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

Announcement Of prizes that wifi
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, SIS,
s15 and $40.
The contest viii be conducted by
the City Federation of Women's
Clubs Blank pledges binding the
signer 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 Will be award
ed the prizes.
Pledges To Go Out at Once.
President Wilkinson. OF the Cham
Der of Commerce, Tuesday notified
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, president OF
the City Federation, OF the decision
OF the chamber to award the prizes,
and it Is expected that the distribu-
ton of the pledges will be begun at
once.
Eve hope that the prizes VIII
stimulate the school children 70
united efforts to clean up the city,
said Secretary Leahy Tuesday, and
we intend to keep working until we
have every citizen OF Atlanta enlist
ed in the movement to make the city
no
Atlanta will be inspected by thou
sands of visitors during the grand
opera season and the Shrine eonven-
ton, and il is imperative that she
don her best garments"
To Light Capitol Dome.
One thing seems to stick out with
especial prominence as feature or
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 other
streets. too, will shed radiance abroad
land 1t won't be turned off at MD
night, as is now the case.
"The white Way will stay white
all night long" said Forrest Adalf
II
hail street at 2 O'Clock In the morn
ing? Well. In ordinary times it's as
we'll lighted as Piedmont avenue
lust about. or maybe Baxter street.
$4,000 for Decorations.
"One little splutterng arc at one
corner: another little sputterng arc
at another corner. That's the ilumi-
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 a different line of
light entertainment for the thousands
of guests of the city Shriners' Week.
There is the Capitol dome-but that
is merely starter.
1.-THE disbursement committee ls|
going to spend between $4,000 ana
$4,000 on decorations" said MT
Adair These decorations VIII lean
heavily TO the lighting plan, favor
ing 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 eN-
pend $4,000 or 100000.
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 500 for the third
Two merchants already have told
me they have promised their deco
rators the money for themselves If
they will win it-and that means a