New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24
HOyORING LORD COLERLDGE.
A RECEPTION BY THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
NO SET sFEEcHEs-THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
RETURNS THANKS.

NO SET sFKECHEs-THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
RETURNS THANKS.
The New-York City Bar Association gave re-
ception 10 Lord COleridge last night NJ
the rooms of the association, No. West
Twenty ninth st. Notwithstanding the bad
weather there was large attendance OF members
of the bar and q fair sprinkling OF gentlemen
distinguished in other pursuits. The reception was
entirely free from ceremony and restraint, ana INC
preparations made were of the simplest kind consls
tent with good taste the object being not to make
or listen to formal speeches, but to give the meh
bers of the association and other guests an opportu
nifty to become acquainted personally with the Loru
Chief Justice.
Lord COleridge arrived at o'clock, accompanied
bv his son. the Hon. Gilbert Coleridge,
Joseph II. Choate and John L. PARSONS
Lord Coleridge was conducted to the large
library. where many of the gentlemen
present were introduced to him. Francis NJ
Bangs. president of the Bar Association,
performed the ceremony of introduction
For an hour and half Lord Coerldge
| engaged in pleasant conversation with those VINO
ayailed themselves of the opportunity of making his
acquaintance.
Among those present were Judge Van Brunt,
Judge LarremOrc, Judge Daniels, Chief-Justlco
DAILY. Elliott f. Shepard, Judge Cullen, Presiding
| Justice Davis Judge Wallace ex-Judge Shipman'
Cepbas Brainerd. ARENAS II. Holmes, William
Allen Butler Francis L. Stetson, Charles +. Miller
Edward Patterson. +. X. Coudert, Chauncey NJ.
| Depew Burton n. Harrison, United States District
Attorney Elhu Root AlgernOn 5. Sullivan, Frank
LOOMS, cx-Judge William G.. Choate Wager
Swayne, Judge Hall, Judge lIawes, Recorder
! Smytb. Clifford A. Hand Austin Abbott,
David Dudley Field, stephen p. Nash, Ed
ward Mitchell, John Jay, Collector Robert
! SON Theodore Roosevelt, eX-JIdgo Spicr,
! James c. Carter Judge Brown, Cyrus b. Brownell,
! Judge Lawrence eX-AttOney -Jeneral wayne Mac
! Veagh, W. G. Ducr, Henry l.. Sprague, Dwight II.
Olmstead, Julian I. Davies, ex-Judge Dillon, Ben
At haifpast 10 an adjournment was made to
! the large hall, where collation. was
served The hall was t0 dea Eng fSJ,GG ae
| When the inner man. had been sufficiently at
| tended to- Lord COleridge advanced 10 the head oil
! the table and in voice that was full OF ieeling'
spoke as follows:
had not intended TO say anything, and VIII NOT
trouble YOU with long speech, but cannot leave THIS
country without saying 10 you, the representatives. OF the
bar of this city and this cOuniTy-ln the shortest
and simplest words COmmand-hOw very grateful
for the kindness aud generosity which you nav PC
slowed upon me iIun the first hour OF my landing IN TINS
! country until now, when | am about 10 depart
So I'm m the company OF what hope may call my pro
fcsion because as ha, beer mentioned again and again,
the principles which we ondcayOr practise are the
os have been able 10 see, what l. even
of high honor and morality arc the same In both
countresn this company thank you for the kindness
which, for NOR than two months have received ~ your
hands and wish you GOdspced and bid you farewell
These words were spoken with 80 much feeling
that most of those present showed their hppreCla-
tiOn of them 10y eloquent silence Iathcr IMAM
applause Some cries made for Bangs" but
that gentleman did not respond, and no other
speeches were made.