The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-17
VISITORSATBANQUET
ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PUBLISHERS.
Happy Speeches By Governor Jelks, Major Hemphfl1, President Glass and Others Mark the Closing
 Feafuye.

administration of the laws, for honesty | in public ofice; for the purity of so- ciety, and as "a potent factor in the | prosperity of the country" was ex- tolled by former President J. c. Hem | phfll of the Southern Newspaper Pub fishers Association at the banquet ten- dered that organization by the Com merciaI Club Of Montgomery at The Pickwick last night. acquired by it's loyalty to we'll ordered | government,'' he said, lis a powerful factor in building up the material pros Successful industry 4mong us which is not in some measure indebted to the good win of the newspapers. public" he continued, "to encourage them by recognizing the nobility and value of their works. Journalism ranks high as a profession, because its capacity Is great for good or for
 The speech of Major Hemphin came as his official farewell as President of soesto m ss ,esSo A so that organization. as the closing fea- ture of the annual convention in Mont
 The. banquet, rendered by the Com mercial Club to the Association fur nished fitting climax to the entertain ment of the publishers. A long table, Idneu Wit0 HOIaI QeCOTdIlOnS or the season. the compliments of the S. B. Stern greenhouses, awaited the guests at the Pickwick. where covers were laid for fifty guests. Oyer the table peas, lettered with the figures. 10000
 This motto furnished the index to fa@ fns,s spifis a, of the H,yenins; It was re- At the head of the tily-arranged menu coard, the guests read, in staring type. o.ooo--- Montgomery --1s1o.' the 1910 movement was strongly in evidence, and the importance of the advance of the city was impressed upon remarks of the last speaker
 The table was arranged in the shape
 the letter T" At the head sat cial Club, as representative of the business interests of Montgomery. in the capacity of toastmaster. On his Tlgnt T& & ;as guest of honor. sat Maj J. c. Courier, the outgoing president of the Association F. P. Glass, of Montgom- cry, president of the Association for the the coming year, was on the left of the Hemphill was seated S S. Rogers. Business Manager of The Chicago Eve ming News, and President of the Ameri- can Newspaper Publishers Association. Governor Jelks occupied the chair next on the right, with Phares Coleman at the end of the table. To the left of Presiden. Glass were seated pr. J B. Hood, editor of The Montgomery Jour4 naL
 An elaborate menu was served in fine style.
 To the guests at the banquet, the af- fair came in the nature of a relaxation, During two long sessions, the publish CTS had been listening to business dis ra e Nx ANn1 INt
 eration of their papers With the final adjournment of the business sessions, they threw aside the cares Of the con vention.. and Joined in the closing event of the meeting with the spirit and zest of enthusiasm. Good cheer and hospitality were the prominent features of the entertainment Good cheer and good fellowship was the hosts.
 During the course of the banquet, fashlight photograph of the feasters and tables were taken. All the guests wearing at the suggestion of Toast master Forbes. the Montgomery 1910 smile"
 The exercises of the evening were inaugurated by Postmaster Forbes who delivered short address to the banqueters, in introdution of Governor Jelks, who, he said. would respond to a toast to Alabama"
 In part, Governor Jelks spoke as fol- lows:
 T appreciate the kind remarks of the toastmaster, I have spent q great part of my life among newspapermen. so that as I rise to speak to you, do not feel out of place.
 T have been asked to speak on the subject of Alabama. It is too large subject for me to discuss here. I might feel like discussing 1t more fully, if I had not discussed the courses of the banquet so fully already
 T am asked to respond to the sub ject of Alabama. It is very common topic, one which has been almost ex- hausted by governors of this state. Col Alex Mcclure once said of Alabama 1t was the richest portion of the earth s surface. He was one Of your own guild. do not believe he exaggerated. the many who have come to dwell with us It appeals to the stranger. He, with us, has proffted by it in untold store. Our mineral wealth has provid- shall be digging coal and iron until the trumpet shall sound at last. While we have these vast minerals. while we have coal and iron and marble for all slightly touched by pick and shovel Not as much pig iron has been produced as ten or fifteen years ago, and yet we believe that in time to come. we are 10 set the price of steel as well as the price of pig iron.
 'In addition to the natural resources, we are developing men. We are devel- oping men from boys, who will In time to come, be the men who will develop and gather the wealth of the State in the next generation.
 "The hills of Alabama are eloquent with their own story. Her coal beds sneak of the time when they will light the world. A great State, my friends. And we love 1t SO. We do love It so.
 In the conduct of our official busf- ness, I believe I may say we do not have greater difficulties than men of other callinss, except that we are called upon for post-prandial re marks. I approach this difficulty with diffidence, but as Gibbons, the English writer acknowledged, their eloquence deserted them on their after-dinner logs We do no hear that Moses made any post-prandial addresses, or that Aaron made any after dinner speech. Blessed be their memory"
 Gcvernor Jelks sat down amid a burst of applause. Toastmaster Forbes Terretting the sickness of Mayor Teaeue, introduced former Mayor J. B. (;asfon. Judge of the Probate Court
 Judee Gaston said he felt that an occasion such as the present was a sort of social picnic, on which everyone was hound to talk. He would let Montaomerv speak for itself, he said Ie wss glad to see the publishers here, he said The first thing he sees in the morning, after his coffee, he said. was The Montgomery Advertiser tAp- piause) Al this stage In his address,