.
"For the accommodation of Shriny
ne and non Shriners. therefore, we
lave decided TO call now on the peo-
he of the city"
4 Mr. Ada,r said that during the week
rovnd Nav 10 and IA, the dates of
sbo Numerical Council meeting, which
Il to he the focus of the big gather
H. there will be far more people
n Atlanta than there were at any
fime during the Cotton States and In
Iernational Exposition-more, in fact,
Han the city ever has entertained
before, 49,.
/ I'VE can care for ALL said he, but
! order to do it, we must put thou
4 bands in private residences. .
beginning Monday, we want 10
hear from every householder VINO mas
IN extra room that will be available
kuring Shrine week"
Joseph c. Greenfield, secretary,
! whose Office is in the Masonic Tenn
Bic, has been placed in charge OF this
Work. To Mr.. Greenfield all reports
khould be made. therefore.
To Open Private Homes.
We want to know where the room
+ s. how many guests it can accommo-
bate comfortably, whether it is pro-
fided with bath, whether meals can
BE- furnished, and what the price is
Der DAY." said Mr.. Adair. There are
great number of private residences
D. the city that can. spare from one
boom up to several. All who can let
Dis have rooms are asked to communi-
rate with Mr.. Greenfield at the Tenn
pie in person, or by telephone, at
tvy 6297"
This bureau Of the Shriners' or
|ganization will be the city's clearing
house for information on this point.
Mr.. Adair said that several of his
|bwn friends have informed him they
pave extra rooms in their apartments
pr in their homes, and have placed
these at the disposal Of the commit
tee
There is no reason why peopSe
Should hesitate in this matter" said
|he and there is every reason why
|they should give us their immediate
1t will profit them, II
|will smooth the way for us, and IT
|wi!l help to give our visitors the best
possible impression of Atlanta"