The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-28
AT TEMPLE BETH-oR.
Four Splendid Addresses and Fine
Music.

Kahl Montgomery celebrated Thanks
giving day at It's new house of worship,
corner of Clayton and Sayre Streets, yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock, with i'm
pressive exercises of song, prayer and
eloquence.
The unique fe lture of the occasion was
the participation of laymen in unfolding
the lesson of the day. Messrs. Charles r.
Moritz, Emil J. Meyer and Jacques Loeb
assisting Rabbi A. ]. Messing In the in
depreciation of the common theme, What
We Have To Be-Thankful For
The music was chaste and beautiful,
Mr.. e. l.. Merriam presiding over a
trained choir, composed of Mrs. Clyde,
Mrs. Ross. Miss Booth. Miss Cohn. Mr..
Lockwood and Mr.. Cylde.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rabbi Messing, after which Miss
Flossie We'll, tastefally arrayed in white,
read, in a charming manner, the Thanks
giving proclamation of Governor Jelks.
Mr.. Moritz then addressed himself to the
task of counting the things we have tc
be Thankful for in Montgomery.
Following is brief abstract Of his re-
marks:
ION this day of Thanksgiving, W.
| ings that have fallen to our lot Ever
| If the rays of sunshine have been dark
| ened and dimmed by the shadows O
| trouble, sorrow, or pain we should coun
| each occurrence as a blessing and thanl
! God that 1t was no worse.
I'VE citizens OF Montgomery have mucl
| to he thankful for. We are blessed with
a city Astounding in beauty and health-s
| climate that Is salubrious and temperate
system of waterworks and sanitary
| sewerage that stands between us and
| Uio ltfv q the
of all cities of like size and environ
ment
when we reflect that in 1919, the yeal
Alabama first donnad the robes of State
hood, 1t took three months to go from
Mobile to Montgomery, and that today
| we can make 1t in a little over four hours
and that Montgomery is a very important
railroad center; we have cause for con
graduation and rejoicing. From one
small railroad in 1s47. when the capita
was removed to our city, we now have
seven large lines of railroad, thorougsly
| equipped and improved.
Good schools, both public and private
| have added to the prosperity of our city
| We are blessed with good, earnest ant
| conscientious teachers, who are giving
our young the best training and laudabl'
/ impulses. Along with our educationa
| blessings. we remember the muniflcen
| gift of Mr.. Carnegie, which enabled u.
| to erect a public library. We are indebt
ed to the philanthropy of Mr.. Georg,
| Peabody and the indomitable energy and
| goodness of DIR. Edgar Gardner Muir
| ply for the home they have furnished
young men. where physical and spiritua
| training are impaired.
| Not the least of our blessings, do WI
remember the unselfish philanthropy o
| the Sisters of Mercy, which gave US st
| Margaret's Hospital, and also the re
| newed determination of the ladies of tn
| Infirmary Aid Society which keeps opel
| for suffering humanity the public infirm
| airy. Let us not forget our organized
| charities Of all denominations and tn
good they have accomplished.
1--WE have much to be thankful for. LEI
us prize what we have. Let us enjoy
the blessings that are ours. Let us value
| them, and not too late. as shakespeare
| expresses it, awake to the realization OF
their worth, when they have left us.
For so 1t falls out,
That what we have we prize not, to the
worth
| Whites we enjoy it, but being lack'd and
lost,
Why, then we rack the value; then we
find
The virtue, that possession would not
show us
| Whites 1t was ours"
At the close Of Mr. Moritz's address the