Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24

ANNOUNCEMENT of prizes that will
be awarded by the Chamber Of Com
merce to. the school children Of At
lanta for aiding in the cleanup cru
SADIE" TO get the city in shape for the
coming OF the Shriners was made by
Secretary w. II. Leahy, Of the In
dustrial Bureau. Tuesday.
Both the white and negro schools
are to participate in the contest, $50
having been set aside as prizes for
each There will be three prizes, $25,
SIS and $40.
The contest will be conducted by
the City Federation OF Women's
Clubs. Blank pledges binding the
slgner to clean up his premises VIII
be distributed to the schools OF the
city By the committee OF the fedora
ton, and the schools turning In the
largest number OF pledges In proper
ton to the enrolment win be award
ed the prizes.
Pledges To Go Out at Once.
President Wilkinson, Of the Cham
Der of Commerce. Tuesday notlhed
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin president OF
the City Federation, of the decision
OF the chamber to award the prizes
and 1t is expected that the distribu-
ton of the pledges will be begun at
once.
1--WE hope that the prizes will
stimulate the school children 10
united efforts to clean up the city"
said Secretary Leahy Tuesday, land
we intend to keep working until we
have every citizen of Atlanta enlist
ed in the movement to make the city
beautiful during the coming months,
ATLANTA will he inspected by thou
sands of visitors during the grand
opera season and the Shrine conven-
ton. and II is imperative that she
don her best garments"
To Light Capitol Dome.
One thing seems to stick out with
especial prominence as a feature OF
the Shriners' gathering In Atlanta IN
May.
Atlanta surely is going to be Tit
up FOR the occasion.
The dome Of the Capitol will blaze
with electric bulbs The stores along
Whitehall and Peachtree, and otheT
streets. too. will shed radiance abroad
and It won't be turned off at MD
night, as is now the case.
"The White Way will stay white
all night long" said Forrest Adar
Tuesday. did you ever see White
hall street at o'clock in the morn
ing? Well in ordinary times It's as
well lighted as Piedmont avenue
lust about: or maybe Baxter street
$4,000 for Decorations.
zone little spluttering arc at one
corner; another little sputtering are
at another corner That's the illumi-
nation. after the policeman has gone
along with his little key and turned
off the lights maintained by the mer-
chants"
But there will be different line OF
light entertainment for the thousands
of guests of the city Shriners' Week.
There is the Capitol dome-Dut that
is merely a starter.
"The disbursement committee is
going to spend between $4,000 ana
$40 600 on decorations" said Mr.
Adair. "These decorations VIII lean
heavily to the lighting plan, favor
Inc that scheme above the bunting
effects that are likely to become drag
gled and unhappy looking after a
small shower.
Prizes Are offered,
Then l have assurances from mer-
chants to warrant me In the state
ment that they individually VIII eX-
pend $4,000 or 10000
1--WE have offered $500 in prizes
for the three best display decorations
ON store fronts contemplating espc-
cially the outside lighting effects
$3.50 for the first prize, $3.50 for the
second and 800 for the third.
Two merchants already have toid
me they have promised their deco
rators the money for themselves II
they will win it-and that means