The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-18

| A take the place of the old who was entering another business; we were n the place of a young woman at college heard of. She was looking rather disconsolate one day and to cheer her up a friend asked her if a pair of stockings would hold all she wanted for Christmas. No. the other answered. but a. pair of socks would. z Gentlemen, that was just the fix we were in; we wanted a man. I don't know what luck befeli the young lady. but we got a mana man Mont gomery, Alabama, and the South are proud of.
 When in attendance at the Con- gross, and I was there during it's tre- mendous success, my mind flew back to night few weeks before when we were called to the club her to dis- cuss the Congress proposition. re- menabered the ten or twelve interested men who answered the summons and the little help they could give this man of Indomitable win and courage, who has carried the South ern Commer- cial Congress to the greatest success such an enterprise has achieved in American history. - was proud of coming from the city Dave repre-
 "Gentiemen. know that plans are on foot to give Mir Dave testimonial of appreciation for the work he has done. have not mentioned the sub- 5ect to him, but knowing the man as do. know the testimonial he would value most highly and appreciate to the fullest extent would be the back ing of him In making this club the success 1t should be. Dave don't want medals; he wants interest in this work
 T know, as a business man. khat unless we give him this suppoFt we will be again looking for mas to fill his present position. 1 know fhat the eyes of Chambers of Commerce the country over are on him, and un- Lees we take the same interest in this work as he. we will not be able to keep him here. The big commercial enterprises of the country are not blind. they, too, are watching Dave, and ufi : less we throw our hearts Into the work of upb building as he does. we win not be able to keep him."
 Massey Wilson. who proposed the resolution appropriating the money for the permanent home of the Congress in Washington. also spoke Of the im- pressions he had received at the Con- gress. and how his eye. had been opened to the Southss enormous rsources.
 ". F. Black said the impression he had received was that Alabama was the greatest State Tn the South, and the South was the greatest part of the world. And from what he had learned at the Congress. he was pre- pared to be better citizen and more alive to the home interests.
 H. S.. Kealhofer said he travelled to washington to the Congress in the same car with Clark Howell of The Atlanta Constitution. and Mayor-elect Robert Maddox of Atlanta. He said he was very much impressed with the Atlanta spirit that ran all through their conversation, and on the way up, wished there was more home spirit in Mont gomery and Alabama. But af- ter the Congress and hearing what Montgomery and Alabama had. he saw that Atlanta. had to be talked of in order to get a show.
 President Forbes of he Commercial Club. who presided at the meeting. spoke of the rapidly growing Mont gonery spirit. the pride that Is now being taken in the many home inter ests, and begged that the new lie not be allowed to lag.
 At the conclusion of the meeting, q vote of thanks and resolutions of ap- preciation were extended Mr. Dave.