The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-23

are here, yet the chief of police will be | instructed to take good care of you.
 ssSs yoats o the any cyy of of hs aws cry, which Is in the heart of the old | as we'll as the new South. we again welcome you with the fitness of our The remarks of Alderman Strauss
 were punetuated freely by applause. Speech of Captain stern.
 who followed Mir. Strauss and weicom- ed the delegates on behalf of the To- cal lodges created a profound impress
 sion upon his hearers. Captain Stern quent address was interrupted with
 Stern ranks among the younger mem
 become one of its leaders in Mont gomery. He is chairman of the Joint committee of the Montgomery ladges which arranged for the convention. The Alabama and the Emanuel lodges
 of Montgomery. said President May CT. in introducing Captain Stern, stand
 out above all other branches of the order. and contain the flower of it's
 membership. Montgomery represen-
 tative. he continued, would address the
 Grand Lodge. typical member of the
 younger element. :, He introduced Captain stern was given the closest
 attention of his audience After the
 glowing tributes s shr aireasy heaped edaa on
 he said he must be modest Others had extended the welcome in such eloquent terms that there. remained little for With arms outstretched and the echo of his voice ringing out hospitality to every corner of the hall, Captain Stern
 never more proudly welcomed by hosts than those in Montgomery.
 An Open-Hearted Welcome.
 After the eloquent words of our di n U1Ii4hed GnVcrnhr the ahle representative of our. gifted Mayor,
 said Captain Stern, there remains lit
 tie for me to add to your welcome. cal lodges charged with the pleasant duty of extending to you--my brothers
 and friends--in spirit of all sincerity:
 hands. Never were guests more well come nor hosts more pleased and proud | to receive them. What we have shall
 cheerfuliy What we may offer is giv- en in affection and gratitude.
 "A decade ago, your august body did | inspiration of that memorable occa.. sion has not yet died. Our memory of the lessons then tangent, the prinei-
 ples emphasized. the ideals fostered re- mains with us as of yesterday.
 During those ten years. Brother President. great changes have occuFr-
 ed in our little band of R'nai B'rith, in
 our beautiful city, in our beloved State.
 in our glorious nation and In the order
 we venerate and cherish. In those
 ten years our local R'nai B,'rith have
 they are become legion in loyalty and invincible in defense of the principles we profess. In those ten years. our
 seven -hilled city, vine-clad and sun.
 mistress of the Fiber. has broadened
 and developed into modern metropo.
 lis In those ten ,ea years: .r our ts,ntae greas
 leadership of our distinguished Gov ernor. has attained a rank high in the Union. It's resources have been devel- oped. Its credit strengthened. Its citi- zenship crystalized and elevated:
 "Ip those ten years: our glorious country has grown and expanded It's
 flag now floats in the distant corners of the earth. war of humanity has
 heen declared in defense of suffering people and once more victory has perched triumphant on our arms. America and the Jews.
 And in these ten years; Brother
 President. wondrous changes have been
 wrought in the order we represent Our grown Into history-maker- When the unbridled passions of besotted
 bestiality broke loose in darkest Rus ruthlessly despoiled and relentlessly tortured. all the civilized world stood aghast at the shocking horror. But to raise its voice and hesitated to If: Its hand in defense of the homeless and in behalf of the suffering. There 1t
 was. that the lamented and now inn
 mortal Leo. N. Levy. framed the mes
 sage that forced the unwilling heart
 of the tyrant and called halt. in the
 savage sacrifice of helpless victims.
 And when that message was. framed, Brother President. 1t wrote the name of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith on the frontispage of the his tory of human liberty
 And when a few months since-ayc. even after the date of your last ad- iournment, the fury and hatred again threatened to etXerminate our Russian