The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-21
LAWYERS EAT AND TALK
Dinner Of the Bar Ass0cia-
tion at Tay1or's Hotel.
SOME ADMIRABLE SPEECHES.
They Are Mainly About the Reforms
That Should Be Made in the
States Judiciary System.

States Judiciary System.
The parlors and Railways of Taylor's
Hotel were filed at an early hour Last
evening with legal lights (and shadowsl
of the Hudson County Bar. The occasion
was the annual dinner. given under the
auspices of the Bar Association, About
seven O'Clock double line was formed
and one hundred members fled into
banquet hall, magnifcently adorned with
flags, bunting and flowers. The tables
were decorated with ferns and pyramids
of fruits, and the chandeliers were en-
twined with smilax.
President Samuel A. Besson occupied
seat at the centre of long table at the
side, facing several tables that extended
across the room. On his left sat silver
haired Vice Chancellor Pitney, exchange
ing funny little court experiences with
Judge Voorhis. On his left were ex-Goy-
ernor Bedle and Washington B. Williams
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THOSE AT TABLE.
These members of the legal profession
were also observed about the tables
Judge A. E. Garrettson, United States
Golnmissioner William Muirhead, Judge
Gilbert Collins, Flavel McGee, ex-senator
William D. Edwards, George L. Record,
William A. Lewis, Abel j. Smith,
Charles T. Corbin, James E. Minturn,
James p. Northrop, NJ. T. Rosen-
berg, John Griffin, Charles L. Garrick.
Cowles, Clarence Linn. James ID. Mani
ming, James f. Fielder, Joseph f. Parry,
John v. Bacot, Charles ID. Thompson,
John G. Besson, James E. Erwin, Robert
s Hudspeth. Isaac Taylor. Charles
sns,daa " EULER, a5..,t william ann g. Bgmstsad.
John l.. Keller. John A. Nugent. Earle
Jusley, w. G See. Secretary William G.
Cudiipp, Joseph Anderson, Kent x.
Stearns, James r. Bowen, Cornelius
Christie, Edwin Manners, Henry Puster.
Vim. Il. Lewis A. Englebrsct, q. Trap
Z. Herbert Potts. John S. Mabon. William
Clanstoun, William d. Daily, William r.
Midlege, II. p. Wortendyke, ID. w. Nc
Crea, Vice President John w. Heck,
Randolph Parmly, John NJ. McMastek,
Mungo j. Currie. Treasurer James An
William I. Hoffman, Dewitt Van
Buskirk, Joseph d. Bedle, Jr., Edward
Russ, Q. De r. Leonard, William H. Cor
bin, John G. Inwright, Henry Ewald.
Isaac Romaine, w. r. Barriclc, Thomas
1MlcEwan, NJ Max salinger John Garrick,
Charles ?. Niooll, Warns Smythe. Gsorgs
Holmes.
This excellent menu was served
xuITKES.
Blue Points on She'll
PorAGE.
Conscmme a L Imperiale.
HoRs D'oEuvRxs.
Boucehees de Crevettes. Sliced Tomatoes.
Olives. Celery.
POISSON.
Kennebec Salmon, Hollandaigo
RELIEVES.
Fslst de Rcenf. = Ia Financ.ere.
ENTRIES
Chicken Croustodes a la Parisienne
Petits PoIs Franchise Punch au Kirsch.
English Snipe, sur canepe, Currant Jelly.
Lobster Salad.
ENTREMETs sUCRES.
Champagne Jelly. Glace l'orangs-
Fruits. Brie. Roquefort.
Amontillado. Pontet Canet
President Samuel A. Besson, while
coffee and cigars were being served, arose
and raped for order.
''We have met here, gentlemen he
said, ito commemorate the Identification
of the Hudson County Bar, little heard
OF until recent years We are now about
TO turn from the bounties of the table to
a nobler feast. When / look around and
see such an assemblage," glancing par
ticularly at Ex-Governor Bedle on one
side, then Vice Chancellor Pitney on the
other 81 but voice the sentiments of the
younger members of the association when
say feel, with historic William Tell.
like saying
.'Ye crags and peaks,
I'm with you once again"
After an entreaty to all to more faith
fully attend the associations meetings
and give each other the benefits of each
others individual experience, knowledge
greet at the absence of the chief justices.
but took occasion to put in word against
the proposed abolition of the Court OF
Chancery.
A WORD FOR CHANCERY.
He declared the Supreme Court an
said, ION the honorable justices who oc-
cupy that bench. They produce honest
and indisputably good results with such
an antique implement" He alluded to
the six TO nine months delays
times year and half-clients are COM
PEELED to endure, and said it was not
abreast of the times as was the Court OF
Chancery
Ex-Governor Bedle was introduced by
the president as one OF the most redoubt-
able warriors in the legal field of New
Jersey To the Ex-Governor had been
ttcSlShCh bnSA VI tAAdhluk q SPoECil AllAA
the subject of f"AnJi-Monopoly.D He was
in his happiest mood, and declared amid
q burst of laughter from the association
that whoever attached him to that toast
knew exactly what he was doing. He
was not at all surprised that the COM
niittee had not assigned his friends Vre-
denbergh. MCGEE, Collins, or some other
railroad lawyer to respond to that toast.
And the Ex-Governor acted and looked as
though he half meant what he said.
USEFUL AT ELECTIONS.
II have always been an anti-monop0-
list" he declared. TITS very useful
sentiment, particularly about election
times. The managers of certain cam
paign in which appeared as the standard
bearer fixed my record and kept me right
during the entire campaign. Now, don't
you reporters put all this in the paper, =
suddenly DEPRESSING from his subject and
turning to the scribes in front of hin-
'"Well, they even issued some circulars
containing certain charges | had made
against liquor dealers for selling on Sum
day The liquor dealers knew what
kind of fellow was. SO it didn't hufs
me very much before tine body polite:
The supply ran out. and the first thing
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