The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-07
Tendered Resignation Last Night.
 ---->----- LEAVES TO TAKE UP
 WORK OF CONGRESS
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To organize the perfecting of the Southern Commercial Congress, Manag- ing Director e. arosvener Dave will leave Montgomery for Washington to- night and will assume active control of the work. His resignation as seere- tary Of the Montgomery !. Commercial Club, in which capacity he planned and carried through the first work in or- ganizing the southern Commercial Con- gress, was handed to the Board of Directors of the Club Saturday evening and was accepted. the local club of- ficials appreciating the need of Mir. Dawe's services in Washington.
 Mir. Dave has been in communica- tion with President John M. Parker, of New orleans, president Of the Southern Commercial Congress, and also with Charles Hall Davis. of Petersburg. Va, chairman of the executive committee of the congress. in reference to his go- ing to Washington. 1t being their wish that he should reach the city. that is to be the future home of the congress Headquarters as speedily as possible.
 The Board of Directors of the Mont gomery Commercial Club was called to- Gether as o'clock Saturday afternoon and the matter placed before them Mr Dave rendering his resignation from the secretsryshtp of the club. which read as follows:
 "February. 6. 1909. gro the Board of Directors:
 "Gentlemen:--The Executive Commit tee of the Southern Commercial Con- gress regards 1t as Important that | should move to Washington at the eRrliest possible moment In order to give my entire time to the varied lines of effort requisite to make the pur- pose of the Southern Commercial Con- gress an accomplished fact.
 "Ycu have. from the beginning, been familiar with the scope and purpose of the Congress and have on all occasions given mo great freedom of action in connection with 1t. I do not need, therefore. in this letter, to detail what the successful development of the idea means to the whole south or to Mont gouiery and Alabama. The importance of the plan has been appreciated by you from the beginning.
 '.Te this call to another field of duty had run contrary to the lines Of work which you are carrying on, I should hesitate to act upon the call, for feel most grateful for the opportunities lfhat Montgomery has afforded for be- looming familiar with the South and Iths needs of development that exist hAs the Congress ia, however, entirely along the line of work carried on in 08ontgomaFy anl not opposed to it. the Ebfo&d8r wofk being simply an ampilfi- cation of Alf that Is now carried on At this point and other points Throughout the south. feel justified in placing in your hands my resignation as secretary of the Commercial Club. 1t ''En view of the important work pro- jected in Washington, I ask you to show me every possible consideration in acting promptly upon my request to be released from further duty here.
 Respectfully.
 e. Grosvenor Dave.
 ''Secretary.'' .'' After expressing their great regret at losing his services and promising their aid to the great work Mfr, Dave is to take control of. thes directors accepted Hhe resignation.
 Of Interest te South.
 The approaching removal of c. Gros- venor Dave from Alabama. in order that he may take up in washington the important work of organizing the Southern CofnmerciaI Congress. is a matter of more than passing interest to every citizen of this State and to ali the Southern States involved in the scope of the Congress.
 Since his arrival in Montgomery. as che Secretary of the Commercial Club he has accomplished great things in Rrousing the confidence of>the coFnmu- nifty and has gained many friends here. To some few he has explained fhe circumstances that brought hlm to Montgomery. An understanding ot the facts in the case by the whole pub He will give stronger confidence in