The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-07

Soo0oo oe0oOs seeo eeeseeoes utes after g o'clock repaired to the banquet hall.
 The tables were arranged in the somely decorated with the green of smilax. pink begonias and American
 Dr. B. J. Baldwin. who presided as place of honor at the head table. with MT. Low, the guest of the evening on his right, and Governor William D. Low. in the order named were F. P. dents of the Commercial Club, seere- gary Bail ali FranR s9srf Exans G S. and zdk FFso Hickey. Proprietor of the Exchange. Those guests to, the left of Governor Jelks were President A; c: Forbes of F. C.. Stephenson, Emanuel Meertief, J: C. Haas. W. B. Davidson and Hor-
 Among the other quests at the ban ffS Roberts. T Judge W. H. s5nU Thomas, q dyln A. Lanier. pr. Neal L. Anderson. Super EiOyS; Nj. ,coay. N Saha@ J. ScrsIi, v: V Pinckard. c. c. Abercrombie. Moses GdOCls ASd1C OAAuOAg Su0SG Js D. GdS- ton, Ray Rushton. J. M. Kennedy. Dr. ". M. Wilkerson, L.. l.. Strauss, City Engineer A.; R; Gilchrist c. P. An t,s dersOn' Il ". rnn Martin pr M ,Iat.sar Fl; Tut- Aigernon M m Blair. TWSiilism N. fRssSsI MsrRs. g ffvey J Nj. Holloway. Samuel Kauf. msg. msg Saior s SeFfaf dSSnes dsSntiin % F Feagin, F. L. Woodruff, T. J. Hefiin. Pharss Coleman, V. H. Hanson, Clay Jones. Jon Edward lyle. Louis B. Farley, Hartwell Douglass, Leon Veil, g. Cess senheimer, l.. Dix, J. Nachman. .EFank G; Bqrrows, Frank M. spa9g1er and
 At the table the isa1i4queters were Oyster Coektssis Mammalian Cocktails.
 .E Olives ..o....
 Celery Cream or PotaaSoes as. p,o,,as .4,Fffed Filet of Trout Sauce Tartar
 Julienne Potatoes
 Chicken Croquettes a la Reine sorbet Creme de menthe. Cigarettes
 Broiled Quail on Toast
 Waldorf Salad Haut Sauterne Vanilla Ice Cream
 Assorted Cakes
 Roquefort Cheese Bent's Water Crack
 It was not until nearly Ii o'clock that Toastmaster Baldwin, rising to his feet, prepared to announce the first toast of the evening. The Commercial Club" which was to be responded to by President A. G. Forbes of that or ganization.
 nity. filled the ofice to which he had been assigned. He spoke in a happy vein of the distinguished guest and of the significance of the occasion: of Captain Forbes. who responded to a toast to ''The Commercial Club.
 Throughout his remarks Captain Forbes, whose administratio as chief officer of Montgomery's leading organ iZation has been marked with unusual success. was frequently interrupted by
 Captain Forbes Speaks.
 Captain Forbes spoke as follows.
 ''Mr Arbfter, MT. Low, and Gentle men of the Commercial Club:
 Not the least among many of this Clubs achievements for the year 1906, of which we are proud, is the pleas ure we have in acknowledging the beneficial influence of having as the Clubs guest on this occasion one of Americas ablest. brightest and most conservative statesmen, from whom much may be expected, If we be per mitted to judge his future by his past record.
 a most cordial welcome, the right hand of fellowship and God-speed In such patriotic and philanthropic work as you may see proper to. devote your splen- did energies and intellect to. having Gas it is we'll known you have) as your beacon light, Caucasian Supremacy.
 commercial Clubs. What are they? What their mission?
 Tn cities, the mayor and Aldermen are popularly designated as The Fath- ers.' l presume. to some extent. for the reason that they say what must be characterize Commercial Clubs as The Good Mothers. whose loving care, whose unselfish devotion, whose eter- nal vigilance. and whose intuition fos- ter. encourage develop and promote all that is noble and treat and good in human effort and human progress. Comparatively few citizens seem to ap- preciate the value of their Commercial Clubs the sacrifices in time and ener- gy and money made by its members for the common good or the results &C., comDlished, for the reason that they are either not members or, If members, they fail to attend the sessions and lend a helping hand
 Nothing is truer than the maxim that an organization of men is a machine for doing one hours work in five min utes' An organization of business men such as the organization by which this Club was created and is maintained, Is as necessary to the upbuilding of city as the laws that govern 1t. What in stitution but a Club such as this would look after the home-seeker. the visitor. the investor. the manufacturer, the im- provements and attractions which tend to promote our material development and our industrial life? It necessarily embodies whatever spirit of progress the city has.
 ct Together GSPlrit.
 We are here, gentlemen to lend our ability and our means to the pro- motion of our commercial and indus trial progress and to make good our 1910 movement Can we accomplish it? l say yes. and there Is no such word as fail, if we follow the good advice of the lamented Henry w. Gray who said: Pull together. every man. woman and child m the building up and the pro motion of vour city. Speak good word wherever you go Get together in hearty good will and accord, and advertise your city to the four quar- ters of the globe. Tn this way our trade bodies will best subserve the mis. sion for which they were created. If these words of wis Iom shau become the slogan of all of us, there is no limit to our possibilities.
 "Where can be found a city more favored than our own Montgomery In the matter of climate. river and rail transportation facilities, mineral and agricultural resources, enterprise, in- 1 telligence and morality. It is no mean 1 honor to be able to proclaim to the world that here In Montgomery was l inaugurated the first successful electric | car line in the United States; here al our gates was launched the first ano ' HlF ke