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-30,0 900 Visitors Coming.
Continued From Page I.
in reserve being necessary TO pull
the passengers.

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in reserve being necessary TO pull
the passengers.
Bank clearings will be In
creased for the week from 81. 00O,-
600 to $1,000. 900, what with the.
money spent by the shriners and
BY restaurateurs produce men
and others who will make an adj
ditional expenditure toward the
entertainment II is likely that
more bank employees viii 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 Erandstand large
enough to hold the imperial officers
and their wives IN their review Of the
great parade. where to place the re-
viewing stand and how to build 1t 70
adapt II 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 Of
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 10 do honor 10 each Of the
shrines in the order. There are 1877
in all One day the contractor who
IS 70 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 q
problem solved Each post will be
adorned with the name, emblazoned
in lights, OF temple.
The shriners bethought themselves
Of the great parade. and iamented
that Peachtres was not wider al the
bottle neck" The authorities are
widening II for them The Shriners
were worried about their lighting
scheme and its possible conflicts with
the clty's laws. Council placed its
electrical department. It's 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 will
cost $4,000 The Shriners thought
there might be a hitch In their secur-
ing the Auditorium for the period Of
the conclave. and Forrest Adair went
10 see the custodian about It. He
found that the use OF the building
for an entire week already had been
assigned the Shriners, who win hold
great ball or reception there each
night
And with It all. Yaarab Temple,
with its 1000 members, has affairs
pretty well In hand 10 entertain the
visitors In a royal manner, The Wis
II OF the Imperial Shrine 70 Atlanta
will be the ambition Of ten years OF
dreaming and planning on the part Of
Forrest Adair and few others, who
have watched and waited year after
year for the erection OF one hotel aft
er 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. MI Adair was pledg-
ing prominent men OF the Shriners
10 support Atlanta's bid when Attain
"a get ready 10 make u. Last year
saw the erection Of four hotels.
The time had come, Atlanta raised
1905 900 to prove Il wanted the Shrln-
ers: Mr.. Adair went about the Dallas
council collecting his pledges. Ana
90 they are coming to Atlanta In May
5000 or more OF them. their wives
children and all.
Yaarab Temple, the host Of tire