Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-10
WOODME|V ARRIVE
MONDAY FOR GREAT
BIENNIAL MEETING
PREPARATIONS Are Made for
10000 Visitors to COnven-
ton Which viii Open Tues
day Morning at Auditorium

Everything is in readiness for the
openinK Tuesday Of the biennial con-
vention of the sovereign camp of the
woodmen OF the World, which will be
called TO order at 10 o'clock in the au-
ditorium-
Governor Hugh N Dorsey will eN-
tend the convention a cordial welcome
on behalf of the state, and Mayor Asa
@. Gambler will deliver the address oil
welcome on behalf Of the city.
The general public is invited 70 at
tend the opening session and join with
Atlanta Woodmen in making the visi-
tors feel that they are welcome to At
lanta-
woodmsu from all over the United
States and Canada will attend the con-
ventfon There will be something like
.OOO delegates to the sovereign camp.
and thousands OF visiting Woodmen.
who will take no part in the official de-
Iiberatious OF the supreme body, but
will participate in the general merry
making incident to the convention.
Preparatfons have been made by the
Atlanta camps for entertaining 10000
visitors.
trainIoad OF visitors is scheduled
TO arrive today from Texas, and an
other trainload is coming from the
states OF 1OlASA&AAd o&AA -AAS1@SS-RR
Spartanburg and Greenville. in South
Carolina, each will send a special train
load. and so will Athens. Ga
On arriving in the city. the visitors
will be met at the stations by recep-
ton committee, headed by p. B. Hop
kins. and will be escorted TO registra-
ton headquarters in the cafe Of the
Arzson hotel, where they viii secure
hotel and boarding house accommoda-
tons. The Official headquarters OF the
Convention will be at the Piedmont
CONVENTION OPENS TUESDAY.
Beginning Tuesday morning the con-
ventfon will run a week. Tuesday night
there will be a reception at the audito-
rum in honor of the sovereign officers,
and the public is cordially invited TO at
tend. The house and senate of Georgia
have accepted invitations 10 be present.
on wednesday afternoon at Piedmont
park there will be aviation flights at
a:sO and $50 CLOCK. with competitive
prfze drills and a brass band concert be-
tween flights. Visiting Woodmen and
the general public are invited TO witness
these events. and there will be no admis-
sion charge
wednesday night a monster fraternal
order parade will move through the
white way section Starting at the
state capitol IL will march along Mitch
ell to whitehall. thence to Five Points,
thence on Marietta street to Forsyth.
thence on Forsyth to the Grand theater,
thence on Peachtree to Five Points,
thence on EdgewOod avenue 10 the audi
torfurn, where a grand ball will be held
Immediately following the close Of the
parade
Thursday afternoon at Lakewood park
there will be another series Of spectacu-
lar events to which visiting Woodmen
and the public are invited free OF
charge. There will be aviation nights
Al gao and $50 o'clock, and between
eigbts there will be horse racing, motor
cycle races. sack and relay races,
brass band concert and other sports.
A constant round Of entertainment
win be provided for the visitors dur
ing their stay in Atlanta with number
of sightseeing trips to points OF inter
est in and around the city.