The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-07-12
CLEVELAND GAVE
KIWANIANS BIG TIME
SECRETARY MARTINS T RIP
TO CONVENTION. SOME
THING DOING ALL TIME.

Fellow Kiwanians: 1t is with a
heart filled with gratitude that ! eX-
tend to you my most sincere and ap-
preciative thanks for the grand and
glorious trip you made possible for
me, and for the pleasure afforded me
in attending a gathering OF the finest
body of business and professional men
ever assembled. In the briefest way
| will try to tell you of the things |
saw and heard:
Left Atlanta at ass p. m. on spe-
cial, consisting of four pullmans, a
diner and observation car and baggage
car; arrived in Cincinnati at 1880 a. m.
Sunday morning.
What we did in Cincinnati: Wells
and songs; peaches and chicken. Left
Cincinnati at sharp-helds of wheat
corn, alfalfa, clover, mountain scenery,
tunnels; travelling at the rate most Of
the time at 90 miles per hour going
through cities from 1000 to 10000 in
.habitants. Arrived in Cleveland at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon; marched to
the Hotel Cleveland, with banners,
walking canes, Atlanta hat bands. Ar
irving at hotel gave yells and sang
songs.
Hotel lobby was decorated with
banners, streamers and band was play
ing. Met by Frank Reynolds and
Cousin Fred Houser, Atlanta's famous
secretary of the chamber of COM
merce.
We heard that Detroit had just fin
ished game with Cleveland and the
delegation at once proceeded to the
Holland hotel to serenade Georgia's
famous baseball player, Ty Cobb. He
had just left on a special train for De
troit
Sunday night everything got busy
button-holing delegates in Atlanta's
great fight for the convention i'll 1922.
Monday we marched. During the
march a beautiful girl with hands way
ing stopped the line, exclaiming, Kids,
what makes the Cleveland girls wear
their dresses shorter?" Everyone yelled
Come, now, sweetheart, don't do
that, but let us have" She broke to
run, saying ITO make the men look
longer" She was caught, decorated
with Georgia colors and made to
march five blocks, Rugged, kissed and
turned loose with her arms full of
Georgia souvenirs.
Tuesday the opening exercises were
held at the Masonic Temple, build
ing nearly completed, and cost about
ten million dollars. The crowd num-
bered about eight thousand, and were
seated in an auditorium with capacity
of 10000 On entering you were pre-
scented with all kinds of badges, sou
venrs, campaign slogans, soft drinks,
cigars, band was playing patriotic
airs, everybody was singing and yell
ing. Pandemonium reigned.
Addresses of welcome were deliver
ed by both the mayor of Cleveland
and the governor of Ohio, but the re-
spouse by ]. Mercer Barnett, of Bir-
mingham, was the gem of the Occa-
sion.
Tuesday afternoon the convention
was organized and got down to bust
mess. Tuesday night a spectacular
show was given to the delegates and
visitors at Masonic Temple, grand in
every particular
Wednesday morning the convention
went in session and reports of all the
officers were read and approved. A
present was presented as each one as
he finished his report. AT the afternoon
session resolutions were offered and
referred to the resolution committee.
Wednesday night there was another
spectacular show at the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Thursday morning there was regu-
lar order of business, and likewise in
the afternoon. Thursday night every