The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-23

beggars do not go about the streets I suspect you Oslerize them. What ever you do with them, at least you keep them from the gaze of the gen eral public You may be considered peculiar in this that you nave erected great homes for old people. and great asylums for the care and treatment of those upon whom the great white plague has crept---and seized
 You are entitled to the worlds con sideration for many great philanthro- phies.
 Tn the name of the great State I welcome you to Alabama. May your communications together be very pleas ant. and your deliberations fruitful" {"
 At the conclusion of his address, Gov ernor JeIks was again greeted with loud applause. He spoke clearly and concisely and his words created a last ing impression upon the assembly.
 Alderman Strauss Introduced.
 A high tribute to Alderman Leopold Strauss, selected by Mayor Teague to welcome the Grand Lodge in his ab- sence, was paid by the president. MT. of the foremost members and workers of the order. In the absence of Mayor Teague. he said, E gentleman had been the Grand Lodge It gave him peculiar Strauss. tApplauseG 0po''
 Alderman Strauss spoke as follows: Our esteemed Mayor tho Honorable W. M. Teague. has requested me to ex- press his sincere regrets in not being able to fulfil his engagement here this morning and delegated me to welcome you iH behalf of the City of Montgom- eryii ,s no.a,o.. ,or = .,,. ,,o,, that 1t is great privilege and pleas as representative of the City of government, but also as one of your faith, and great admirer of your grand organization. It Is an honor to nt1 nft ffr hoxr xrtpsr I n.1r to meet here and we are delighted in having you in our midst.
 Great Montgomery Jews. "The city of Montgomery with it's eventful past. her history would be incomplete without recording the names of many Jews. Here in this city, the cradle of the Confederacy was rocked Judah P. Benjamin was made mem Der of the Cabinet of the Confederate States and for some time made this honored two men Of our faSth in in elect ing them at the head of our municipal government, both = them serving six years each. One oi them was the Pres ident of your Grand Lodge and Is yet ] member of a Montgomery lodge, the other is also member of a local lodge and the re-organizer of the city gov ernment and one of the most progres- sive citizens that we ever had
 Ever since the war one or more Jews have served in each term of the City Council and other have been lead CTS in social, charitable, educational and business development of this city
 From these facts you can quickly judge that there is but very little race prejudice here and Montgomery offers to all law abiding citizens peaceable home. irrespective of creed or national ity
 Tt is not my part of the prograp to ization. but I cannot refrain from say ing, that every self respecting Jew should be member of the Independent Order of BNai B'Rith. because it philanthropy and good citizenship. Our Jewish People.
 Tt may be interesting for you to know something of history of the first Jewish inhabitants of this city. The charter of the city of Montgomery was framed in 1898. and we have but little data of the Jewish settlers for ten or twelve years thereafter except 1t Is known that there were u few here who peddled in this vicinity and made Mont gomery their headquarters.
 Tn the year 1852 nineteen young men who were strong In the faith of their ancestors. organized and put in- to operation our present congregation which is yet known as kahl Mont gomery.
 At that time the total population of this city was about 4,000 today we have at least 12.000 Jews in popula- tion of 10000. and yet the last census klNGS .the tiIHS ihiol SHdt Montgomery has d smaller percent age of foreign population than any other city of the same size in the Uni ted States.
 Their beautiful house of worship in this city and this magnificent club is an evidence of their enterprise. Out side of New Orleans there are more members of the Independent Ordr of Bnai B'rith in this city than in any other city in the South.
 Montgomery greets you most cordial ly and the gates of our city are open for you and the keys are in your hands
 "The Mayor cannot suspend the laws to suit your convenience while you