Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15
10000 Persons Parade Streets of
New Orleans Upon Opening of
Campaign for Funds to Finance
Great Exposition Of Big Ideas.
Project, Planned for 1915, to EN-
body Industrial Advance Of the
World, Will Have Participation
of All States and S, America,

NEW ORLEANS, March 14,-Men
Of New Orleans, and the women, too,
seem to have mustered adj their en-
tbusiasm for the Exposition of Big
Ideas. which is planned for the period
from May, 1915, until January, 1915.
Already more than 100000 has been
raised by popular subscription. OPP
tlmistic business men and the mana
gers and officers of the exposition are
confident that the 100000 which
New orleans is asked to subscribe
will be raised in short order. And
then il is pointed out, when the Cres-
cent CITY has thus shown its own
good faith. the task of obtaining the
other $4,000, 900 desired from the
country at large, through suoscrip-
tons. donations, and the sale of con-
cessions and moving picture rights
will be comparatively easy.
To Show Advance.
The exposition, to be held at the
same time a. the great Panama-Pa-
cfc Exposition in San Francisco, viii
he marked by the active participation
of most of the States and the Central
snd South American Nations. The
eniernrise will have great Industrial
significance, it is planned, being pri-
msfiIy an exhibit OF developments OF
great value to the world of trade
commerce and industry, as well as OF
IDEAS that bear promise for the fu-
tme Herbert Kaufman, a we'll
known magazine writer, is the origl-
nator of the exposition plan and mead
Of the organization.
Evidence of the enthusiasm con-
corning the New Orleans exposition
was displayed in a great public dem
onstrstion the other day, when more
than 10000 persons watched the lead
ers of the enterprise record the prog
ress Of collections, and heard them
talk hopefully of their plans. Thou
sands we're in a parade, among them
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore
Archbishop Blenk, prominent rail-
road men. the leading business men
Of the city. and many public officials
By special arrangement, all rrathe
was stoned on Canal street for the
space of an hour on account OF 'ne
parade and speaking.
While the men volunteers were
holding the ceremonies dozens OF
public spirited women were doihs
equally good work in distributing
thousands of circulars concerning tpe
exposition from street corner booths
Eacn woman wore a badge marked
Information" This service VIII De
continued several days.
Women Join Movement.
With about so present, the women
volunteers effected an organization 10
carry on booth work and to assist the
exposition in every way possible
Among those who attended the meet
ing held in the green room of the
Grunewald Hotel were Mrs. Chin Bing
and Miss Marguerite James, repre-
sentng the Chinese women OF the
city Other meetings will be held FOR
organization among every class ana
eoterie Of women in the city.
More than 900 business men have
given over their times to the task OF
'anvassing for subscriptions to the
exposition. w. B. Utley. president OF
The exposition. was a speaker at the
gathering the other day, and he an
bounced that even the poorest sec
lions Of the city have yielded sub
"Tiptions averaging 5000 a sub
scroer in a house to- house canvass
0ther subscriptions are of large
amounts. one rumor has it that a
business man, whose name is not re-
'eaIef, win subscribe 100000