The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-10
DR.. Moment to the Cham :
Der of Commerce.
THE BANQUET TOASTS
An Interesting Meeting of Men Inter.
ested in Raleigh's Welfare and
Plans for Work of Added
Usefulness to the City
Adopted.

HuOptCus
The meeting of the Raleigh Chamber of
Commerce last night was one of much
interest, for the spirit of the meeting was
one of enthusiasm
This was shown iii the reception of the
coming annual banquet, the determination
to make all future meetings of such
value as to induce the public to attend
and the attention shown a vigorous ad-
ID. ID.
Judge t. B. Womack, the new president
OF the body presided over the meeting
and Secretary George Allen was at his
post when the meeting at O'Clock was
called to order in the mayors office.
Alter the routine opening business was
transacted the following new members
were elected: MessSs. c. NJ. Bernard, z.
L. Smith and ]. H. Smith.
Mr.. Frank 7. Ward, of the commit
tee appointed to arrange for I banquet
or the first of January made the report
for the committee composed of Messrs.
II. 3. Womack, w. j. Peele, F. T. ward
Wills Briggs, Geo. Allen, j. E. Pogue,
w. w. Robards and Sherwood Higgs. The
report recommend that the banquet be
given at the Park Hotel and that others
than members of the organization ne in
v.ied to participate, the cost to be two
dollars plate and the purpose of tue
exercises to be to aid in an advanced
movement of progress for Raleigh.
The committee also reported the toasts
20 lie used on the occasion and among
these arranged for responses from some
leading citizens of Greensboro and Dur
ham who are to be invited to speak Oh
the means used to advance their cities
interests. The toasts to lie responded to
ere:
The Raleigh and Pamlico Railroad"
''Durham's Prosperity and Its Cause"
Greensboro and Her Enterprises"
1.-The Chamber cf Commerce..
Raleigh as an Educational Centre.
Raleigh and Her Industries"
"Raleigh's Financial Institutions
Present Prosperity of North Carolina"
To respond to this toast it is understood
that an invitation will be extended
to Governor Aycock.
The report was heard with interest and
without dissenting voice it was adopted
After suggestion from Mr.. w. J.
peele, motion was made By Mr.. Frank
T. Ward that an executive committee,
composed of the officers OF the associa-
ton and three members to be named by
The president be appointed. this commit
tee TO arrange for valuable addresses to
be delivered at each monthly meeting OF
the body and these to be for the public.
This resolution was adopted and Prcsi-
dent Womack named as the three mem
bers: Messrs., F. T. Ward, w. n. Jones
and Josephus Daniels.
Mr.. z. p. Smith rext addressed the
meeting ard presented the advantage of
having yearly in Raleigh a meeting SINH
lar to the Hone Gathering" week N
Greensboro. He stated that the Seaboard
Air Line would cooperate and he ielt
sure the OTHER roeGs would. The idea
pleased tie members and on motion of
dr. R. II. Battle seconded by Mr.. lose
Plus Daniels it was referred to the execu-
tive committee.
Then came most interesting address
by Rev. A. H. Moment. d. D., who had
been invited TO speak before the Cham
Der of Commerce. Shortly after he be-
gan 20 speak the members OF the Retail
Grocers' Association, which had been in
session in the same building, came TO the
meeting in response to an invitation.
DR. MOMENTS ADDRESS.
DR.. Moment in opening gracefully
thanked the Chamber OF Commerce, for
when European visitors came to New York
n honor that they highly esteemed was
to be received by the Chamber OF Com
MERGE of that city, and that he no less
appreciated the invitation extended him
after nine months residence here TO ad-
1rpss no Poll a,1,bn Of Commerce.
an organization to which his heart
warmed as it stood for the progress OF
the people in commercial lines and that
in this he viewed the advancement OF
America as al optimst.
Then DR.. Moment, in an eloquent speech
showed how the position OF America
save it the opportunity to be the lore
most nation of the world and pointed out
the advantages which came to this coun-
try and to the South becaIse OF the geo
graphical and climatic conditions. The
lceas he presented were pregnant with
thoughts of great advancement OF the
nation. In part he said:
We live in a great age. Man is
great being and over all there is a great
God. There is no room for pessimism.
It IS God who has planted this nation
here to help subdue this portion of the
world and the whole earth. 1t is no
beast to say that America is the great
world aubduer. 1t is the great theatre of
the commerce of the world and the world s
great centre as a money market. We
count In big numbers. In Turkey they
count by the piastre, worth five cents,
in Italy by the lire, in France by the
franc, but in America by the dollar. and
how giibly we have come to talk of these
dollars in thousands and millions until
we talk of millions as other nations talk
OF hundreds and thousands. 1t is g.
country of big i'd Re. big conceptions
and big deeds
Here he told low a New jersey lad in